[Magdalen] Prayer Request--Family explosion

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Such a terribly difficult situation, especially for the kids.  Prayers that
those in positions of authority are vested with the wisdom of Solomon in
deciding how this whole thing should play out.  It is so easy for decisions
for all the right reasons can go wrong.

There is a show on TLC called Long Lost Family which deals with efforts to
get families split up years ago back together.  The emotions of those
people is heart-wrenching.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 4:08 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> My daughter's family, which had already expanded this year with the
> addition of one stepson, is set to multiply exponentially over spring break
> (next week) with the addition of the remainder of her husband's children,
> who, for complex legal reasons, are to be at least temporarily, and
> possibly permanently, removed from their mother's custody. This means that
> they will now have six children, five of them teenagers, under their roof.
> Fortunately she is pretty well acquainted with all of them and gets along
> well with them, but it is still going to be difficult for everyone. Two of
> the incoming ones are girls, which will be something new for her---she's
> used to dealing with a houseful of males. They won't be restricted from
> seeing or communicating with their mom, they just can't live with her.
> Prayers are requested for all as they deal with the upset and
> reorganization.
>