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Portland (Oregon) ApostFest - Sunday 12th of August
by BrendaCloutier in
1. jw
2. friends
we're expecting some out-of-town ex-jw's coming to town that afternoon.

sunday august 12 at/after 4pm at kennedy school courtyard.

http://www.mcmenamins.com/index.php?loc=113
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Mom Died -- and I found out from an old friend!
by BrendaCloutier in
1. jw
2. experiences
ok, i'm writing this thru tears as i just found out in the last 5 minutes.

my dad died in august, and they had been together just 1 or 2 weeks over 70 years married!

i didn't expect her to last without him, and visa versa.. i just tried to call my sister, and no answer there.
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Enduring The Dark Season (poem)
by BrendaCloutier in
1. jw
2. friends
enduring the dark season .

the sky painted with watercolour brush strokes.

even now at mid-day, in pastel pink and grays.
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It Took You All - Thank you.
by BrendaCloutier in
1. jw
2. friends
it took you all09/02/05brenda l. cloutier this is for all the friends ive lovedsome still there but most ive lostour paths crossed and we walked for a whileuntil apart we grow each down a different aislewe played we smiled we laughed we criedwe grieved together when one died i wish you all could know how much each means to meevery lesson learned every passing fantasyit took you all for me to becomethe only friend i could be this is to my parents dearraised me in love, not in fearmy lessons learned your thoughts provokedto one-day stand, be on my own the intangibles were taughti used them daily, wasted not i wish you all could know how much you mean to meevery lesson learned every realityit took you both for me to becomethe only daughter i could be this is to all the my lovers pasteach one in succession my lastmy heart was broken bent and bruisedtoo many times bitterly usedone flame burns brighter than the resti love you so, enduring times tests i wish you all could know how much each means to meevery lesson learned every passing graspit took you all for me to becomethe only lover i could be this is to all who have gone beforei thank you now and ever morefor all whove taught me, fought me, freed meand those of you who still greet meyouve shown me the way when life changedhow to walk on; pass through the flame i wish you all could know how much each means to meevery lesson learned every passing dreamit took you all for me to becomethe only person i could be
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Physical Torturist
by BrendaCloutier in
1. jw
2. friends
my nickname for my physical therapist.. after 10 years plus of gimping around due to fibromyalgia, i've pretty much ruined my posture and gate, causing its own set of pain and mobility problems.

in the last two years i've relied on a cane off and on.. so i'm going to pt to get everything back to working properly.

it "should" help reduce secondary pain.
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A Ministry of Misery - Mental Illness Amoung JW's - Part 1
by BrendaCloutier in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
found on a pro-jw site.

excellent read - enjoy.

a ministry of misery - part 1. .
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Sexiest Profession....
by BrendaCloutier in
1. social
2. humour
i just learned that

in a recent survey,

women were asked what
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I Got The Phone Call Last Night - My Dad Died
by BrendaCloutier in
1. jw
2. friends
my mom called last night to tell me he passed on sunday.

he died peacefully and fairly painlessly.

my mom said she was talking with him, went to answer the phone, and 5 minutes later he was gone.
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An Unexpected Gratitude.... (kinda long)
by BrendaCloutier in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i got married in june 1975 at 18-1/2 years old.

this after being pulled out of h.s.

(3.4gpa) to go into the ministry and regular pioneer, or eventually find a husband.
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The Seamstress (lol)
by BrendaCloutier in
1. jw
2. friends
one day, a seamstress was sewing while sitting .

when she cried out, the lord appeared and asked, .

"my dear child, why are you crying?