tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post5099803780132814552..comments2023-05-24T09:41:52.181-04:00Comments on Running In the Yard Next Door: Please Pray. . .Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-39905427425772463012012-05-15T09:50:07.472-04:002012-05-15T09:50:07.472-04:00Sailor - Thank you, my friend. . .<b>Sailor</b> - Thank you, my friend. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-23554662008107563422012-05-15T00:55:08.270-04:002012-05-15T00:55:08.270-04:00I've been travelling, so am behind on reading ...I've been travelling, so am behind on reading blogs- but my prayers are flyingSailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01439394316761968708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-65115860798229478152012-05-10T14:23:56.972-04:002012-05-10T14:23:56.972-04:00Thank you, Skip; you are very kind. . .Thank you, <b>Skip</b>; you are very kind. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-68183223523906466882012-05-10T12:09:38.234-04:002012-05-10T12:09:38.234-04:00I heard a couple of brief tales the other evening ...I heard a couple of brief tales the other evening that give some hope. A lady from the local foster care agency came with one of the foster mothers and gave a presentation to our Lions Club. <br />The basic message is to answer when someone calls for help. The hard part is recognizing that call.<br />It's super that you and your home are open for that little guy to help him lift his burden... and that he feels safe with you.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-65616013491006658412012-05-09T10:32:39.640-04:002012-05-09T10:32:39.640-04:00Suldog - Well, I hope we are a blessing. But yeah...<b>Suldog</b> - Well, I hope we are a blessing. But yeah, I know what you mean; pretty heavy burdens for such a little guy. And yet, we've all known people who came from utterly horrific childhoods, who thoroughly transcended them. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-29104224888921082732012-05-09T08:57:06.724-04:002012-05-09T08:57:06.724-04:00I said the prayer as soon as I read the first line...I said the prayer as soon as I read the first line, then I read the rest and found out the story. How sad for the little guy. Neighbors like you and yours are a blessing, of course, but how much can one small one take and still retain a semblance of normality? Here's hoping much good happens, soon, to balance out the tragedy.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-66363565570688549822012-05-08T16:21:01.896-04:002012-05-08T16:21:01.896-04:00Thanks, Flutter. That would be our hope. . .Thanks, <b>Flutter</b>. That would be our hope. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-46952620767338453762012-05-08T15:36:11.893-04:002012-05-08T15:36:11.893-04:00Oh my. I can't help but think that your family...Oh my. I can't help but think that your family will indeed be counted in Little A's memory as one of those safe harbors that kept him moving in a good direction in life.<br /><br />Praying for him and for your family.flutterbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460436620025386593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-26885199861532565992012-05-08T11:11:09.567-04:002012-05-08T11:11:09.567-04:00Buck - Thanks.
I know what you mean. And of cour...<b>Buck</b> - Thanks.<br /><br />I know what you mean. And of course, the grandparents have their own set of 'what did we do wrong?' stuff to deal with. . .<br /><br /><b>Xavier</b> - Thank you.<br /><br />And yeah, the ripples just kinda reach out in all sorts of directions. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-11475861972052540242012-05-07T16:09:33.512-04:002012-05-07T16:09:33.512-04:00Prayers going up, my friend. For Little A and fami...Prayers going up, my friend. For Little A and family, 8m, and you and Jen as I'm sure this will take a toll on all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-28038840017771925842012-05-07T14:41:13.152-04:002012-05-07T14:41:13.152-04:00My best thoughts for Little A. It's just terr...My best thoughts for Little A. It's just terrible when children have to endure grief like this, not to mention the horrendous family life. I'm not casting aspersions at the grandparents, as I'm sure they're doing the best they can, it's the parents I'm on about. So sad.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-58832251561219428582012-05-07T11:43:03.901-04:002012-05-07T11:43:03.901-04:00Thank you all for your prayers. It's just one...Thank you all for your prayers. It's just one of those 'mysteries of life', ain't it? The grandparents certainly aren't bad people; they were raising their kids the same time as Jen and I were. But as much as I've bemoaned some of my own kids' awful choices, their kids made even worse ones. My parental heart breaks for them.<br /><br />Who can know what the future holds for Little A? He's a couple years from his own teen years, and there's a part of me that worries about that a great deal, on his behalf. But as long as we've known him, he has seemed to be one of those resilient kids who manages to transcend his genetic heritage. So we will see. . .<br /><br />Jen and I have chosen to live in the city, at least partly out of a sense of mission, and it has been gratifying, on occasion, to have our family be able to be an oasis of stability in the lives of some of our kids' friends (and when our family is an oasis of stability, that's really, REALLY unstable). But there's always the heartache. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-4730014627722809762012-05-07T11:31:00.777-04:002012-05-07T11:31:00.777-04:00The saddest thing is that it probably all seems co...The saddest thing is that it probably all seems commonplace to him. Ditto on the prayers.Principled Sluthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06934648394282476836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-30823446423587025362012-05-06T19:25:34.245-04:002012-05-06T19:25:34.245-04:00oh that poor little guy. sadness upon sadness in ...oh that poor little guy. sadness upon sadness in that family. yes, i will pray.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-80578571206117128502012-05-06T12:46:18.264-04:002012-05-06T12:46:18.264-04:00Prayers coming your way. It seems as though with ...Prayers coming your way. It seems as though with some families, it always rains :(Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.com