April 10, 2009--Family issues

I haven't posted in here for awhile even though there has been a lot going on, because I've been unsure what I should say, or if I should even say anything at all about what has been going on. We've had some family issues, and generally I make it a rule not to post anything about other people in my blog. When I post I'm very mindful about the various friends and family members that I have that I know read this, and that there may be others who read this that I don't know about. There are issues in our family right now that the entire world really doesn't need to know about, and yet I feel that to read back through this blog and there not be any mention of anything that's been going on wouldn't be right, either.

I won't go into the details of what is going on, but I feel like I should cover the basics. A week ago, my husband had to confront his dad on some ongoing sins in his life, and it wasn't well received. Because of his reaction, his mom and three of his siblings stayed with us for a week while we sorted things out. There were a lot of misunderstandings between some of the siblings, and a few of them believe we did the wrong thing. We have one sister that doesn't want anything to do with us now, which breaks my heart. I am praying that she will understand someday and be a part of our lives again. We have clear consciences before God and we do not believe it was handled wrongly.

A lot of the issues my husband addressed are now being worked on. His parents are starting counseling together this next week, and I have hope that the counseling will do some good. It has been a rough week, but God has carried us and we have been careful to not say or do anything we would regret. We love our family, each and every one of them. I would like to see the entire family get together and have a discussion and make peace. It's not God's will for there to be division and for people to cut themselves off from the rest of the family. We all want to see this marriage restored, and we aren't going to let the devil have the victory by destroying this family.