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  My daughter's wedding photos (I got to go!)

  by alamb in

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  my daughter got married last week....and i got to go!

  please see her photos at www.mjmorganphoto.com.. go to proofing and then type "jessy".

  everything was so beautiful and the photos are outstanding.. .

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  gdt

  Hello there. Sorry I have done something wrong here, and started another thread under 'your daughter's wedding.' I was so carried away, and also a bit ignorant as to posting procedures!

  Sorry, Geoff.

  How beautiful. You have such great things to remember. As a marriage celebrant (as well as an old bloke and a brother cognizant of all the things which could be done better!) I had to say how beautiful the whole presentation. If you have the ceremony recorded and would like to send it me, please do. [email protected]

  Sincerely, geoff gdt
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  ORANGEFATCAT HAS A BRAIN TUMOR

  by orangefatcat in

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  yes, it is so, that i have a brain tumor and i will be going to the hospital in about two hours.

  i will ask my son richard to keep all of you posted.

  i have all of you in my heart.

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  please accept my warmest of thoughts as you handle this most difficult time, and maybe your son could read you the last few verses of the book of Jonah....or Hosea chapter 11, or of course any of Jesus' words. and please know that our Creator cares for his creation, and will know and remember all of us and what is in our hearts.

  Again, please accept my prayers and thoughts,

  Geoff. gdt.
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  Aren't we great? JW's lead the way at the Astrodome

  by Bonnie_Clyde in

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  a letter that was just passed on to me by e-mail.

  it's important to follow the elder's directions:.

  hi don,.

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  gdt

  Such cynicism and bad-will shown surely is not the spirit of care and warmth, I am ashamed I took time to read most (but not all) the replies on this subject. Can it not be possible to 'give credit where it is due'?

  Constant denigration of your former friends, like knifing them in the back, is hardly a way of receiving commendation, or encouraging anyone to think the way you (most here) seem to. Thanks Mulan for some sincerity and decency, Very nice. As to the sarcasm and the criticism, what could you or can you and myself do that is better and more beneficial than to sit down and winge?

  Just my reaction to this group's words. I am happy to have your condemnation, or silence.

  gdt.
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  Australians: Post your message of condolences to New Orleans here

  by ozziepost in

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  dear fellow australian posters,.

  we're shocked to see the news pictures showing on our major tv networks and cnn of what is happening in new orleans.

  our hearts go out to those poor people and our wishes and prayers are for a speedy resolution of this catastrophe.. to our fellow posters in southern usa, our heartfelt sympathy.. signed:.

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  gdt

  to Mr and Mrs Ozzie,

  a very thoughtful gesture, isn't it so frustrating that its only our thoughts and feelings (and money) that can be offered, please add my sincere thoughts along with all Aussies who care....hopefully all of us! May so many eventually have good food, good drink (SA cab sav>>)and good feelings if not a good home at this stage.

  Regards and prayers that the N O folk will keep their hopes and faith going!,

  gdt (still here!)
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  Family tragedy.........HappyDad

  by HappyDad in

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  got a phone call from my daughter who lives in florida a couple of hours ago.

  her significant other who i chose to call my son-in-law (because he is the best thing to ever happen to her) got a phone call that his 6 year old daughter was killed in an auto accident near lake placid, florida and his 5 year old son is in very critical condition.

  the ex wife is also critical.

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  please know how much I am feeling for you, perhaps the very worst terribly sad situation anyone ever has to handle. Hang on, don't blame the creator, it is just 'time and unforseen circumstances' and a terrible one. What I just said seems a lousy excuse, it has been 20 years since losing my wife and mother of my 4 kids to a drunk driver, hasn't really gone away or stopped hurting. Special thoughts, gdt.
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  I LOST IT ... my JW rant today

  by talesin in

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  well, i just couldn't hold it in anymore.. today, i exploded, talking to my mother about the family inheritance and how i am being screwed.. i told her i had been so angry lately, and just had to tell her what i was thinking, because the anger was slipping out at times, and i was making snide anti-jw comments .... which is not my way.

  i'm usually quite direct.. i told her that i couldn't take being treated like a piece of dog you-know-what on the bottom of someone's shoe any longer.. that in the past couple of years, i had learned so much filth about the jws that i was getting more and more disgusted day by day.. i started shouting ... there is nothing wrong with me!!!

  why do i have to be shunned when they hide child molesters???.

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  Talesin,

  Please may I say a couple of things, as an old bloke, in the 'truth' but very hurt by the things that affect you and too many others.

