Peggy,
Yes, the chaplain has been wonderful.  He has seen Chris every day.  the
chaplain's father conducts a bible study on Monday evenings and Chris had
already signed up before he was even asked.  We're all hurting right
now.  The chaplain must have talked to me three times yesterday as
well.  I'm just heart sick.  I will say that the chaplain is doing a good
job of saying the right stuff to make him think.  It doesn't look like the
state will be allowing Chris to come home again, possibly ever.  This is a
hard pill to swallow, but anything can still happen.
Kathy


At 10:16 AM 5/11/2005, you wrote:
>Oh, Kathy, what a difficult thing or you guys to go through!  I pray there
>is a chaplain who can help Chris understand, and I pray God will continue
>to provide you with loving support while you go through all this.
>
>Hugs,
>
>Peggy
>
>At 05:51 AM 5/11/2005, you wrote:
> >Hi Guys,
> >         Okay, I'm crying now.  Today was awful!  I don't know how many
> > more of
> >these I'll have to go through, but I hope not many.  To begin with, we were
> >the last case to be heard.  Isn't that just always the way of it?  Well,
> >the court appointed lawyer went to talk to chris and, of course, chris
> >wants to come home so the lawyer  is trying to pressure us to take him home
> >because Chris is his client.  But, on the other side of us was the
> >probation officer telling us that if Chris comes home, Caleb and Liz might
> >get taken away.  Of course, we had to choose them, but we never had a
> >chance to talk to Chris.  I couldn't touch him or anything.  The only thing
> >that he heard from us was when we were in the court room and the judge
> >asked us if we were willing to assume custody.  All Chris heard was Greg
> >saying "no," and my sniffling in the background.  then, I heard the chains
> >clinking that were on his legs, as they led him away and that was it.  Now
> >we have until May 24 to try to get a support team together before he goes
> >before the judge again.
> >         As soon as I got home, I put a call into the lady who attends our
> > church,
> >who is the secretary to the director of the facility where Chris is.  I
> >told her everything and I begged her to tell the chaplin so that he could
> >go and explain what we were up against this morning, to Chris,   and why he
> >is still there.  I'm also hoping that the chaplain will call here so that
> >we can talk to him directly.
> >         Of course, a third concern is that Chris recognize that it is his
> > actions
> >that have brought us to this point and that he doesn't see our refusing to
> >take him back home with us today  as one upmanship, or our way of getting
> >back at him or something.  I'm praying that the chaplain can help him see
> >that reality as well.  It was so hard to be there and not be able to at
> >least give him a hug or something, but that just isn't allowed.
> >         Oh guys, I don't want to keep dealing with all this.  I'd like to
> > start a
> >different chapter in my life or something.
> >God bless,
> >Kathy
>
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