i have pioneered for over four years.
i have three children and a wife who at times has severe back problems.
i have worked two jobs just to stay ahead of the bills and provide for my family.
Today I took my dogs to the vet. I hugged them and let them know how good and brave they were.
I did some gardening. As I hoed and raked and weeded and planted I thanked Jehovah for the cool day and the light rain that would help the plants grow....I felt close to Him.
I did not go out in service.....I somehow felt, however, that doing what I did today pleased Him more than pushing magazines.
simon i'm sorry i don't mean to rain on your parade but you have to remember the society and your local elders watch for stuff like that.
this is a very liberal board as far as discussions go and forever thankful for that, but you have to be careful because you could face a jd meeting.
i'm sure everyone is well aware that some posts on this board just wouldn't go over to well with the society.
Sometimes when I think of the people who attend the KH, I really wonder why I would ever want to spend eternity with them. So many are so small-minded and hypocritical. I just can't imagine that Jehovah would murder so many wonderful people in the world and spare these bigoted imbeciles.
dear brothers and sisters,.
can someone please tell me if they know any employer desperately looking to hire?.
i'm looking to work down south as i can't take the winters here anymore.
You like heat? Do you REALLY like humidity? Maybe you could consider the Southwest. It gets pretty hot there, but the humidity is much less.
I visited Florida a couple of times years ago when I went to several assemblies. I remember the bugs.....oh, do I remember the bugs....and the humidity. I was also shocked to find out that the grass in Florida is some sort of cultivated crabgrass. The soil is so sandy that they can't grow regular grass.
No, thanks. I'll put up with a few weeks of snow.
here it is, it's called,.
walk a mile in my gucci's.
dear sevenofnine,.
Wow! What a poem! And you say you're having difficulty meeting women? LOL
hahaha got your attention didnt i...actually i am not going for a couple of weeks, going to have family here that i only see for a few weeks out of the year......i might not be on here much, but i will check back in once in awhile...hugs to everyone.. say lets plan a "im not sure party?
" hehe well wanna?
Okay, have a good time. We won't tell anyone why you're slacking off. ;)
simon i'm sorry i don't mean to rain on your parade but you have to remember the society and your local elders watch for stuff like that.
this is a very liberal board as far as discussions go and forever thankful for that, but you have to be careful because you could face a jd meeting.
i'm sure everyone is well aware that some posts on this board just wouldn't go over to well with the society.
Just wondering....does anyone besides me think that this whole terror of the elders finding out who we are is actually quite bizarre?
I mean, what kind of religious group is this that has such a hold on our lives? Would people on a discussion board dealing with their concerns about any other religion be worried that the local minister would see their pictures on a DB?
We always tell householders to examine their religions, and yet we live in fear that the elders will find out we are examining ours. This is truly frightening....this is mind control at its finest.
ah!
yes, that remark made by pilate after pilate had asked jesus wether he was a king.
( john 18:37-38 ).. how would you answer the question according to what we know from the bibles definition, and how the faithful and discreet slave have endeavored to give us spiritual food at the proper time?.
Ah,yes, how well I remember those Catholic-bashing articles. How well I remember my smug feeling of satisfaction that I was not brought up in such a horrible false religion. What great chagrin I feel to realize that the religion occupying most of my life was no different.
when i've tried to post my incredibly long, hard, post on child molestation - i get friggin' error messages - i will try again.
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i just did not want you to be honest and then think that i would not feel thanks.
Waiting,
Don't dismiss your experiences as nothing or unimportant. We may just be cyberfriends, but we are friends nonetheless, and everyone here is important, as are their feelings and experiences.
***HUGS***
when i've tried to post my incredibly long, hard, post on child molestation - i get friggin' error messages - i will try again.
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i just did not want you to be honest and then think that i would not feel thanks.
What horrible experiences both of you have lived through. What strong, brave, and wonderful people you are to share these experiences here.
*****HUGS*****
i have pioneered for over four years.
i have three children and a wife who at times has severe back problems.
i have worked two jobs just to stay ahead of the bills and provide for my family.
SC,
Everyone here has given you great advice. Just let me add a little to it.
I had pioneered for about three years. I kept going even though it was very difficult. I thought that this was the most wonderful privilege I could ever have. I had planned to pioneer all through school, and I had finally reached my goal.
I finally got to the point where I could no longer ignore the warnings my body was giving me. I developed Crohn's disease and ended up in the hospital for a month. That definitely ended my pioneering.
To my great surprise, I received no support from the congregation. It was as if I had failed....and failed miserably. I had given up so much to pursue this goal, and I was made to feel like a total loser.
Listen to your body....it is asking for rest. Listen to your heart....it is telling you to care for your family first.
Jehovah asks no more of any of us than what we can give. The quotas and pressure to do more come from men....not God. It is just as pleasing to Him to care for your family and provide for them as it is to spend more time in the preaching work.
