Sunday

So Nabal has been somewhat of a pill all weekend. He is back in the house and watching over us like we need constant supervision. He's being very grabby too. Just frozen in time, that's where we've been for him. There is no thing called romance in his books, in fact he prides himself on not being one. Fine... He just wants dessert. I don't have to like it. And he talks with a baby voice using baby words. Ok, this is a real turn off to me. He must think this is sexy...

I'm not sure what he has been telling all the folks at his church. They're all acting odd, talking about the children and I falling in love with him all over again... He got on some soap box about the church's need to help alcoholics.... He wants to start a group at church for alcoholics- run by him. He has said this to me before and to our kids, but now he's going public! He explained how alcoholism kills. By the time I got back from prayer he was in the car with the Mariachi music blasting that was about 8 pm. He kept driving away and coming back. He finally stumbled in about 12am. And I do mean stumble. I guess it was his first counseling session, he was drinking with the protege... The fellow he was drinking with Friday night wasn't at church today. First time he has missed in a long time... I know this is mean spirited, but, maybe he wants to enlarge his circle of drinking buddies. Kinda like letting the fox guard the hen house!

I revisited 1Samuel 25 today. I really need to pray like Abigail interceded for her household, just before David was going to kill all the men. Our children are being torn down and I'm looking at Nabal's world to come down on all our ears. Odd- after Abigail interceded and saved the innocent men of the household- and Nabal. She returned to find a drunk Nabal- partying away without a care in the world... oblivious. The one thing I did notice is that Abigail was under no illusion as to who she was married to and called it like it was. Another thing is that their servant called him worthless- Abigail never disputed him... Had they all lost respect or in stating a fact was that even an issue?

Nabal has so much pride- he actually does believe that he has no problem and that he can help others with their alcoholism because he is a active functional drunk. Denial at it'd headiest...