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http://www.wagenschenke.ch/
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Depends on how far I parked my car from the front door (ha ha ha).
Ok - just kidding. I am a very responsible drinker - if I go out with friends I always prepare a safe way home. However, I HAVE had to walk home before (my best friend lived only a few blocks away) which seems to be much longer route than going there. Of course, going there is a straight line and walking home might be kind of curvy, and...well... you know (tee hee)
i went to visit an old friend yesterday who was in town visiting.
he's like a second dad to me.
he was never a jw but his wife is a long time faithful witness.
i went to visit an old friend yesterday who was in town visiting.
he's like a second dad to me.
he was never a jw but his wife is a long time faithful witness.
I went to visit an old friend yesterday who was in town visiting. He's like a second dad to me. He was never a JW but his wife is a long time faithful witness. I haven't spoken to her in years (since I was DF'd), but she was in town with him and wanted to see the kids so she and he invited me over. Normally he is in town by himself and we always get together. If it had been just her I'd say "get lost" - but he's such a kind and sweet man so I went over.
She was very friendly when I first got there, gave me a hug and said hi, then looked at my face kind of funny and was instantly cold - for the rest of the visit. I thought it odd - until I came home and went into the bathroom....
I had worn my cross earings that day ....TO FUNNY!
I'm sure that along with the comment I made to him about my daughter's bible school activities really set her off!
staying here on an over night business trip.
opened my drawer nwt bible i fell out of my bed.
called the front desk they are in every room here.. i will never stay at another quality inn even though they are owned individually.
i'm new and this is my first post.
when i was in the truth, i remember how we were encouraged to cultivate a personal relationship with jehovah.
we were to think of him as our friend and to rely on him soley.
Welcome to tthe board!
Funny you should post this now - I was just thinking about this same subject last night. I tried to have a relationship with Jah but found it difficult to "draw close" to someone who must might turn around and kill me and my children at Armageddon if I hadn't "done enough". I struggled with how to love someone who was so harsh, and as others have described the old testament YHWH, jealous and angry.
I quit praying for many years and just went about life. A few years back I started reading my bible again and discovered a number of truths about Jesus and God that I had never been taught as a JW. I learned of a Jesus I never knew, and began to relate to him and want to pray directly to him - being that I still didn't feel comfortable with God. So I did - I started addressing my prayers to both Jesus and God. I felt much more comfortable doing that, and eventually was able to pray directly to God again. Of course, I no longer fear Armagedon and don't believe he will destory me for not "doing enough" so that could also contribute.
He has answered many prayers - and many of those are answers that were beyond my own control - things I could not have subconcsiously MADE happen.
I relate to many on the board here who feel it's next to impossible to have a relationship with someone who does not reciprocate a response - I also struggled with that. Recently I have seen responses, but it would be much easier to have a relationship if the other party would just appear and talk one on one with us.
in the 7/15 wt i dont recall the exact page, i dont have the magazine here at work but there is a chart that lists blood, what components are up to you and which ones are not allowed at all.
anyway its very odd because they list which ones christians should avoid from left to right, i.e.
red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, etc.
celebrating my first father's day and guess what!
and i'm not making this up.. my wife just handed me .
removable duck tape (yes duck not duct).
Well - my dad has passed on but since he was a JW I never did the "father's day" thing anyways - so no bad feelings there.
However - the kids and I showered my hubby this year 'cause he deserves it. I baked him a few dozen of his favorite cookies. Then the kids and I gave him a cordless drill with all the bits and do-dads that come with it (he really wanted one) and our little girl also picked out some funky ti-die flourescent sunglass holders for him (she's 7 and thinks they're just cool!). Then we took him out to dinner. And after that, the kids went to bed and I gave him one more present (naughty naughty....).
It was really fun to show him so much attention because he works hard and is a good dad so he deserves a special day.
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when i was disfellowshipped, i was really looking for a way out, although i did not want to be disfellowshipped, it was easier than making the break on my own.. i appreciate that many are distraught when they get df'd, but was the actual meeting controlled by the elders or you?.
how many were really in control of the meeting and knew that being disfellowshipped was actually a way of ensuring that you would get no more hassle from the elders?
First time I was DF'd the elders were definately in control. I didn't want to be DF'd and was completely brainwashed convinced it was the truth. So I kept going to meetings and was reinstated about 6 months later. That set of FOUR elders were a$$wipes - careless, inconsiderate, and treated me very rude and degrading.
4 yrs later - I wanted OUT - I controlled the second meeting and wanted to be DF'd. I actually feel bad for the second set of elders because they were three really nice men with good hearts and they wanted to help, they're just mislead. They didn't want to DF me and gave me a second chance - in fact, they begged me to stay and let them help me get brainwashed again spiritually strengthened - so I went home and slept with my boyfriend AGAIN and went back and told them. They didn't really have a choice then - and they knew I wasn't giving them one. It was easier for me at the time to be DF'd than to Disassociate myself because my parents would still talk to me if I was DF'd but not if I Disassociated ('cause then I'd be a free-thinker apostate person).
the last grandparent i had died this morning.. .
he was such a great guy.
was in the raf in wwii and went to iraq and other places but didn't really talk much about the war.
i've been out for so many years and don't know the current "light" on this subject.
i tried searching the forum but didn't find recent links on this topic.
anyone out there know what the current "understanding" from the fine "slave" is ?