Article July 29, 2002 Issue

Buyer BEWARE

Even when you've been wronged in a business deal, there's always an answer.

By Beverly Bemis Hawks Dewindt

The more spiritual our thoughts are, the better equipped we are to see that what looks like an insurmountable problem is really no more than a lack of confidence that divine Mind has all the answers—but it does. And we all can hear these answers. God equips us to find the way out of tough spots with His direction and protection.

I've seen this happen. My husband and I sold our home in town and bought what we thought was a perfect home in the suburbs. Six weeks after we settled in, heavy rains began. Because of a poor drainage system on our property, water seeped in under the sliding glass door of the sunken living room. Before the room filled with water, which it soon did (now a truly sunken living room!), we hastily moved the furniture to a higher level in the house to save it.

We needed an answer—and fast—to keeping the water out. But the realtor and our insurance company—even the handyman who knew the structure well—gave only casual responses to our calls for help. Meanwhile, the downpour continued. Finally, I asked my son and a nephew to come and help—one drove nearly two hours in rising water, the other was nearby. They worked far into the night in the pouring rain. Eventually, they were able to direct the water away from the house and prevent flooding of the entire property. At one point, my son doubted the house could be saved.

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