Ah CoCo, my poor writings do not deserve such effusive praise ...
But truly, you are our resident poet laureate, and I am pleased that my words brought you some small measure of pleasure.
Marjorie
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I Am, I Am Not ...
by compound complex ingreetings, dear friends!.
i am excited over many new things learned yet remain so woefully ignorant.
the acquisition of new information brings with it responsibility, accountability and the prospect of my taking a new direction.
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Horrible conduct by congregation Elders at my cousin's funeral.............
by RULES & REGULATIONS inmy cousin passed away last week from cancer at the age of 49. the cancer spread so fast it took our family by surpise.
we figured she had a couple of years instead of months.
she left 4 children(3 were baptised and 1 was disfellowshipped a couple of years ago).
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My condolences, R & R.
Elders? Nay! Those men are Pharisees!
Romans 1:28-32
• And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
• Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
• Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
• Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
• Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
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I Am, I Am Not ...
by compound complex ingreetings, dear friends!.
i am excited over many new things learned yet remain so woefully ignorant.
the acquisition of new information brings with it responsibility, accountability and the prospect of my taking a new direction.
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Marjorie
Dearest CoCo:
Thank you so much for inquiring.
As with all life, mine is in a constant dance of fluidity. There are times when I rush here and there, gamboling merrily about with the leaves that are scattered along the street where I live. Let's race to the corner!, some leaves challenge. But other leaves say Stay and play, and try to keep me in place, holding me entranced like whirling dervishes. They whirl around my ankles, I twirl around on the pavement ... and yet somehow, someway, everyone's managed to reach the corner, after all.
Other times, I remain placid and still, like the maple and oak trees that give shelter to the squirrels. The trees have been here for many decades; longer than I have been alive. What secrets do they know?
The squirrels are plump and saucy. When I feed them, they first stuff their faces, then race with the rest of their hard-won medals of bravery to their little grove of woodland domiciles, and carefully deposit them with the rest of their treasures. How I wish I could follow them at that moment! Do they brag about their booty to the trees, I took this from a giantess!, or tell the family, Here's one more item for the winter pantry, everyone! ... I do not know.
But the trees know. Perhaps one day, they will share their squirrel secrets with me. They've shared other secrets, you know. One has only to look and listen.
And there are the moments when my life is like the sakura, which lives a few yards away, quietly waiting for early spring, so that she can exhibit her finery. I've got pink gowns, yellow gowns and white gowns! Try as they might, Paris and Milan can only offer cheap imitations of my one-of-a-kind designer gowns! I promise you a fashion show that will bedazzle your senses - but you must wait until early spring. So I settle down in anticipation. Spring will be here soon!
Knowledge. Knowledge can take you on a whirlwind ride, unlock secrets with observation and contemplation, and command awe and respect when coming from a reliable source. I will be looking forward to hearing more about your knowledge travels, Coco.
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Why are Angels so Mean?
by cameo-d inin the book of revelation, these angels are dumping out bowls on our heads....diseases, plagues, pestilence, earthquakes, volcanoes, poisons....... if these angels have so much capacity to interfere with the events on earth...why do they use their powers only to cause tortures and sorrows toward mankind?.
if these angels have had the power to change circumstances on the earth, why have they not helped and aided human civilazations?.
who is this god they serve who only gives instruction to harm mankind?.
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Marjorie
We humans have been much more meaner to each other than any angels.
Yes (wicked angels excepted, of course).
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my df bro in law tells friends his family is all dead..instead of jw
by oompa inhe is the oldest of five kids...all dubs...he was kicked out at 16...and shunned badly for 35 years or so by his family, but never me btw...and he still is.
so he was smart enough to move out of state and start over....and has had a great life....but 20 years ago he told me something i have never forgotten...he said that as he made new friends and tried to explain this totally flucked up shunning thing...that it always went kinda odd....so he just started telling everyone his entire family was dead....i never forgot the moment he said that......................oompa.
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Ah yes. Loving-kindness, Jehovah's Witness style - not.
John 13:35: By this shall all [men] know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Matthew: 9:13: But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Poor guy. From a Christian standpoint, a little mercy would have brought the errant one back into the fold. Now he is lost forever. How the JWs shame the Great Shepherd, Jesus!
Matthew 7:18: A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Failed prophecies, broken families, massive bloodguilt from twisted reasonings...from their evil fruit, we see how far the corrupt "Watchtowerite" cult is from true Christianity.
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My granddaughter said the prayer at the dinner table
by Bonnie_Clyde inour 6-year old granddaughter had just gotten over a bout of scarlet fever.
clyde and i were at her house and so was her other grandparents.
her other grandfather is a ministerial servant but not very zealous and not a bit judgmental--thankfully.
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It was perfect.
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Marjorie
Too much talking, not enough cookies...
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Marjorie
...it is the cross of Lorraine. So does it mean these cookies are kosher or have they been prayed over by some special costumer?
Yes. Oreos have been blessed by the intercessory powers of Joan of Arc, the Cardinal of your local Catholic diocese, and Thomas Magnum.
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...a little bakery called Sunshine created the original sandwich cookie in 1908 and called it Hydrox. Four years later, baking giant Nabisco started making a similar sandwich cookie that they called Oreo, and they used their marketing power to convince everyone that it was the original.
Nathan, it's not Nabisco's fault that they make tastier cookies!
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Marjorie
These are my personal favorites:
