some of you may have heard through the grapevine already, but it's official... .
i'm engaged.
i got those lovely flowers below sent to me at work, and i officially got my rock after a swank dinner and carriage ride around a park.
Congrats Joanna!!!!!
Whooohoo!!! I'm really happy for you!
Who is this guy and why didn't he ask Pops for permission to marry our adopted Albino twin daughter?????? Why didn't yer sister tell us about it? No midnight drunken phone call or anything? boohoo.....
well, my 17 year old has left home in a horribly negative way.
she has had many problems for many years.
she ran away a year ago, we dragged her home, took her to the hospital for bulimia and suicidal tendencies.
((((Jez))))
I am so sorry you are going through this.
She is incredibly ignorant. Tells me to f off all the time at the hospital, to get lost, to NOT find her, to leave her alone, that she hates me. She has been that way for a long time. Her moods are black and white.
Please don't take it as an insult against you, she is seriously mentally ill and it's her disease speaking NOT HER! I have a sister with sz and believe me I know what you are up against and this is just the beginning of a long, long roller coaster of a ride. You have to get informed and you have to have a support group not only for yourself by all your family members because you all will be affected by this disease.
I recommend two things one is www.schizophrenia.com You can register there and get lots of information and help as well as an online support group.
The other is reading this book called The Quiet Room by Lori Schiller it will give you so much insight to your daughter and what she is dealing with. It's not about YOU it's about what YOU can do to help her best.
My heart is heavy with what you are going through. Please take care of yourself and try very hard to let go of worrying about her and concentrate on your new little one and your husband. She will be okay even if she does something horrible she'll get in the right hands eventually and the system will then start taking care of her illness. Sometimes a person has to reach their bottom before they are willing to surrender and get help, that is not a bad thing but it is hard to watch, I know. Which is why I say to let go, she'll be fine!
Hang in there!
saturday, i am with my son, my sister-in-law, and my 2 1/2 year old nephew, trying to walk out of the arena to return my lunch cooler to the car.
the exit we use is a "one way only, no re-entry permitted gate.
ok, i'm fine with that, i just want to leave the building through this corridor, not re-enter the same way.
I used to think that I wasn't doing enough, didn't have the "volunteer spirit". Then I saw the kind of jobs you get:door guard (see above); holder of sign that says "Keep Moving" that you have to hold above your head like a scarecrow in his Sunday best outfit; holder of a sign that says "JW Parking", in the actual parking lot of the arena, which means that the entire surrounding area is "JW Parking"! D'Oh!
LOL that totally reminded me of that comedian who used "Here's your sign" for his monologue......what a field day he could have with the JW's!
I've got to say just reading about your day at an assembly made me puke in my mouth a little. I could never do it again!
last evening, as i rested my body and mind while watching the sun set, i realized how important it is to take time for mental relaxation.
just to calm the mind and quiet all the constant noise that runs through my mind.. i have to keep reminding myself though, because it is so easy to fall back into the pattern of constantly thinking, planning and deciding.
i need to take time to just be still because i see a difference in my physical and mental health when i do.. i was so used to cramming as much as i could into each day for 30 years as a requirement for some future reward.
What do you do to relax and turn off the noise?
Turn off all noise makers shut the door and meditate. Very relaxing and freeing. Very addictive too!
the end of may my daughter and i were walking an overgrown path to the river, going to take pictures of each other in the wild roses, when we saw this--right at the edge of the path:.
"mommy, look," she said.
"oh no," i thought.
Beautiful and rare sight, glad you caught it on film!
with all the wt society's money?
how about setting up an education fund for the children any anyone who was ever a jw?
(i didn't want to hijack the thread about "would you ever return")
Give back in a retirement fund for all those who serve(d) full time in the preaching work and at Bethel. Too many old timers coming out of the WTS without anything to look forward in their old age but more physical work just to get by on, it's a shame and pitiful. Shame on the WTS!
i've got pandora on my 'puter and it's so cool.
i've got one of my stations named cake and they select songs in that venue and right now cake is playing "the distance".. love it!.
Hey OUTLAW bud.....long time for sure. You sleep tight ya hear and pull them covers up over yer bald head it's cold up there in the Great White.
i've got pandora on my 'puter and it's so cool.
i've got one of my stations named cake and they select songs in that venue and right now cake is playing "the distance".. love it!.
Gotta agree Keene is awesome! I totally forgot about them.
i've got pandora on my 'puter and it's so cool.
i've got one of my stations named cake and they select songs in that venue and right now cake is playing "the distance".. love it!.
FHN:
In my mind I can hear, Give Me A Kiss To Build a Dream on by Louis Armstrong, one of little Mickey's favorites.
Love listening to Louis Armstrong great stuff!
i've got pandora on my 'puter and it's so cool.
i've got one of my stations named cake and they select songs in that venue and right now cake is playing "the distance".. love it!.
Damn it OUTLAW turn up the music and wake up those critters! You old couger!
I'm writing all those artist and songs down.
I gotta tell ya nvr that Blond Redhead station has played some good stuff!
