Bad Luck

Unfortunately Ben's car got broken into last week and his wallet and our digital camera got stolen. The reason for my posting this is because I was reminded you can never be too safe or too confident when leaving things in your car. Regardless of WHERE you park. Ben was working at the church, like he does every night. His car was parked where it is always parked. Nothing out of the ordinary. So when I was told this happened at the church, my heart dropped. I guess this kind of thing can happen anywhere and to anyone. I just wasn't expecting it and that's probably when those kind of things happen.

It's sad news for many different reasons.

Being broken into is a jolting enough feeling all on it's own. It's an incredible violation. Panic mode sets in and you feel utterly exposed. I felt awful for Ben. A wallet is a man's life pretty much. And reporting something as valuable as a wallet is so cumbersome. The different avenues you have to travel in order to right the wrongs of someone else's boredom, mischievousness, lack of attention...who knows the reasons behind someones decision to steal.

Then my camera. Oh I was so sad to hear that my poor little camera that is so loved became a victim. You are probably thinking... it's just a camera, so easily replaceable. Yes, yes that is true. But I LOVED my camera. In fact, I loved this camera so much that every time Ben would take it from the house I would give the look. The look that said "If anything happens to that camera, you die".

My first digital camera was one that I bought right before my trip to India. Unfortunately a few months following my return from India, I can only assume that I either left the camera somewhere or it was stolen. But ALL my pictures I took from India are gone because I had yet to download them onto my computer. LESSON: ALWAYS DOWNLOAD.

So because I loved that camera so much, I decided to buy the exact same one right before we left on our honeymoon. I bought the same case that was used on the first one as well. Everything was the same. Well, it got stolen out of Ben's car. Luckily, all of our amazing pictures we took of our trip got safely downloaded onto Ben's laptop but still....no camera.

It's sad news. Ben has been trying to counsel and reassure me. :o) He's actually handled this whole situation SO much better than me and he is the one that has more damage done!

Anyway, we've both come to grips with the fact that we will most likely not see either of our lost items again. So we will be trying to replace everything in the next few weeks.

Something that Ben said to me that I'd like to pass on as well: Be thankful and grateful for what you have but also remember what is really important in life because God just might decide to remind you, He can easily take it all away.