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  Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

  by jgnat in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have much to be thankful this year.

  hubby and i continue to work out (and enjoy) our differences.

  my son has stayed off street drugs since february.

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  Tofurkey? That's just weird.

  Actually one of my daughters was a hard core vegan for a while, so at holidays I always made double meals. i.e. a seafood paella and a vegetarian paella at Xmas. I never did try the fake turkey thing, tho.
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  Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

  by jgnat in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have much to be thankful this year.

  hubby and i continue to work out (and enjoy) our differences.

  my son has stayed off street drugs since february.

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  Happy Thanksgiving! I'm cooking a turkey - pumpkin pie and whipped cream for dessert.
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  My first grandaughter. Candace

  by Glander in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  she is a beautiful young woman, inside and out.

  i am very proud of her.

  she was only 4.5 lbs at birth and dropped to .

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  look forward to seeing the pics. congrats.
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  A Note from Randy/Dogpatch (Freeminds)

  by Lady Lee in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this past week randy was hospitalized.

  he is now home recovering and has asked me to let you know that he will need a couple of days to recuperate.

  in the mean time: if you have sent him emails or want to send him an email, it might take a couple of days for him to respond.. feel free to leave messages here for him.

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  I had noticed you weren't around - glad things are on the mend. I agree - there ARE miracles.
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  mmmm...winter will be here soon..time for comfort food.

  by Glander in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  beautiful fall day here inspired me to a kitchen task i don't do very often.

  scratch beef stock.

  yep.

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  I make soup all the time. It's my favourite way to use leftovers. Toss them in and boil - even salad, then blend. I always freeze all my meat drippings and veggie juices, boil the turkey bones, and keep containers of stock. Easy and delicious.
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  I was just interviewed by CNN Money

  by Confession in

  1. social
  2. current

  it's for their annual feature, "surprising six figure jobs.

  " had the interview been longer, i'd have loved to mention the need to carve out a career, despite my religion and parents' lack of support for an education.. cnn money - "surprising six figure jobs".

  here's my website, if you'd like to listen to my voice demos and read my blog.

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  Very cool, Jonathan. Congrats.
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  SAD news about OOMPA......

  by redredrose in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  our friend, oompa, has passed away.

  just recieved the news a couple of hours ago, and have almost no details.

  it happened today or yesterday, he took his own life.

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  FlyingHigh - I appreciate your thoughtful post. I am a mental health worker by profession, and I have a particular interest in suicide. There is an important discussion to be had around the idea of suicide and "right to die" in the case of terminal illness. Mental illness is a disease, a terrible one. Add physical pain and injury to the mix and many sufferers see no way out. I completely agree with your perspective on Oompa.
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  I was HAPPY as a JW! How did I end up here? Pt 3

  by MC RubberMallet in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  continued from... http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/239394/2/i-was-happy-as-a-jw-how-did-i-end-up-here-pt-2.

  i mentioned how i was happy as a jw.

  but that night, that very night after the conversation happened, there was a real feeling of relief.

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  MC - I can well imagine you were mentally exhausted. To directly embark on a search for the correct Bible translation and then to query the veracity of the Bible itself - these are things I didn't even attempt until I was long out. You took on a lot all at once. I'm in awe. I do have to agree, though, with your comment, "NOT KNOWING, is so much better than BELIEVING IN A LIE". That pretty much sums up the approach I took for many years after leaving.
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  Bible trading cards

  by aposta-Z in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/children/bible-characters/.

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  really?

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  kinda cute. I wish I would have had these when I was a kid - something interesting to read at the meetings!
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  What Made You Question "The Truth"?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in the the early 1970's, i used to enjoy going to assemblies, conventions and hear special talks given by bethel heavies.. in those days, we were believers and we applied ourselves as "ministers" with pride.. once the "end" was obviously not within our "generation", many of us started losing interest.. we started to think more critically.

  it took a long time but once you start recognizing the bullsh*t, it's hard to stay in and truly believe at the same time.. .

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  When I was reinstated I realized that I was still the same person I had been all along. What gave those 6 men the power to condemn me to the hell they had put me through, and then to decide I was suddenly good enough to associate with again?

  Within a year or so I had pretty much stopped going to all meetings. When my family tried to force my children back to the religion, it was the final wake up call, but it wasn't until I was completely out that I began to see the light about the majority of the beliefs.