i would love it if someone out there could clarify for my stubborn brain just why birthdays are forbidden??
for the life of me, and i was a witness for over 30 years, i still can't wrap my brain around that issue.
i need something more than the two accounts 'gone wrong' and pagen, in the bible.
I would love it if someone out there could clarify for my stubborn brain just why birthdays are forbidden?? For the life of me, and I was a witness for over 30 years, I still can't wrap my brain around that issue. I need something more than the two accounts 'gone wrong' and pagen, in the bible. Please either explain it to where I can see the point or let me know that all my years of (in the back of my mind) thinking were right!!
Thanks ever so....
i've been friends with inarock&ahardplace (heretofore referred to as r&h because i'm breastfeeding and have to type with one hand) since we were small enough to bite your knees.
she's the kindest, most caring person you'll ever meet and a little twisted at times so i think she'll fit in here nicely.
she's been going through a hard time ever since she asked me, "so how are you doing in the truth?
Again, thanks to all for the warm welcome.
For Defd, by the way does that stand for what I think it does? None of my business, just curious. My concern is not wether Jehovah is a loving and real God, I know he is and I completely feel it in my heart and I love and appreciate everything he has given us. My "issues" I suppose if you want to call them that, are with the society, and the way things are handled and interpreted. You say to JUMP on to Jehovah's side. I would love nothing more, but at this point and from what I know now, which side is his? How do I get there. Is the only way to be on his side is to go to a JW KH and get 9.9 hours at the least, in a month, and try for 1.2 studies a month? This is where I am stumped and I waiver. I would love nothing more than to go back to the calm naive life I once had but time and trials has taken that away from me and now I look back and I think how could I have been so, not controlled, but just accepting of everything and even when I had internal questions or disagreements with certain things, I suppressed them. That's what we were taught, have faith in Jehovah, and I do.
I'm not meaning to come off combative at all, I'm just merely discussing and I may be a little 'overzealous' at times. I want to get past the being on the fence feeling so I can lead a truely happy life and not have any nagging doubts or feelings of dire guilt. I just want that so much.
By the way thank you for the scriptural encouragement it was appreciated.
i've been friends with inarock&ahardplace (heretofore referred to as r&h because i'm breastfeeding and have to type with one hand) since we were small enough to bite your knees.
she's the kindest, most caring person you'll ever meet and a little twisted at times so i think she'll fit in here nicely.
she's been going through a hard time ever since she asked me, "so how are you doing in the truth?
I forgot to introduce myself.......sorry, I'm blonde at heart!
I am 30..something (a young 30 something) I have three of the most wonderful kids I could ask for, a set of 14 year old twin girls and the new light of my eyes my son is 18 months old.
I was raised in the truth..well from the time I was 3, my husband was also raised in the truth...our families have gone through some transition over the years. Such as my family is no longer really active and on his side I think only his mom..a regular pioneer and a great mom in law, and his sister..also a pioneer. I still have alot of close friends that are active, howver we are not, but are constantly talking about 'getting back to meetings', esp. for the kids sake, the girls do miss it, and so do we...aspects of it. But with what I've felt in my heart and what I've learned I just couldn't do it "whole souled", but if my family wanted to, I would of course support them..we are all just lazy I guess because no one is really taking huge steps to get back, a couple of meetings here or there.
I have been disfellowshiped once, my husband and I....now what you're about to hear will shock and maybe even puzzle you...but we've been divorced and married..THREE times........to each other. I know I know. But I'm glad we are where we are. Divorce just feels so unnatural, when you have children involved. So we now have our family back together and have added one more reason to smile to it!
There's alot more little stuff intermingled in there, but I don't want to overwhelm or scare anyone, so I'll just leave it like it is, plain and simple.
I'm sure we'll talk more later. Thanks for the listening ear. Have a great one!
i've been friends with inarock&ahardplace (heretofore referred to as r&h because i'm breastfeeding and have to type with one hand) since we were small enough to bite your knees.
she's the kindest, most caring person you'll ever meet and a little twisted at times so i think she'll fit in here nicely.
she's been going through a hard time ever since she asked me, "so how are you doing in the truth?
Thank you "pennycandy" for the more than kind welcome. And thank you so much to everyone else. I can't wait to "dig in" and talk. I have questions and so many concerns and I'm so on the fence ALL the time, but so affraid to move in one direction or the other (have you ever seen a deer in the head lights??...yep that's me!), not only because..let's face it, it's a scary thing, but I have my family to think about, my kids most of all...which were raised in the truth.
I welcome any experiences and thank you for advice in advance.
and thanks to PC for all the research and support she sends my way!
I can already feel the love!
i am going through a difficult time with my feelings on things.
i have a really good friend that helps me with research she has done in regards to "is this the true religion", but has anyone else out there been so torn that even with evidence one way or another in front of you, you still feel empty when you think of not having the 'truth' in your life?
i have 3 children and was raised in the 'truth' so was my husband.