This has been a tough week. We have not heard from Courtney since Tuesday. I thought she might come to church today, but she did not, and I still haven't heard from her. Since Thursday she has been living alone in an apartment with two men. The other female roommate went out of town, and told Courtney she should find somewhere else to stay. She shouldn't be alone there. But Courtney didn't listen.
Our other daughter, Molly, was been on a roller coaster. One minute she is through with her boyfriend, the next she thinks they will get back together. She spend all week here until last night. The she called at about 11:00 and said she was coming down because she didn't feel good. She and the baby came. Today, she has been with the boyfriend all day, and says he is moving back in. All I can do is pray. I'm praying a lot.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Once again
OK. Let's just cut to the chase. Courtney is not coming home. She was suppose to talk to her Dad and I this afternoon, and move home. She is off Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and she would have had plenty of time to do this. Today she texted me and said she wasn't ready to leave her boyfriend yet, and until she was it wouldn't work. He had told her he is ready for this to be over. In the ten weeks or so she has been gone, she had pawned her car, taken out a signature loan, and given these people every penny she has. The other girl living in the apartment is leaving thursday night to go out of town, and told our daughter she should leave and go home. The girl plans to move out of state in August, and that will leave Courtney alone in the apartment with two men. I know this is not going to end well, but there is nothing I can do because she is of age.
Many people she respects are trying to tell her this is a mistake and she needs to leave the apartment and the people she is with. Courtney also asked me to text her some photos from last year when she was beaten up and I had to take her to the hospital. She couldn't remember what happened, but we always felt her boyfriend did it. So maybe this means she is thinking about what she needs to do. I don't know if she will or not. I just don't know.
On a better note, our other daughter drove up this afternoon with a car full of her's and our grandchild's belongings. She told her boyfriend to leave and he refused. So she will stay here until he is gone. This was a welcome surprise, but I don't know how long it will last, either.
Praying that our youngest remains strong, and that our other daughter realizes she needs to respect herself!
Many people she respects are trying to tell her this is a mistake and she needs to leave the apartment and the people she is with. Courtney also asked me to text her some photos from last year when she was beaten up and I had to take her to the hospital. She couldn't remember what happened, but we always felt her boyfriend did it. So maybe this means she is thinking about what she needs to do. I don't know if she will or not. I just don't know.
On a better note, our other daughter drove up this afternoon with a car full of her's and our grandchild's belongings. She told her boyfriend to leave and he refused. So she will stay here until he is gone. This was a welcome surprise, but I don't know how long it will last, either.
Praying that our youngest remains strong, and that our other daughter realizes she needs to respect herself!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Maybe Tomorrow
A lot of things have been happening in the last few weeks. We have been in touch with Courtney. She has visited several times, and has been in church with us the last two weeks.
She called me today and asked if we could meet to talk. I met her at a restaurant, we talked. She cried almost the whole time we were there. She said she has lost 15 lbs, is tired of being depressed, and wants to come home. She is coming over tomorrow to talk with us. So we will see if we work something out. She said it will be hard to leave someone she loves, even if he is mean to her. I said that it is never wise to let your heart rule your life. She didn't like that too much and just believes I am wrong.
The people at her new job are encouraging her to move home and start over. We will see where this goes.
She called me today and asked if we could meet to talk. I met her at a restaurant, we talked. She cried almost the whole time we were there. She said she has lost 15 lbs, is tired of being depressed, and wants to come home. She is coming over tomorrow to talk with us. So we will see if we work something out. She said it will be hard to leave someone she loves, even if he is mean to her. I said that it is never wise to let your heart rule your life. She didn't like that too much and just believes I am wrong.
The people at her new job are encouraging her to move home and start over. We will see where this goes.
Monday, April 2, 2012
April is Here
Well, I'm sure you all realized that April is here. Last month was such a busy month for many reasons. Our daughter, Courtney didn't move home. She asked to. Told us she was going to. Told us the day and time. Then, at the last minute she decided that she would tell her boyfriend. He told here he didn't want her to leave. After being "mean" to her all month, per her sisters. She told him she had devoted too much time into a relationship that was never going to change. That she wanted a different life than the one they were living. He told her he wanted a new life too. He wanted to change. Courtney told me he must mean it, otherwise why say it? I told her he said it because it was what she wanted to hear. Now that she got a job and is working 50 hours a week, he finds it a lot nicer to have her and her paycheck around.
So things around here continue as they are. We do know where Courtney is working, and I can contact her if I need to. Her boss at work told her to tell her Mom that she, Courtney, is the "prodigal child" and wants to come home. This kinda threw me for a loop, for a minute. Then Courtney said, "My boss said you would know what that meant, and who that was". I told her that I did know what that meant." I went by her work one day, and met her boss and co-workers. They all seemed very nice, Christian people. I have been praying that believing Christian people would be in her life each day, and encourage her to change her life. It looks like that is coming to pass.
After I left, Courtney's boss asked if she was moving home. Courtney said," probably, but I'm not sure yet". Her boss told her they would talk later, but she really needs to make this change.
Sunday at church we had an egg hunt and lunch. All my family was there. All my daughters, and my husband, as well as myself and my grandchild. It was wonderful for us all to be together.
Tomorrow I will tell you about the call I got from a church elder this week.
So things around here continue as they are. We do know where Courtney is working, and I can contact her if I need to. Her boss at work told her to tell her Mom that she, Courtney, is the "prodigal child" and wants to come home. This kinda threw me for a loop, for a minute. Then Courtney said, "My boss said you would know what that meant, and who that was". I told her that I did know what that meant." I went by her work one day, and met her boss and co-workers. They all seemed very nice, Christian people. I have been praying that believing Christian people would be in her life each day, and encourage her to change her life. It looks like that is coming to pass.
After I left, Courtney's boss asked if she was moving home. Courtney said," probably, but I'm not sure yet". Her boss told her they would talk later, but she really needs to make this change.
Sunday at church we had an egg hunt and lunch. All my family was there. All my daughters, and my husband, as well as myself and my grandchild. It was wonderful for us all to be together.
Tomorrow I will tell you about the call I got from a church elder this week.
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