David Journal

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  • DCFS again

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    As if it was Groundhog Day, our day was dominated by DCFS again when, for reasons not yet shared with us, Adelyn pulled basically all our kids out of class to ask what their parents are like when they are angry. I found out as Savannah tried twice to call me and then told me…

  • Two away

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    Tonight we sent Emma and Ezra to live with Andy and Lily as the first step in helping out family recuperate from the ridiculous levels of stress that have arisen from our dysfunction. We already knew things were bad – that’s why we embarked on such an unconventional plan – but things like the discovery…

  • Telling the kids

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    Tonight we told the rest of the kids or plans for who was going where. The day started with Mom telling me she thought Emma should stay closer than Idaho and held it the possibility of her spending days with Lisa. I love the thought of not sending her so far away but it would…

  • Coming into focus

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    Last night we had a long discussion with Andy and Lily and agreed to have Ezra and Emma go stay with them in Idaho. Between them and us we should be able to see the Ezra and Emma every couple of weeks in person. Tonight we talked with Emily and Phil, who offered to take…

  • Lean on the Lord

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    Those who rely on the Lord and put their trust in Him will finally have their burdens lifted, even if they have tasted the dregs of the bitter cup before He takes it from their hand. I accept the distinct possibility that everyone in Laura’s family concludes that they can’t give us anything like the…

  • Snippets of clarity

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    There is still much that we don’t know after yesterday but we have learned a couple of things. Steve and Noreen called to say that they can’t help because they can’t divert resources from the challenging tall of helping Daniel to launch into adulthood. Considering what I know of Daniel that is a valid concern.…

  • Plans on hold

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    After days of thinking we had a plan, things came to a halt today as Becca finally talked to David and he raised some legitimate concerns regarding what they could offer. They have no final answer yet but we can’t assume they will be able to do what we had felt would be the most…

  • A path forward

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    I took today off to be at two meetings for Enoch. Each was scheduled for an hour and each took over 2 hours. At the first meeting we went to Matt’s Place and meet with a counselor named Shirlene. I love the fact that she soon identified that what Enoch needed was to have the…

  • So many options

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    I failed to do scripture study yesterday because Laura and I spent all evening – until 2AM – talking about possibilities such as selling the house to pay our debts and moving. The real possibility exists that we could pay the debts and still put 20% down on a house that is big enough for…

  • Andy and Marsha return

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    I enjoyed day 1 of the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit for work today then late in the afternoon I caught Trax up to the airport where Andy and Marsh returned from Odessa, Ukraine. I never recorded the fact that in December (the 19th as I recall) we got a visit from DCFS again due to…