Thanks Vinny, The certainly is good and faithful. That is what I have been learning. Kathy At 08:43 AM 12/19/2007, you wrote: >Kathy, >Thanks for sharing about Chris. I hadn't heard in a long time--of >course, I have been in and out of this list for about a year at >least. I pray for everyone's sake there that the Lord will bless >you all with the perfect time with all the family, and that the Lord >will just overshadow you all with His presence. >Love in Christ, >Vinny and Armine Samarco >----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 12:15 PM >Subject: Re: football/Christ > > >>That's okay, Brad, I knew what you meant. >> Chris has his ups and downs. He was over Sunday, during >> the snow storm, for the day. We were surprised to discover that >> the game was actually broadcast on TV out here, so we had fun >> watching it together. >> Unfortunately, Chris's drug use has caught up with him and >> he has pretty much done a number on his brane. He had two >> psychotic breaks this summer and is now taking anti-psychotic and >> anti-depressant medication, so that's something knew. He won't >> give up smoking pot, which doesn't react well with the >> prescription drugs, so, there you have it. He's been living in >> homeless shelters since August, except for the two times that he >> spent in the mental hospital. That was fun. NOT! He was kicked >> out of the first homeless shelter, the better one, for smoking pot >> right out side the door. Now, he's in a pretty crowded one, but >> he gets one meal a day and he usually gets a bed. >> We can't have him at home, to live, partly because of >> Caleb and Liz. Plus, the second time that he ended up in the >> hospital, he was held there because he had stabbed himself, making >> him a bit unsafe in the home. By being homeless, many government >> social agencies step in to try to help him find a job and a stable >> environment. As a mother, it's really hard to fight against the >> desire to rescue, but it really is in his best interest for us to >> let him work out his problems himself at present. We will have >> him out for a day, on the weekend, he will often attend church, >> but the rest of the week, he stays hanging out in down town Bangor. >> Our relationship with him has really been getting pretty >> good. He has apologized many times now for the hell that he put >> us through a few years ago. We have good discussions about God >> and life. He respects us tremendously now, which as you know, >> helps a great deal in the healing process. He can still be caught >> in lies and he still tries to use us from time to time. We still >> don't trust him and we still keep a safe distance in a lot of situations. >> Thursday, Matt is supposed to be flying home from Grand >> Rapids. It will be the first time that we have seen him since June >> of 2006, except for at my dad's funeral in January. It will be >> the first time that we will have been altogether, as a family >> since 2005. We are hoping that Chris can come to stay with us >> Christmas eve and through Christmas day. Both boys will have to >> leave the day after Christmas. Matt will fly back to try to get >> extra work at Wendies, to try to make up for the time off while >> out here. Chris has started working at a bakery for about 30 >> hours a week. Both boys will leave around 3:30 am. Wednesday >> morning, but I do hope that I get my 36 hours of having the family >> together for Christmas. >> We've had more stress added too because the person that >> Greg subs for at the post office pulled a muscle and will be off >> work for at least a month. That isn't very good news for a >> pastor, when you consider that this is one of our busiest times of >> the year in ministry as well. Greg has been putting in 10 and 12 >> hour days at the post office on top of everything else. What we >> are praying is that he will end up working enough to finally get >> all of these car repairs paid off and off our back so that we >> don't have to deal with it any more. Of course, that means that >> we also have to pray that it won't break down again. >> I bet you're sorry you asked about Chris, arent you? You >> really just got an ear full, and so did everybody else! Sorry about that. >>God bless, >>Kathy >> >> >> >>At 11:17 AM 12/18/2007, you wrote: >>>Hmmm a Freudian slip considering the holiday I guess :) Was >>>suppose to be Chris haha. >>> >>>At 08:19 AM 12/18/2007, you wrote: >>>>Kathy, >>>> >>>>:) I agree. Yet another record for him to pile on, at least one >>>>win over the boys in Dallas before he retires. I know your boy >>>>Chris use to be into the Pack, has he been following at all? How >>>>is he doing? Thought about him the ohter day. >>>> >>>>Brad >>>> >>>> >>>>At 05:41 AM 12/18/2007, you wrote: >>>>>Brad, >>>>>Brett is O & 9, against