Monday, January 14, 2008

Thank God For The School

Since I wrote this post about my attendance at the school mass at the Roman Catholic Church to which my grandchildren's school is attached, I have wanted to write about the school itself. As many of you know my son has been through a traumatic divorce, which affected him and his children greatly. They are still struggling, but they are holding their own. Thanks be to God.

The children's school staff have, in a remarkable way, demonstrated their caring support of the children through the crisis in their lives. I can hardly say enough of my admiration for the response of the school staff members. They have been loving, understanding, and accommodating throughout the whole of this trying period.

My son's loving care for his children and his decision to remain in the house, which they still think of as their home, along with the splendid response from their school, has helped greatly in whatever recovery they have been able to make. My grandson attends a support group at the school with other children of separated and divorced parents.

I thank God from the depths of my heart for their school and its teachers and the other staff members, who have lived out the Gospel of Jesus in their ministry to the children.

5 comments:

  1. I join you, though distanced by more than miles, in giving thanks for this blessing. May your son and grandchildren heal and thrive.

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  2. Grandmere you know I have been praying for your family.

    As someone who married a divorced person with a child, I understand the trauma that can accompany this.

    My prayers shall continue and may there be healing, restoration and peace.

    Thank you for sharing this part of your life with us too. A big hug to you dear Mimi.

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  3. Paul, Fran, thank you both for the prayers. That's what keeps us all afloat.

    What I pray and long for now is a more amicable relationship between my son and his ex-wife. "...for God all things are possible."

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  4. I, too, give thanks for the wonderful people at your grandchildren's school. We've had some very helpful folks at our school too.

    I hope your son and his ex can find a way forward. I know that her actions have not made reconciliation (in the sense of being friendly enough to be good co-parents) look like much of a possibility. I'm still praying that she wakes up with a clue at some point.

    Love,
    Doxy

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  5. Doxy, I don't give up hope that, as time passes, the bitterness on both sides will lessen. The children would like for them to get along, and for their own sakes, it would be better, too. Love back to you.

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