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[__ Prayer __] family trip (!!!)

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My parents are taking a little trip down the coast, and they've invited me to join them. This is...for me, a huge step forward in my relationship with my parents. The trip is to celebrate my dad's b-day.

My dad and I went out for our Sunday drive yesterday. He even drove over to this area owned by the local university and we went out for a nice walk. It was aweswome. Then my aunt (his sister) called and they talked and...he asked her "You wanna talk to () ?", and put her on speaker so I could chat her up. She mainly just asked about school and some books she's been reading. She's taken up pottery lately...she sent my dad an awesome piece she did and he keeps it in the house. I praised her about her pottery. Good conversation.

Thing is...I was --never-- going to be a part of this family again. I messed up and sinned and...ugh. I was terrible. Every wretch has a backstory, of course, but...wow. I only got saved 3 years 9 months ago. Now...my physical health is good, I'm "in recovery" from mental illness (and...life...), and now my parents have warmed up to me and there's not so much distance between us.

I praise God for this. I mean, I praise God in general, but this...is...huge. My mom dropped me off at the Probation place to pay my monthly monie$. I should be a grown up and take myself, but...wow. Ever since that random agent showed up, banging on the door, asking why I hadn't been reporting (I had been), I've been a little...cautious (OK, mildly paranoid). Thing about that is...she talks to me on the way down and up, asks me about school and my life, sometimes we get Dunkin Donuts, and...she's kind to me. Genuinely warm, kind, and interested in my life. For my part, I'm learning how to make good conversation and do the ole give-and-take.

I know some of you pray for my family and me, and I thank you for it. I keep the people of CFnet up in prayer because this is basically my church family, for right now at least.

Thanks for your prayers. My family and I have come a long, long way since I first started posting here.

:-)
 
hey, angel.

yeah, God is working in my life. I talked to Verna today about this (and other things, too, of course...), and she said that The Lord is moving in my life. I think she's right :-) .

Of course, its not a done deal just yet. I talked to my dad in the kitchen just a short while ago and he acted like they were still --thinking-- about it. When my mom talked to me, it seemed like a done deal. --sigh--

I hope+pray we're all set to go down to the coast, all 3 of us. I sometimes don't like house sitting because its me and 2 small house dogs. Its easy for paranoia and such to creep in.

But, I can understand if my dad nixes my part in the trip. 8 years ago, I attacked him...very close to his b-day :-( To be fair, I didn't even know what day it was when I did it...not on drugs or anything, just...too much electroshock, feeling trapped and broken. I could easily be somewhere terrible, right now, because of that. I try to keep that in mind when I get down sometimes.

So...I'm now hopeful I can go on this trip, have a good time, and we'll be good to go in terms of our relationship. Most parents would have been done with me a looong time ago. I'm blessed to have my people, and I've only recently begun to genuinely understand that.

Thanks again for your reply+your prayers. :-)
 
It could be your parents are waiting to see what Hurricane Matthew is going to do along the coast. Earlier today, the weather channel said the storm was moving 6 miles per hour, which is a mighty slow storm. And not too long ago, they said the storm was a level 3, which is a rather potent storm.

I wouldn't make definite plans as yet to travel down to the coast .... wouldn't want to arrive just in time to greet a hurricane!
 
Thanks again for the replies.

It'll be the 1st time we've done a family trip in years. The last one was nice, to a beach out of state, but....I can't go out of state w/o prior approval from the ole probation officer. I don't know if they let you go out of state for fun, either...it might just be work and funerals. I dunno.

So, I'm excited. I'm hoping I don't end up house- and dog-sitting. Not that its a problem per se, just...I like getting at least a little social interaction, and I feel safer with my parents around than I do when they're out of town. Plus...

...a lil family vacay! What's not to like? AirDancer is right about the hurricane, though. I'll have to look that one up shortly. The coast of SC and some other southern states might get slammed. ugh.

Thanks again. :-)
 
yeah...this just in: SC is evacuating 1.1 million people from the lowcountry. My parents are "thinking it over" because their hotel may not even be there after all this, lol.

I don't get it. I guess they made the reservations before the hurricane headed for our lovely state? I dunno.

I'm hoping "Matthew" won't destroy the SC lowcountry. Back in the day, Hugo hit Charleston. Lots of people couldn't afford to rebuild, so they sold to affluent out of staters. That began the process of gentrification in Charleston :-( .
 
It could be your parents tentatively selected a hotel from which to make day trips, but haven't booked as yet.

That hurricane looks to travel up the eastern seaboard.

(Prayers for everyone who have been affected already and will be affected with this storm)
 
I hope we can do something fun for my dad's b-day. there's not a whole lotta other options in sc...we already live near the hillier/more mountainous part of the state, and there's not a whole lotta tourist-y, fun stuff to do around here. The midlands are pretty much...well, ugly. The lowcountry is awesome, but now they're getting hit by Matthew. :-(

I just hope they don't change plans and go out of state and leave me here.

Of course...I pray for everybody who's been affected and will be affected. Gov.Haley wants 1.1 million south carolinians to evacuate. I'm thinking...to where, exactly? And for how long? What about the people who don't have the resources to leave their area? --sigh--

Prayers going up for everybody in the storms path.
 
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