Chapter 17

Chapter 17

“JUSTMEJIMW, AGAPE FAMILY”

Between 1999 and 2002, I was lost, they to no means to my life, I had no real friends, people church, did ask why I stop going Church. I was cut off from the vine.

Then in November 2002, A family came into my life, this family which I call my Agape family, give me new means to life. Got me going back to church, and reattach me to vine.

My agape family, has 3 well adjust teenager, the boy, help fix my flat tire my bike, I knew he had better thing to do that day, but I think he enjoy help me, I did thank him and his friend.

The middle child, just know her, for short time, she seen to happy, I took her, and her mom, and her “date”, out to lunch, for her birthday, she thought, I did it for her, I did it, for my self, I make me feel good myself, going nice things for others people. I know that she, enjoy my birthday lunch, and got all that want that day, which when she say, “thank-you for my lunch, it was fun”

The oldest child, told me, “Jim you make me laugh”. I think GOD put here to make people Laugh. I was try to make her laugh, I made it poster of her, and when she saw it, she got upset, but she got over when she find out that I made. I ask her, to forgive, and she did.

This family has, what I call a friend live in friend, She saw at all the Emmaus team meeting, then she saw me at the walk to Emmaus, and ask me if I was work the walk, I say you saw me at team meeting, so you knew I was working the walk, so told that she was not think.

Now to the husband, without his ok, I would not be friend with his wife and the rest of his family. I would like to know him, better, on the last walk to Emmaus, I did take him little, I have a picture of him, and his wife, and you can see the love, in that picture, I wish I could find to someone love, like that love that family has for each other.

Now to my special friend, yes she is special, and she is my friend. I made the mistake of ask why is was my friend, so told, I did not, need to know, and she is right about.

How did we met, this what I remember, on the walk to Emmaus, I wrote her agape letter, and give her a flower, on flower, I had some flower left over, so I give them to the team, it bring a smile to team face, and give smile on face, and in my heart. After the walk, we have dinner, and she came up to me, ask me “Are you Jim Winters, they told had, and now you have short hair”, she thank for my agape letter, and I did see her for about year, if was at next walk that I saw her, I give her at flower on walk. After we all to dinner, most of the time, I eat alone, that this time, she ask me eat with her family, and we got to know each other.

Six month pass for the next walk, this was November 2002, yes, I did give her a agape letter and flower, and after walk, our friendship, got start, when began to exchange email, one first we exchange, first ask me over for dinner, for my birthday, then I was over for thanksgiving desert, then I was over Christmas, then I took and her husband out to dinner.

Are first miss understand, ask me to look at Christmas light, down the night, I say yes, I was ready on time, she did not show, so I call her, she told me, that her family was sick, and they was not going, which was true at that time, I got upset, I thought I did something.

Back two weeks later, I find that she did went, now knew I did something, I say nothing, it was killer me, so email her, ask why, so told her in-laws, was there and need a ride home, that was only reason she, when. She did want to hurt me, so she did tell, she want, If she have told, and did not find, when she tell this to some else, it would been better for me. I can fix the true and I cannot fix a lie. We talk it and our friendship still live.

One time, in front of husband to told she love, I told her, I agape love over I love. Yes I do love my agape family but I am not in love with them.

I do enjoy have my agape over to house for pizza, and I plan have them sometime soon.

I told my friend that I miss have children, so she email, her family picture, and told to enjoy. And I did, the picture of whole family, ask her it was ok use it my computer my wallpaper, she yes, so I my computer wallpaper.

I ask for picture of her and two daughter, she told me, that it was not in the computer yet, maybe she dose want me to have it, only was I want it, was I need for a project I make for my agape family.

There are time, when need to sit have one to one talk with her, but I know that cannot be. So I just email with her, and that help.

Three day before her birthday, I saw and her mom and dad, buying things for her birthday party, and I want to invite myself to her party, before that told her and myself it would me wrong of me, to invite myself, to anything by anyone, I knew that I was buy the gift for that she ask for. And give the night before the party, so I use self-control and patience, and I give her the birthday gift, she invite to her party, by me use self-control and patience, it got me the rest of the “fruit of the spirit”. Without love, we all were lost.

I give here all my bitters and hate, and she return with her and her family agape. I told myself that, I must email her less.

Who is she? A friend of those who need a friend,

I cannot tell you all, that my agape has done for me, I wish I could due for them, each day I thank GOD for my.

I know that she always be my special friend, and they will be my agape family.

To you my special I thank-you for reattach me to vine.

Now know that I have an agape family, I would lost my without them.