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[resecured]

Just wanted to ask that ya'll pray about this with me. He leaves tomorrow and returns on Friday. I am having very conflicting emotions right now. I feel at times that I am not worried, then I remember our anniversary and wonder. If he could not resist temptation with me right there and it being our anniversary, how in the world can I expect him to withstand temptation in "Sin City"? He keeps assuring me that he understands where his gaps were and will not be going on the strip anyway (not even if the other fellows go to eat supper, so as to ease my mind). I told him I just wished that he were not going there, period. I hate to say this but somehow his words still have an empty ring to them.

Trust - let's just say that the incident back in Feb., really hit that department hard.

-RJ-

[km]

Perhaps it was just my reaction - but I found the sleeze in Las Vegas a little too sleezy to be tempting.

[charity1]

RJ,
You two are in my prayers.

[webacus]

Given the past history, he should have declined the trip.
It's also about perception and honoring your wife's feelings.

[resecured]

Gee whiz, ya'lls prayers are more than powerful. You'll never guess what happened. This morning around 6:00 am (central time), my husband said, "Is that thunder?" All of the sudden the bottom fell out. I don't mean just a severe thunderstorm, I mean a horrific thunderstorm. We had a medium size tree snap in the middle and fall toward the house. Didn't hit it, but whew! Debris is everywhere. Some shingles are loose and things were tossed about. My husband said that the tops of our large trees were horizontal to the ground. Our daughter had just called and said the tornado sirens were going off. Needless to say, my son and I were in our safe place. When a storm of this magnitude bothers my husband, it's bad. This same storm caused several autos to be tossed around nearby.

Anyway, my husband cancelled his flight!!!!!! He didn't want to go in the first place but was asked by the president of the co. to go and oversee the meeting. Needless to say, this storm as bad as it was, was a way he could finagle out of going. So, thank you for your prayers!!!!!!

We are both very happy about this. Never thought I would ever be happy about a terrible storm happening. Remember, I have been through a tornado before and am extremely sensitive to weather of any kind. Just fits that my son is going to college to become a forecaster.

Again, many thanks!!!!!!

-RJ-

[culbertjohnson1]

i will be praying for you like so many are doing.

[charity1]

RJ,
That is awesome! I'm glad it all worked out, but in the future when he is scheduled to go out of town, I strongly urge you to make every effort to go with him - not because you don't trust him, but because you want to be with him. My husband and I have taken several trips since D-Day, and each one has drawn us closer together. There is something about getting away from everyday stress and problems that lets you really enjoy each other's company. I know your grandson is a priority in your life, but your husband should be your first priority (after God, of course). The problem with traveling alone is that there is usually too much down time and since idleness is the devil's workshop, it is just best not to provide that opportunity. That applies to everybody, but especially to a person who has a problem like your husband has had in the past.

[j3anjean]

RJ, that is pretty cool. I guess those storms that you are always fearful of worked out in your favor. God blesses us in ways we never would expect.