Re: OT asking for prayers Colleen/

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Hi Colleen:

It sounds like your son has really turned his life

around for the better - that takes a lot of hard work,

I know. Both of my brothers were alcoholics/addicts;

one is still on the streets, but the other one worked

hard, got sober, and has gradually gotten his life

together - he is now in nursing school getting 4.0

grades - took him until he was 45 to define his goal

in life, but he is an amazing man now. I will

definately pray that the law goes easy on your son,

after his years of sobriety, and starting a new life

and family, but sometimes the law does not take all of

this into account, and your son's attorney is right in

that he needs to know it might not go the way we would

like it to. I pray that he is wrong, and that the

judge is a lenient man who takes his current life into

account when passing sentence. Please let us know how

it all goes -

Kathe in CA

--- Colleen <colmcp@...> wrote:

> I don't post often, but I read the digest daily. I

> am asking for prayers for.

> my son, . He is coming from Denver, CO this

> Thursday to go to court for a crime he committed 10

> years ago here in Fairfax, VA He wrote a check on

> an account that was closed, thought better of it,

> but was arrested for a felony anyway. He was on

> drugs and an alcoholic at that time, but he has

> honestly beat all odds! I am so proud of him. He is

> married, Father to 2 sons, 9 months and 1 1/2 and

> has been " clean " and sober for 10 years. He has

> truly turned his life around, 1 in thousands.

> I put up money for his bail so he could return to

> his family and job in CO back in November after he

> drove to VA and turned himself in. I am not an

> enabler, neither a beggar but my son deserves

> his chance in this life.

> I am asking my friends to say a pray for him to NOT

> to spend any time in jail, that he will be able to

> return to Colorado and be with his sons and still

> have his job. He received some really bad news

> today, because of a program Fairfax, VA began around

> 10 years ago their is a guideline based on a point

> system based on former crimes. As I said, was

> an addict and in trouble for some years. Even with a

> glowing report from the probation report based on

> research done on 's " new " life the last 7

> years, the points for his juvenile crimes and an

> indiscretion when he was 23 yrs old has given him a

> point score of a violent criminal, which he NEVER

> was. The only person ever hurt was himself

> (and of course his family). There wasn't any victim,

> no weapons ever involved, only drug convictions and

> petty theft. attorney called him today to let

> him know that his guideline points put him in jail

> for anywhere from 15 months to 26 months. The

> attorney asked that he not give up hope, but he felt

> it only fair that knew what he was up against

> when he flies in later this week. When he was here

> in November, I asked for the prayers of some of my

> closest friends and I truly feel they helped him

> back to his family. I'm asking again for your

> prayers and thoughts for us on Friday, Jan. 27th

> when we go to court.

> Thank each and everyone of you and I sincerely hope

> this is a painfree day for all. Thanks for you time

> and hopefully your prayers for my son.

>

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>

Kathe

" To ride a horse is to borrow freedom. "

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