Just thought I'd update you on the situation:<P>Well, there are good parts and bad parts to the weekend. Here goes:<P>I had to chaperone a dance on Friday. I guess Bill went out the the bar with his sister and their friends and he was kind've "set up" on a blind date. <P>He showed up at my house at 12:30 on Saturday after softball practice. We talked about what to do that day, but I had to go to a tanning apt. He called about an hour after I got home and asked me to lunch. He said at that time he might go to Spokane to watch a boxing match with a friend. When I got to his house he changed his mind about the boxing match. We ended up going to lunch and then driving to Spokane to look at jeeps. We basically ended up just chatting the whole time.<P>We went to the mall after that and to a movie. <P><BR>The next morning I had already made plans previously to go to church with his mom. Bill ended up going with Mandy (his sister) and meeting us there. We went to Perkins with his family and then on a drive to Post Falls to look at yet another jeep. I ended up bringing up the fact that he could postpone the divorce and he was NOT receptive to it at all. We were talking in front of his parents house in his car at the time. Mandy came out and we ended up going inside. Naomi (his mom) could tell I was upset and she asked me what was wrong. I ended up crying and not saying anything and with Bill sitting there, she asked if he was willing to give this a second chance. I didn't say anything so she started talking to him. He was really defensive at first, but between her, Mandy and Ken (his step-dad) they ended up getting him to see that his thoughts on this divorce were wrong and not biblical since I was more than willing to try. He ended up coming up to me and giving me a hug in front of his whole family. <P>Nothing much else happened after that except that he did say he didn't have a problem waiting until September to see if we could work things out. I think with his parents on our side, he will try more and possibly start initiating the effort. I have decided to let God work in him and to just leave it alone for now. I am not going to initiate things or to make the plans for us. I figure if he wants to see me, he will. <P>Anyway, things look better I guess. At least we have some time to let things work out now! The only problem now is that my family is NOT supportive of us being together. I don't blame them, but it's not like we are just "jumping" back into things. We have basically decided to work on us as individuals first and then possibly us as a couple later. <P>Bill talked about coming over next weekend to help me with the lawn. Then he remembered he had a seating tournament at Quad Park for softball....so who knows! I think I will just wait and see if God will work in him without me pushing the issue at all.<P><BR>Well? What do you think?<BR>

teddybear,<P>Looks like things are really starting to turn around for you. Keep it up!<BR>Take care.<P>Tulip

It sounds like you might be heading in a good direction. It is great that his family is behind you. Your family is probably just worried about you. I think you have a good plan to seek counseling first as individuals, then as a couple. That is what we are doing right now. I'm glad you know that God is in control of all this. Keep up the prayers that God will continue to work on you and your husband. He will!