Quote from Forum Archives on January 27, 2002, 6:22 pm

Posted by: pat <pat@...>

we are still praying for your situation. This is a daily thing or maybe
even an hourly thing. That is all you can do. If you look at it much more
you can be so easily overwhelmed.

Is there such a thing as "out of control" statue that you can file on him?
I know that we had to finally do that with our son. That was in California.
They didn't want to do it because so many parents fail to follow through.
But when we did it, they locked him up for awhile and gave us some time to
come up with a "game plan" of sorts.

It is unfortunate that all those "homes" for definate children costs more
than what most families bring home in income for an entire month or more.

Here in Oklahoma there are military schools that are free run by the
Oklahoma National Guard. Maybe the National Guard runs such a program for
troubled teens where you are.

Pat ( in Oklahoma)

At 01:31 PM 01/27/2002, you wrote:
>Today, we got a call from the police at noon time. Scott had been caught
>stealing items to
>start a fire. We had always kept such a tight reign on him but in the
>last few days, out of pure
>survival, we let him go out for a few hours on his own. He was less than
>a mile from home. In the
>communities one small store.
>He has been put under house arrest and has to see the local judge tomorrow
>morning.
>My husband and I had prayed together this morning that the Lord spoil any
>evil plans that
>Scott might think up. I prayed that he be caught in any wrong doing. The
>Lord is so good.
>But with him under house arrest, it will be difficult to maintain any
>sanity or peace within the family.
>Please again, reknew any prayers you had for us and pray for good
>discernent on the judge.
>Naturally Scott was ticketed for the offence of stealing items under the
>amount of $50 and we are
>having to pay for the ticket, so we are selling some of his things to
>raise money. It seems only
>fair that he have to pay for his offence.
>I am bone weary.
>It had started out such a nice day. We even went out to buy 3 new fruiit
>trees, and now we plant
>them with our own tears for a boy who will not repent and change his ways.
>
>Lovingly and so very humbled,
>Pat in texas where the sun shines even on sad hearts