Phil, that is truly a praise report concerning your daughter I am so happy
for you and your family.

hugs to you all and Kathy it is hard I know but remember that we are a
family and what one goes through we all do in our hearts for and with you.


Lelia Struve email [log in to unmask] msn [log in to unmask]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: My son Chris, again!


> Kathy,
>
> It most certainly is frustrating when our own children begin using our own
> government against us.  As with my daughter, however, she finally went so
> far, she nearly ended up in prison.  Last weekend, a former friend stopped
> by my son's house.  They went to Christian school together.  He was 280
> pounds when he was just 15 years old.  He has been in a ton of trouble
since
> high school and while in high school, he and a friend broke into a
family's
> home and beat their son nearly to death with baseball bats.  My daughter
saw
> him standing out in the yard alone so she went to witness to him.  She
began
> by telling him how she no longer smoked cigarettes since he was smoking at
> that moment.  Within less than two minutes, he was offering her a line of
> cocaine.  She turned and walked away from him.  She passed her first test
> and all by herself.  Chris will cross over the fine line eventually and he
> won't find dealing with the police as enjoyable and as exciting as he does
> now.  Until then, we just keep praying.
>
> Phil.
>
>