On Tuesday, I wrote
Yesterday, my friend that had to say good-bye to her
teenage adopted son this week,
as he went to live at a Boy's Ranch,
emailed to ask if we could have coffee this morning.
She needs to talk.
This morning, I got an email from a Blog Friend,
sharing that (after 6 years of over-the-top trauma)
they had to find a new family for their
teenage adopted daughter. Part of the reason:
"we no longer felt that living with (our daughter) was in her best interests,
that of our other children, the health of our marriage, or my own personal health.
(She) was excited to go, to have a "fresh start", and we wish her well."
Yesterday, I wrote
Yesterday afternoon I got an email from a local blog reader,
asking if I could meet her for coffee.
After living with a man for 4 years,
and raising his 4 children,
he recently up and moved across the country
with another woman.
She is devastated.
She needs to talk.
Late last night, I got a text message from a friend
(as soon as she finished reading this blog post)
asking if I would pray for her cousin.
His wife recently had an affair and moved out.
She is moving home now, and wants to "work things out".
My friend asked if I would pray for them.
My friend needed someone to share with.
Yes.
These are topics that we MUST talk about!
We cannot continue to bury our heads in the sand,
pretending that these things don't happen,
judging those with whom they do happen.
We must PRAY . . .
. . . for adoptive families with traumatized children.
. . . for our friends marriages.
. . . for our own marriages.
We must REACH OUT and LOVE and PRAY with . . .
. . . those who are walking these most difficult journeys.
Amen. Life is tough. Ignoring does nothing.
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