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Psalm 37:1-20
¹Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.
18 The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
As always, I could use some prayers for the Baby Girl. I could also use some prayers my own self to know what to do and how to do it.
Last night I went on to Bible study, but I had spoken with her father. By they time I got home the two of them had already tangled a round or two. He told her he was DONE! and then told her he wasn’t taking her out to dinner tonight. So, when I tried to talk to her and tell her what her punishment was it had little or no effect on her. All I got was a blank stare, an OK, and an “I’m sleepy, can I go to bed now”.
I have contacted the Christian therapist we have seen in the past. I worry about her. Nothing seems to matter to her but “being with her friends”.
I finally fell asleep sometime after midnight, after going into her room several times to check on her. I even woke Mr P to ask him if he thought she had acted strange. I worried that maybe she had taken something that had made her so sleepy.
The Boy is back in the picture as well and there are issues there. Sunday afternoon I took her to Wal-Mart and she received a text from him asking why she wouldn’t answer him, HE KNEW SHE WAS AT HOME!!!!! Yes, her car was in the driveway but you was with me. He had a friend who lives in our neighborhood. That’s stalkerish behavior and from the little bit of counceling work I have done is how domestic abuse starts. I don’t want her to think that is normal and “caring”. She has heard me call Mr. P and tell him I was leaving a place and would be home soon, but that was courtesy, NOT because I had to answer to him what my actions were.
Like I said in the beginning, we could use some prayers around here.
Kim, I’m always praying for you and BG.
As for knowing where she is, she may have friended him on her smartphone.
I can tell by my iPhone that Chuck and Mary are at work and the Becky is in Port Orange, Fl.
There ain’t no secrets no more. Does BG have a smartphone and is she on yours?
I, for example, know when Elvera stops at McDonalds for a coffee and sundae when she goes grocery shopping.
Has her thyroid been checked lately, Kim. All that stress can affect that. You are in my prayers daily, too. Hang in there!!
My SIL was offered a year long sub job in his former teaching field. Since he now has a masters in a new field, he would like a job in that. He has taught many years and has done three internships (no pay) in his new field. Yet everyone says they want more experience. They have been on a rollercoaster ever since he was laid off a teaching position (they dumped the program) in his last school. Please pray for wisdom and some stability for their family. I am not sure how long he has before he has to sign. He hates to sign up, because it will keep him from changing to another job in his new field for the year. They are unsure what is best, of course.
Kim, perhaps now he will agree to separating her from her phone. Say…from nine at night until she gets home from summer school. Better- completely. You are trying to protect her from what sounds like a dangerous guy. People who respect one another tell each other where they will be and when they plan to return. People who “own” another, insist on knowing the same info and more.
I have one who will be losing his device this evening. He actually needs an alarm to wake up. That indicates he is not getting the sleep he needs. He was late to work this morning. There will be changes. And it is not the sixteen year old, but a seventeen year old.
It is good to go to church and be in Bible study with the councilor you prefer your child to see. She/we have a 3 o’clock appointment today.
I have also contacted the school 12th grade councilor. I can’t get an appointment with her until some time next week.
Mumsee, everything has happened so fast that the drug test has not been purchased. I understand it being normal to want to spend time with your friends but to skip school to do so isn’t the way to be treated like an adult..
I just got off the phone with the school councilor. I told her what was going on with the boy and gave her his name. She obviously couldn’t make any comment, but at least she knows.
I also so the contact information for the summer school teacher to stay in touch with them.
Kim – The way you describe The Boy’s anger at “knowing” she was home but not answering her phone, reminded me of R when he & Emily were living together. She couldn’t visit us for much more than an hour before he would be texting her to come home, & he would often be belligerent about it.
Emily’s strong will & independent spirit eventually kicked back in, & she realized she had to leave him. Praying a similar thing will happen within BG, to help her extricate herself from this relationship on her own.
Would she be open to reading any of the articles about narcissists? That could be eye-opening for her.
Doc appt went well; MRI tomorrow, but they’re optimistic she could heal. The load was off her shoulders by the time she and her sister returned home.
I, meanwhile, had the three adorable grandchildren and their cousins. That was fun. They’re fully entertainable and I read Christianity Today while they tore the house apart–the house I had gone over earlier to help them clean before the aunt and cousins arrived . . . .
I’m so glad my children are older than that stage now . . . ! 🙂
Yesterday I mentioned in passing that I couldn’t see as I typed a comment on here, since I wasn’t wearing my glasses but was holding a compress on my eye and typing with my other hand. Someone asked why the compress. Well, I went to the doctor this morning because I have had some minor swelling for a week, and he diagnosed it as a sty. So that should answer the question.
Meanwhile, Stargazer has a job interview with Amazon at 6 o’clock . . . He’s actually shaving off his beard, even though it’s just a phone appointment.
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As always, I could use some prayers for the Baby Girl. I could also use some prayers my own self to know what to do and how to do it.
Last night I went on to Bible study, but I had spoken with her father. By they time I got home the two of them had already tangled a round or two. He told her he was DONE! and then told her he wasn’t taking her out to dinner tonight. So, when I tried to talk to her and tell her what her punishment was it had little or no effect on her. All I got was a blank stare, an OK, and an “I’m sleepy, can I go to bed now”.