  You have handled your mum very well, even if you got grumpy with her, but if you had to answer to the Creator as to your loyalty, respect and love of your mum, it seems for sure that you have succeeded very well in that area. I have lost my mum who loved 'the truth' and would growl at me if I said anything aganist the WTS, even Russell's pyramid fancifuls, she was just a loving person and saw no wrong in anyone. Is your mum the same? I hope so, usually those who have been 'in the truth' for years are lovely humans. Usually.

  So why don't you just relax, God is the judge, we answer only to him in the long run, and the more you can calmly talk with mum the better, for her and you. Remember, our parents will lose their lives before us, and how nice it is for them to feel good about their 'kids'....

  By the way, I acknowledge your summaries as real and true. The only simple answer as I see it, is that the final judge is Jesus and there has to be a united worldwide group to preach the good news of the kingdom in all nations, not learning war any more, and trying to be a loving and united brotherhood, no better or worse than either the early congregations who had every page of the scriptures counselling them, or the Rev.chapters 2-3 congregations, belonging to Jesus, but not real good either! Just like jw's of today!

  Out of a standard of 1 to 100, for humanity and love, where do you and I fit? Me.........??????

  My best thoughts,

  gdt geoff.
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  The Compassionate JW

  by PopeOfEruke in

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  the united way realized that it had never received a donation from the city's most successful businessman who is a jehovahs witness.

  so a united way volunteer paid the jw businessman a visit in his lavish office.. the volunteer opened the meeting by saying, "our research shows that even though your annual income is over two million dollars, you don't give a penny to charity.

  wouldn't you like to give something back to your community through the united way?".

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  Hi Gary, I trust you're ok, as I am. It would be good to be able to forget lots of awful things in our lives, but I cannot apologize for the actions of others, no more than you can. This thread is of course a joke, but if I was Jewish, it would still be hurtful even if true! (which it is not , of Jews or JW's or atheists!) the broad brush attitude can cause heartburn to others, at least Aussies and Yanks are together in Iraq, Vietnam, or where was it? Guess what? No JW's there!!

  Gary, please allow in your thinking some credit for all the good. Just because some say there cannot be a creator, God, Yahweh or Jehovah by name, because of all the bad things, who do we give credit to for all the good things? (ie foods, wines, wives, kids??, many sources of happiness, birds, all sorts of creatures in nature, etc etc?

  Take care, be nice, forgive your enemy the WTS, may you have peace!

  Geoff. (the old Aussie)
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  The Compassionate JW

  by PopeOfEruke in

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  the united way realized that it had never received a donation from the city's most successful businessman who is a jehovahs witness.

  so a united way volunteer paid the jw businessman a visit in his lavish office.. the volunteer opened the meeting by saying, "our research shows that even though your annual income is over two million dollars, you don't give a penny to charity.

  wouldn't you like to give something back to your community through the united way?".

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  please.....if you can't say anything nice...surely tell the truth!

  a bit disgusted.

  gdt
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  no stones please!

  by almosthome in

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  i am hoping a little balance is allowed here, or at least the coin's flip side.

  this is my story so far, but i am fairly sure it is going to end up a bit differently than most i have read on your site.

  the brothers couldn't help my husband, he didn't want help.

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  How are you handling the 'stones', almost...?

  Hang on, remember that the revelation by Jesus, which God gave him, and we can read about in the first section of Revelation, did not show the christian congregation up very well at all, despite Jesus still calling the congregation 'his brothers'.

  And why? should we offer God our love and worship in our own little camp outside the city? (as it were)

  as I understand it, God wishes for a 'body', an entire association of brothers in all the world. We can choose multi poliical ones, choice of thousands of associations, and/or do our own thing and join the billions who do so.

  OR we can do a 1 Cor 1:10 thing and try to act in agreement with people of all races and nations and praise Jesus and 'his God and Father' in spirit and truth.

  So 'almost', I too publicly here want to express respect for your courage. My kindest thoughts,

  gdt Geoff (called troll, lurker, but never gutless and never ignorant)
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  Things are more serious for Ozzie..................

  by BLISSISIGNORANCE in

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  .....................i received an sms from mrs ozzie last night informing me that ozzie is having an extremely risky operation on wednesday morning, 8am australian time.

  i can't give more details at this stage as to the procedure due to confidentiality but i can assure you it is going to be dangerous!

  mrs ozzie said that it had to be done despite the risk.. so if all of us here could take a moment tomorrow and send positive thoughts.

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  gdt

  Ozzie and Mrs Ozzie.........please add my thoughts to your many well-wishers, maybe another trip to Queensland would help recuperate??

  Sorry to hear things are serious, you have my email if there is anything you could think of that I could do for you both, apart from praying.

  Kind regards,

  geoff.