Is it bad I prayed for the note to be blown away?

Monday I schlepped the kids to the mall to meet up with some friends, let the kids run around in the play area and make a return.  It was cold, and the weather forecast predicted that the wind would kick up.

Well, it did.  It was pretty windy and blustery as we entered the mall around 11 am.


We finished with all out doings at the mall and we make the trek through the parking lot.  It was around 2:15, which is prime nap time for Boy C.  I was carrying Girl C, pushing Boy C in his stroller and rushing to get them in to the car and out of the wind as soon as possible.  I toss Girl C into the car and tell her to get in her car seat and wait to be buckled in.  I go around to the other side of the minivan and put the brakes on the stroller and take Boy C out and into his seat.  As I am setting him in, the wind kicks up something fierce, and it picks up the stroller and propels it full speed into another car.  A freaking Lexus.  Of course.  I chase after the stroller, grab it, and stow it in the car and then buckle in the C's.  I get in the car, start it, and contemplate what I should do.  I even look up at the perimeter of the parking lot to see if there were any cameras.  But, I knew God was watching me and waiting for me to make the right choice.  So, I wrote a note and left my contact info.

So, last night, I get a call from a sweet lady named Joan.  She was so absolutely amazed that there are still people out there that have the integrity and kindness to take responsibility for their actions, even if it means they may have to bear a burden financially.  She said she has two high school aged children that are new drivers and she showed them my note and told them, "This is what you do.  This is what it means to have integrity."  She said there was no damage, and even if there were, things happen and that's part of life.  She even said that I am a good mother and setting a wonderful example of how to be a good person to my children.  By the end of our two-minute conversation, I was in tears from her kind words.

I was so afraid of who was going to call me and how angry they'd be and how much I would have to pay to get (what I thought was) a small blemish buffed from the door.  I went so far as to make a preemptive call to my insurance company  to see what I'd need to do in case it needed to go through insurance.  As an aside, if your baby stroller hits a car, it falls under your homeowners policy.  The more you know.  :)