fingers crossed for faith

you'll have to share the story.

that's wonderful news.

I am so happy for you Faith. Celebration time !!!

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Some of the details:

So exactly two weeks ago (in another 3 hours) I realized as we arrived having driven 11.5 hours from Columbus State to Door Co, WI.... that the black leather portfolio filled to the brim with 15 quilts from RWB and my favorite 3 from YW were not in the car -- that they had been left on the side of Grove street somehow in the re-packing of the car. Before dawn the next morning, we called our dear friend Brett a CS student & he went around the campus posting reward posters. We called security on a daily basis yada yada.

This morning hubby Allen drove down to the campus to do his own personal investigation, spoke to security scoured the building where I presented, did a canvas of the campus etc etc. He then drove north to OSU to pick up our great-neice who is here spending the night tonight, and as soon as she got in the car his cell phone rang. In those few minutes in the interim, student Missy noticed one of the reward posters and realized that it must be the porfolio that had been tucked into the computer lab where she studied. So Allen and lucky-charm neiceie drove back to that campus.

So somehow they walked across the street and down to a new & different building and got 'stowed' in the computer lab for the 14 days of my agony. Strangely, my name and email address were right on the exterior handle. I don't think anyone ever even unzipped the thing to see what was inside. In any case, Missy put it all together and made the call...... then she absolutely refused the reward, saying that she'd only made a phone call. Seriously, she refused the reward!! My head is still turning about that! Blessings will always follow her. My Catholic yoga friend, Mickey had suggested first to pray to St. Anthony and gave me the prayer: "Tony, Tony look around...... something's lost and must be found." In the two weeks interim, I added about 20 additional verses beseaching him. We became quite good buddies.

I think it's safe to say that I had a "blanket" and outpouring of prayer that crossed the country, crossed religions & denominations & cultures & even countries -- asking & hoping for a happy ending. I feel as though I have won the super lottery, the Super Bowl and then gotten a hole in one in the same morning. I seriously couldn't unzip it/the portfolio for the longest time. Then I just stayed on my knees for the next hour. Then as I finally saw them again I literally had to lay prostrate on the floor.

THANKS to EVERYONE involved in the praying, hoping, wishing for their safe return. What was 'eerie' was last night, no less than 6 different people asked me if they had been returned. It must have been the collective concern that turned the corner.

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AlwaysHope, it was amazing to see you!! I told my husband today that we needed to have them insured now that they were miraculously returned. He smiled and said, "Silly goose, they've always been insured. What kind of a buffoon do you take me for?" I had no idea. He didn't ever think it necessary for me to know. DUH.

Great News, what a relief you must feel.