Phil,
the dam broke yesterday.  I don't think that a five gallon bucket could
contain all the water that my eyes have produced since then.
Kathy


At 10:41 AM 5/11/2005, you wrote:
>Kathy,
>
>Everybody is praying for you guys and Chris, too.  I have been in court with
>my daughter several times.  Right now, you and Greg have done the only thing
>you could do.  You are not to blame and you did nothing wrong.  It is just
>the Enemy trying to destroy.  I am not going to tell you to stand strong or
>keep your chin up or to hang in there because none of those words ever
>helped me.  Cut yourself loose, Kathy, and just let yourself fall.  Jesus is
>right where you are right now and He is also right where Chris is.  Some
>day, Chris will recognize Jesus already suffered all these things for him so
>he doesn't have to do it himself.  Right now, he is just a deceived young
>man.  Thank God, he has parents on the outside that still love him but that
>said, we cannot allow them to destroy the rest of our family.  I kicked
>Gretchen out more than once because of her sinful behavior.  Yes, it seemed
>to take a long time but she's back now and walking with the Lord.  You can
>cry all you want, mom, for your son.  I bet Mary did a lot of crying for her
>Son and she knew who He was and what He had come to do.  Yet, even though
>her own salvation depended upon what her Son was going to do, I am sure she
>cried for her Son a lot.  I know your heart is broken but Jesus knows how to
>fix broken hearts better than anyone.
>
>Phil.