Helen,
I'm laughing too. Thanks a lot Phil! GRIN! While I may not be going to
California, the ladies at church are sending me toFlorida at the end of
January for a pastor's wives conference, so I at least have that to look
forward too to get away from Chris, even if it is only a week.
Phil, thanks for keeping me going!
Kathy
At 11:02 AM 12/17/2004, you wrote:
>Phil, if anyone ever tries to tell me that God has not a sense of humor, I
>shall immediately refer him to some of your writings!! Because I sense the
>Holy Spirit, not only in the serious comments to Kathy, but in the humorous
>ones as well. This is what I'm referring to now: If all else fails, tell
>Chris you are driving to California to pick up a load of 500
>pounds of pot and once you get him to California, drop him off at a gas
>station and drive away. You never know, he may become the governor some
>day. If not, the pot alone will make him think he is the governor.
>LOL
>Helen
>
>
>Earlier, Phil Scovell wrote:
> >Kathy,
> >
> >Unfortunate news about Chris but he has chosen to learn the hard way. I
> >did, too, when I was 16 years of age. When he turns eighteen, at least you
> >can cut him loose. I still wouldn't trust him even if he moved out then.
> >Kids always end up learning that they are not as tough as they think once
> >they leave the nest, sort of speak. I would love sending Brad up there to
> >teach him some simple lessons but he has other assignments at the moment and
> >I hate traveling. Kathy, regardless of what the Enemy is trying to tell you
> >right now, you aren't a failure nor is Greg. This is the Lord's doing and
> >He hasn't forgot who He is or who you are. Yes, getting Chris into some
> >program might help. You will still worry, though, and you will still
> >believe the lies the Enemy is trying to tell you now about yourself but in
> >that situation, at least Chris would be out of the family picture. Even if
> >you cannot reach this point now, Chris will reach it for himself when he
> >ends up in jail. Unfortunately, it won't be for smoking pot since that
> >isn't hardly a crime any place these days. There is more than that going
> >on, of course, and I am not necessarily referring to the pot smoking. It
> >sounds like you and Greg are doing a great job to me even though it probably
> >doesn't feel that way to you. These feelings come with the territory,
> >Kathy, but the lies you think you are feeling about yourself are what they
> >are; lies. The Enemy doesn't care who gets dumped on and whose life he
> >ruins as long as it is somebody. The Enemy is going to try and back his big
> >dump truck up to your life and dump a whole load of garbage on you and Greg
> >but just remember, you are not who he says you are; you are who Jesus says
> >you are. This doesn't make you feel any better, I know, but it is the truth
> >and it will be the truth that's sets you free. I was thinking that maybe
> >Brad could take Chris fishing. You know how Brad loves to fish from the
> >bottom of the lake instead of on top of it and all. We will get all this
> >sorted out eventually, Kathy, so just keep hanging in there. If all else
> >fails, tell Chris you are driving to California to pick up a load of 500
> >pounds of pot and once you get him to California, drop him off at a gas
> >station and drive away. You never know, he may become the governor some
> >day. If not, the pot alone will make him think he is the governor.
> >
> >Phil.
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