I have contacted the Christian therapist we have seen in the past. I worry about her. Nothing seems to matter to her but “being with her friends”.
I finally fell asleep sometime after midnight, after going into her room several times to check on her. I even woke Mr P to ask him if he thought she had acted strange. I worried that maybe she had taken something that had made her so sleepy.
The Boy is back in the picture as well and there are issues there. Sunday afternoon I took her to Wal-Mart and she received a text from him asking why she wouldn’t answer him, HE KNEW SHE WAS AT HOME!!!!! Yes, her car was in the driveway but you was with me. He had a friend who lives in our neighborhood. That’s stalkerish behavior and from the little bit of counceling work I have done is how domestic abuse starts. I don’t want her to think that is normal and “caring”. She has heard me call Mr. P and tell him I was leaving a place and would be home soon, but that was courtesy, NOT because I had to answer to him what my actions were.
Like I said in the beginning, we could use some prayers around here.
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Kim, I’m always praying for you and BG.
As for knowing where she is, she may have friended him on her smartphone.
I can tell by my iPhone that Chuck and Mary are at work and the Becky is in Port Orange, Fl.
There ain’t no secrets no more. Does BG have a smartphone and is she on yours?
I, for example, know when Elvera stops at McDonalds for a coffee and sundae when she goes grocery shopping.
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Chas, he did not know where she was, he thought he did because her car was at home.
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Has her thyroid been checked lately, Kim. All that stress can affect that. You are in my prayers daily, too. Hang in there!!
My SIL was offered a year long sub job in his former teaching field. Since he now has a masters in a new field, he would like a job in that. He has taught many years and has done three internships (no pay) in his new field. Yet everyone says they want more experience. They have been on a rollercoaster ever since he was laid off a teaching position (they dumped the program) in his last school. Please pray for wisdom and some stability for their family. I am not sure how long he has before he has to sign. He hates to sign up, because it will keep him from changing to another job in his new field for the year. They are unsure what is best, of course.
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Kim, perhaps now he will agree to separating her from her phone. Say…from nine at night until she gets home from summer school. Better- completely. You are trying to protect her from what sounds like a dangerous guy. People who respect one another tell each other where they will be and when they plan to return. People who “own” another, insist on knowing the same info and more.
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I have one who will be losing his device this evening. He actually needs an alarm to wake up. That indicates he is not getting the sleep he needs. He was late to work this morning. There will be changes. And it is not the sixteen year old, but a seventeen year old.
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A sees the specialist today. I’m trying not to be anxious.
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And, Kim? It is normal for people her age to prefer their friends. Part of growing up. Your job is to help her balance that.
Have you purchased a drug test and had her give you a sample? Just having her knowing that it is available may help as well.
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Time for grandma to visit for a few weeks? Getting the workout in on those many steps?
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It is good to go to church and be in Bible study with the councilor you prefer your child to see. She/we have a 3 o’clock appointment today.
I have also contacted the school 12th grade councilor. I can’t get an appointment with her until some time next week.
Mumsee, everything has happened so fast that the drug test has not been purchased. I understand it being normal to want to spend time with your friends but to skip school to do so isn’t the way to be treated like an adult..
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Nope, it is not. That boy is dangerous to her.
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I just got off the phone with the school councilor. I told her what was going on with the boy and gave her his name. She obviously couldn’t make any comment, but at least she knows.
I also so the contact information for the summer school teacher to stay in touch with them.
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Kim – The way you describe The Boy’s anger at “knowing” she was home but not answering her phone, reminded me of R when he & Emily were living together. She couldn’t visit us for much more than an hour before he would be texting her to come home, & he would often be belligerent about it.
Emily’s strong will & independent spirit eventually kicked back in, & she realized she had to leave him. Praying a similar thing will happen within BG, to help her extricate herself from this relationship on her own.
Would she be open to reading any of the articles about narcissists? That could be eye-opening for her.
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Good point Karen. I may just have to share that with her.
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Doc appt went well; MRI tomorrow, but they’re optimistic she could heal. The load was off her shoulders by the time she and her sister returned home.
I, meanwhile, had the three adorable grandchildren and their cousins. That was fun. They’re fully entertainable and I read Christianity Today while they tore the house apart–the house I had gone over earlier to help them clean before the aunt and cousins arrived . . . .
I’m so glad my children are older than that stage now . . . ! 🙂
Thanks for prayers.
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Yesterday I mentioned in passing that I couldn’t see as I typed a comment on here, since I wasn’t wearing my glasses but was holding a compress on my eye and typing with my other hand. Someone asked why the compress. Well, I went to the doctor this morning because I have had some minor swelling for a week, and he diagnosed it as a sty. So that should answer the question.
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Meanwhile, Stargazer has a job interview with Amazon at 6 o’clock . . . He’s actually shaving off his beard, even though it’s just a phone appointment.
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We bother talked to the councilor. You would have thought I was dragging her to a convent to leave her.
It was good.
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I believe that that type of councilor works in a British court of law so maybe she had reason to be worried. 🙂
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