Yep...the ol' rumer mill has done some damage for sure. The person that told C and A about it is a member of my church, so is C and A, Andrew is a deacon in our church and Celeste is in a leadership role in our church homeschool organization.
Now *that* group of people is fracturing...
We're talking hugh numbers of people fracturing...150 families in the support group that split away and about 80 families in my church that may or may not belong to both groups.
It's awful, my FRiend and the worst thing I've ever been a part of, second only to the situation with my mom.
My eyes were nearly swollen shut when I went to bed last night.
Sounds like an opportunity for your pastor to step in and get to work. In fact, he might be a good person to talk to if you have that kind of rapport with him.
I think you're navigating the crisis extremely well. Pray, hope, and don't worry! We luv ya bunches.