Our weekend started off great. We had a wonderful, relaxed Friday date night in. Saturday morning we got up and went to Jude's and were able to meet with a wonderful loving couple who is going to lead our small group. Poppy and Evelyn are just precious and I can't wait to get to know them even more. After Jude's we went to Atwoods to pick up a few more things for the electric fence. When we got home Andrew busied himself with the fence and I was inside doing Saturday stuff... mostly being lazy. I went out to trick Cami to falling into the fence (to make sure it worked and she knew not to go near the thing!!) well... we both fell into it... and ... IT WORKS!! Dangit!!
We spent the rest of the day being lazy, cleaning up the house, watching football... nothing too exciting. We went to bed that night with Sunday morning on our minds. We just love going to our church and seeing all our friends.
However, as I was getting ready to leave I realized I had left my purse in the car. This is very unlike me. "STUPID!!" I thought to myself. I ran outside to put my coffee in the cup holder and to grab my lip gloss when I realized the contents of our glove box were all over the front seat. Then I realized the big black purse I was expecting to find in the floorboard ... wasn't there.
I panicked... Andrew panicked... I cried... Andrew panicked. First thing first... cancel that debit card!! Luckily the hoodlums hadn't used it yet. 2nd think about everything that was in that purse... here is what the list looks like...
- Very cute purse (black, held everything in the world)
- Very cute green wallet
- Debit card
- Social Security Card - YUP... MORON!!
- License
- Insurance Cards
- Receipts
- Change
- Bible - my brand new with my married name on it Bible that I LOVED!!
- Calendar - if you know me you know my world is falling apart. That calendar was my GO TO for everything.
- A very cute bag that held all my cosmetics (bath and bodywork's dark kiss lip gloss, various other lip glosses, nail file, mirror...)
- The final 10 + thank you cards that I had written from the wedding.
- Some VERY important meds... you know the kind that keep you from having babies... VERY VERY important to these Schumachers right now!
- Big full bottle of midol
- Big full bottle of Ibuprofen
- My favorite pen ever
- Pictures of me and my love from before we were married
- Our camera... our beloved camera... I loved that thing! (still do... camera if you are out there... come back home... please.)
Here is my conclusion...
I am not mad at the creepos that did this. I'm frustrated with myself for not being more careful. I'm praying for the hoodlums and hoping that they read the Bible and found some good verses that I KNOW I had marked.
My pride is taking a blow... big time these days... this was just another hit.
God is working on me pretty dramatically in these first few months of marriage. I was proud of myself for not ever once getting mad at the bad guys. However, for realizing that the initial mistake was mine. I will continue to pray for them as I run around all week trying to replace all my valuables. I hope that someday I run across them and can tell them I forgive them.
Just because I'm not made, however, doesn't mean I'm not nervous. There was a storm here last night, a big huge storm with glorious rolling thunder booms! It was majestic to say the least. However, it did not help me sleep like it usually does. It only made me jumpy. I heard everything in the house. I dreamed about shadows lurking around. I'm gonna keep praying... God has taken fear away from me before ... and I'm not going to let this hang around me this time.
To top off this weekend I spilt coffee on the console of my car this morning and I'm not talking a little dribble... half the full mug... in the cup holder. The day started off rough, however... I'm finding reasons to Praise my King!! I will rejoice in my frustration. I will NOT let satan get me down!!
I hope each of you have a great week!!
