Morning all:
Know it's kind of late for me, but the events of yesterday really wore me out, mentally, emotionally and physically. It was a good thing that my pastor had called and I had to return his call when we got home from the doctors office.
I drove up to Mt. Juliet to meet my brother for the first time face to face in nearly five years. He called just as I was pulling into the Waffle House and informed me that he had just gotten up. So, I waited an hour in the parking lot. The Waffle House was packed at that time anyhow, and I didn't want to go and just stand in line. This WH is right next door to a Mapco convenience store/gas station. I hear someone yelling my name, and I look over to that area, and it's him at the front door of the Mapco. "Gotta get some smokes and cash", he yelled. So I walked over there. Needed the exercise anyhow. As we were walking out he said he was going to cut a country western soundtrack in late April and his girlfriend was coming down. HIS GIRLFRIEND! He's married for crying out loud! I just found out that they're separated and living in the same house...he's sleeping in the studio and my SIL is sleeping in the bedroom. They are business partners, and haven't gotten the specifics on how to separate the business, so they've NOT filed for divorce yet.
Anyhow, I spent a good majority of the day listening to him talk about this "new" relationship and how he really didn't want to hurt his wife, but he loved this other girl. I tried to give good counsel, but, all that came out of his mouth was that he was interested in what affected "my happiness", "my dreams", etc. Like I said yesterday, I don't know my bro or his wife very well. But, I found out yesterday that only one sister and myself (is that proper english?) were being objective, waiting for both sides, not just his. The rest of the family has alienated him, including my mother. She is transferring her anger towards my fathers (both birth and adoptive), who ran around on her, towards him. She drove a huge wedge between herself and him on her trip to GA last month. It was just draining...very draining. He now wants to move to Nashville.
After all of that, I dropped him off at his recording artists friends home, and then went to wait for Viv and followed her back into Murfreesboro and went to the doctor. I'm not any better physically, and the tests showed much worse, so it's another round of antibiotics. If this round doesn't work, it's back to the hospital next week.
As I stated earlier, my pastor had called to see how the webpage/reservation of the domain names was coming, and I had a great talk with him...almost an hour! I needed it. We talked about the domains, how we hoped the Lord would use them, and then a few minutes about my brother, and then over 30 minutes about doctrine and prayer. I suggested the men of the church who are interested in doctrines have a get together once a month, and we're going to vote on it next business meeting.
Well, I do praise the Lord I got to see my brother and that he got to talk to me about his life. I do praise the Lord that he is going to now have to take a long, hard look at his life and that they both may come down and spend a weekend with me and Viv to try and work things out. I praise the Lord for my bro's and sis's here that prayed yesterday. I never would have made it through without prayers on my side. And I just thank the Lord that He pulled me out of that kind of a lifestyle years ago and gave me a wonderful wife.
Ya'll have a great day, and I'm praying for ya'll.
T