Post by Wandering Man on Dec 19, 2010 16:28:51 GMT -6
I decided on this thread because of recent events in my life. I don’t mean for all other posts to this thread to follow along the same lines. I really want it to be broader. But here is my story.
3Reds and I had been feeling the Christmas spirit recently. We had participated in some fun things and were pleased with our progress. Yesterday, 3Reds’ wallet was stolen from her shopping cart while she was shopping at the local grocery store. That event put me in a pretty sour mood. She had lost a nice hunk of cash, plus her credit cards drivers license, ccl, and social security numbers for herself and our kids.
3Reds was able to put the event in perspective, saying that we had made a donation to an anonymous person, who probably was in need.
I was sad, angry, and afraid. We had stopped our credit cards within minutes of the theft, but I worried that that the thief would be able to steal our identities, as well as our money.
3Reds took it all in stride, and busily set about getting new credit cards and now is patiently waiting until they arrive. She can get all of her ID replaced online, for a fee. But of course, you have to pay that fee with a credit card. So it seems she has no identity until the credit cards arrive. I think she’s enjoying that part of this a bit too much.
I woke up this morning still grumpy. And I realized I needed church to help me out of my slump. I did not want to let the thief steal more from me than s/he already had.
I want to say that what bothered me the most, was that I was not given the option of making the cash donation to that person. But that is granting me too much grace. I know I would not have given that stranger any money if s/he had asked me outright for it. So maybe force was necessary for that person to get their needs met.
Church is over now, and I have prayed over it and have let go of my anger, my sadness, and my fear.
It is time to pay attention to what 3Reds has modeled for me, and get on with the business of taking care of living in the future.
-WM
3Reds and I had been feeling the Christmas spirit recently. We had participated in some fun things and were pleased with our progress. Yesterday, 3Reds’ wallet was stolen from her shopping cart while she was shopping at the local grocery store. That event put me in a pretty sour mood. She had lost a nice hunk of cash, plus her credit cards drivers license, ccl, and social security numbers for herself and our kids.
3Reds was able to put the event in perspective, saying that we had made a donation to an anonymous person, who probably was in need.
I was sad, angry, and afraid. We had stopped our credit cards within minutes of the theft, but I worried that that the thief would be able to steal our identities, as well as our money.
3Reds took it all in stride, and busily set about getting new credit cards and now is patiently waiting until they arrive. She can get all of her ID replaced online, for a fee. But of course, you have to pay that fee with a credit card. So it seems she has no identity until the credit cards arrive. I think she’s enjoying that part of this a bit too much.
I woke up this morning still grumpy. And I realized I needed church to help me out of my slump. I did not want to let the thief steal more from me than s/he already had.
I want to say that what bothered me the most, was that I was not given the option of making the cash donation to that person. But that is granting me too much grace. I know I would not have given that stranger any money if s/he had asked me outright for it. So maybe force was necessary for that person to get their needs met.
Church is over now, and I have prayed over it and have let go of my anger, my sadness, and my fear.
It is time to pay attention to what 3Reds has modeled for me, and get on with the business of taking care of living in the future.
-WM
