The End

Today my ex-husband was sentenced for what he did to my three daughters. He tried to get it continued, which was denied. He asked for a new trial, which was denied. He has now asked for that denial to be reconsidered. He wasted a lot of the courts time and in the end he was sentenced and sent back to prison. The chances of him winning an appeal or getting a new trial is slim to none. He is guilty. Period. As much as he wants to raise a fuss and his family wants to pretend he has been somehow mistreated and railroaded ... it doesn't change the fact that he is guilty and he is being punished for the crimes he committed.

Interestingly enough, one of my former nieces ... one I love very much and was pretty close to ... came to the sentencing with my ex-husband's girlfriend and tried to chase after me when I left the courtroom. I saw her coming out of the corner of my eye and when I got to the landing I turned to face her and asked her what she thought she was doing. My best friend, Kim, and her nine year old daughter was with me and she got in between us. I am pregnant and she wasn't about to see me have to defend myself ... which I was quite ready to do. But, instead, a court officer heard what was going on and stepped in. He told her she was mere minutes from being arrested and she kept going down the stairs with my ex's girlfriend right behind her. Kim asked for us to be escorted, explaining that I am four months pregnant and that she had her child with her.

You know, it is funny. His sisters have threatened to "whoop" me since he was arrested but not one of them have even tried to put their hands on me. Now that I am pregnant, and they know I am, they send their twenty-three year old niece to do it. And, believe me when I say that while I am a Christian ... I am not about to lay down and let anyone attack me and harm my unborn child. I will defend myself and my baby. That is for sure.

I do pray for them though. They have so much hatred in them and all because they don't want to face what he is. I know he had something to do with the incident today too and that is okay. I forgive him and I forgive them. Hopefully, one day, he and they will find peace and give their lives to the Lord as well. I hope they do. I really do.