I'm glad things are going better for you. I am still praying for you
and your family.
Praying for you,
Amy
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From: Kathy Du Bois <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 4:01 PM
Subject: The latest from Maine
> Hi guys,
> Well, it has been a while so I thought that an update was probably
just
> about due. Actually, life has been okay. Greg just took off with Chris
> for a visit with the probation officer. I think that he will probably be
> in court eventually, but at least he is fairly calm right now. I give
> thanks for that. From what we have been able to tell, from his writing
and
> his phone calls, he has been clean and sober pretty much. I think that he
> has had some pot, but the cocaine that he bought over Christmas vacation
> was something other than cocaine. Who knows, he probably paid $40 for a
> teaspoon of baking soda or something. He reported to his friends that
> there was no affect. I just say, "go God!"
> I guess that he mentioned to a coe-worker that he would like to
check out
> the coe-workers church, so, who knows, he may be attending church this
> Sunday. If it is the one that we think it is, it should be okay. Also,
> his older brother and some other friends on line have been letting him
know
> how stupid it is to do drugs. He likes the high, but he seems to indicate
> that drugs are pretty stupid. I don't know, I hope all this behind the
> scenes stuff on our part pays off eventually. I guess that the names
that
> we turned in to the police last week resulted in a bunch of searches, but,
> of course, we'll probably never know what was found. If wee get any more
> names, you bet we'll hand them over.
> I'm still praying that he will end up going down to Connecticut to
a
> residential program there, but with it being out of state, it is still
> being held as a last resort. The courts have ordered in home, family
> counselling, once a week for now. Of course, this guy isn't a Christian,
> but we have to at least give it a try, so, we'll see.
> I get tired in the afternoon and I get lots of headaches, but I
just have
> to keep going. It's just the stress, I know that, but things still have
to
> get done. My writing is suffering the most for now, and staying connected
> to you guys. Sorry that I've been so quiet lately. I read everything,
but
> I don't post much. Actually, Eudora still isn't quite comfortable for me,
> but my frustration level is so low at present that I'm not pushing myself
> to master it for now. You guys are just so patient! Thank you.
> As far as our older son Matt, please pray for him too. He's
having a
> review by Calvin tomorrow to see if he should continue there. He did not
> do as well academically as Calvin would like to see and he faces the real
> possibility of dismissal. It's a pretty tough school on that
> score. Academically, Matt can do the work. He just needs to manage his
> time better and respect deadlines more. We gave him a palm pilot for
> Christmas. That helped Greg so much in getting his life together and
we're
> pretty sure that it will help Matt too. I don't think that I could handle
> having Matt come home. I know, that sounds crazy when I miss him so much,
> but he needs to be out.
> This list is so quiet lately. I hope that everybody is okay. I
know that
> Phil and I are in the same boat as far as football is
> concerned. Sometimes life is rough. Oh well, there's always next year.
> God bless,
> Love,
> Kathy
>
>
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