Hi Kathy,
I'm praying for this situation and for you all.
Love,
Pat Ferguson
At 01:07 PM 6/20/05, you wrote:
>Hi Guys,
> Chris had a close scare Saturday night and I just have to share
> it because
>it shows the awesome creativity of our heavenly Father. You know, some of
>this just has to be from the Lord, because I would never even think of
>these things. It just goes to show what a boaring parent I must be when it
>comes to discipline.
> Chris was really pretty decent this weekend. I mean, he behaved
> fairly
>well and we got along okay. He even offered to make the pizza on Saturday
>evening, something that he hasn't done for at least two years, because he
>knew that we were upset about some stuff going on with our oldest son
>Matthew and we had to do some parenting in that direction; if you can
>parent long distance. Anyway, after dinner, Chris wanted to go to Nicki's
>house. Where else? Greg took him there in the van so that they could take
>the bike along and then Chris was willing to come home on the bike. Chris
>has been pretty good about respecting our curfew so we decided to give him
>an extra hour on Saturday evening and say that he could come home at
>midnight instead of 11:00 pm. Well, at 1:00 am. Chris showed up in our
>bedroom and said, "Mom, Dad, there's a cop here. He wants to talk to
>you." Oh, what a way to wake up!!
> Well, out went Greg in his pajamas, and, guess what, it was the same
>officer that arrested Chris a month ago. This time, however, Chris dropped
>the attitude. Good boy and he acted very subdued.
> The officer had seen Chris riding on the road and turn into our
> driveway
>so he decided to check it out. He parked his crewser right behind where
>Chris parked the bike and told Chris that he wanted to talk to us. Into
>our living room he came, at 1:00 am. Wow! The cop wanted to see if
>Chris was violating a curfew and he also asked a bunch of questions about
>how Chris is doing on his conditional release. Whew! Chris is lucky that
>he has been behaving himself! Even though he was late, Greg let it slide
>and said that things were okay. The officer also pointed out that Chris
>should have lights on his bike for night riding. We got some lights for
>him yesterday. We do feel that that is our responsibility since, if Chris
>were ticketed for improper lighting on his bicycle, we'd have to pay the
>fine anyway.
> After the officer left, Chris was just shocked. He said, "what
> are the
>chances that it would be the same police officer?" Greg was able to point
>out that, obviously, the chances are pretty good. Chris can now reflect on
>the fact that he is known and being watched by the legal profession. It's
>not just us any more.
> Chris explained that, without lights, he accidently took a wrong
> turn on
>the way home and that's why he was late. He took Greg back to the spot
>yesterday afteernoon and showed Greg what he did to make a mistake. Greg
>said that it is believable so, we're willing to let it go unless we learn
>otherwise.
> Now, today, Chris is working for a neighbor, which means that he'll
>probably have some spending money again. After last week, I'm nervice
>about that, but I'm learning to just keep praying and trusting in God who
>sees all. Chris is pretty much beyond our controll, but he's not beyond
>God's. I guess that I'm just tired of the roller coaster, but I'd better
>get used to it because there are probably more twists and turns to come. I
>hope that my stomach can hold out! GRIN!
>Kathy
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