- Had a "original birth certificate false alarm"
I was contacted by a friend, who told me she had info and that she found my birth certificate. As soon as I read her text saying " Im 100% sure that I found your parents and have info to share" I was historically in tears. Barely able to write back I asked how? What do you know? She told me she had found my birth certificate and that she could loose her job for it. I immediately called my fellow adoptee Jereme. He answered the phone and had to say "hello" a few times because I couldn't even catch my breath to tell him. When I finally caught my breath I was able to tell him what had just happened. After we got off the phone my friend and I realized that the birth certificate found was my adoptive one and not my original and that the information found was that of my adopted life. If anyone else would have told me this story, and I tried to put my self in their shoes, I would have thought I would have been angry. BUT instead I was only thankful. Thankful to be SO blessed to know someone who would risk their job for me, someone who I've met only one time in person, who cared enough about me and my story to want to do something to help. I wasn't angry, I was happy, happy to be so blessed.
- Robbed
Went to Atlanta for a conference, was at a restaurant eating, while we were inside someone broke into my friends broke into my friends car and stole my suitcase which had my clothes (a good amount) toiletries, accessories, laptop, & laptop accessories , as well as a separate camera case- thankfully I had JUST taken my camera out before we went in and put it in my purse to take in with me.. but I still had a lens & flash in the bag. I had the zoom lens on the camera, and the charger was in the bag, so I haven't really been able to use it. Insurance is going to help but we have a $1000 deductible.
&& that was only February
Although it was a crazy month and its already April.. wow... I realized how much my relationship with God & prayer have helped me. When we got to the car & realized my stuff was gone, I didnt panic, I was actually making jokes, while my friend panicked. I realized there was nothing I could do at that point and being mad, and hating someone wasn't going to help me or anyone else. I feel this is a sign of growth and another level of maturity.
-- Ashley
