12 November 2007

Miracles in everyday life

I came into work this morning and had an e-mail from a Seattle woman who found a black leatherbound journal on the side of the road while walking her dog last Thursday afternoon. It contained no identification but there was an e-mail written "from an Erin Hanson to a Gwen Crook" folded up inside. She wrote to the e-mail address on the note and wondered if I knew who the journal might belong to? I am overwhelmed and giddy with excitement and praise. That which was so precious to me (and was lost, or rather, stolen) has been FOUND! I tend to underestimate the goodness in people I think (perhaps because ashamedly I find little that is truly good in myself most of the time...selfishness prevails) but this is one of those occurences that makes me think, people are good. I am so glad the thief tossed it out onto the street instead of burning it or throwing it away in the garbage where it might have never been discovered! Praise the Lord!

9 comments:

Bridget Beth said...

WOW. Incredible.

Rich Sclafani said...

OH MY GOODNESS!! THAT IS AWESOME!!! I THINK JEN'S CRYING RIGHT NOW!

Anonymous said...

Wow... that is unbelievable!!!

Anonymous said...

so happy for you. and i love that i know both the "erin hanson" and the "gwen crook". i don't know why but that makes it feel more exciting to me. :)

anne said...

Hooray! Just goes to show us all (again) that God is good! :)

Nicole said...
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Nicole said...

Oops I meant: Woo Hoo!!! (again I am doing the Taye version with both arms straight up in the air!)
I am so happy that everything is being recovered, what about your magazine :)

Lindsey said...

hey! it's lindsey fylling.. I know this is pathetic, but I JUST realized that you have a blog. Typically, I read Nicole's like every few days and often, I sneak a peek at the comments, but NEVER thought to click on your name. :)

Anyway, I started blogging tonight! I'm not a professional yet, like you, but maybe someday...

Ok..main point of the post is this... every morning on 92.5, the radio DJ reads an entry from a random diary that was found on the street or something.. It's SO embarrassing...sometimes I turn the page so that I don't have to hear her innermost thoughts that he enjoys broadcasting. When I noticed that you lost your journal, I think I stopped breathing for a second...haha. thank goodness it's not yours that he's reading from!!

hope all is well..happy thanksgiving, dear. I so wish that I could see you this weekend with nicole. She mentioned going to Olive Garden to meet "Jim." Ha! Hilarious! :)

Take care!! xox!

Lindsey said...

i mean.. turn the station, not page. :)