i recently signed up on a couple of internet dating sites.
i've been talking with one guy for about a week now and he's asked to meet for coffee.
i'm a little nervous and wanted to hear how many others have tried this.
I did. Meet some nice people, but there were some weirdos, too. But, anywhere you meet people you might run into that. You just want to be careful, because people can "be anyone they want" online....doesn't mean they are the way they say.
However, I must say that I did meet my husband online. We have been together 4 years and got married this past April. I love him dearly and am so glad he emailed me!!
my husband was originally scheduled for a conference in new orleans in october, but that was cancelled due to katrina.
they are talking about moving it to miami.
i had been to new orleans a few times and was familar with it, but i don't know a thing about miami.
Nellie,
Thank you so much for the info.....I have already started looking up things.
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if anyone remembers the log cabin kingdom hall in indianapolis, i would love to hear from you.. gh (aka carol)
Hmmm....I lived on the east side of Indy from 1988-1992, but I don't remember anything about a log cabin KH. If someone does remember it, I'd love to know what congregation and part of town it was in!
my husband was originally scheduled for a conference in new orleans in october, but that was cancelled due to katrina.
they are talking about moving it to miami.
i had been to new orleans a few times and was familar with it, but i don't know a thing about miami.
I am mainly looking for things to do...that aren't expensive, will also interest a teenager, and are located near the Bayfront Park area. I heard something about a monorail in Miami. Is this a way to get around to various sites? I won't have a car to run around in and would like to stay within walking distance or be able to take some kind of public transportation.
my husband was originally scheduled for a conference in new orleans in october, but that was cancelled due to katrina.
they are talking about moving it to miami.
i had been to new orleans a few times and was familar with it, but i don't know a thing about miami.
My husband was originally scheduled for a conference in New Orleans in October, but that was cancelled due to Katrina. They are talking about moving it to Miami. I had been to New Orleans a few times and was familar with it, but I don't know a thing about Miami. I was just wondering if anyone here is from that direction.
i went to a jw funeral wednesday.
it was for the dad of two good jw friends (at least back in the days) of mine.
he was one of the nicest men ive ever known.
It seems that the Pharisaical rules are applied differrently from congregation to congregation, but I believe the fact that the service was done in a funeral home allowed for more latitude. A service done at the KH has to follow the official outline. It's such a sad occasion when someone dies, especially someone well loved. Having stories from their life really helps ease the pain of the loss of life. The preachy stuff does not seem to bring much comfort.
I agree that it may vary from congregation to congregation. This one that I grew up in was more like an extended family (well, actually, most of them are related). My dad's memorial service was held in the KH and not the funeral home and his was like this one....with stories of him over the years, etc. I was very surprised and pleased, because those JW infomercials don't really do any good. Those who are JWs already know what they are saying and those who are not JWs are usually taken aback at the obvious preaching at them at a time that should be spend celebrating the life of someone they cared about. If the JWs would just get a clue that they could give a more powerful "witness" if they would cut the condescending preachiness. (not that I want them to give a more powerful "witness"....lol....but, I think you know what I mean....)
i went to a jw funeral wednesday.
it was for the dad of two good jw friends (at least back in the days) of mine.
he was one of the nicest men ive ever known.
I went to a JW funeral Wednesday. It was for the dad of two good JW friends (at least back in the days) of mine. He was one of the nicest men I’ve ever known. It was in the congregation where I grew up and where my dad was
My mom asked for us to pick her up, so I thought that would be nice to have someone to walk in with. It was at a funeral home and not the KH. It was nice to see so many I hadn’t seen in a long time. I have to admit that this congregation truly has love and they all treated me lovely and the son of the deceased, who was a good friend of mine growing up, even told my husband that we ought to all get together sometime…..to pick on me (that’s the thing, we always pick on each other).
Anyway, back to the funeral…..when my dad passed away I was shocked that the funeral talk was very personable and that the Brother actually talked about my dad and his life and it wasn’t just a reading of his obituary and then an infomercial for JW’s. I really like that, especially for my husband’s sake and our non-JW family. Well, with this funeral, the first half the talk was similar…..the Brother talked about XXXXX’s childhood, his young days when he was a fire-jumper in , and then about some of the many practical jokes he’d pulled over the years. It had everyone in stitches and smiling because we all knew how funny he was.
Of course, then the JW infomercial came, but it wasn’t as bad as I remember all those I remember hearing growing up. Is this something new with JW’s now……to have more personable funeral talks? Or, is this just a personal choice by local JWs here? I remember when I was growing up how they basically just read the obituary and then went into the JW spiel and didn't focus much at all on the deceased and his life.
looks like it may happen.
bryan.
have you seen my mother
I'm wishing you and your family the best and keeping you in my thoughts....hopefully it will not be too bad for you all. I'm just glad you were able to get out....I read that some couldn't have ways out and are having to ride it out. I hope that New Orleans makes it through ok. We are planning to be down there in October.
Take care and we'll keep you in our thoughts and prayers!
"Alana"
yeah its morbid... but since we're not gonna live forever like we thought we might the first half or so of our lives, we're obviously gonna die someday.. and i dont want " keep your eyes on the prize " played at my funeral.. (keeping in mind that theres no one thats gonna claim my body to bury it anyway when the time comes).
i want " if you could read my mind" by gordon lightfoot.
" carry on my wayward son" by (kansas?
I've told my husband and daughter that I want "Good Riddance" by Green Day and "I Can Only Imagine" (by various contemporary Christian singers) ...... two totally different kinds of songs, I know. After reading the posts, I also love the sone "Cool Change" by Little River Band....I may have to consider that one, too.
this subject may be in the files.
my new mother-in-law is a truly lovely person.
i am a bit baffled though by her use of intuition to make all kinds of decisions.
I've read a couple of books by Sylvia Browne. She believes that everyone has a spiritual guide and some of the other things you mentioned. I don't know for sure how I feel about all her beliefs, but there are things that just can't be fully explained. She is considered to be a psychic and I have seen her on TV. Anyway, just thought I'd pass on her name, as that might be something to research to get an idea of where your mother-in-law might be coming from.
~"Alana"
