My first client didn't show up... called the second one, she wasn't going to come either.. too uncomfortable and sick as well, wow, this looked like a sad day right there... thankfully the one that was scheduled for 10 walked in at 11:15... she and her mother had been moved to another shelter and it took them quite some time to get to the Center... I really have connected with her so I was very happy she made the effort to come...
When the time came to get going I went to my car, parked behind the center, as always.... I opened the door and saw glass shards on my seat... didn't quite get it... looked around.. and there it was... the passenger window had been smashed in, the glove box was open and all kinds of stuff was lying on the floor.... my car had been broken into.. I couldn't believe it....Stunned as I was I went back into the center and called 911...
After finding out that there was nothing the police was going to do I left to get the window taped up a bit at least... I did have to drive 60 km to get home.. wow...
Now thankfully for some reason I had taken my ipod and my purse with me that morning... I have been known to leave all kinds of things in my car... that will not happen again...
Anyways, other than a few CDs nothing was stolen from my car....a new window will be put in tomorrow already ( thanks to a wonderful brother in Christ...) it was a little cold on my way home and my cough seems to have gotten a bit worse...oh well.....
This incident made me feel violated I have to admit... I know that this was a random thing and has nothing to do with me... but still...I also felt quite alone, in a situation like this the need a woman has for SECURITY is shaken up big time... especially when there is no more husband... no one anymore to take this over for you, hold you and whisper in your ear that all will be well..... Needed the help of a friend to pick up my youngest from school, I couldn't make it... had to take back roads and go slower than usual...thank the Lord for the support I have...
Drove home like in a fog... fighting tears a few times ... prayed and let Him know how I was feeling... and the truth is...this is no big deal, no one got hurt, the car will be fixed, nothing that was very important was taken... I guess this was just one more little speed bump... a reminder that there is trouble in this world.. but that as much as on a certain level I am alone... I am not... He has surrounded me with great friends that are willing to help me with whatever I need.... to bring the day to a perfect end a dear friend just dropped off some soup and freshly baked muffins... Christ above me, Christ beside me, Christ within me ever guiding, Christ behind me, Christ before...Christ my love, my life, my all.....With Him all present, ministering to us through His people... and within us through the Spirit... what can man do to us... after all, God is for us....
