{{{{{{{{ Mulan & Family }}}}}}}}
I noticed that I didn't see as many posts from you, but I didn't realize your mom was so ill. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Posts by Alana
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39Just sitting here thinking of Mulan and Big Red
by ozziepost inand sending the love of mrs ozzie and myself in your difficult time.
any news?
ozzie
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SHUNNING AT A TIME OF BEREAVEMENT..i told them what i think
by chuckyy ini posted yesterday or day before regarding my anger at my wife being shunned the day after her father died.. in fact it was a very deliberate shun by 3 women who went out of their way to brush right past my wife.. i saw 2 of them today and went up to them in the school playyard and said very loudly for all the parents to hear:.
"i would like to thank you both for your condolensces and for walking right past my wife when her father had just died.. true christianity??
?.....isn't it lovely!!!!!!.
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Alana
My dad was a PO and while he was really a hardline @ss about shunning DF'd people....he truly felt that doing so was showing 'love' (tough love)..... I have to admit that when it came to someone who has passed away or was seriously ill, he would throw out the shunning. That was the time, he said, that we should be loving and speak with and hug those DF'd relatives...and he wanted everyone in our congregation (small, rural) to be sure they showed their love. Everyone felt such a relief to be able to speak with or hug the DF'd one and not have to be so unnatural and rude to them. I feel fortunate that in our little area that we felt we could do this. I only wish, as I look through my rose colored glasses, that JWs could see that they could do more by being kind & loving all the time, but that will never be as long as they DF and DA.
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Need some info....
by Alana ini've tried to search jwd for what i want, but didn't find what i was looking for, so not sure if it is just what i searched for or if i just imagined the posting.
i thought that recently i read a post where someone was reasoning about the 'misleading' information from the wts, such as when they stated that the jws in 1914 were anticipating what we believe now about 1914, but how if you looked into the literature of that day, they believed that christ already came in 1874 and it wasn't 1914 like we believe today.....or something to that effect.
i am preparing some information that i may share with my mom and i wanted to include that point....as one (of many) examples of the misleading information provided by the fds.. does anyone remember that post and point me to it?.
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Alana
I've tried to search JWD for what I want, but didn't find what I was looking for, so not sure if it is just what I searched for or if I just imagined the posting.
I thought that recently I read a post where someone was reasoning about the 'misleading' information from the WTS, such as when they stated that the JWs in 1914 were anticipating what we believe now about 1914, but how if you looked into the literature of that day, they believed that Christ already came in 1874 and it wasn't 1914 like we believe today.....or something to that effect.
I am preparing some information that I may share with my mom and I wanted to include that point....as one (of many) examples of the misleading information provided by the FDS.
Does anyone remember that post and point me to it?
Thank you!
"Alana"
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Would Michael Jackson be in all this legal trouble if he stayed a JW?
by booker-t inas you posters know my mom has been a "devout" jw for over 40 years and just won't bend when it comes to the faults of the wts.
i have talked until i was blue in the face for over 10 years since da'd myself in 1993 but just can't crack my mom.
well she made another ridiculous comment to me the other day in her attempts to get me "reinstated" back as a jw.
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Alana
I've found that JWs have a round about way to rationalize anything they want.....for instance, when growing up, if someone left the borg and bad things happened, like with MJ, then, yes, they would say just like your mother....that those things wouldn't have happened if they hadn't left the borg. YET....if someone left and was successful....such as getting a good job, a nice house, or whatever......THEN, they would say that they apparently Satan was rewarding them for leaving the borg, and that they had better enjoy it now, because they will lose it all at Armageddon.
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Alana
ME! I am from east central IL. Used to be in IL Circuit #3. Anyone else? (you can PM if you want to be private)
~Alana
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My grandson's letter to Santa.............hilarious, a must read
by Mulan inour eldest grandson wrote this letter to santa this week.
dear santa,.
i want my own pet godzilla.he needs to be ten stories hyi want him to be alivecan he also breathe fire?i also want him to swimand i want him to obey me.
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Alana
ROTFLMAO!!!! I thought that was hilarious. Don't you just wish you could get into his mind to know just what exactly he has in mind for his own personal Godzilla? (Any siblings that he may want stomped or something? lol)
~"Alana"
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Alana
I'm truly sorry for you loss. I lost my father just over a year ago. Just yesterday I saw a little elderly gentleman in a parking lot that made me think of him and it at first made me feel sad....then I thought about how much happier that I imagine him being now and how he was smiling over me....and then I felt better.
Just keep in mind that there are many here, whom while you may never have met us, who care and send our love and compassion.
{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}
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Long-time lurker introduction
by Momof4 ini wanted to say hello and introduce myself.
i am probably one of the longest lurkers here ever.
i've been lurking for almost three years now, and i enjoy reading a lot of the posts.
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Alana
Welcome to the Board!!
I am also from Central IL! I have sent you a PM.
~"Alana"
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Evacuating in New Orleans...
by Bryan inwe just arrived last friday and now we are evacuating at 2 pm.
a crazy life we have.
bryan
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Alana
I was thinking about you all on my way to work this morning, as I was listening to the news! And then I was wondering about my trip that I may be making down there in a month.....hope everything goes well and everyone on this board down there is safe! I don't want New Orleans to blow away......I want somewhere to visit next month!!! :-)
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Lasik Surgery
by StinkyPantz inplease share your opinions and experiences here, including cost and side effects both good and bad.
a description of your experience would be great.
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Alana
Boy, do I feel "old" and "out-dated"......I had RK surgery about 11 years ago. I worked for the eye surgeon, so I actually was able to get the procedure for free......and I truly trusted him, as he was a perfectionist. I was down in Houston and he learned the procedure from the pioneers in RK surgery. At that time the laser surgeries were not yet FDA approved. I didn't miss any work and LOVE not having the glasses or contacts anymore, although I know that I may need glasses as I age, for the unrelated changes in your eyes as you age. After the surgery my vision was 20/15 and 20/20......however, I got a papercut on my eye (yeah, I know.....dumb, isn't it? I didn't blink fast enough, I guess) and so my vision is not a sharp anymore in that eye. :-( My night driving isn't good, but it wasn't good before that, so I don't think the surgery made that much difference. Now, with the laser options, I'm sure it's much better. Just be sure you check references and know the reputation of the surgeon....you only have one set of eyes.
~"Alana"