Hi, Ron & Teresa.
Congratulations on getting out and Welcome!
Banshee
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New member
by ron&teresa inhi, been here before for a long time under "1914" and surfing "anon".
i'm ron, glad to identify myself and not returning to the "borg".
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Mothers Day is for Heathen Apostate Bastards!
by gumby ini thought it would be cute to mix a little dubdom with mothers day since i'm jealous of everyone who gets ta give their mom sumthin and i can't..........so i'm condemning you damn pagans!mothers day origin moms are the best things that ever happened in the world.
on may 11th every year, we celebrate 'mother's day' as an opportunity to express our love, respect and gratitude to our mothers for all the things she has done for us.
alchemy webmedia has tried to consolidate the origin, history, legends and stories of this very special day, just for you.
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Banshee
I called my JW mom today and I was tempted to call her on Mother's Day. She asked me what was going on and I said, "I just called to say I love you very much." (Even though my mom is a JW, she is a truly loving and lovely person.) Her voice was a tad quavery as she thanked me and said she loved me, too. See, she knew why I was calling. She knew that I understood how much it hurts her not to be able to celebrate such a special holiday and to receive recognition for doing one's best to be a good mom.
I love my mom and I'm glad that we've become friends, too. Happy Belated Mother's Day to all of the good JW moms who don't get to celebrate.
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Pray to Jesus to God or Both? (Not Just Yet Another Trinity Thread...)
by adelmaal ini just read another post that touched upon praying directly to jesus and it reminded me of the other day at church.
i don't know if it's just my jw roots or what but one of the men who said the prayer in church prayed directly to jesus.
he kept using jesus' name in prayer speaking directly to him on our behalf, he brought out that no other name is higher than that of jesus and when he closed he did so in the name of jesus.
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Banshee
I usually pray to the Father....and usually I address Him as Heavenly Father and I pray to Him through Jesus. There are times, however, when I have felt moved to address Jesus directly; mostly in order to thank him for what he did for all mankind.
I don't see anything wrong with talking to Jesus but I wonder if maybe some churches focus so much on Jesus that it is nearly to the point of excluding the Father in prayer and worship.
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My pet Bunny Died
by liquidsky inmy pet bunny "hoshi" died on sunday.
she got a bacterial infection, and we did everything to save her.
spent the night in the animal emergency room but they couldn't do much for her.
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Any gardeners out there?
by Banshee inwell, are there any people on this db who are into gardening?.
i really love it, myself.
i am putting in quite a few vegetables this year.
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jgnat: I should have known you would already know about the French intensive method. *smacks self in head for stupidity*It sounds like you are doing quite well for the type of environment you have to work with. Anyway, thanks so much for contributing to this thread!
Purza: I'm enjoying getting some good tips on here, too. I used to help my parents and my grandmother a lot with the gardening, canning & preserves growing up, but there were several years I did not do any real gardening. So, I can use all the reminders and new tips I can get.
Frannie Bananni: Thanks for the great tip! I never knew that about epsom salts. I am definitely going to try that.
Celia: Welcome to our gardening discussion!I, too, have a short growing season but the raised beds with curved tubing and plastic covering are sure helpful to us to extend our growing time. This discussion has been so good. I'm getting some great tips & ideas from other posters.
*waves at delilah* Hope you can come back and give us some of your own tips/ideas/thoughts.
liquidsky: Thanks for your reply. You sound so excited and it sounds like you are setting up a beautiful and productive environment around your home. I wish you all the best in your endeavors.
Hey, everybody! My asparagus is up and this is the first harvest! Tomorrow I'm going to cut some that are ready. YAY! Also, my garlic is coming along great now. Last year, when we harvested the garlic, it was SO good. Lots of oil & perfect flavor. It's an heirloom variety as is the asparagus. The tomato seeds sprouted a couple of days ago and my snow pea transplants are taking off like nobody's business. I am happy that things are coming along so well.
Can anyone give me any tips...like do's & don'ts or special pests to watch out for with snow peas? I have never grown them before, so advice will be appreciated!
By the way, thanks to all for your responses. I am thoroughly enjoying this discussion!
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Witnessed to by mail and the dogs attack the tract
by SeymourButts ina friend, kevin, called me this morning and says to swing by sometime today.....he's got something to show me.
i get my butt in gear and head to his house.
he hands me a letter he got in the mail on saturday.
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Any gardeners out there?
by Banshee inwell, are there any people on this db who are into gardening?.
i really love it, myself.
i am putting in quite a few vegetables this year.
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Cool--we've got a nice discussion going on here.
Purza: Our soil here was quite sandy, so we decided to make our own soil. I dug a 4'x4'x3' pit for composting and used leaves, grass clippings & food garbage in it and then we brought in a couple of loads of horse manure. We mixed the compost, manure & proper amounts of blood & bone meal and put it into raised beds that we made. The soil is great and I just keep adding compost to keep it great. It was a lot of work to set up but worth it, in the long run.
ballistic: All I can say is this: Better to wait for the right one to come along than to get with a bunch of wrong 'uns.
fairchild: I live in a cool climate, too, so I hear you about overwatering. Oh, BTW--I told my hubby about your organic farm and he thought that was fantastic...I saw the gleam in his eye, so I know he was dreaming about doing that in future. Good thing I have several pairs of work overalls.
*waves at Carmel*
(((jgant))): Long time since we chatted on here. Hope things are going well for you & yours. It's somehow not surprising to me that you are of the "green thumb" variety, as well. How tiny is tiny on the yard? French intensive method is the best to grow a lot in a small space...if you are interested in being able to grow more stuff, that is. Take care, jgnat. Hope we can chat again soon.
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Pastor Kicks Out 9 Members For Not Supporting President Bush!
by minimus inin north carolina, a pastor told the congregation of about 100 that if they voted for john kerry, they would not be welcomed in his church.
things this week came to a head when he took action to kick out 9 who didn't support the president.
others, in protest for the action also have left the church.
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Banshee
As one who tries to follow Christ, I am SO irritated at so-called "Christians" who do such blatantly un-Christian things like this!Their actions, all the while proclaiming that they are Christians, are a blasphemy against Jesus.
As for politicians who claim to be Christians, well....actions speak louder than words. *restraining self from getting on soap box*
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Any gardeners out there?
by Banshee inwell, are there any people on this db who are into gardening?.
i really love it, myself.
i am putting in quite a few vegetables this year.
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fairchild: Wow! Thanks a lot for the tips. Hubby & I have gotten a lot of practical tips like that (re: pests, esp.) from Organic Gardening magazine, too. Sounds like you are a busy bee with all you've got going there!
Kenneson: I most certainly love growing and caring for my flowers. The sad thing is that I can't keep flowers in the house because my cats have a tendency to chew on any plants I bring in...even cut flowers they try to mess with!However, I really love my cats so I just work around this problem. I just got a couple of new rosebushes...A miniature rose with orange blooms and a full size that is supposed to have scarlet blooms (we'll see when it blooms, huh?). I'm putting some French marigolds, Shasta daisies, poppies, and various colored zinnias into my flowerbed, this year. I think it's great to have certain plants that are just there to be beautiful.
P.S. Okay, I think I get the hint...*writing note to self, "Do NOT plant mint!"*
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When you left the JW's, did you keep all your books & magazines?
by Rod P ini had a collection of older publications almost second to none.
along with the 30-year publications index, i felt invincible in the research department.. then i got disfellowshipped and divorced, and my ex kept them all.
" i couldn't tell her "for research" because that would have sounded like i was going to write a book exposing jw's, which would have made things even worse.
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