well, today is the first day of winter.
winter here in canada is cold and long.
we have about 4 to 5 months of damn snow every year.
Winter is my favorite season. It brings out so many things I enjoy. Christmas, hot chocolate, snuggling with my hubby in front of the fireplace, soft sweaters, hearty foods, snowmen, snowball fights, bundling up little ones, and snow covered landscapes.
I'll take winter over summer anyday.
Oreo
from http://www.exjws.net/pioneers/pioneers.htm.
anthony o. munoz.
and his disassociation letter after 50 years in the wt.
What an incredible letter! Thanks for sharing.
Oreo
what noidea is going thru got me to thinking what i'd do if one of my family members who shuns me, that's most of them, were really sick and in the hospital.
several years ago my daughter was really sick and in the hospital.
i didn't go see her and i've often wondered whether i did the right thing.
I can't figure my family out, when I try it drives me crazy! I try to make a really long story short. I was shunned by my family until my mother became very ill and needed an organ transplant. All of a sudden I was needed, so they stopped shunning me. After the transplant, mom's health improved so I was shunned again. No matter how hard I tried, she just would not talk to me.
Mom's health began to deteriorate after 2-3 years. A family member sent me a letter attacking me as a mother and daughter. It also stated that I had been disowned. (Can you disown someone you already shun?)
I took over for mom & moved her into a care facility as the doctor recommended. I oversee all medical decisions, and finances. The family of course is back to shunning me again. In a conversation with mom a few months ago, she said the only reason why she talks to me is because she needs me.
Oreo
i woke up this morning to a true winter wonderland.
i live between baltimore and washington dc and we are having our first snow storm in a couple of years.
it really is so beautiful and quiet outside.
there are so many colas on the market, but 2 of them stick out.
coke and pepsi.
i love coke and hate pepsi.
Pepsi or Pepsi One
Oreo
as a youngster raised in the "truth", i had my questions.
but anytime you ask a question that is unanswerable, you are told to just wait on jehovah.
as time passes, i believe that we store up a number of unanswerable questions that forces one to eventually think about everything.
When my alcoholic, abusive step-father was appointed Ministeral Servant.
Oreo
ok, im bored - really bored.
this is my favorate breed of dog................ whats yours?.
also, are you a cat or a dog person?
Dogs! No lap dogs here. Our black & chocolate labs are over 95 pounds each.
Oreo
my dad is in very bad shape.
he has cns lymphoma.
he is sliding backwards rapidly.
DJ,
You, dad and family are in my prayers dear friend.
Oreo
there have been many posters here who said they heard jw's have been challenged quite a bit during field service due to the increased exposure of the watchtower pedophile news that has been circulating around the news media.
here in the philadelphia area, we have a two major newspapers and neither one of them has ever printed anything on this subject.
with the exception of dateline and connie chung, there would be no information for the public here to learn of this.
I'm in the Philly suburbs and I have not heard anything.
Oreo
my disfellowshipping
as with anyone associated with jehovahs witnesses the worst possible news anyone can have is being df.
it means a loss of everyone and everything you have known all your life.
Bill,
I cannot find the words to thank you for all that you have done. I look forward to roaring with you on the 27th.
Much Gratitude,
Oreo
