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What are your plans post JWD?
by penny2 in
1. jw
2. friends
will you be joining another forum or leaving it all behind?.

i took to heart simon's thread about moving on past the "ex-jw" phase and i've been spending less time at the computer.

it's comforting though, to come back on here occasionally and see how my cyber friends are doing.. so i'm glad there are options - i've noticed some familiar faces on new forums - there may be access to jwd in some form..... .....and there's a whole world out there!.
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It's raining in South Australia
by penny2 in
1. social
2. current
we haven't had much rain this year and are living with severe water restrictions.

yesterday it started raining.

i live near the capital city, adelaide - we received 30.6mm in 24 hours.
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Unbelievable comment in Jan 1 2007 WT
by penny2 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
page 28, paragraph 11 says in part:.

"it seems that resurrected ones of the 24-elders group may be involved in the communicating of divine truths today.

" (the 24 elders = "anointed christians in their heavenly positions".).
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Is the Reasoning Book being studied again?
by penny2 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the other day i visited some jw relatives and they were busy studying the reasoning book in preparation for a meeting.

does anyone know whether they are going through that book in the tms or service meeting?.

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Are you celebrating?
by penny2 in
1. jw
2. friends
some of us can't celebrate openly, but are you celebrating anyway?

yesterday i visited a family member who celebrates in a big way (yes, he is shunned by most of the family).

we exchanged some gifts and reminisced on old times - his partner is struggling to understand what we ex-jws go through.
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2nd Ashes Test - great entertainment
by penny2 in
1. social
2. physical
i've just watched kevin pietersen get his 100 - now both batsmen have their century and are taking a few risks with the bat - making for great entertainment.. it's in my home city of adelaide and it's the perfect day for cricket.

we've had really hot weather but it cooled down just in time for the start of the test - yesterday 26 degrees centigrade and today an estimated max of 21.. there seem to be just as many english supporters in the crowd as aussies - in fact i think the english are much more vocal!!.

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Melbourne Cup
by penny2 in
1. social
2. physical
the melbourne cup is "the race that stops a nation" and it's on tomorrow.

it's a public holiday in victoria (melbourne being the capital city of victoria) - elsewhere it's a working day - but not much work gets done in many workplaces across australia.

in the morning, the "sweep" gets organised, then it's an extended lunch which culminates in watching the race.. as a jw i used to find the melbourne cup quite embarrassing, constantly having to explain - no, i don't want a ticket in the sweep, no, i haven't got a horse, no my horse didn't win, i didn't have a ticket...and on and on.
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Saturday morning muses
by penny2 in
1. jw
2. friends
so how are you spending your saturday morning?.

i'm just quietly going about my chores - eagles dvd on in the background - as i tidy, sweep, scrub and dust.

each track that i hear seems to have a special meaning for me.
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DC over for another year
by penny2 in
1. jw
2. friends
not that i was in attendance, but family members were.

so now i have to hear how wonderful it was and what i'm missing out on.

apart from everlasting life.
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The World Cup and one family downunder
by penny2 in
1. social
2. entertainment
world cup fever has taken hold and my family downunder is transformed.

no longer divided and depressed.

no longer oppressed - by forces real or imagined.. no, this family is united in joy, exuberance and exhilaration.