Comments on: Point of entry http://www.anamchara.com/2008/04/19/point-of-entry/ Carl McColman ~ The Fullness of Joy is to Behold God in All Tue, 22 May 2012 04:20:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: judith collier http://www.anamchara.com/2008/04/19/point-of-entry/#comment-3764 judith collier Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:57:18 +0000 http://mccolman.wordpress.com/?p=853#comment-3764 Carl, my husband was an insurance adjustor for Allstate for 30 yrs. These people are trained to sniff out fraud. They take into consideration the victim(his work, his standing in the community,) 100% of the time if you say you had 2 of something, 2 will be replaced. I pray you will be pleasantly surprised by your ins. co. I'm glad to hear you are still standing, working, etc. We always have the victory as Christians if we trust God. It's the hell we have to go through to get there. Eventually, all will be o.k. I am keeping you in my prayers hourly. judy Carl, my husband was an insurance adjustor for Allstate for 30 yrs. These people are trained to sniff out fraud. They take into consideration the victim(his work, his standing in the community,) 100% of the time if you say you had 2 of something, 2 will be replaced. I pray you will be pleasantly surprised by your ins. co. I’m glad to hear you are still standing, working, etc. We always have the victory as Christians if we trust God. It’s the hell we have to go through to get there. Eventually, all will be o.k. I am keeping you in my prayers hourly. judy

]]> By: MikeF http://www.anamchara.com/2008/04/19/point-of-entry/#comment-3763 MikeF Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:21:56 +0000 http://mccolman.wordpress.com/?p=853#comment-3763 Oh Carl, it's a horrible feeling, isn't it, even with the CD backup. Someone must have been praying! We were burgled years ago, not long after we were married, and I can still remember the lurch inside when you realise what's happened, and the unsafe feeling that lingered for months. We had another semi-miraculous incident there - they must have been disturbed, and left a few things, including my beloved Fender acoustic, on the drive. But we were mourning the loss of Jan's engagement ring from the bedside cabinet. It wasn't till I opened the guitar case a few days later, and then opened the little compartment in the neck of the hard case, that I saw Jan's ring, sitting there on top of the spare strings, sparkling happily, just as it still sparkles on her finger today! There is light in the darkness, sometimes... and sometimes it does take a while to see it. Praying for you both, here in damp Dorset... Mike Oh Carl, it’s a horrible feeling, isn’t it, even with the CD backup. Someone must have been praying!

We were burgled years ago, not long after we were married, and I can still remember the lurch inside when you realise what’s happened, and the unsafe feeling that lingered for months.

We had another semi-miraculous incident there – they must have been disturbed, and left a few things, including my beloved Fender acoustic, on the drive. But we were mourning the loss of Jan’s engagement ring from the bedside cabinet. It wasn’t till I opened the guitar case a few days later, and then opened the little compartment in the neck of the hard case, that I saw Jan’s ring, sitting there on top of the spare strings, sparkling happily, just as it still sparkles on her finger today!

There is light in the darkness, sometimes… and sometimes it does take a while to see it.

Praying for you both, here in damp Dorset…

Mike

]]> By: Carl McColman http://www.anamchara.com/2008/04/19/point-of-entry/#comment-3762 Carl McColman Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:07:55 +0000 http://mccolman.wordpress.com/?p=853#comment-3762 Yeah, I was talking with Darrell "<a href="http://wildfaith.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Grateful Bear</a>" Grizzle this morning and described my sense of this loss in this way: "What really hurts: 1. The loss of all the intellectual property (my writing and Fran's photos), 2. The vulnerability with all my financial information now compromised. 3. The sense that our house is not safe, and 4. The actual loss of the stuff." In other words, as much as the physical loss is a pain, it's all replaceable, and insurance will mitigate the cost of replacing it. It's the other losses that are more truly devastating. Yeah, I was talking with Darrell “Grateful Bear” Grizzle this morning and described my sense of this loss in this way:

“What really hurts: 1. The loss of all the intellectual property (my writing and Fran’s photos), 2. The vulnerability with all my financial information now compromised. 3. The sense that our house is not safe, and 4. The actual loss of the stuff.”

In other words, as much as the physical loss is a pain, it’s all replaceable, and insurance will mitigate the cost of replacing it. It’s the other losses that are more truly devastating.

]]> By: Cat Chapin-Bishop http://www.anamchara.com/2008/04/19/point-of-entry/#comment-3761 Cat Chapin-Bishop Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:01:40 +0000 http://mccolman.wordpress.com/?p=853#comment-3761 Oh, Carl, I am <i>so</i> sorry! As one writer to another (though I don't mean to compare the quality of our work) I feel for you, man. I passed the story along to Peter, and his eyes got that Basset-hound expression they get, and he just groaned. It's not the money, it's not the stuff... it's the words and the photos, the work and the memories, that hurt to lose. What can I say? I'm just holdin' you in the Light, friend. Ow! Oh, Carl, I am so sorry! As one writer to another (though I don’t mean to compare the quality of our work) I feel for you, man.

I passed the story along to Peter, and his eyes got that Basset-hound expression they get, and he just groaned.

It’s not the money, it’s not the stuff… it’s the words and the photos, the work and the memories, that hurt to lose. What can I say? I’m just holdin’ you in the Light, friend.

Ow!

]]> By: phil foster http://www.anamchara.com/2008/04/19/point-of-entry/#comment-3760 phil foster Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:34:36 +0000 http://mccolman.wordpress.com/?p=853#comment-3760 Thank God you all weren't there. And thank you for the ongoing lesson (aren't they all?) about the back up. Holding much love and light for you, Fran and Rhiannon. Thank God you all weren’t there. And thank you for the ongoing lesson (aren’t they all?) about the back up. Holding much love and light for you, Fran and Rhiannon.

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