My younger son was killed in a car accident about six months ago. I can't begin to express the heartache our family has been going through. My older son has especially had a hard time because the two of them were more like twins than brothers who were two years apart in age. When he was caught with some marijuana, it saddened us but it didn't really surprise us. We pleaded for mercy from the judge who oversaw his case, and I am so thankful that he has a compassionate heart. He understood the grief he was going through, but he still could not just excuse my older son's behavior either. Instead, he ordered him to take an online alcohol education class. He was allowed to just take the 8 hour course but my son actually decided to take the 24 hour course because he knew that he was going to need all the help he could get. This gave him something productive to focus on instead of the other thoughts that drove him to marijuana in the first place. This class helped more than anything else could have, and we are so thankful for that!
