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    Hubby lost his job

    in The Prayer Room

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    Nottawayfer, what, is that prophesy? LOL! No new job yet, but at least today I'm not as down about it--I know God is faithful, and we'll eventually come out of this too.

    Dot, I'm trying to remind him of that fact--it may take having to get some retail type job--not something he'd be fond of, but it would at least be something!

    I really appreciate the prayers. Pray for me to be the right kind of encouraging--speaking up if it's right, but not to nag him!

    Who Will You Dance With?

    in Open

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    Thank you, 70'sHouston, Dooj and Rainbow I appreciate your responses! I REALLY liked it too. I didn't expect anyone else to post here, because of my 3 requests to delete it.

    I was not expecting a response like the first one here. I shared it because to me it was a pearl--and to have it trampled like that was discouraging.

    I'm not gonna un-request my request to delete--I'm sure Paw and the other mods don't have time for that. I also know I shoulda just slept on it before reacting like I did. I'm reminded one bad apple. . . and for the most part, most GS-ers are nice folks! And that's why I DO come here

    Hubby lost his job

    in The Prayer Room

    Posted

    Thank you all for the prayers. No job yet :( We have good days and bad days. We've been through this before-- too many times! each time, right in time, he gets his new job, but it's always when we are backed against a wall and the finances have run out. Once-- just once it would be "more comfortable" for it to not run to the end of the money. We had a sizeable home equity and that is now gone-- and houses don't move here, so we've gained no equity in the value of our house going up. I'm trying not to worry, but today, it's hard!

    Lifty, that's a beautiful picture--Some days I have that trust!

    I'm coming out

    in Open

    Posted

    Silly dmiller, that would be my pie SAFE! :biglaugh:

    INCOMING!!!!!!

    SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT!

    HA! GOTCHA!

    Now look! I've messed up Rottie's thread! Ah, well, first time fer everything. . . :rolleyes:

    I'm coming out

    in Open

    Posted

    My fine feathered friend-- you are sooooo wrong! Sheesh! stya on topic, anyway!! :biglaugh:

    Now, back to the topic at hand:

    I have a closet! I went in there this morning, grabbed my clothes off the hook on the wall, and came out! So there!

    Hubby lost his job

    in The Prayer Room

    Posted

    He has been out of work since mid-July. We're living off our home equity, but that is gonna run out within a month-- We're getting nervous. We DO trust that God will come through-- He always has before, but not knowing His ways and how H'es gonna get us out of this is hard. Pray for strength and direction, please.

    I'm coming out

    in Open

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    The closet? what kind of closet? how big of a closet? Is is a walk-in closet, or one of those little skinny closets you can't even get a hanger to fit properly in? Or is is a linen closet? Is it in your bathroom? the kitchen?

    WHICH CLOSET???

    I HAVE TO KNOW!

    P.S. White Turkey is NOT the Thread Killer, I am!

    Looking for:

    in Open

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    Thank you all! I did a Craigs list look up and found one guy who was selling 5 bunk bed sets and 10 dressers. The beds were sold! <_< But he still has the dressers. We're getting them.

    Another place-- a church camp, was selling 50(! )sets of bunk beds-- military, camp size, etc. When we talked to the guy-- I think he might be the pastor of the church--upon hearing what they were for, said he'd be happy to donate them! YIPEEE!

    God is good! AND this guy wants to hear more about what this Restoration ministry is doing-- his church gets involved in this kind of financial support!

    The pastor of this restoration ministry was thrilled! We will get to go with him to tell this guy about this ministry.

    Cool chef, I'm gonna follow up on your suggestion, these guys usually have to have fundraisers to make sure they have enough food, etc.

    Looking for:

    in Open

    Posted

    We've had the priviledge of meeting people who work with homeless folks, giving them a home where they can rehab from drug abuse, alcohol, etc, and teach them God's word. It's a restoration ministry. Many have come and gone through their doors, but some have stayed. They usually have around 12 people in their home at any time.

    We were able to donate some furniture to them, as well as money, but one thing they are in need of is beds. My hubby has been calling around to military bases near us, but is unable to get very far in his search. We would be willing to drive if we find any, but finding them is harder than we thought.

    Can anybody give us ideas as to how to get to the right people to ask?