the Cowboys. It's time to change that! >>>>>Kathy >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>At 05:58 PM 12/17/2007, you wrote: >>>>>>Unfortunately that is right, well I don't know about "never" >>>>>>winning Dallas, however, did you know the Cowboys field has >>>>>>got a slope to it, I can't recall exactly probably a >>>>>>quadrant pitch to it which makes it more difficult for >>>>>>quarterbacks to judge the throw. Anyway... Bret? I still have >>>>>>hope and confidence so if you happened ot be subbed to this >>>>>>list, never mind Doubting Kathy :) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>At 12:53 PM 12/17/2007, you wrote: >>>>>>>Because, Brett has never won against the Cowboys yet. He goes >>>>>>>nuts when he plays against them and starts throwing bad passes >>>>>>>and everything. It was almost a blessing that he was injured >>>>>>>in their last match up and Aaron Rogers took over, or who >>>>>>>knows how bad the score would have been. That's why I >>>>>>>doubt! However, I would love to see the Packers and the >>>>>>>Patriots go head to head again, so I keep hoping against my doubts! >>>>>>>Kathy >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>At 10:33 AM 12/17/2007, you wrote: >>>>>>>>Oh you of little faith... why do you doubt :) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>At 05:07 AM 12/17/2007, you wrote: >>>>>>>>>Brad, >>>>>>>>>Do you think that that's enough to get him there? He still >>>>>>>>>has to face the Cowboys again. >>>>>>>>>Kathy >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>At 08:40 PM 12/16/2007, you wrote: >>>>>>>>>>Spoken like a true doubting Thomas :). He's got yet another >>>>>>>>>>record to beat... longest time between super bowls as winning quarterback :). >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>Brad >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>At 07:18 PM 12/16/2007, you wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>Okay, I realize that there are grieving Denver fans among >>>>>>>>>>>you, but, Whoohoo! the Pack did it again! The Rams 14 and >>>>>>>>>>>the Pack 33! I'm pretty sure that we won't make it to the >>>>>>>>>>>super bowl, but the victories are fun while they last. >>>>>>>>>>>Kathy >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>Brad Dunse >>>>>>>>>>http://www.braddunsemusic.com >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>Check out my site, take a look, have a listen to some >>>>>>>>>>sample tunes or contact me if you are interested in a >>>>>>>>>>calendar date. Comments are always encouraged and >>>>>>>>>>appreciated in the guest book area. Also feel free to sign >>>>>>>>>>up to the newsletter to receive an occasional performance >>>>>>>>>>update. Its easy as pie, your address stays with us, and we >>>>>>>>>>won't pound you with mail either I promise... no worry! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Brad Dunse >>>>>>>>http://www.braddunsemusic.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Check out my site, take a look, have a listen to some sample >>>>>>>>tunes or contact me if you are interested in a calendar date. >>>>>>>>Comments are always encouraged and appreciated in the guest >>>>>>>>book area. Also feel free to sign up to the newsletter to >>>>>>>>receive an occasional performance update. Its easy as pie, >>>>>>>>your address stays with us, and we won't pound you with mail >>>>>>>>either I promise... no worry! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Brad Dunse >>>>>>http://www.braddunsemusic.com >>>>>> >>>>>>Check out my site, take a look, have a listen to some sample >>>>>>tunes or contact me if you are interested in a calendar date. >>>>>>Comments are always encouraged and appreciated in the guest >>>>>>book area. Also feel free to sign up to the newsletter to >>>>>>receive an occasional performance update. Its easy as pie, your >>>>>>address stays with us, and we won't pound you with mail either >>>>>>I promise... no worry! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Brad Dunse >>>>http://www.braddunsemusic.com >>>> >>>>Check out my site, take a look, have a listen to some sample >>>>tunes or contact me if you are interested in a calendar date. >>>>Comments are always encouraged and appreciated in the guest book >>>>area. Also feel free to sign up to the newsletter to receive an >>>>occasional performance update. Its easy as pie, your address >>>>stays with us, and we won't pound you with mail either I promise... no worry! >>> >>> >>> >>>Brad Dunse >>>http://www.braddunsemusic.com >>> >>>Check out my site, take a look, have a listen to some sample tunes >>>or contact me if you are interested in a calendar date. Comments >>>are always encouraged and appreciated in the guest book area. 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