as you all know life can be full of difficulties and heartbreaks.
i have recently been through some minor (but nonetheless extremely irritating) difficulties and have also been dealing with the heart-ache of watching someone very dear to me reach the end of life.. with these things on my mind i was trying to go about my business, was putting away some laundry and happened to look out the window a couple of days ago.
here in northern michigan it has been unseasonably warm lately so the kids have been outside enjoying it.
Julie,
Thank you for the reminder that we all have something to be grateful for, no matter how small it may seem. I really needed that because I've had a bad weekend, and it seemed as if there was nothing going right in my life. But if I just take a good look around I have an abundance of good right in front of me. :)
Thanx
Shimmer
Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you but dig for them.----------Russell H. Conwell
to put things in perspective in relation to the pathetic and sordid trivial gossip of those whom i affectionately call: the phallic-worshipping accursed children of the apostasy, by far the worst, most problem-filled congregation that has ever existed, anywhere, anytime, was the corinthian congregation.
you name the problem---they had it.
you want shocking salacious sexual scandal?
You Know,
One of the reasons why I think organized religion does more harm than good.
Shimmer
Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you but dig for them.----------Russell H. Conwell
hi all you nice people,.
tonight and tomorrow till 2 pm.
(pstime) --several times--you should think.
Celtic,
Father Christmas was getting a colonic, not the same thing. A colonic is supposed to be like a major enema, to clean out the 'ole plumbing. What Pat is having is a procedure to check for colon cancer.
Shimmer
Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you but dig for them.----------Russell H. Conwell
hi all you nice people,.
tonight and tomorrow till 2 pm.
(pstime) --several times--you should think.
Pat,
I had that procedure done a couple of years ago. Call me crazy but I didn't hate it all that much. The 'prep' I found to be very cleansing. And the drugs they gave during the procedure were great. I was in la-la land. I asked them if I could take the i.v. home.:) And I got a clean bill of health.
Shimmer
Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you but dig for them.----------Russell H. Conwell
this is a joke for all you texan posters.
i laughed so hard i was crying after reading this.
hopefully, this isn't an oldie that you have all heard before.. notes from an inexperienced chili taster named frank, who was visiting texas from boston.
AMarie,
LMAO!!! Too funny!
Shimmer
Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you but dig for them.----------Russell H. Conwell
just curious about something.
i am currently homeschooling my daughter, and she is learning to write in cursive.
and it got me to wondering, does anybody even use cursive writing anymore other than to sign their name?
Just curious about something. I am currently homeschooling my daughter, and she is learning to write in cursive. And it got me to wondering, does anybody even use cursive writing anymore other than to sign their name? Why do we even need to learn this stuff? Any comments?
shimmer
Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you but dig for them.----------Russell H. Conwell
the controversy regarding the future is my no means confined to apostate dubs and jehovah's witnesses.
many other than "bible thumpers" can see big trouble looming just around the next bend.
of course they are ridiculed too by those with opposing views.
So does that mean that I should go out and party like it's 1975?
Shimmer
Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you but dig for them.----------Russell H. Conwell
there was a story i used to tell a lot about a scientist who worked in the nuclear power industry.
this scientist had a job of public relations and would go around to different groups around the country.
he was afraid to fly anywhere though, so the company provided him a chauffer to take him from city to city.. somewhere in the course of giving the same speech over and over again, the chauffer tells him: doc, ive heard you give this same speech now a couple of dozen times, and i have it memorized word for word.
Skipper,
Interesting question, and one I had to ask myself a couple of years ago when my hubby left me because I was a controlling, bossy, argumentative, know-it-all b-word. I was also funny, life of the party, kind, compassionate, and a good mom to my kids. But the negative overshadowed the positive in his eyes.
Basically, after a year of therapy and self analysis I came to the conclusion that you can be who you are as long as you aren't taking away from other people being who they are. One of the reasons that I was controlling etc.... was because I was trying to mold him into the person "I" thought he should be, not the person he was. When you go through life trying to get people to see life through your eyes and think the way you think, it turns you into not a very pleasant person to be around. So then you have to ask yourself "Do I want to continue down this path and be alone or do I want to make some changes and be surrounded by people that are not going to think the way I think or see things the way I see them or do things the way I would do them?" I chose to make changes. And I've never been happier.
Oh, and by the way hubby and I got back together and we've never been more in love.
Shimmer
The eyes of my eyes are opened.
---E.E. CUMMINGS
to help choose the right religion for yourself answer 20 questions at the web site below and it will rank the best religions for you.. for myself jw was #6 just under sda and just before mormans.
i guess i am still brainwashed.
http://www.selectsmart.com/.
1. Bahá'í Faith (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (88%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (88%)
4. Orthodox Judaism (79%)
5. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (79%)
6. Jehovah's Witness (79%)
Vewy, vewy inewesting.
shimmer
The eyes of my eyes are opened.
---E.E. CUMMINGS
we are sitting at lunch when my friend casually mentions that she and her husband are thinking of "starting a family".
"we're taking a survey," she says, half-joking.
"do you think i should have a baby?
closer,
I got chills reading your post. Being a mom is the best thing that ever happened to me. If I wouldn't of had children I would probably be dead in a ditch somewhere. They made me see what was really important in life.
You are a kick-ass writer. You should submit this story to a magazine like parents or something.
You go mama
shimmer
The eyes of my eyes are opened.
---E.E. CUMMINGS
