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Your words were very moving and I appreciate the kind thoughts that went into them. There is a post down a few that asks whether or not I dumped the wife, and the honest answer is yes. I've never tried to absolve myself of blame in this. Her mother became pregnant at 17 and we were married at 18. Despite my godless reasoning I thought it best we get married and have our child. We never lived together until we were married, and we had a healthy baby girl. Although I mention that I was without religion in my life I talked her from having an abortion. As a stupid kid I guess I just wanted to see what my little girl or boy would look like. And I guess I just wanted give the little guy or gal a chance. Keep in mind I had no plan whatsoever as to how we would live and survive, no longterm plans at all.
You talk about being the ultimate underdog. I guess that's why I never liked abortion, I like the underdog, and you think about the stories that could be told in this country of babies that for all the odds against them get born anyway, and go on to have happy lives.

TRUE.

Understand!

I confess, I did leave off a caution that praying about your situation, I'd encourage you to ALSO be open to THE LORD saying to pay her tuition. I don't KNOW that The Lord would say that--only that being OPEN TO THE LORD is much better than not--and that The Lord sometimes instructs us to do things that are counter intuitive from our perspective.

I'm very skeptical that The Lord would ask you to pay her living expenses.

But there is the business about to him who would borrow and going the 2nd mile etc. I don't KNOW that The Lord would apply those to you in this case but I think you need to be open to Him doing so.

Anyway--prayers for you in your challenging situation.

LUB,