My luckiest unlucky day of the year...

is proof that God and my guardian angel really are looking after me. Yesterday I had a typical run-of-the-muck bad day. Granted, it could have been far worse, but it was still crummy. My first class of the day (American Lit) we had a pop quiz for which I was unprepared for. Needless to say I failed and was feeling pretty miserable. Then, in my second class (Sociology 314: Social Problems) I was unaware we had a paper due...now I'm really feeling like crap. My stomach dropped and I was so close to beating my head up against my desk for the whole class to see. Forget social problems, I was about to give them a prime example of personal problems. How could I have forgotten to do so many assignments? One of which being really important? My conscience gave my mind a work over and I harped on myself for being so unprepared for Monday. After Sociology ended, I booked it straight to the library to reserve a couch for myself so that I could garner my thoughts and prepare myself for my last class of the day (History 214: History of Britain from 1688-1850). Jordan heard the crabby attitude in my voice when I called to vent my frustrations to him, so he joined me during my hour and a half break at the library to try and turn my day for the better. After finishing 2/3rds of a crossword, we left each other to attend our respective classes, and I was feeling much better. I even managed to muster out a laugh as I told him bye.

My happiness was short lived.

It turns out, sometime during my head-bashing, self annihilating Sociology class, I had lost my wallet. You see, I don't carry a purse around campus because, along with my backpack, its a burden so I just carry my keys and billfold in my backpack to make things easier. Well, it turns out my foolproof system of school day luggage failed me and my wallet fell out of its protective pocket. Everything pertaining to my current financial standings was in the small brown wallet. We're talking credit card, debit card, driver's license, health insurance card, school id, important banking info, and social security card (I know you're NEVER supposed to carry it around, and I usually don't but I had it with me for a certain identification issue I dealt with earlier in the year and just forgot to remove it from my personal belongings). My whole life was in that wallet and if the wrong person grabbed a hold of it, they could ruin me in one simple click of the mouse.

Luckily, and I mean LUCKILY with every ounce of my heart, a guy I knew had a class in the same classroom my Sociology class is held in. His professor asked if anyone had known someone by my name and well...the rest is history.
My wallet was returned with nothing missing. All of my personal information was still in place and not touched...luckily.

As soon as I heard that my wallet was recovered and safe I immediately knew someone was looking out for me. Whether it was my mother or the great Lord himself I may never know, but I thank them so very much. I will admit, most of the bad luck I ran into that day wasn't really "bad luck", it was consequences of an apathetic attitude and from not taking care of responsibilities. However, even though I lapsed and let my sights get away from what was really important, my angels saved me. The lord is too good to me, even when I don't deserve his grace he still bestows it upon me. Reality soon returned and I realized that I have to keep up with my duties, because I might not be so lucky next time.

Thank goodness I attend a University that is filled with such kind hearted and honest people. Otherwise, my luckiest unlucky day might not have been so lucky.