{"id":1408,"date":"2014-07-14T07:35:13","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T11:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/renewaloffaith.org\/blog\/?p=1408"},"modified":"2014-07-14T07:37:57","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T11:37:57","slug":"1408","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.renewaloffaith.org\/blog\/1408\/","title":{"rendered":"How We React to Stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"

What follows is\u00a0 a piece I wrote for next week’s bulletin.<\/em><\/p>\n

How We React to \u201cStuff\u201d
\n<\/strong>Just about a month ago I was driving back to Ithaca. I was near Mecklenburg when a coy dog walked out in front on me (for those who don\u2019t know what a coy dog is, it\u2019s a vague term for a blend between a wild dog and a coyote).\u00a0 I slammed on the breaks but there wasn\u2019t enough time to stop before I hit it and it went underneath the car.<\/p>\n

So, I pulled over to check the damage.\u00a0 A quick look didn\u2019t reveal much damage.\u00a0 I walked back to check on the animal.\u00a0 I looked at the animal from a distance, thinking it was dead.\u00a0 Then it got up and walked away.\u00a0 So, I went back and looked underneath and found one piece of plastic hanging down. So I reached underneath and ripped it off so it won\u2019t drag. Seeing no other damage I drove back to Ithaca.<\/p>\n

When I got back, I looked underneath and saw a small amount of fluid leaking. Further review showed the air conditioner condenser was damaged. So I called my insurance company.\u00a0 If you looked at the vehicle from a few steps away, you would see no damage. A closer examination revealed the bumper was cracked and the air conditioner condenser, radiator, and transmission cooler, along with a few brackets were all damaged.\u00a0\u00a0 Twelve days later, with towing and rental the bill was about $4,800 of which the insurance paid everything but my $200 deductible.<\/p>\n

So why I am writing about this?\u00a0 This is all background to tell you my reaction, I didn\u2019t get upset<\/em>.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t stress.\u00a0 I remember about twelve years ago when I hit a deer (actually the deer ran into the corner of my car).\u00a0 I was on the way to my mother\u2019s. When I got to her house, I went in and she immediately asked what was wrong.\u00a0 I was not hurt but I was \u201ccranky\u201d.\u00a0 I spent most of the day upset. That was the way I would react to such events. but not now.\u00a0 As I watched the coolant leak out of my vehicle I gave thanks to God that I was able to get back to Ithaca before the leak started.\u00a0 I was also reminded that I could be thankful when the insurance agent called me back and the first thing he said was to as if I was ok.\u00a0 I was fine.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the difference from twelve years ago?\u00a0 In faith, I have come to realize such things aren\u2019t so important. Thanks be to God.<\/p>\n

Peace,<\/p>\n

Fr. Jeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What follows is\u00a0 a piece I wrote for next week’s bulletin. How We React to \u201cStuff\u201d Just about a month ago I was driving back to Ithaca. I was near Mecklenburg when a coy dog walked out in front on me (for those who don\u2019t know what a coy dog is, it\u2019s a vague term …<\/p>\n

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