Kathy,

I'm continuing to pray.  It's encouraging that you continue to hold the line 
of "You can't move back until you have truly started to change."  
Unfortunately, I'd have to agree, from what you said, that this hasn't 
happened yet.



JulieMelton
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Keep smiling!





>From: Kathy Du Bois <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Electronic Church <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: The latest fromChris
>Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:24:06 -0500
>
>Well Guys,
>	We've heard from Chris.  Actually, we've heard from Chris twice this
>week.  The first time that he called was Sunday evening.  I believe
>that he was making sure that I was watching the super bowl.  We had a
>pretty good talk and I invited him to come out some time so that we
>could talk in person about some of the decisions that he is
>making.  He seemed interested in hearing what I had to say,  and
>definitely miserable where he is living now.  Then, I could hear
>Nicki, in the back ground, hollering for him and he had to go.
>	We had also heard from the school about Chris's latest.  Chris is
>still failing everything and he was offered a supportive study hall,
>but turned it down because, in supportive study hall, he would have
>to work.  In regular study hall he can do whatever he likes.  At
>first we were all hopeful because it looked as though he were going
>to take advantage of a supportive study hall to try to bring up his
>grades, but, alas, Thursday morning, his advisor called me to let me
>know that Chris had backed out and when she walked past regular study
>hall, where he is now, he was just sitting in the back chatting to a
>neighbor.  Too bad.  Anyway, I mention this phone call from school so
>that you will understand how we continue to know that Chris's
>attitude hasn't changed much so that you will understand my response
>to Chris the next time he called me personally on Thursday afternoon.
>
>Chris:  Hey Mom, how's it goin'?
>Me:  Okay Chris, how are you?
>Chris:  Good, good!  Hey, guess what?
>Me:  What?
>Chris:  I might be moving back in with you guys.
>Me:  (in shock)!  Oh, really?  Why?
>Chris:  Because I can't stand it here.
>Me:  Well, Chris, you can't just move back.
>Chris:  Why Not?
>Me:  Well, because I don't think that you've changed.  We would have
>to talk about this.
>Chris:  Talk about what?
>Me:  Well Chris, you can't come back home with out us talking about
>it first and laying some ground rules.
>Chris:  What?
>Me:  Have you changed Chris?
>Chris:  Gotta go Mom.  (click)
>
>that was the conversation.  We haven't heard anything since.  I can't
>give any analysis.  I'm just reporting the facts.  Howsever, in my
>opinion, it doesn't quite sound like the prodigal is ready to come home 
>yet.
>Kathy