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  The other side of the coin

  by Shimmer in

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  2. friends

  beautifulgarbage's post about the rocks and beck's post about living life over again reminded me of something that i have on my refrigerator that i try to live by.

  i am thankful...... for the teenager who is not doing dishes and watching tv, because that means he is at home, not on the streets.. for the taxes that i pay, because it means that i am employed.. for the mess to clean after a party, because it means that i have been surrounded by friends.. for the clothes that fit a little too snug, because it means i have enough to eat.. for my shadow that watches me work, because it means i am out in the sunshine.. for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing, because it means i have a home.. for all the complaining i hear about the government, because it means that we have freedom of speech.. for the parking spot i find at the far end of the parking lot, because it means i am capable of walking and that i have been blessed with transportation.. for my huge heating bill, because it means i am warm.. for the lady behind me in church that sings off key, because it means i can hear.. for the pile of laundry and ironing, because it means i have clothes to wash. .

  for weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day, because it means i have been capable of working hard.. for the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours, because it mean that i am alive.. and what's the use in living if you spend your whole life complaining, so always try to look at the bright side.. shimmer

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  Wrongdoing

  by Shimmer in

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  2. friends

  my eight year old daughter asked a very interesting and thought provoking question the other day and i thought i would ask it here.

  she asked "if you were allowed to do something bad, what would it be?

  " interestingly enough, both her and my son and me all picked the same thing, which was stealing.

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  Was Eve really Adam's first woman?

  by Shimmer in

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  2. friends

  i checked out this really cool book from the library called don't know much about the bible.

  it talks about a hebrew legend recorded in the medieval alphabet of ben sira regarding a lilith who was adam's first wife, who preceded eve.

  in this version, lilith is created from the earth, as adam was.

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  What should I do?

  by Shimmer in

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  2. friends

  i just got a call from a very sweet sister from the kingdom hall, telling me that i am her householder for her talk tomorrow night.

  i have not been to a meeting since november.

  i have managed to avoid elder's calls.

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  The Osbournes

  by Shimmer in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  did anybody else watch ozzie's family on the osbournes last night.

  oh my god!!!

  it is soooo funny.

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  Alcoholism

  by Shimmer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi, my name is shimmer and i don't want to admit that i'm an alcoholic.

  yes i have a "problem" with drinking.

  and it seems to be getting progressively worse.

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  Shepherding call

  by Shimmer in

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  2. friends

  i finally got "the call".

  brother so-and-so, wanting to come by and give our family a shepherding call.

  neither my husband or i want to be "herded" at this time.. here's my story.

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  cursive writing

  by Shimmer in

  1. social
  2. family

  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?

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