Hi Lori, Welcome To Spatula Ministries - A Wonderful "Sounding Board" & Support Group! I would like to encourage you to read previous posts by members to get...
Hi Lori! Welcome to our Spatula Family! We are all here for one another and it is a great place to bear our burdens, and draw from others who are walking the...
Tracee. I am afraid that you have sent this to the wrong Mom..my name is Loretta and its my son that well you know. I have read all of Barbaras books and...
Loretta Jones
caljones1948@...
Apr 2, 2008 1:42 am
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As many of you know, My mother had a Tradition of Celebrating the first of the Month! And we have alot to celebrate! For being such a new board, we sure did...
Just a quick note of encouragement. There are no short, simple answers to the challenges that we as parents of prodigals face. However, the mercy of God seems...
I picked up a framed print from my local hobby store ;-) which reads: "Patience with others is Love. Patience with Self is Hope. Patience with God is Faith." ...
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Goood Grief! That message was a reply to "sisto2bros" Dont know how I messed that up! Think I need to hang up my hat and park my boots on...
No hanging up of hats allowed....hey that could be a book title. Thank you for you fast reply. Loretta ... From: tpettee <tpettee@...> To:...
Loretta Jones
caljones1948@...
Apr 3, 2008 2:43 pm
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Yes, Barbara did love the first day of the month and thank you for reminder! To rejoice in it! "Everything I Needed to Know To Be A Better Christian I Learned...
Loretta- Could you email me? TPettee@... Thanks Tracee' ... name is Loretta and its my son that well you know. I have read all of Barbaras books and...
Hi Loretta Geeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz The only post I could find anywhere on Spatula- was the one from you to me when I made the ooops to "Lori". I was trying to...
Dear Kellie, This reminds me of something my mother said. I believe it was in one of the last interviews with Women of Faith during her Cancer. I'll have to...
Yes Mary Ann, I found it in her files and thought we needed to share it again and make it part of our library. I don't think we'll be able to use it in this...
Tracee, Thanks for the welcome. I have read some of the previous posts before I posted for the first time. It really helped to see that others are going...
Mary Ann, Thanks for your encouragement. I am so glad I found this site. My friends are very supportive but they don't know what I am going through. Thats why...
This is my first post here. I have been looking for a group like it ever since I found out in Dec. when my oldest son came "out" about his homosexual...
Left to go to Texas for a Fun vacation and am now back at it and noticed we have some new faces on the board . . . welcome to this journey! As you already...
Dear Sister in Christ, Donna, Welcome to our family! I am glad you found us! Our story: My husband and I were deeply saddened by our youngest son's news, when ...
Hi Donna: Welcome to Spatula! It's great to have a support group like this, as this may be the only outlet a lot of us have to share our concerns and...
Thanks so much, Mary Ann. I have done a lot of crying during this whole process. I am not very good at holding it in anymore. Thank God at least I have three...
Dear Donna...I know how you are feeling. We found out about our daughter in November. And like you, we suspected but it was easier to live in denial. It...
Dearest Donna, My heart broke when I read your post on the Web site. I am a gay man who attended Barbara Johnson's support groups at the Crystal Cathedral when...
Hi Larry & Welcome to the Group! I wanted to personally say THANKS for such an eloquent post here on the message board! Some people have a gift with words and...
Thanks for posting. This was good for me to read and reflect on what would Jesus do. When a mother is also in pain sometimes we forget how is has affected our...
Larry, Thank you Larry for this beautiful entry. You state you are no longer living in the lifestyle. Is it kinda like once an alcoholic always an alcoholic...
Dear Larry: How heartwarming it was to read your email to Donna. You said many things that my own son has said to me. You were so honest and open and that...
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and offering encouragement. I was hoping that someone with a homosexual background would post something, and...
I, too, want to say thank you for your words and message. I commend you for your honesty, your courage, and your faith in a God who loves us more than we are...
Thank you for your posting. I am still numb from my daughters news. She states she feels better not keeping her secret of her bisexual feelings from me. I...