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Happy Mothers Day to all Mommys!!!!!!

by Cassiline in

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happy mother's day!!!!

for all the mommys who stay up all night with a sick child.

for those who are a taxi to every event under the sun, the cooks, maids, doctors, nurses to every cut and scrape.

partners

Hi Heaven, hi Cassiline,

Just a short message here to express that while I was having my personal Bible Study (I was a teenager at the time)with my Jehovah's Witness friend, I truly learned a lot. For the most part, the witnesses were nice to me. I learned a lot in the meetings and I enjoyed the atmosphere. of course, I was not a regular so I never got burned out. I just eventually walked away because I realized that some of the same stuff that was going on in the churches also went on at the Kingdom Hall...also being young and inexperienced, yes, I fell in love (smile).

Living a "good" life is about making choices, and I feel the things I did learn help me to make a lot of good choices in my life. I am married coming up 13 years August 3, 2002. My husband and I knew and dated eacher 5 years prior to that. We never lived together before we married (good choice). We were and still are best friends.

I also found out their (Jehovah's Witnesses) hatred for catholics (My best friends are catholics...the Hitchens in DeRidder) and that they (Jehovah's Witnesses)ONLY had the "truth". I was told after a time that they were my family now because my bioligical family will be destroyed at Armageddon. I was almost even persuaded to move away from my family and move in with this young JW couple. I was told, "We are your family now..."

Gotta go. Take care.

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Happy Mothers Day to all Mommys!!!!!!

by Cassiline in

jw
friends

happy mother's day!!!!

for all the mommys who stay up all night with a sick child.

for those who are a taxi to every event under the sun, the cooks, maids, doctors, nurses to every cut and scrape.

partners

Hi Cassiline, hi Heaven...

Cassiline, the kids I knew "once upon a time" in DeRidder (over 20 years ago) have mostly passed or moved away. There are still a few I keep in touch with.

Zachary and Ann Scott still attend at Rosepine Congregation. I know a Ruby Fisher, Lela Scott (Zach's mama). Gary brown I believe still attends. If not then he is somewhere in the surrouinding area. I think maybe he's an overseer now.

How long have you been at Fort Polk? Did you or do you attend meetings at the Rosepine congregation? I can remember many years ago Rosepine High School is where the "Memorial" was held.

I know Mr. Charley Hitchens (DeRidder School Board) very well. In fact I just talked to Mrs. Hitchens about a week ago. They atten St. Joseph Catholic Church there in DeRidder. In fact, when we make our yearly visit to DeRidder that is where we attend services. The last time I attended the public talk (Sunday) and watchtower meeting at Rosepine congregation was just before we went to Japan...several years ago. I don't think I'll ever attend again not because of what is going on but because of what happened long before that. I'm not one of Jehovah's witnesses but I personally received a taste of their their shunning. My best friend, (at least I thought) was one of Jehovah's Witnesses (raised in the "truth"). I was in Japan when she passed away (7 years ago). I had known her since I was 10 years old. Oh well...

Marvis Hitchens Collor works at Boise Cascade and so does Lonnie Robinson. There is Carlos Archield (public servant). Oh yeah!!! I found out that Jon Telifero is minister at The (I believe) Methodist Church in DeRidder. I grew up with that boy! His father was Army and his mother was my 7th grade teacher at DeRidder Junior High. They moved away (I was sad about that for awhile) but I see he is back and his ministry is doing quite well.

Cassiline (you too heaven) go to "Desperately Seeking"/Reunions. Go to Louisiana (page 4). Scroll all the way down to the very last post (steeljazz). Click on the envelope...WOW!!! That's my name...Edie.

Me gotta go...hahahaha

Take care and have a good day.

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Happy Mothers Day to all Mommys!!!!!!

by Cassiline in

jw
friends

happy mother's day!!!!

for all the mommys who stay up all night with a sick child.

for those who are a taxi to every event under the sun, the cooks, maids, doctors, nurses to every cut and scrape.

partners

Hey Cassiline! Hey girrll!!

