Yesterday was one of the craziest days I have ever had. I don't remember the last time I was so distraught over something. Now as I reflect over the whole situation, I realize now that in the big picture, it really was not that big of a deal, but at the time, I was so flustered.
I would say one of my strengths is being pretty organized. I like to know where things are and I try my best to keep my home organized. Well, yesterday that all flipped upside down. I went to a women's bible study yesterday morning. After I picked my kids up from childcare I was putting them in the car and I set my purse down next to the car. Next thing I know I have reached my apartment and my purse is no where to be found.
I immediately picture my purse sitting on the ground in my parking spot! I turn around as quick as I can and drive the 10 minutes back to the church. The purse is gone. The next logical thought is, we are at a church, of course someone turned it in....right? I get both babies out of the car and lug them around to three different offices and no one has it. I feel the tears start to come as I am asking my last contact. Pull it together is what I kept telling myself. It has to be with someone who is just going to call you. I go home and as soon as I see Cory I burst into tears. I have such a bad feeling.
About 20 minutes after I get home I receive a phone call from on campus security explaining that my purse was discovered at a gas station!! and they are pretty sure things are missing. We pick up my purse.....
This is when the tears really started flowing. I felt literally sick to my stomach. I emptied out my purse and everything was gone. License, credit/debit cards, phone, sun glasses, gift cards, etc. I felt so violated. I was just standing in the room sobbing and Cory immediately starts making phone calls. I was a mess. I just remember Cory looking at me and saying "Athena, I know you are upset, but you HAVE to pull it together." haha. I told him I was trying, but my emotions were so uncontrollable (no, I am not pregnant!).
So needless to say, I did pull it together and we made all necessary phone calls and we feel a lot better now. I have a much better perspective on this whole thing. We are all okay, no one died, and we are all safe. God is taking care of us and as soon as we put our trust in Him, things started to work out. We both felt at peace. It is amazing how little things can seem to be an unmoveable mountain in the moment, but in reality, it is just a bump in the road. Life is so good and we are both so blessed to have such an amazing support system. I hope and pray whoever stole my items really needed it...oh yeah, and that they don't steal my identity :). But lets face it, who wouldn't want to be me for a day, right? haha! (See I can find the humor in all this).
I'm glad you were able to get everything taken care of, but I can hardly blame you for being upset! As you wrote, one feels so violated in that situation.
ReplyDeleteA mysterious charge of $108 popped up on our account last month - from a cable company in Jamaica! Evidently, my husband's card number was lifted and sold (he's in the military and travels out of the country every few months, so it's not terribly surprising!)
We were able to get the charge removed and refunded in a matter of minutes, but it didn't do much to help my anger or frustration. I would never DREAM of doing something like that, so it's difficult to understand why someone else would. Especially for cable television!
Something similar happened to me when we were still at Western, Athena. Except that the idiot smashed my car window to get my purse. To this day, I never lock our cars. I figure that if someone wants something badly enough, they'll just smash a window -- let's at least make it easier on all of us. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you went through this! What a trying time, and I'm so thankful that you have a supportive husband who sprang in to action when he needed to.
One another note (kinda), I think one of the *best* investments we've ever made is to get Zander Insurance's ID theft protection. It's the one endorsed by Dave Ramsey (and if you know Tom, you probably know his love of all things Dave). :) Hope it all turns out well! When are you coming back to Seattle???