as if i wasn't already completely stressed out about my daughter's upcoming brain surgery, not to mention being executrix of my mother's estate (and she left a lot of debt), i just learned the day before yesterday that my father-in-law has colon cancer, and now today.... today i learned that my 35 year old nephew, my deceased sister's only living son, is suffering from congestive heart failure.
the cardiologists have told him he only has 10% function left.
they cannot even perform a catheterization to see whether or where arteries are blocked or valves are diseased.
(((((((((((((((((((((((((Brenda))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
omg, gal, I don't know how you are going to cope. But just one day at a time, one moment at a time, one foot in front of the other and breathe.
All I have are hugs for you. Please take care of yourself in all this.
Hugs,
Joy
our present bathroom is awful.
squalid, dank, mildewy, just awful.
so, i'm gonna build a new one this year.. hmm...but.
Any comments about a 4 inch pipe not being any good for someone with a 5 inch asshole anyway, will be ignored.
lol, love those sphincters!
i can be pretty bad - but who is the most cynical on this board?
bwhahahahaha
i have been reading a book by karen armstrong entitled: the battle for god.
in this book she relates the history of the big three religions, christianity, islam and judaism from about the 1400's to our day.
i highly recommend this book for everyone here to read.
One simple point I liked in Karen's book about the history of God was that El was the name for god. Thus Bethel now makes sense. There was no "jah" in that word. So "house of god" is house of el.. . . Bethel.
And Moses would learn the "I AM" since none of his ancestors knew him as such. Jehovah was one of the 70 sons of EL and thus the Isrealites got to know Jehovah instead of El.
Oh well, I'm impressed easily.
Joy
my son, jackson, was admitted to the hospital on monday.
he has asthma and had a severe enough attack that his lips began to turn blue.
at any rate, he hates hospitals, more to the point he hates ivs (can't say i blame him) as well as being awakened at 2:00 a.m. just to have blood pressure checked.
*oh gawd, having awful flash backs to daughter's hospitalizations*
Please, BT, find a good allergist and go through immunotherapy. It helped Salem ALOT.
and get a nebulizer for your self. Start treatment before getting to the hospital
Joy
guess what ??
i just discovered i have posted my 2000 number.
love orangefatcat.
Congrats, you pussycat you!
Enjoy
jim penton wrote on channel c:.
"posted by jimpenton on sun - oct 31 - 6:48pm: .
.... therefore, i want to devote the last years of my life (i am 72)to more positive, upbuilding activities such as giving a testimony to my faith through manifesting the fruits of the spirit, attempting to minister to the widows and orphans in their affliction, and to giving a positive witness through my writing.
*passing out popcorn*
i have been reading a book by karen armstrong entitled: the battle for god.
in this book she relates the history of the big three religions, christianity, islam and judaism from about the 1400's to our day.
i highly recommend this book for everyone here to read.
I recommend all of Karen Armstrong's books. Very eye opening, to say the least.
Joy
i sent an email to my brother about a new truck i bought and got a reply about how the end of this system is so close and i should really return to jehovah.
as far as going back to the meetings, no thanks.
i've had my fill of having my life ran by a religion.
Nice letter, HB. But you know that you will be labeled an *gasp* apostate. All the things you list that bother you are exactly the buss words the elders are watching for to label "apostate".
I hope you can crack your family's foundation, but don't be surprised that they start shunning you. I found in the past that one thing dropped at an interesting time may help people listen. Too much info overwhelms and labels are applied.
Just my 2 cents.
Joy
finally got around to ordering c.o.c and in search of christian freedom.
they only had 5 paperbacks of c.o.c in stock.
i bought all 5 and also 1 hardback.
My hubby & I donated CoC and ISOCF to our local library. We told them it was needed in the area. They put it up on the shelve right away.
We also donated a copy of both to the library where my parents live. They sold them at the next library sale.
Be sure they will put them on the shelve.
And welcome to the board.
Joy
