Thank you to all who had been praying for FI's sister who's pregnant, unmarried, living with a bad boyfriend, smoking, smoking weed, and drinking. FI hasn't seen his sister for several weeks but had a conversation with his dad this past weekend (while picking up the suits for the wedding). She still hasn't been to see a doctor once (she's due sometime in August...they think), and because their current house is way too small, damaged, and trashed, he BOUGHT them another house on the other side of town. Granted, it's not a great neighborhood, but the fact that they are going to be further from responsible adults, and that his dad is continuing to feed this extremly unhealthy relationship, is really hurting FI and his siblings. It's even ruining his parent's marriage and everyone is worried about it. Continued prayers would be great :-)
We also found out that one of his cousins is also pregnant and in a not very good situation. She dropped out of college found a crappy abusive boyfriend and is now pregnant. She had been staying with one of her aunts trying to get help, but when her mom came to visit, they got in a big fight and stormed out. She was almost talked into getting an abortion but freaked out at the last minute. She's now living somewhere in Indianapolis with her abusive boyfriend. At least she is getting pre-natal care and is due in August, but this sitaution has taken a toll on her parents (FI's aunt and uncle's) marriage and apparently they have separated.
I feel so bad for FI seeing all of this happen before him. I've never had to go through any family drama like this at all, so I wish I knew how to support him. It really got us thinking about how we would deal with something like this if our kids ended up in a position like this. It got me a little freaked out because his aunt and uncle always seemed so strong.
So FI and his family need a lot of prayers right now. The wedding is a month away, and I'm not sure if some of these relatives will be coming to the wedding with all of the drama going on. For a time that's supposed to be about celebrating love, it seems like theres a lot of hurt and distrust going around :-(
And thank you to everyone for being so supportive and for giving me an outlet for expressing my concerns. TIA for your prayers!
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"And now you stand before me today, and with all my heart I say, that you are God's miracle to me."
June 18th, 2011
