Kathy,

I'm really praying hard for the situation with Chris. I know it is hard to
know what the right thing to do is. I'm not a parent, but I pray that
things get better. It sounds like God is giving you both some good wisdom
and knowledge.

Praying for you and Greg with lovings and squeezings.

Love and Blessings,
Pat Ferguson



At 05:26 AM 1/30/04 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Guys,
>Well, here we go again in the Christopher department. Silly me, I thought
>that things were getting better, but Chris really went off course
>yesterday and we'd appreciate your prayers to handle it right. At least
>we can say that we aren't reacting this time, but responding. That is a
>true work of God in our lives for which I am so grateful. Believe me, I'd
>like to react at this point, but I'd just lose the battle and I'm more
>interested in winning the war so Greg and I are practicing self control,
>thank you Lord!
>Wednesday, Chris had asked if he could start riding home with a friend,
>who's name he wouldn't give me. Anyway, I had told him that I would talk
>to the mother of a third friend who was already riding with this boy,
>learn more and get back to him on it.
>Well, yesterday, I started worrying when I thought that Chris's bus was
>about fifteen minutes late. Finally after about being twenty minutes late
>we decided to call the bus company and, low and behold, Chris had never
>gotten on the bus. We also knew instantly that Chris hadn't called to say
>that he had missed the bus so it wasn't hard to put two and two together.
>
>Finally, when chris was about forty five minutes late, he walked in our
>back door and not our front door. He admitted that he hhad been with this
>person, but he wouldn't say more. The bus takes about an hour to get to
>our house from school so, Chris was unaccounted for, again for about an
>hour and forty five minutes.
>Well, After about two hours, Greg and I were able to get hold of this
>third boys mother, that I had mentioned earlier that we would call just
>to check things out. Low and behold, Chris and these others had gone to a
>place called, Games Unlimited; a kind of hang out for teens with all
>kinds of games there from checkers to roll playing. On top of that, Chris
>had been asking us about buying some decks of magic cards so that he
>could roll play. I think that it's kind of a more advanced form of
>Pokemon from what we've been able to learn. Well, we didn't let our kids
>get Pokemun and we said no to the magic cards too. Guess what Chris
>bought two decks of while he was at Games Unlimited? We know this because
>it's about 4:30 am. Chris is sleeping and we've gone through his
>backpack. We've got them now and, greg stashed them in one of the holes
>that Chris has punched in our walls in the past. We definitely need to
>bind satan in this situation.
>Anyway, chris has lied about so many things in this situation that it
>just makes me sick. Sadly, we really thought that things were going
>better. Chris was being nicer. He would even wash the dishes if I asked
>him. All the kids used to take turns at chores, but Chris got rebellious
>about it a while back. We really thought that things were getting better.
>He's still insisting on being a vegetarian, but he doesn't eat healthy.
>He eats mostly peanut butter and jelly sandwichs and chips, when he can
>get away with it. He avoids eating with the family and tries to graze
>later.
>We do finally have an appointment with a regular doctor to try Chris on
>something for A.D.D. It's just a trial. We never did make it in to the
>psychiatrist that was recommended, too busy I guess. Chris has dropped a
>class at school and picked up another study hall and his grades seem to
>be doing a little better; he's bringing home grades above failing anyway.
>I hope that that means that he is caring a little more.
>Thank you guys for being there to talk too. Paul is right when he says
>family, because you are.
>Kathy
>
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