Hello All

I wonder why people feel the need to steal? 

At the beginning of April a friend of mine posted a blog about some friends of hers who were in a financial bind.

Having been financially in a bind many times myself I felt that I should do what I could to help Michelle's friends. However at the time I had just moved and my mail was messed up and it took time to get my paychecks coming in again. But when I did I sent some money to my friend so that she could forward it on to her friends that had been in need. I felt a little late is better than not at all.

That being said; 

The night I wrote the letter, I had put it along with the money in an envelope and sealed the envelope at work. Then I stuck the envelope in my purse so that I could drop it in the post office as I passed by in the way home from work that morning. I had to go and make my rounds at work and when I came back to where my purse was the envelope was on the counter on the other side of the room. I asked why the envelope was there, a new employee at work told me that I had left it there. I didn't think I had but I thought ok maybe. I thought it looked like the envelope had been opened but I was not sure, so I taped it shut just in case.

I waited a week for a message from my friend that she had received it. Well I have not been getting emails from Multiply for more than a week, so I did not get the PM from my friend that she had sent when it arrived at her house.

I sent my friend a PM yesterday, asking if she had received the letter I sent her with the amount of money I had sent her, for her friends. My friend responded telling me that she had received the letter and that it did not have all of the money in it that I had sent.

I have no way to prove that the money was taken at work, because I foolishly did not open the envelope while I was right there at work.

I feel just terrible for the people who the money was intend for, I had given them all that I could to help, and part of it was stolen from them.

I am telling myself that if the person at work needed the money bad enough to steal it, then she needed it worse than anyone else. But that does not make me feel any better, I had wanted to help someone in need, and those people were stolen from before they even received their gift.

To my friend who I sent the letter to. I am sorry that your friends did not receive the intended amount, I feel just horrible for them. I pray the Lord will bless them ten fold more than what they have received from all who were able to help.

Much Love & Many Hugs

Nancy