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Oct. 18, 2008

Scary Stuff

On Wednesday night our car was vandalized. Somebody smashed one of the backseat windows with a rock or something and left a softball-sized hole. When I sent Zach outside the next day to see what "that weird white thing is all over the window of the car, " it all fell into a million pieces as soon as it was lightly touched.

Anyway, it's taken care of. I filed a police report and Mike brought the car to a glass repair shop. One hundred sixty dollars later it's over. But it's hard to let it go, you know? It's hard to not wonder why. Was it a random act? Was it Halloween season destruction? Or was it personal? Nothing in the car was touched or stolen.

Part of me can laugh about it a little. I was talking to my friend Angie the next day and I mentioned to her that even though this is a decent neighborhood, we've had trouble. This summer one of the boys had his bike stolen, and more recently we've had firewood taken from our backyard shed. She listened to my worries and then gently told me that it sounded like small-time kid stuff. Nothing serious. I acted incredulous. "What are you telling me, Angie? Are you saying you don't think we're the target of some kind of crime ring?!"

But another part of me feels a little scared. The same day the car was broken into, our pet, Cooper, didn't come home. Now this is a cat, so okay...I guess...even though he always comes home before we go to sleep at night. I was uneasy. Then Mike voiced what I was trying to push down. "What if someone is messing with us?" I knew exactly what he was saying and refused to hear anymore. "Honey, no! You don't really believe that!" And we both fell asleep uneasy. Mike woke up before the alarm and I knew it was to see if our kitty came home. He did, of course. He was waiting at the front door, a little put out that we didn't wait up for him.

It's been a few days now and it's okay. Most of the icky feelings have worn themselves out, and seeing the new shiny window on the car helps. It's almost like it didn't happen. Almost.

Sue

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Oct. 18, 2008 - Scary times

Posted by KellieinNC

Sue, I feel your concern. I pray that this act of violence was not personal, but one thing I do know is that we serve a God who is all knowing and all powerful. He sees all, and there is nothing that He can't handle. We will be praying for those individuals who have done this; whether it was personal or random these individuals need God.
I am also glad your cat came home. Our pets are special with their unconditional love.

Missing you guys.
Todd and Kellie

Edited by KellieinNC on Oct. 18, 2008 at 6:23 PM

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I'm Sue and I'm happily married to my best friend in the world, Mike. We have three children: Zach (13), Drew (10), and Baylee (7). This blog will be about our homeschooling experiences and just life in general.