Yes, we are military. We are at Fort Hood, Tx. EFMP (Exceptional Family Member Program) is already taken care of. At one time we thought we would not be able to go because of Michael's asthma, but the paperwork went through. We are going to Illesheim, Germany. Wuerzburg is where the meddac is which is about 30 minutes away. There is a clinic on Illesheim and there is a german hospital about 2 miles away from the base.

Guess what? I graduated from DeRidder High School in 1978. I knew people in the Rosepine congregation back then. In fact, I still know of a few who still attend...mostly the parents of the kids I knew.

Well I guess I will close for now. To tell you the truth I haven't even started packing things away. There is so much going on. This is a unit move. When we went to Japan it was an individual PCS (Permanent Change of Station).

Lata gatas

P. S. My boys really believe I grew up along the bayou and that instead of having a dog for a pet I had an alligator. Oh yeah, we will try to make it over to DeRidder next month. Do you know anyone in DeRidder?

BYE!!

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Happy Mothers Day to all Mommys!!!!!!

by Cassiline in

jw
friends

happy mother's day!!!!

for all the mommys who stay up all night with a sick child.

for those who are a taxi to every event under the sun, the cooks, maids, doctors, nurses to every cut and scrape.

partners

Hi Heaven,

Got your message.

Yes, I have heard of using caffeine but I would not depend on it. Caffeine is not a very strong bronchodilator. I guess we were busy seeing pediatricians who specialize in asthma treatment and prevention. The hospital here offers a very good asthma education program and we learned a lot.

It is my understanding that children do not really grow out of asthma, many just stop having symptoms. They may not have a flareup/attack for 20 to 30 years then one day POOF they find that their asthma has creeped back into their life.

Believe me I do understand the energy and stamina level of a young child with asthma. There were times when Michael would not sleep for 24 hours at a time, running around in circles, trying to climb walls, riding his tricycle all over the house, etc. He ran me ragged a many a day. His brother (also adopted) is only 1 year younger, so as you might think I had my hands full (smile).

The boys have never been in daycare and to this day they have never had a babysitter. I feel that no one can take care of them better than I can. When they were babies (we were living on Okinawa, Japan) I would put their helmets on and take them to the park everyday, weather permitting...2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon. They were able to socialize with other kids and we all had BIG FUN! Then daddy would come home and the fun would begin again...riding down steep hills on cardboard boxes, bicycle riding (training wheels) all over the place...

Heaven, I could just go on and on, but I won't (smile).

Got lots to do. Will be moving to Germany in about 3 months.

As I have mentioned before we are not JWs though I have known a few ever since I was 7 years old. Did the personal Bible study, Field service, theocratic school, witness get-togethers, etc. I do understand their mindset however, I don't agree. Just like with all people, some good...some not so good.

Gotta go. Lata gata (smile).

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Happy Mothers Day to all Mommys!!!!!!

by Cassiline in

jw
friends

happy mother's day!!!!

for all the mommys who stay up all night with a sick child.

for those who are a taxi to every event under the sun, the cooks, maids, doctors, nurses to every cut and scrape.

partners

Hi,

I've received another e-mail that someone responded to the "mommys" post. I just checked but I still don't see anything...

Oh well...

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Happy Mothers Day to all Mommys!!!!!!

by Cassiline in

jw
friends

happy mother's day!!!!

for all the mommys who stay up all night with a sick child.

for those who are a taxi to every event under the sun, the cooks, maids, doctors, nurses to every cut and scrape.

partners

Hi Heaven,

I received an e-mail that someone responded to the "mommys" post. I was sure it was you but when I went to check the board I didn't see anything other than my response to you I wrote last night.

Take care,

Michael's mom

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Happy Mothers Day to all Mommys!!!!!!

by Cassiline in

jw
friends

happy mother's day!!!!

for all the mommys who stay up all night with a sick child.

for those who are a taxi to every event under the sun, the cooks, maids, doctors, nurses to every cut and scrape.

partners

Hi Heaven,

Michael's mom here.

