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I love them. I really, really do...not just because they take care of me, but because...they're my parents and they somehow managed to stay married, stay at their jobs, stay stable, and stay sane...despite insane circumstances (I was a part of the problem, but...there was a lot going on there, until recently...). So...
once again, I ask that you pray for them. The big thing, I see now as a Christian, is that they come to genuinely and truly know Christ Jesus. I used to think that their fondness for liberal Calvinism was blinding them, but then I realized....--any-- doctrine, any church, anything can obscure Jesus, partially or completely. Its not just 21st century PCUSA stuff, it could be OSAS (SBC style), it could be RCC doctrine, it could be...on and on it goes. Anyway...
deal is, they're kind. I don't think my dad quite -gets- "severe mental illness," but...that's OK. They could have easily put me in a group home...now that they're more "well-to-do" (for this area...), I suppose they could have gotten me sent to what's left of the state hospital, 1950s style. Not very common, but it does still happen, now and then. I could be living on the edge of nothing in -real- poverty, plus subject to the control of the "helping professions" (read: it ain't fun to be a 'mental patient,' under most circumstances...), but instead...
They got me this place, which I'm actually cleaning up a bit, right now. I have more freedom than most people with my shady backstory, certainly than most "mental patients," etc. Not that I'm -better- than the other "Schizophrenics," just...I think one reason I rub some people the wrong way, especially "mental health professionals," is because I have freedom, and really...because of The Lord's work in my life, all aspects of it. Back to the parents...
they're -good- people. The Lord has blessed them mightily. About...9, 10 years ago I guess...they both moved up the totem pole in their careers. Dad got a big raise, mama got a promotion and a raise. So...as I was learning about The Lord off in another state, etc., The Lord blessed their finances and such...they're not rich by any means, but they have enough to be "well-to-do" for around here...which means I'm now a "Schizophrenic, from a 'good family' ." And...
I do love them. I see now that its hard, to be a bona fide adult and all, and...I'm glad mama's been blessed with retirement, at long last. I don't know how much longer dad will stick around in his job/career. He's thrown numbers at me ranging from 18 months to 4+/- years, so...I dunno. He has let me know that they'll be OK in retirement, with pensions and social security payments. I'm thankful. The house they bought so long ago as a major fixer upper (they had to spend $$$ they didn't really have to bring it up to code...) is now awesome, inside and out. They're having some work done on it right now, actually, and...
I really do love them. I -did- mess up, big time, in my late teens. I -needed- Jesus, 1st and foremost, and also...miracles (note the plural). Now, I've been genuinely saved 5 1/2 years and made increasingly whole (imperfect, but whole...), and...
I want the same for them, I really do. But I don't know that they'll listen to me about Jesus, not really. Maybe? I dunno. They've been burned by church people, too, especially mama. Dad's had an easier run of things, and he was into a megachurch for a lil bit, but...honestly, I'm glad that's over, LOL. And...
God has also blessed them with good health, overall. They both somehow look a bit younger than their ages. Mama's had to have tests run for breast cancer and colon cancer, and she came back mostly OK with both (other stuff, not dangerous...treatable...popped up...). Dad's just got some facial stuff from sun exposure he's getting taken care of at a dermatology clinic, outpatient. So far, so good...
I'm blessed to have them, I definitely am. And I really, truly, genuinely want the best for them...good health and --Jesus--, please...Jesus. repentance, saving faith, etc. The whole shebang, basically.
As always....thanks for reading, the prayers, support, etc.
once again, I ask that you pray for them. The big thing, I see now as a Christian, is that they come to genuinely and truly know Christ Jesus. I used to think that their fondness for liberal Calvinism was blinding them, but then I realized....--any-- doctrine, any church, anything can obscure Jesus, partially or completely. Its not just 21st century PCUSA stuff, it could be OSAS (SBC style), it could be RCC doctrine, it could be...on and on it goes. Anyway...
deal is, they're kind. I don't think my dad quite -gets- "severe mental illness," but...that's OK. They could have easily put me in a group home...now that they're more "well-to-do" (for this area...), I suppose they could have gotten me sent to what's left of the state hospital, 1950s style. Not very common, but it does still happen, now and then. I could be living on the edge of nothing in -real- poverty, plus subject to the control of the "helping professions" (read: it ain't fun to be a 'mental patient,' under most circumstances...), but instead...
They got me this place, which I'm actually cleaning up a bit, right now. I have more freedom than most people with my shady backstory, certainly than most "mental patients," etc. Not that I'm -better- than the other "Schizophrenics," just...I think one reason I rub some people the wrong way, especially "mental health professionals," is because I have freedom, and really...because of The Lord's work in my life, all aspects of it. Back to the parents...
they're -good- people. The Lord has blessed them mightily. About...9, 10 years ago I guess...they both moved up the totem pole in their careers. Dad got a big raise, mama got a promotion and a raise. So...as I was learning about The Lord off in another state, etc., The Lord blessed their finances and such...they're not rich by any means, but they have enough to be "well-to-do" for around here...which means I'm now a "Schizophrenic, from a 'good family' ." And...
I do love them. I see now that its hard, to be a bona fide adult and all, and...I'm glad mama's been blessed with retirement, at long last. I don't know how much longer dad will stick around in his job/career. He's thrown numbers at me ranging from 18 months to 4+/- years, so...I dunno. He has let me know that they'll be OK in retirement, with pensions and social security payments. I'm thankful. The house they bought so long ago as a major fixer upper (they had to spend $$$ they didn't really have to bring it up to code...) is now awesome, inside and out. They're having some work done on it right now, actually, and...
I really do love them. I -did- mess up, big time, in my late teens. I -needed- Jesus, 1st and foremost, and also...miracles (note the plural). Now, I've been genuinely saved 5 1/2 years and made increasingly whole (imperfect, but whole...), and...
I want the same for them, I really do. But I don't know that they'll listen to me about Jesus, not really. Maybe? I dunno. They've been burned by church people, too, especially mama. Dad's had an easier run of things, and he was into a megachurch for a lil bit, but...honestly, I'm glad that's over, LOL. And...
God has also blessed them with good health, overall. They both somehow look a bit younger than their ages. Mama's had to have tests run for breast cancer and colon cancer, and she came back mostly OK with both (other stuff, not dangerous...treatable...popped up...). Dad's just got some facial stuff from sun exposure he's getting taken care of at a dermatology clinic, outpatient. So far, so good...
I'm blessed to have them, I definitely am. And I really, truly, genuinely want the best for them...good health and --Jesus--, please...Jesus. repentance, saving faith, etc. The whole shebang, basically.
As always....thanks for reading, the prayers, support, etc.
