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  An Invitation to a Wedding

  by lisavegas420 in

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  yesterday, i received in the mail a wedding invitation...well not actually a wedding invitation, it was more of a re-newal of vows invitation.

  with me so far...ok, i'm fine with that.

  i even visited her church a few years ago, it was nice, but i don't want to join a church.

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  My opinion is you should never miss a wedding or a funeral.

  Go, bring a guest. Don't be judgmental. Make gift donation to their Hawaii hopes. What comes around goes around. Throw yourself in the positive spirit and gain energy from it.
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  Are you honest when you say your age?

  by JH in

  1. jw
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  i know people who don't say their real age, like take off 2 or 3 years.... my mom looks younger than her age, so she sometimes took off a few years.

  gee, i'm just the opposite, i rather say my real age, and wait for a compliment saying "hey you look good for your age".

  how about you, do you ever lie on your age?

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  My birthday is 9/25. Whoo Hoo!

  I will be 21......again.

  Seriously, I will be 38.
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  Where were you on the a.m. of 9/11/01?

  by rebel8 in

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  i was at work -- a manager in a hospital that is the regional treatment center for one medical specialty...region includes nyc.

  someone came & grabbed me hard by the arm and pulled me into a room, where i saw every single mgr.

  sitting silently watching tv.

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  I was at work too. The business for the day went dead.

  For a moment I thought, I was wrong and the witnesses were right. Here we go, Armageddon.

  Then, I decided to try to do something. I left work to donate blood. Something I never did before.

  The 9/11 tragedy brought home very bad memories again as I was raped by 5 men from Irag in February of 1998. I felt like those same people had raped the whole country this time.

  Our company fell into hard financial times that we struggled with and are still struggling with.

  Since then, I have run the 9/11 memorial 5k every year and will never miss it for the rest of my life.

  I will never forget.
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  Eleven children found in small cages in Ohio home

  by Dimples in

  1. social
  2. current

  this is absolutely horrible!

  http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050913011509990011.

  dimples.

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  jillbedford

  You are not suposed to keep children in cages?
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  Does anyone who Left Jehovahs Organization, still......

  by defd in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  read the bible daily?

  honestly do you?

  or is it collecting dust on a table or shelf somewhere?

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  jillbedford

  I try to read the Bible, at least one verse very day. Reality, it is 4 or 5 times a week.
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  Vaginal Birth or Cesarean Section

  by Dimples in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  to all the mommy's out there...did you deliver vaginally or by c-section?.

  i was fortunate enough to deliver both my children vaginally although i came close to a c-section with my son.

  he was in the posterier position.

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  I had a vaginal birth, took 12 hours with 4 hrs 23 min pushing. My hips were not quite wide enough but she had dropped into the birth canal. I had a 4 inch incision. She was 8 lbs 13 oz.

  She is 15 now.

  I couldn't walk or sit without pain for 4 days. I had no insurance so I had to be back to work in 3 days.

  I chose not to have any more children. I had to make payments to the hospital for 5 years due to the no insurance thing.
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  OMG!!! YOU MUST READ THIS!!!! My appeal letter worked!!!

  by kwintestal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for those not up-to-date on my situation ... .

  i was disfellowshipped and i posted about it here.. i wrote an appeal letter, and wrote about it here.

  so, i just got home from a weeks vacation, i was home for 3 hours.

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  jillbedford

  I have carefully read this and your many previous posts leading up to this point.

  Being raised by an elder father my entire life, I know lots about the "legal procedure for disfellowshipping". You were not disfellowshiped in the first place, or weren't disfellowshipped by the book due to there being no judicial commitees. The elder group made a mistake in disfellowshipping you only on the word of two witnesses. There MUST be a judicial committee as well. You were wise to respond within 7 days to appeal.

  However, you are on shaky ground now and are close to another go round. If you intend to continue to post here, etc., you must lay low within the cong. or a true judicial committee is around the corner. Or don't go back at all, this would be my choice.

  I wish you well in regard to your continued struggles.
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  Katrina Aftermath - whatever happened to personal responsibility?

  by EscapedLifer1 in

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  2. current

  ok, all you "bleedin' hearts" get ready to flame me..... i have been watching the developments in the devastated areas like everyone else, and something has begun to strike me.

  there seems to be tens of thousands of people who are just sitting around waiting for help to miraculously drop out of the sky, and the longer they sit idle, the madder they get that the government hasn't swooped in and immediately solved all their problems.

  i have a few questions about this mindset:.

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  You must be very young and naive to make comments like this. In a similar vein, why didn't many of us just leave the WTBS earlier than we did? We should hgave known better right?

  Many New Orleans residents have lived through hurricanes in the past and have emergancy kits but this one was much bigger and more destructive than in the past.

  All roads are closed. Walking to higher ground on foot is difficult if you are alone, but many have families in tow. People are being instructed by police and other authorites to stay where they are.

  Maybe instead of wasting time on foolish posts, you could open your wallet and make a contribution to the Red Cross. www.RedCross.org

  A very dear friend of mine, a very intelligent, young and healthy educated person, has not been seen in a week. Of course, I fear the worst. He did try to get out, he would have contacted me if he could. The last I heard he was on the road north.
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  Turn off that car alarm!!

  by jillbedford in

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  david owen rye, 48, was arrested in los angeles 10 days earlier for allegedly firing at least three bullets into a toyota camry in an apartment-house parking lot because its car alarm wouldn't shut off.. www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2005/08/10/man_fires_gun_at_car_to_silence_alarm/.

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  David Owen Rye, 48, was arrested in Los Angeles 10 days earlier for allegedly firing at least three bullets into a Toyota Camry in an apartment-house parking lot because its car alarm wouldn't shut off.

  www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2005/08/10/man_fires_gun_at_car_to_silence_alarm/

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  I quit smoking, wish me luck

  by dedpoet in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yesterday i quit smoking.

  its something i have been thinking of trying for a while, and i finally got round to it.

  it was a tough day and a sleepless night, i probably had a couple of hours, and i am under no illusions about today being any easier.

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  jillbedford

  I wish you strength and detirmination to complete this difficult goal you have set for yourself.

  You are adding years to your life by making this choice!