Sorry for the long lay-off.  I’ve tried to search myself and ask why haven’t I been writing.  The best understanding I have come to is that I saw what was coming and couldn’t bring myself to authenticate it by writing about it.  But let me share that the truth is still the truth whether we choose to admit openly or keep hidden in our secret thoughts.

Some of you have seen the posts on facebook from Adam, Stacy and me.  And the unhidden reality is that Adam has relapsed and Stacy and I have had to redo some of the steps we knew all too well.  We saw the errors we made and knew we could not make them again.  If Adam was going to embrace recovery again soon we would have to bring the bottom to him and not wait for him to stumble his way to it.  Step by step we drew our lines and did not waiver.  Oh we cried and prayed – but we dared not blink.

It’s so hard to respond to hopeful people when they have invested time, money and prayer into Adam’s recovery, and they ask, “how is Adam doing?”  And I have to say, “not good.”  It’s so hard not to wear that embarrassment and shame even though It’s not my shame to bear.  I can’t help but wonder what actions and attitudes of mine have contributed to Adam’s road.

Stacy and I finally came to what we believe is a God given truth.  When we shared this truth with Adam, within 24 hours he was ready to embrace recovery again.  We told Adam that because of his choices and actions that he was no longer welcome at our home.  He could not come home.  If he came again he would be asked to leave.  We gave him only one reason that would be acceptable to contact us.  if he needed a ride to a rehab facility.

As I said, within 24 hours of telling him this – he called us and told us that he had contacted Penfield and asked his former counselor if he could return.

So as I return to the blogesphere I humbly ask you all to pray (again) for my son.  He has some hoops to jump through (paperwork).  That this could go quickly and we can get him back to Penfield.

I stand on the truth of Jonah 3:1

And the Word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time.

Our God is the God of second chances!

And God is Listening – Don’t stop praying for those in your life who need Him.