I just wanted to let you all know that today my daughter, son and I went to the college she will be attending in the fall. She is enrolled in all of her classes, and I think she is getting excited about it. Yesterday seems like a bad dream finding out all of the things she has been doing, the drinking, pot and sex. I was totally shocked. We were up all night talking. I was so glad to get her enrolled in her classes. I have been praying and asking God to remove the bad influences from her life. And I thank you all for praying also. Please don't stop. It is only 2 months until she starts school, the school is about 140 miles from home. I am sad to see her go, but think it might help. Please remember her in your prayers.

Hi Mariarae,

I am so excited for your daughter! What great news! She will love college and I will pray she fare well. I will pray that God surrounds her with nice, Chrisitan believers who wlll have a positive influence in her life and that she is personally and academically successful!

God Bless,
Cheryl

Jesus I pray for Cheryl's daughter on her new journey to college. Please give her guidance to follow your word. Send your protection everywhere she goes and give mariarae peace. Amen.

Thank you for your prayers. This situation with my daughter is not even a day to day thing, but minute by minute, as I keep finding out more and more information. I am glad that it is out in the open. I have talked to so many people about this in the last couple of days. Yesterday I went around talking to the people closest to her, her friends, and their parents, the people she works with, and they all say that it is this guy who is such a bad influence. So I went to his house, but he would not come to the door.
Please keep praying, I know that we need to only ask God once for things, and he hears us, but I have been not as trusting of him as I should. I finally had the courage to say this morning "your will be done." Pray for my strength and her salvation. Pray that God will remove this man from her life, and she will be able to move forward with her life. She is such a good girl, with such a bright future, but not on this track she is going.
Thank you all, and know that I am still checking the board, and praying for all of the dear friends I have made on this board.

Love you all

Dear Lord,

Please, please watch over and protect Mariarae's daughter and help her to see that she is on the wrong path! I pray for her salvation and that You remove this evil man from her life. I pray he someday come to know You! Mariarae, God's will is always done although I know it's hard to have faith during hard times. But I know you know that too. The fall semester starts in mid-August where I live, so hopefully, once she's in school, she will change her ways. I pray she rid her life of this man! Father God, give my friend the strength, courage, patience, energy, peace, and the trust in You she needs! Remove all fear and worry from her heart in knowing that You are in control! Although this is a bad time for her little girl, this young one will learn and grow from hard lessons as we all do! She will be able to discern good, Godly men from the bad apples! Please hang on, Mariarae! You know I'm always praying for you! In Jesus Name, Amen

thanks Cheryl. Her move in day for College is Sept. 4. I forgot to mention in my previous post that one of her friends Moms told me yesterday that my daughter is thinking of moving out, I am sure it is because she thinks the friends mom is going to let her get away with more drinking and stuff. She was smoking cigerettes with the mom of this friend. It was a misunderstanding between the moms as she thought I knew my daughter smoked. The mom that I speak of, just buried her son in October 2008 because he was drinking and driving, and got into a car accident. Now her daughter is drinking, but she doesn't know how to stop it either. Us as parents are all in the same situation, and after talking to them all, we are also on the same page. continue to remember us all please.
cheryl, you have gotten to be such an amazing friend, and I do not even know you. Thank you so much.

Lord, please comfort Mariarae in this time of need. Strengthen her and guide her to do what You would have her to do. Lord, let her daugther be so consumed with studies that she will not want to do the things she has been doing. Lord, I ask that You would remove this man from her life. Bind him, Lord. Send conviction to his heart that he would accept You. Lord, lead him away from this young lady. Lord, please help her to take the paths that You would have her to go. Send her a good Christain young man that she would like. One that will take her mind off this bad one. Lead and direct her always. Give comfort to Mommy. Give her a renewed strength of Faith. Thank You Lord, for this young lady having such a caring loving Mother. In this I ask in Your name,Jesus.Amen.

Mariarae,
Everything will be fine. You have raised her teaching her the love of God. She may be a little wild right now, but she will change. My Mommy prayed for me for years. I was 26 when I gave my life to the Lord. Mommy was the one who taught me of God's love. I praise Him for that. You hang in there. God's mercy endures forever.-Tisha (Thank you for the prayers for my son. He is doing better.Praise God.)