You paragraph about wishing there had been more faith and religion in your home caught my eye. I was raised in a truly Christian home, my parent were married for 53 years before my mom died. For the first 18 years or so, H and I had the same relationship, based on attending church, worshipping and praying regularly. My children were also raised in this kind of home. About 5 years ago, H suddenly stopped going to church. This is when all the changes in him suddenly started to take place. He became a different person, a person that I didn't know. Look at Bob and Charlene from Rejoice Ministries. He was a true Christian, and he too be came a prodigal. I have read both of his books, and they have amazing insight into what happens to make people react that way.
I guess what I am saying is that stronger faith and religion may not have changed anything in your H's sitch. I am stil going over in my mind trying to figure out if H stopped going to church because he started MLC, or if he started MLC because he stopped going to church. I guess it really doesn't matter because what is done is done but it is still puzzling to me. My H had the guidposts and they have not helped him one bit, because he has pushed them into the darkness with everything else from our lives.
I think all of us on the bb play the what if game. What if I had done ths and what if I hadn't done that, but in the end, the choice was really up to the WAS and not those of us left behind. Like my H said "It is me, not you."
Just my feelings.
Creed, sorry to hi-jack your thread to talk to NLF.
