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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 Christmas 2006 , a couple months after I had gotten married. 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 killed 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 now ex-wife, Phoebe, and I, continued to invite  Lizzette  and Mike over for dinners and holidays, over the next few years. On an evening of early July 2007, Mike personally told a group of us the story that his dad killed 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 husband Ja...