We didn't know what was wrong with Michael for a long time. He was hospitalized at the age of 3 years and that is when doctors finally said the word asthma. From 10 days old (Michael is adopted)up until 3 years of many hospital visits we finally knew what was the matter with our boy. It was very rough...many many many sleepless nights and trips to the E. R. Yes, I still check on him during the night and so does his father.

The last time Michael was hospitalized for an asthmatic flareup was Jan. 26, 2002. As usual I am there during the day and daddy is there (after working hard all day) all night.

Michael is fine. He loves to swim. His favorite thing is to jump off the high dive into 13ft of water. He's a rascal. He likes skateboarding, rollerblading and racing his bike with his friends. His brother is the one who owns the cat (Silvia). She goes everywhere they go and do everything they do...until they get tired of her then they bring her back home. She doesn't like the skateboard too much but she does like to climb trees and play nintendo.

I feel your son will be just fine. Asthma is a disease that can be controlled.

Take care and may God's spirit continue to be with you and your family.

P. S. We are not Jehovah's Witnesses, just average everyday people who love our boys.

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Happy Mothers Day to all Mommys!!!!!!

by Cassiline in

jw
friends

happy mother's day!!!!

for all the mommys who stay up all night with a sick child.

for those who are a taxi to every event under the sun, the cooks, maids, doctors, nurses to every cut and scrape.

partners

HI MS HEAVEN! THANK YOU. MY MAMA HELPS ME AND MY BROTHER TO TYPE OUR LETTERS. YES, I DO USE A ALBUTEROL INHALER WHEN I NEED TO. I USE TO TAKE FLOVENT BUT NOW I TAKE ADVAIR EVERYDAY. YES I DO USE MY NEBULIZER A LOT ESPECIALLY AROUND THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS BECAUSE THE WEATHER IS WET AND COLD. I HAVE HAD ASTHMA SINCE I WAS A BABY. I WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED WHEN WE WERE LIVING IN JAPAN.

MY BROTHER SAYS HI. HE IS 8 YEARS OLD.HE'S CRAZY! HE TAKES FOREVER TO TYPE A LETTER. OUR MOM SPELL SOME OF THE WORDS WHILE WE TYPE THE LETTERS.

TELL YOUR SON HELLO.

BYE

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Happy Mothers Day to all Mommys!!!!!!

by Cassiline in

jw
friends

happy mother's day!!!!

for all the mommys who stay up all night with a sick child.

for those who are a taxi to every event under the sun, the cooks, maids, doctors, nurses to every cut and scrape.

partners

HI MS HEAVEN! I HAVE ASTHMA TOO. I AM 9 YEARS OLD AND I AM GLAD YOUR SON IS FEELING BETTER.

ON THIS SPECIAL DAY WE, (MY BROTHER AND ME)WISH ALL YOU MOMMYS OUT THERE A VERY VERY HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY AND TO REMIND YOU TO ALWAYS BELIEVE IN CHILDREN...OUR FUTURE

ALWAYS BELIEVE IN CHILDREN

In their A bilities. B rilliance. C ourage. D reams. E nergy. F uture. G ifts. H umor. I nnocence. J ourney. K indness. L earning. M agic. N eeds. O utlook. P otential. Q uestions. R each. S uccess. T alent. U niqueness. V ictories. W onder. eXcellence. Y outh. Zest.

BELIEVE IN ALL THE PROMISE AND POSSIBILITIES CHILDREN HOLD. IT'S AS SIMPLE AS A B C

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Happy Mothers Day to all Mommys!!!!!!

by Cassiline in

jw
friends

happy mother's day!!!!

for all the mommys who stay up all night with a sick child.

for those who are a taxi to every event under the sun, the cooks, maids, doctors, nurses to every cut and scrape.

partners

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