Pray for person who robbed our home

A weekend of emotional highs and lows
I was spending a delightful weekend along the beach in Delware with my mom and 5 sisters only to receive a phone call late Saturday night that our house was broken into while my husband and son were at the movies. My daughter was with a friend and not home either. I returned home to Michigan last night and from what we can determine, my husband's laptop and all my best jewelry is gone. It had to be an older kid or small adult as they came through the kitchen window which I can't imagine myself crawling through.

We have proof
One interesting thing is that this was caught on the security camera that our neighbor (who just happens to be our brother in law). We can clearly see a bicycle go by the house and then around the house to the back yard.... 15 mins later we see a person walk around the house (as he came out the front door) and then a bicycle drive down the driveway. It was pouring rain and lighting during this time so quality is not the best. Today a copy of that will be taken to the police.

Things can be replaced
All this stuff will be covered by insurance so we are not upset by the loss of "things"... although the loss of the laptop is a huge inconvenience for my husband. My family is safe and damage to the window was minimal.

Pray for the boy
I ask for prayers for this young boy as obviously he needs some guidance in his life. I pray our house is the LAST house he ever steals from and someone will share Jesus with him and he change the direction he is going into. I'm much more concerned about this boy's soul than diamonds and pearls. My husband and I have already forgiven this boy and continue to pray for him.
Thanks and let's watch out for our neighbors!

Inspirational Thought for Today

Empty pockets never held anyone back.

Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

- Norman Vincent Peale -

Yard Sales a Necessary Evil?

This past weekend, we had a 2 day yard sale at my house. I was telling my sister that I do NOT like having yard sales. They are an incredible amount of work and there are always leftovers when its all done. She agreed and said they are a "necessary evil". That's a perfect description!

My church's fund raiser

The yard sale was really for my church's building fund... so it was not for personal profit. I did give up 3 full days of my time for this and for 3 days did no business related work... thats like taking 3 days off without pay but its also the nice thing about working on eBay as I am able to be flexible and take days off here and there.

While people from the church did come by here and there to help over the three days, I was the only one who was here 8am to 7pm each of the three days. I didn't have much choice as its was in my driveway! I am not complaining as I love to serve the Lord and this is one way I can serve Him.. giving up my time and my home for His work. We earned $367.45 so not bad.

Leftovers

Last night after we packed up, my husband took one look at our garage and said... we are back where we started! LOL.. yeah we are... those are the leftovers I dread. I told him last week that anything that went into the garage for the sale was not coming back into the house. I did change my mind about a few minor things but most things are boxed and will be taken to Goodwill tomorrow afternoon.

One benefit of this necessary evil

I will admit that one thing I do like about hosting the yard sale is that I get first dibs at things people donate for the sale. I gave the church a generous donation for the things I picked out for my own use and yes...some of those things will find their way on eBay! That's one benefit of this "necessary evil"!

ok... another benefit is the fellowship we enjoy as we sit around and talk with customers and each other. The deaf may not talk outloud but they sure love to talk!