I COULD SLEEP AND COUNT TIME IN THE SERVICE AT THE SAME TIME!
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does anybody here speak in tongues or maybe can resurrect the dead?
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I COULD SLEEP AND COUNT TIME IN THE SERVICE AT THE SAME TIME!
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i was amazed how, in a matter of days after leaving the org, my heart seemed bigger.
i was free to love people - truly love them as they were and without condition.
i was no longer required to sit in judgement of them because they didn't believe as i did.
INGENUOUS,
WELCOME TO THE HUMAN RACE!
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mine would definitely have to be coming home from school and smelling hot pecan cookies that mom was just taking out of the oven.
MY MOTHER TOLD ME ONE DAY SHE WOULD NEVER TALK TO ME AGAIN IF...............I 'DIDN'T' GET 'OUT' OF THE WITNESSES!
THANK YOU MOM!
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just a little bit about myself before you answer:
i was raised a jehovah's witness by my mother, who got "the truth" by studying with inlaws who were already members.
my father had been disfellewshipped for joining the army a few years before i was born, and has nevered returned to the organization.
FIRST OF ALL, IT CAN BE DONE (IE. KEEPING THE MARRIAGE TOGETHER) BUT IT IS NOT VERY EASY. IT IS A CASE OF BEING 'UNEVENLY YOKED' AND AS TIME GOES ON YOUR FRUSTRATION GROWS WHEN YOU BECOME VIEWED AS A 'NON-PERSON.
IN MY OWN CASE THE MARRIAGE DID NOT LAST. IN RETROSPECT, I THINK I MAY HAVE DONE A FEW THINGS DIFFERENT, BUT I STILL DO NOT THINK IT WOULD HAVE MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE OVERALL PICTURE.
SHE PROBABLY WILL NOT BE COMFORTABLE WITH ANY OF YOUR WORLDLY FRIENDS, WON'T PRAY WITH YOU, OR TALK ABOUT IMPROTANT SPIRITUAL MATTERS. SHE WILL LEAVE YOU ALONE OFTEN FOR CONGREGATIONAL THINGS, CO VISITS, ASSEMBLIES, SERVICE, GET TOGETHERS, ETC., ETC., BUT IF 'YOU' SHOULD VISIT A CHURCH , IT WILL BE HELL TO PAY OR A LOT OF SILENCE.
OF COURSE, YOU COULD VIEW THIS AS PART OF YOUR PERSECUTION, BUT AGAIN, IT IS NOT EASY. IT IS BEST TO TRY TO STAY TOGETHER ESPECIALLY IF LOVE IS THERE BUT BE PREPARED FOR A LONG HARD LIFE.
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i thought this would be a fun and mentally healthy question to ponder!
i feel better already just to think of this possibility!
for me, before giving away alot of it to charities i would first buy a couple of gorgeous houses strategically set in beautiful surroundings where i could travel throughout the year and avoid harsh winter temperatures.
I'D BUY SOME NEW 'JUMPER CABLES'!
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i'm at my daughter's home just north of houston in the woodlands.
she's going to help me get social security disability.
i've done all i can to help other disabled people.
GOOD LUCK ON TRYING TO GET THE SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY. I UNDERSTAND IT CAN TAKE A YEAR OR MORE AND YOU WILL DEFINITELY BE TURNED DOWN THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES. WITH A LAWYER YOU MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE BUT DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH.
DIDN'T WANT TO DEPRESS YOU ANY FARTHER, BUT THEM APPEARS TO BE THE FACTS.
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i have the hardest time saying "entrepeneur".....see, i'm having difficulty saying and spelling it!
any words you seem to have difficulty with?
LATELY, HERE IS THE WORDS I USUALLY MESS UP ON......
1. WEIMARANER (OUR DOG)
2. ANESTHESIA
3. COLONOSCOPY
4. CLICHE
5. POLYPS
6. THEORY
7. ALZHEIMER'S
8. HUNGRY (WANT TO SPELL IT HUNGARY)
9. RELIEF (WANT TO SPELL IT ROLAIDS )
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it's thursday.
time to share the love with outnfree with our weekly prayer vigil.
please be with us tonight at 8:00 central (9:00 eastern, 7:00 mountain, 6:00 pacific).
Outnfree,
Many have had great sucess going to Germany with the new heat treatment they are giving there. Cancer hates heat, and they are heating the body while you receive the chemo. It has been very good as far a results go. Is that a possibility with you?
Also, if you e-mail me, I will give you some good books that talk about alternative things you can do in conjunction with the chemo to heal. If you're interested, e-mail me at <[email protected]> and I will discuss it with you.
I had cancer and am now completely healed due to some of the things I learned.
Best Wishes,
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anyone go to that convention in ny back in the 50's?
remember when they lasted until 8pm?
in the summer?
EIGHT DAY ASSEMBLIES SUCH AS ATLANTA IN THE 60'S. HOTTER THAN HELL! (IS HELL HOT?) NINE IN THE MORNING TO NINE AT NIGHT. OF COURSE, GET UP AT 6 AM EACH DAY TO GO DOWN AND SAVE SEATS. AFTER THE PROGRAM, HEAD TO A NICE RESTAURANT FOR A LATE NIGHT BIG DINNER, UGG..... AND THEN TO THE MOTEL TO TAKE A SWIM. IN BED BY 12:30 OR SO, AND THEN WAKE UP AT 5:00 AM AND START ALL OVER.
I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE THEM TRY AND PULL THAT TYPE OF THING OFF AGAIN! I DON'T THINK THEY COULD DO IT!
CAN'T REMEMBER ONE TALK TO THIS DAY!
I WAS 'NUTS'!
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PS 'HANDICAP PARKING' USED TO BE CALLED 'ADMINISTRATION PARKING'!