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SOUND THE TRUMPET - EZEKIEL 33

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LA PETITE MORT This blog post is about a relationship turned tragic.  The relationship, for me, began in  Christmas 2006 , a couple months after I had gotten married. At that time, my sister in law,  Lizzette , invited her boyfriend, Mike, over for dinner.  Before inviting Mike over, she had warned us of a unique event, which he told her had occurred in his life: Mike's dad had murdered Mike's mom. It was a shocking event to hear of.  But I didn't let it influence my judgment. After meeting Mike I found him to have an inventive personality.  I wanted to be his friend. So my wife, Phoebe, and I, continued to invite  Lizzette  and Mike over for dinners and holidays, every now and then, over the next few years. On an evening of early July 2007, Mike personally told a group of us the story that his dad murdered his mom.  There were 3 couples present, at a holiday beach rental in Santa Cruz, CA: Phoebe and I, Lizzette and Mike, and my other sister in law, Jennie and her then hus