Only One Mommy

Dear Friends,                                                                                       May 11, 2007

Thank you for your continued prayers, encouragement, and words of wisdom. I am comforted by your thoughts and prayers.  I enjoy reading your letters of encouragement as well as the Bible verses you send me.  Some of you have asked me for an update. Many events have occurred since my last prayer letter to you.  The following is an update:

UPDATE         

1. Janet filed with the court this week an additional document – her proposed order of custody and visitation. In this document, which is seven pages, she claims that she should have sole physical and legal custody of Isabella.  She writes that she should have all and final rights over Isabella’s “religion”.  Janet goes on to detail a visitation schedule for me including time when I may phone my daughter as she is living in
   Vermont with Janet as her “mom.”   I may call my daughter only two days per week and it must be at 7:00p.m.  Furthermore, if I should have visitation with my daughter then I am to report in to Janet after 24 hours informing  Janet where I am – including giving her my land line telephone numbers and the  address where I am visiting/staying.   This seven-page document is difficult to read.  I have posted it in its entirely on my blog (please see below for that update).
2. The Virginia Supreme Court denied our appeal and cited filing discrepancies.  We have another appeal to this court.  At this time, it is undecided as to what this court will do with this appeal. 
3. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected our second appeal stating that it is too premature for them to take that appeal.  
4. Today:  Janet filed sanctions in the Vermont Family Court against me claiming that I cancelled a planned visitation between Janet and Isabella.  She claims that I agreed to a visit on May 12, 2007 and that she has had to cancel travel plans. She is asking the court for fines to be levied against me as well as a record that I am not obeying the temporary order of the original Vermont custody order dated 2004.   We are in the process of replying to that sanction filing for I did not agree to a visit between Janet and Isabella for May 12, 2007.  I had already had plans for the entire weekend. We informed Janet’s attorneys that we did not agree to the visit date and we offered another time for a visit. We offered May 5, 2007.   She accepted and I found a “third party” to accompany us.  However, on May 2, 2007 I was informed that Janet could not make that visit due to travel arrangements.   We then agreed to another visit which is scheduled for May 26, 2007. This visit will also be supervised as the last visit was supervised.  

NEW: 

I have been lead by the Lord to start a blog.   The blog however is not a typical blog. Rather, its sole purpose is to inform the public about my legal case.  It will have my testimony (this will be posted in the next several days), the answer to the question which I get asked a lot (How do you continue and how do survive knowing that your daughter can be taken away from you?) and it has information regarding prayer letters and general letters that I share with the public, a section for the briefs that Janet filed and other bits of information regarding the religious persecution that Janet is levying on Isabella and I (part of her 22 page facts and findings will be included in the section “Legalize”) as well as other topic pertinent to my legal case.  Janet’s proposed custody order where she is asking for sole custody is already posted.  Should you need help in navigating the blog please click on “Navigational Help” which can be found on the top of the page. 

 I have been silent for these 3.5 years with the exception of several interviews that I have granted.   I am silent no more.  God has been so sovereign and so gracious to me these past years. It is now time to share with the world what He has done:  Mark 5:19 “And He did not let him (talking about the healed demon possessed man going with Jesus in the boat), but He said to him, “Go home to your people and report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you.”  God alone is control and God alone has granted and given the protection that has happened thus far. I know that our Lord wants EVERYONE to know- especially Christians- what is happening in the state of
Virginia.  No one is safe from religious persecution.  No one will be safe under their state laws should Virginia’s final rule be in Janet’s/
Vermont’s favor.  Please take the time to read my blog.  Please pray about who you will send the blog address to.  Please feel free to send this letter or your own letter with the blog address included to other churches, religious organizations and friends who you think will pray for this case to be in God’s favor.   The blog address is OnlyOneMommy.com

Finally, my friends please continue to pray.  The
Vermont ruling is still pending.  Please pray for total victory for Isabella- sole custody including religion decisions to be placed under my guidance and for no visitation for Janet.  Please continue to pray for Judge Cohen.  Our God is powerful.  Our God has knowledge. I put my trust in Him.  Please pray Matthew 7:7-8 and please read Psalms 37.  Please keep me in your prayers as I continue to stand for our Lord. 

Joyfully Serving Him,

Lisa Miller