Thanksgiving

As our Thanksgiving winds down and comes to a close, I am one angry person.  After hours of conversation yesterday with Rick's mom and dad - she just hung up the phone in may face.  The Richard Mitchell's were not invited to the family Thanksgiving today, but Bob and Helen told us that they would come by and visit at some point today.  They also told us that they wanted to have a relationship with Wesley and Spencer.   By 9:45 pm they had not arrived, so I called to see if they were home.  Helen answered the phone and I greeted her with Happy Thanksgiving, but the intention of my phone call was to let her know that I was hurt and so was her son that they did not come to our home today. I wanted her to understand that promises not kept and choices that are made have caused our family situation.  She began to make excuses about Bob being tired, the neighbor needed something, dinner was late, it was not her fault, Bob was cold, etc. etc. I asked why she didn't call?   Well more excuses came forth - they just got home, it was too late, she probably should have but we should not hold this against them.  She proceeded to tell me that Cathy invited them over and we didn't invite them. She was yelling into the phone and I continued to talk in a very calm voice stating my side of the story - She told me that I had upset her and she would have to discuss this at some other time. SLAM!  Father, You know how angry I am, You know our hearts and the choices that we made today.  Give me peace and grace for the moment.  Be with my husband, as his own parents have chosen not to be part of his life and there is no way this can not hurt very deeply.  Father, thank you for loving us and filling the gaps in our hearts.  

Lisa