    Thanks

    Article on Compact Fluorescent Bulbs

    in Open

    Posted

    Thanks Bikerbabe, for the link-- I sent it to the people who sent the article to me. I've come to realize most of these things are hoaxes, but fell for this one!

    I did wonder if I should check with snopes, but was in a hurry.

    I appreciate all the good insight from you all. I don't like the light CF bulbs give off, so i don't use them. (Those little bulb-like ones you can use in your lamps instead of regular light bulbs, if those are what "CF bulbs" are) I LOVE LOVE LOVE the bright blue kitchen type fluorescent lights, and use a OTT type light for my woodcarving.

    Slightly off-topic: I heard that it costs more electricity to turn on a flourescent bulb than it does to run it 3 hours. Is that true? (hmm, mebbe I oughta check snopes? LOL!)

    How much do you tip?

    in Open

    Posted

    My hubby is a horrible tipper. He thinks it's ridiculous that "the going rate has gone up from 10%" and barely gives 10% at that! I try to suppliment, but I don't always have money onhand. It's really embarrassing when the service was good. Now that the kids are older, I ask one of the kids to figure out what 15% would be, and when they come up with the answer, I tell them, "that's how much we should leave". That usually guilt trips him into leaving 15%! LOL! To me, 10% is reserved for the waitress/waiter that did bare minimum(as in, bringing refills only after we ask and having an attitude about it) , less if it's really poor service. The note why is a good idea.

    Hairdressers, and dog groomer, about $2 for a plain old haircut--usually the cheapie places, and they usually don't do that good of a job. I get perms and such at nicer places, and I give $10 or more depending on the price. Dog groomer gets about $10 also. And I feel I was probably cheap!

    I hate when the bag boys offer to help me with my bags at the store, cuz i know they want a tip, and I pay for the groceries with the debit card, and rarely have cash. And I don't know what is a rightful tip for them--a dollar? Anyone have an opinion on that?

    I'm probably ignorant in other situations where it is expected to tip. If there is a tip jar, I'll dump change in, depending on what the service is.

    Even MORE Pet Food Recalled!

    in Open

    Posted

    Dang! The more I read, the more i wonder just when they're gonna start telling us about the dry foods?

    My dogs get a pretty decent amout of homemade foods I make them--sometimes half and half. But my cat will only eat cat food-- and that is dry Nutro--and pounce treats! YIKES!

    I wonder now about my Ellie--my cat that died several weeks ago. Yeah, the vet found a string, so it could have been only that, but I have my suspisions about her foods, too-- she was a piggy when it came to the pounce treats. And she went downhill so fast.

    I can't prove anything, and she DID swollow a thread, so it may just be that, but I am now very suspicious of the pet food makers.

    And i wonder how soon before we find it in a LOT of people foods.

    It is really hard for me to come clean, but here goes

    in Open

    Posted

    This thread has been hard for me to read through--and a learning time, too.Abi and Kathy, your dialogues back and forth are helping someone else-- me.

    Kathy, reading your posts all the way through--geesh, you and I could be bookends!

    I've gone through the same emotions as you! Wanting to forgive, wanting to try to accept, thinking it would help me to understand the reasons behind my Dad's self-justification. (He "only fondled me"--I want to barf)

    But coming to the realizations that I haven't really set my boundaries firmly enough. When i was raped, I was afraid to fight back, because i didn't want to hurt him. How sick is that? (I was also afraid of the gun he'd set down on the dashboard.) I also willingly took the blame my corps roommate informed me that i was guilty of.

    I've gone through some wild ranges of emotion on this thread. Feeling the "need" to forgive, fully accept this person as a valid part of this board. And then rage--at him and everybody else like him. And total discust at him.

    I wish Oen hadn't left on account of disagreements about this person.

    I do believe God forgives. And we are supposed to forgive, also--especially those who harmed us, or it will eat us alive. But also be able to set firm boundaries--I hadn't realized til this thread that I don't really know how to do that.

    Satori, your post about missing an opportunity--I'm not sure that would work with someone like him--I agree with everyone here who has stated he'd never really show his hand. Having him openly post about his rationalizations, I dunno, I don't think it would educate us--for me, it just stirred up a lot of bad memories. I also don't think we ran him off. He left because he didn't get the reaction he wanted.

    I don't think this is the right place for his confession--not when so many here have been victimes of this type of abuse.

    I don't think I am making much sense..

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