Break In
Posted in animals, need your help, prayer on April 27th, 2010 by genepensiero – Comments Off
so, kelly and i were robbed last friday night.
rather, our house was robbed.
thankfully, we weren’t home. we had gone out for an anniversary dinner and then spent some time at my parent’s house.
at what we thought was the end of our evening, we headed home to find things very much not as we left them.
as we pulled up we saw windows & doors open, some stuff spilled onto the ground outside our back door.
immediately we put the car in reverse, called 911 and waited for their response (which was excellent) at a nearby gas station.
the thieves were long gone, so after the police cleared the area i was able to go inside and survey the damage.
as far as burglaries go, it wasn’t as bad as it could’ve been.
what i mean by that is that they broke 1 window, took a bunch of stuff, pulled open some drawers and closets, but otherwise didn’t destroy anything.
unfortunately, by the time we got home our cat Tuna was nowhere to be seen. windows were wide open and she scares pretty easily. we looked around for her awhile, but there was no sign. seemed like she was out there on her own against dogs, other cats, the occasional coyote and cars driving 55mph down our street. when i finally was able to fall asleep for like 20 minutes, i had a dream that our burglars had put Tuna in the freezer so that she didn’t attack them. needless to say, i was pretty stressed the next morning when i went in the house and opened the freezer door…
late friday night (actually, early saturday morning), a couple was pulled over on a routine traffic stop in the next town over. they had been involved in not only our burglary, but at least one other that night. turns out, there had been 6 or 8 robberies like ours in the week leading up to friday. they were arrested and are currently being held on a number of charges.
the stuff that was taken was all pretty typical…computers, cameras, jewelry, that kind of stuff. some was recovered, some wasn’t. but most importantly our peace of mind was taken, and that’s what we’d like back the most. it’s a hard thing to be nervous when you walk into your home after work, or jump every time you hear a sound outside, or not be able to sleep because you’re thinking about scary people breaking in. all things we’re working through this week.
in the mean time, we know a lot of you prayed on friday when i twittered about the incident and a lot of you continued praying for us through the weekend. those prayers were definitely felt, and we can’t tell you how appreciative we are for all of you who let us know that you were interceding for us before the Lord.
we’ve been taking comfort in a couple of psalms that a few of you have shared with us. particularly Psalm 34 and Psalm 91. thanks again for those.
we’re thankful for our life and for all that the Lord is doing for us right now.
like when He didn’t allow Tuna to be in the freezer…or jump out the open window.
turns out she had found a way into an open closet and had been hiding there for countless hours till she finally realized it was me in the house the following morning.
God is good. we know He’s in control. we know that He loves us and is with us through this difficult time.
we would love your continued prayers for peace of mind and trust in the Lord. thanks again to everyone for the condolences and kind words on twitter, text, facebook, voicemail and all the other ways that make it easy for us to support each other. it’s making a difference for us and we’re thankful for that.
blessings and maranatha
