Hello,
    Just wanted you to know that I'm praying for your neice and nephew.

Amy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lelia Struve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: My son Chris.


> Kathy I am not a parent but I do know how you feel with stress, I have for
> about two weeks straight and no kidding been going through struggles with
my
> niece and nephew Tj and Jessica, just last night Tj ran away and came back
> just after 3 and now he is being place in a youth center called the
> childrens ark and my niece Jessica ran away from her youth center called
> Excelsior last weekend I am so sad because my mother is and shows her
anger
> and between her and my sister the kids mother theese poor kids are so
messed
> up.
>
> Hugs to you
>
>
> Lelia Struve email [log in to unmask] msn [log in to unmask]
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 2:22 PM
> Subject: My son Chris.
>
>
> > Hi Lelia,
> >         Thanks for asking.  I don't really know what to say.  The school
> > year and his work schedule have both settled down into a routine so that
> > has helped.  He isn't home much, Thank You Lord.  He will not go back to
> > Eric so Eric has recommended a practice called, "family Preservation,"
> > which actually comes into the home to work with us.  The big question
is,
> > can we afford it.  Chris failed his written drivers test the first time
> > that he took it, but he passed the second time so he has his permit now.
> > He may be decent to us just to gain opportunities to practice  drive,
but
> > that could grow old fast.  Greg and I actually picked up information
from
> > the Navy recruter today to give to him and we're going to order
> > information about the army.  Of course, if we don't present the
> > information just right, it could end up in the trash so, I don't know.
> > He has discovered playing a game called Star Craft, on line with his
> > friends and since my computer is the only one with internet
capabilities,
> > that is proving to be another battle ground which is why I want outside
> > help before the battleground turns into the car keys.  Sometimes, when
> > Chris walks through the door, my stress level goes up to the point that
> > it was at when I took the stress test a few years back.  I just have to
> > keep reminding myself that God is working on me and He is working on
> > Chris and He is walking through all of this with us.  I am not alone.
> > Another lesson that I learned from my stress test was that the anxiety
> > that I had experienced before that test wasn't worth it.  I'm trying to
> > tell myself that now, but it is hard to stop your heart from pounding
and
> > your stomach from churning on demand.
> > Kathy
> >
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