Thanks Vinny,
I know!
Kathy

At 03:03 PM 7/12/2005, you wrote:
>Hi kathy,
>Though you know it, I'll speak for everyone here, that we love you and
>continue to support and pray for you.
>Vinny
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 11:54 AM
>Subject: Chris's day in court
>
>
> > HI  Guys,
> >         Well, I thought that I'd let you know that Chris has had his day
>in
> > court.  Three of the five charges against him were dropped and the felony
> > charge involving the knife was reduced to a misdemeanor.  they simply
> > removed the part about the use of a knife.  Chris has six months
>probation,
> > in our custody,  with 30 days suspended sentence hanging over his head if
> > he blows it.  I guess that I have to take what I can get.  The part that
> > hurts the worst, for me, is that all the charges against me were
> > dropped.  I would think that choking your mother is worse than throwing a
> > tomato at your father, but that's the way it is.  I'm just having to pray
> > my way through all of this.  I have been  the  target of the majority of
> > chris's anger ever since he turned 13 and now, to have the charges dropped
> > again, just feels so dehumanizing to me.  I know that God has seen it all
> > and I know that He loves me and that there is a purpose in all of this,
>but
> > I'm pretty down right now.
> >         Also, chris did pass his drivers test yesterday so we now have a
>whole new
> > series of battles before us.  I don't really feel like saying more now,
>but
> > thanks, as always, for the prayers.
> > Kathy
> >