Several days ago as I left a meeting at our church, I desperately gave myself a personal pat down.
I was looking for my keys. They were not in my pockets or purse. A quick search in the meeting
room revealed nothing.

Suddenly I realized I must have left them in the car. Frantically, I headed for the parking lot.
My husband, David, has scolded me many times for leaving the keys in the ignition.
My theory is the ignition is the best place not to lose them. His theory is that the car will be
stolen. As I burst through the doors of the church, I came to a terrifying conclusion.
His theory was right. The parking lot was empty.

I immediately called the police. I gave them my location, confessed that I had left my keys in the car,
and that it had been stolen. Then I made the most difficult call of all, “Honey,” I stammered.
I always call him “honey” in times like these. “I left my keys in the car, and it has been stolen.”

There was a period of silence. I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard David’s voice.
“Betty” he barked, “I dropped you off!” Now it was my time to be silent. Embarrassed, I said,
“Well, can you come and get me?”

David retorted, “I will - as soon as I convince this policeman I have not stolen your car!”