Daniel has 2 younger sisters and 2 younger brothers. His youngest brother is 18 years old, and had some trouble with the law this last couple of years. He never really got along with his family, and for an escape ran off with friends that he thought he fit in with. His friends got him into a lot of trouble and he started doing things that were making him more and more unhappy. I met Daniel and his family when things were the worst for Kyle. I tried to talk with him, and be his friend. He was nice to me, and tried to talk to me everytime I would go to Dan's house. I felt like I could connect with him, and his family tried harder to get him involved in family time. He started to see that his friends were not good for him, and started to do a little better.. for a while. Most of his family had given up on him, and couldn't really talk with him without getting frustrated. His outlook on life was dark, and depressing. It made it hard.
Last year around May the police came over to Dan's house and searched kyle's room. Kyle's brother Joel shared rooms with him, he came home to his room torn apart and the place ripped up. Later he learned that the police had taken Kyle out of school and into custody. The few weeks were scary for kyle. He got home, and had to go to court with his parents. Kyle had gotten into some bad sites of the internet, along with getting caught with drugs by school property. He was sentenced to over a year in a juvenile detention center. Kyle missed our wedding, His friend Barbara came from Germany to visit, he was still in the center... He has been in since last May, and Now on July 2nd he gets to come home.
His parents are excited, and They allowed a few of us to go visit him last week. He has grown up alot, he seems more mature, less centered on his own well-being. he cares about others more. I'm excited to see how he will change the dynamics in Dan's parents house. I hope he does well, and changes his life around. WELCOME HOME KYLE.
This July 4th is a big event for Daniel's family. Everyone gets together and goes to the parades and watches fireworks... the last event Dan and I went together, I loved being with him and his family. I was pretty bummed all week because I didn't ask to have the 4th off. I got a phone call last night, a girl asked if she could work my July 4th! I was so excited. I remember asking heavenly father if I could find a way to let it work out, if I had to work, then I would try to make it to Brigham City and see the family at about 11pm... after everything was over. I'm just excited that I can go!
I called Laura today, she told me she was going to be in town of the 6th of July. I'm excited, I get to see her new baby and Damian! I love her family... I wish I could take more time to go to SLC and visit her! Sounds like things are going good though. Glad she's doing well.