did anyone see the awake!
article that basically condemns 'grandmother's day'?
funny!
Dear Grandchildren,
I miss both my grandmothers, as they loved me unconditionally, fed me, and taught me the love of the garden. My maternal grandparents provided me a safe and tranquil haven, a respite from the tumult of the family scene. My paternal grandmother, though not officially a JW, loved to go to Sunday meeting to enjoy the comments of all the little ones. She was simple but dear.
Missing them,
CoCo
dear friends,.
"but peter began, and said, 'now i really understand that god is not a respecter of persons, but in every nation he who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
' " --- acts 10:34, 35; douay version.
Dear Friends,
Thank you for your replies. I understand and agree with your comments about the WT's viewpoint. Your touching on how YOU reacted to that narrow view was my chief concern. When at the door, we sincerely wanted the householder to see the love of God and understand his desire that none should be destroyed. But the official stance that all should get into the "ark of salvation" and be in association with the FDS was always in the back of my mind, bothering me. 'How are these people, on the basis of a few brief calls, going to go through all the hoops?' I was simply too overwhelmed, believing that their salvation was truly dependent upon my complete devotion to their Bible training. Hence, the quotation of Peter's words. It really is quite simple, isn't it?
Thanx again!
CoCo
i am trying to keep my diet healthy seeing i was in the hospital and had to eat light and also cleanse my system for that dang surgery.
so tonight, seeing i could get nobody to do anything more than just to drive me to the store, i decided to have fish.
so i made a salad from a cut mix of radishes and carrots, snap peas and green types.
Dear Rosy Toes,
Sounds like you're in fine fettle! So glad to hear. I sure understand about stir-crazy, though. But now, at this point in my life, I like to potter about and just enjoy my dear new friends here w/o the constant rush out the door. My life is so simple now that I work a few hours and then come home and rest and read (on-line and real books). All those years of long hours scrubbing toilets, washing windows, mopping floors, etc. Then hour upon hour of meetings, service, elder duties....That's all over now, and no guilt and no regrets. My advice is what my grandmother gave my dad and he gave me: "Don't ever get old!" Enjoy your youth, Sparky, and love your kids; I know you do! Get weller sooner.
Your new friend,
Sparky
i never knew how important holidays were till i went to bethel.
of course as a witness you back away from the workplace and school holiday celebrations and sometimes, if you worked in a job that was open on holidays, you would work for the extra money or whatever.
i never realized how important holidays were till i got to bethel and had to hike over to the factory on thxgiving day, christmas day and new years day.
Howdy Darth,
Football? Is that the sport where they use the ball with the pointy end? Sorry! Sort of a private joke, a self-deprecating jab we non-athletes made at ourselves. I could catch a pass, though. I cannot say much on your wanting to see a game per se, but as a Bethelite in the 60s and 70s, I surely was aware of having the clamps put on. Did you have the BAs and the SRs, too, when you were there? Naturally, if you were "Self-righteous", you were a good little boy and thought good thoughts and did good deeds. If you were a "Bad-attitude" dude, well....It was such an insular world that many of us were not really aware that life existed outside, so to speak. Plus the most important fact of all: we had NO TV! So while I am not a sports fan, I understand fully the desire and the NEED to have diversion and not be guilted for it. The sports areas in Bethel (which I never frequented) were set up while I was there to provide a release for the pent-up energy of raucous, young Bethelites. And, importantly, it was a controlled environment. Did we need control? Not us SRs!
I'm glad I used the DOUAY VERSION for my thread. Whoda thunk I would be so directed at 2:00 a.m.? Thanx for your post.
A former inmate,
CoCo
dear friends,.
"but peter began, and said, 'now i really understand that god is not a respecter of persons, but in every nation he who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
' " --- acts 10:34, 35; douay version.
Dear Friends,
"But Peter began, and said, 'Now I really understand that God is not a respecter of persons, but in every nation he who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.' " --- Acts 10:34, 35; DOUAY VERSION
As a JW, if you were one, did you truly believe that God would answer the prayer of a "worldly" individual only if he were praying: "Dear God, I'm desperate! Help me!" (JW appears at door with life-saving message). Or, according to Peter's declaration, did you feel God could and would bless anyone praying to him, without the agency of a Witness? Your thoughts are appreciated!
Yours truly,
CoCo
my dear imaginative... (please fill in the blank),.
the moment i wake up, before i put on my...........slippers, another song title pops into my head!
there's been so much on the board lately about music, you know---"name that tune"---that it's only natural music's the first thing on my mind.
Hi Guys,
Thanx for your replies!
"Do You Know the Way to...?"
"The Shadow of Your...."
"Wake up Little...."
"In the Still of the...."
"If I Were the Only...."
"All I Have to Do Is...."
Forever the hits!
CoCo
i know, it is america's most hated food.
people hear the name, and instantly they say, "that stuff is so sick!
" yet in the state of hawaii, it is the most popular food, bare none!
Dear SPAM-mers,
I was doing my bargain shop at the canned food warehouse the other day, and saw a little girl point to a can and say, "Mommy, what's SPAM?" I was so busy trying to think up a smart-aleck answer that all I caught was "not good." That I was in that aisle at that moment, hearing those artery-clogging words. I mean, is this fate or what? Here I am now, bashing SPAM on JWD. (I love SPAM!)
SPAM and EGGS FOREVER!,
CoCo
this post comes out every year!.
for us it was the closet we ever came to "celebrating a worldly holiday.
even my nazis jw mom wanted to do it!.
Dear Thank-FULL Friends,
1) All of the above.
2) In order to not appear or sound like we were approving of the holidays, the JW-speak was "the worldly holiday _____."
3) Tomorrow 3 buds and I, who are in various stages of spiritual decomposition (from WT standpoint), are eating, drinking and discussing where we are all heading religiously. Should prove enlightening. I'm bringing Ray and Randy along.
4) Happy Thanksgiving! (can't believe I said that!)
Full of stuffing,
CoCo
i found this extremely appropriate.
the meaning of bethel (which the wtbts will tell everyone) is house of god....yet in 1&2nd kings it talks of bethel turning bad and being full of false gods and being destroyed.
(there is one part that says that they would let anyone in and make them a priest...no qualifications...just like at bethel) has anyone done studies on this?
Dear Neo,
Thank you for all that wonderful, in-depth information. As I have neither sophisticated computer skills nor equipment, how does one transfer documents, such as those from docbob, to this site, and so quickly? Anyone's answer would be appreciated, simply stated, of course!
Incredibly impressed,
CoCo
http://www.lifeinsure.com/information/19-things-about-death.aspwhat is the jw take on burial wreaths?
well check out #4.. 1. after being decapitated, the average person remains conscious for an additional 15-20 seconds.
talk about a way to go.. 2. mourning your dear departed cat?
Dear Returned One: WAC,
So the wallpaper won...? Where was the 'picture of Dorian Gray' hanging before it went up in the attic? If Polly was a skilled blackmailer, in what seems to have been a dysfunctional household, would only one cracker more have been enough? I know people who have lost their head, keep eating, and still make everyone miserable. Breath in a bottle? Forerunner to mouthwash in a bottle?
Love your thread! (couldn't resist---sorry! [sort of])
Death becomes me,
CoCo
