... one person in the crowd, scanning your possessions to see what you own. It only takes one home invasion to rip your life apart forever. On a sunny Sunday afternoon around two-o"clock, my husband, daughter and I, decided to go grocery shopping. We drove into our driveway around five-o"clock. Opening the garage door, we ... carrying groceries, while I was unloading our daughter. At the same time, our friends came over to pick up their car Kevin had worked on, so I walked back to visit them. At that moment, Kevin came running out of the house yelling, "We have been robbed!" Kevin and Gordy...

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... sure I had included the correct information. Once I was certain, I sprinted down the hill to the mailbox and thrust the letter in the slot. As I headed back up the hill towards home, my heart swelled with pride. I could finally rescue Sam. The following days were agony as I waited, anticipated, and planned. Every day ... of the truck and handed me a clipboard. "Really special!" I proclaimed gleefully. While I quickly scribbled my name on the clipboard, the delivery man rummaged around in the back of the truck. Just as I finished, he pulled out a large box wrapped in brown paper and cover...

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