my wife's nephew and live in mate was in a car wreck tonight and are in the hospital down near morehead city.. it never ends lately, when will it get better???.
ken p..
Dear Ken,
Deepest sympathy and condolences. It doesn't remove your pain or anxiety, but we went through the same in our family---very close to your details. More than once. I don't know how everyone survived the ordeal(s). Love, support, and prayers. I won't get philosophical. Your pain is very real and at the surface. Love and peace and healing to you and yours.
Love,
CoCo
this is an excerpt out of (i believe) the new awake article: (i saw it online).
what will the future bring?
where is the world heading?.
Hello Jeremiah,
I have nothing new or different to add, only an affirmation of OTWO's crisp and orderly evaluation of the WTBTS's split personality: religious/secular. I have been studying this issue for some time now and IT APPEARS that "she"---the WT---needs desperately to use the world to the full for her self-preservation. The Org is "living" a double life. She is endeavoring to juggle the socio-political agenda (verboten for the R&F in any aspect) with the Society's unyielding legacy of absolute fundamentalism, as it were. Saving face. There are many indicators of outside influence coming to bear upon the pseudo-spiritual realm of Jehovah's Witnesses. Some are verifiable, some strongly suggestive, but perhaps bordering upon that dread subject of conspiratorial theory.
I grew up by the sea and have always loved the marine smells, including the pungent aroma of newly-caught fish. This "fishy" odor, however, is of an entirely different sort. I do not like it.
Out of the drink,
Compound-Complex
in order: .
garybuss- he says everything so straightforward.
it's just a publishing company that has no real control over your lives.. blondie- tends to always post the correct wt to help us see how .
Dear 25 000,
My Favorites Are:
loving, caring, flawed, tearful, intelligent, informed, cheerful, crabby, devoted, helpful, not so intelligent, honest, less-than-honest but really struggling to be better, slightly off-center, take-charge types, those who challenge me, forgiving, abrasive but apologize, lurkers who send their vibes, those who are in pain but want to better the world through their active interest in the welfare of others. JWD is a good place to make a start of it!
Appreciatively,
CoCo
our friend hambeak just got the most dreaded phone call from his jw child.
the news was passed on as he was asked for by name and not as"dad" and let known that "they" just called to let him know that his other son, brian, age 26, is dead.
he was in a car accident.
Dearest Gary,
CoCo loves you...............
dear readers of revelation,.
i have been reminded that a simple question is more effective than an elaborate presentation.
i have become very careful about what i say and how much i say to most people.
Dear Friends,
Special thanks to Blondie for providing the links for the WT pubs. and Nana and V for the scans. Mene and Tophat and Gill (sorry if I've left anyone out!):
Apart from theories and possible, so-called agendas, I know of about six JWs who were DFd over their questioning the Society's art. One is a personal friend, the most recently DFd. The others' story is documented. No hearsay. No rumors. I have my thoughts, but I have come to appreciate from the seasoned members on JWD that research, and more research, is mandatory. Sloppy scholarship and hyperbole, even lies, have proven to be the "spiritual foundation" upon which we had built our lives. Now we have to rebuild our lives and rethink everything.
Thank you again,
Compound-Complex
it's a very rare thing to be invited to my parents house for dinner any more.. i don't mind!
their jw crap just annoys me and i cannot stand their arrogant attitude so it suits me to never see them if i can help it.
however, they are they only relatives that have anything to do with us, bar my sister, so we make and effort and go when invited.. the drawback is, them rambling on about other 'family' gatherings that they have been to that we are no longer permitted to attend.
Dear Gill,
Boy! Are you ever caught between a rock and a hard place. My situation is not identical to yours, but I am aware of the tug at our heart and mind as we are drawn into the maelstrom: "I really don't want to be here, but here I am!" I was with JW friends just prior to the tract work and they were going on excitedly about the great persecution soon to be upon them, as instigated by the clergy. Their attitude was not one of foreboding but of cheerful anticipation. "Let it come! Armageddon is next, and soon!" I was ill with worry and sorrow over their blind enthusiasm for a less-than-heavenly cause. Well, here we all are. Nothing different. Life as usual. Fortunately, these friends and family do listen to me, but, of course, I have to measure my words. I wish I could just come out and say loud and clear what's going on in the Organization. I really don't know your situation, but I infer that your straightforwardness with the folks is the only way to penetrate the wall. I hope you can find a "happy place"!
With you in family and friends dynamics,
CoCo
my aunt just died, the last one in my dad's family still alive.
she was 89 years old and a special pioneer untill she became too ill to keep up her time.. what's next?.
ken p..
Dear Undecided,
It's sad to lose any family member, and I'm sorry for your loss. I was reminded of my great aunt, who would be 106 if still alive. She was very quiet and unassuming but did so much for our family, uncomplainingly. My older, surviving family are mostly my mother's first cousins and her siblings. It's scary, becoming next in line, generation-wise. The years just keep adding up and adding up and....
Yours truly,
CoCo
i can't help it... i love the freakin' place!.
i know it's insanely expensive, has long lines and possibly, no, actually is quite obnoxious.
i don't care.
Hey Sailor Ripley,
I may be a little behind, but I had my first STARBUCKS in the not too-distant past. I was really nervous about some test results---a really long wait, too. When I learned the results were negative, I celebrated over my first highly-esteemed cup, purchased at an ALBERTSON'S SUPER MARKET. A very special day, indeed! The ambiance was to die for.
Cafe au lait all the way Jose',
CoCo(a)
i see that the watchtower has formed new corporations.
i never thought i would ever see one of them as "the religious order of jehovah's witnesses.
"bethel vatican" or "gilead college of cardinals?
Dear Pahpa,
Regarding Hierarchic Status:
Would this, therefore, prompt a policy flip-flop, hereby permitting Jehovah's Witnesses to use the term BULLETIN BOARD without threat of sanctions? Perhaps, though, referencing Papal bulls would wreak havoc in the minds of those who are information-challenged and "board".
Cloistered,
Compound-Complex
Compound-Complex
2006 thanksgiving menu at bethel .
new world diner .
welcome to new world food and "spirits".
Dear a la carters,
Humble Pie:
An unsavory dish eaten by menials, derived from the "umbles" of a deer. Umbles are intestinal organs. It would be a humiliation for a person of high station to eat. This is the common understanding, though some 600 years ago it was considered a meal fit for nobility.
Your Umble Servant,
CoCo Cuisine
