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DMiller you are a sweetie, I had no idea thats what pushing up daisies meant. I took it as growing something beautiful out of nothing but dirt. I like my version better to be honest with you. Yeah ......... we might need a new version ......... you keep giving me analogies and the ones I don't already know I am sure I can try to put a positive spin on them. Love ya, Digi

MaryPoppins, Your Dogs are just beautiful ............ I have a pic, but its up to you to post or let me. Can you please put up Chloe for all to see. I am sure the dog lovers here would absolutely appreciate it. Powerfilled can scan them in for you if he would ......... he is great with those things. Digi

Mark Said Mary Poppins/Powerfilled, I think that your philosophy about forgiveness is quite correct. Let me state that again. But you don't tell a woman who was raped by a man who allowed himself to be reputed as the modern-day version of the apostle Paul, or His Divinely Appointed Successor, that she needs to forgive her rapist. You don't tell a woman whose husband was so brainwashed that, when told by his leadership that he needed to divorce his wife in order to stay in that ministry, he took the leadership's advice, that she needs to forgive that leadership. You don't tell a woman who was told that it was God's will that she abort her child (and she did so and has been plagued with guilt ever since) to forgive the man of God who told her to kill her baby. I don't see where MaryPoppins and Powerfilled gave any direct counseling to these matters. I don't think you can blame these incidents on MaryPoppins or Powerfilled, they had nothing to do with them. There are alot of things posted here that get my goat but many times the posters don't know my personal situation on that particular subject so how can I be right in getting angry with them. I was once molested or coerced whatever you want to call it by a man in TWI a Corps Grad right after I took PFAL ......... He was my TWIG COORD. I don't blame anyone else for it, I don't blame God for it and I don't blame the word for it. Was and am I still ANGRY about it. YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT. ........... But its not the fault of anyone who posts here. I thank God for my Hubby, we were engaged at the time and he handled the situation and helped me through it. BUT, it still ANGERS me when I think about it. I thank MarryPoppins and PowerFilled for these words because even though they have known me for years, I have not told them of this until recently and they have learned more in this thread about it than what I have ever told them. There words did help me if they helped no one else. Digi

DM said However --- there are some here who have just recently gotten free from twi, And if it will help them see what the org is really like, I'll keep on yappin' (till I'm pushing up daisies, that is!) DM I am free over 8 years almost 9 now. I still find cobwebs in the back of my brain that I need to let loose in the forums and I still find people like you who make them into daisies. I hope that some things that I post help people ......... I know in general I propbably have taken more assistance but I find Gods people very giving .......... therefore I find myself becoming more and more foregiving as time grows on ......... Working on pushing up those daisies, Thanks DM Digi

Powerfilled, You are absolutely correct it does sound just like TWI doctorine and practical error. What can or can not be posted and where. This whole thread is full of referenes to Speaking in Tongues and other biblical references. In fact there are many references all over many of these threads and forums. If you have the guts to put the Chapter and Verse with it ..................... Let it stay and post where you see fit. No Bullying the Muscle Man. I personally get blesed when someone actually posts the word. In whatever forum it is in. I stand by you 100%. God is great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whether some want to hear it or not. Digi Bramble, I am glad you had a great time in your celebration. Sounds like an all nighter would be fun. Digi

Wow Powerfilled, What big muscles you have ..................... what a man !!!! LOL I am spanking myself right now for being human LOL But ................ the word you gave blessed me tremendously. I feel people need to know about the wiles of TWI, yet there is a way to let it be known without malice in our hearts once we get to that point. A way to let things be known in order to help others so that they actually hear us instead of read of over us. I remember being angry and still can be angry myself ................ Somethings I have gotten over ............... Somethings will fight hard on......... But its Love in my heart that helps me make those decisions ............. is my heart always correct? only God knows Digi

Dearest Paul and Fern, Thank you so much for your letter of Reply ........... I was truly excited to see the front page again. As you have the whole site of Waydale at your fingertips and have spent much reading as well as talking with us, you know how much you and your site helped me. I wrote never let them see you cry ................ But these are tears of true Joy, Longsuffering, and Happiness that I write for you finally putting it all aside ......... and also for helping us just as much as we helped you. Love you and forever in my heart, Digi

Just missed us Little Hawk ......... just signed off What a bummer ............. next time ......... Im on Alaska time one hour earlier than west coast time. Always the last one to turn out the lights it seems. Digi

Its a deal LittleHawk ......... We travel a bit too. Just email or PM me. Happy Holidays Digi

Great idea LittleHawk ...................... Thanks Hap Digi :unsure: ;)

I think the new chat is fine although there is quite a bit to learn. ......... I miss all the sounds we had available from the original chat room though. I noticed Live chat gives a few sounds but not as many and I was unable to find sounds at all in Flash Chat. ......... The sounds often add laughter to a comment. Flash chat seem a bit challenging for the unlearned computer person, but I am definately willing to learn. Thanks Hap for your time in trying to teach me, I appreciate it. Digi

LittleHawk ....... thank you so much for the post. It is beautiful. If anyway it encourages you to continue to build on your own land it is definately worth it. We are still working on our Ranch which will be completed in the future. It is hard work and Husband and I often find ourselves stretched thin and tired but the sheer beauty of what we have accomplished magnifies a much deeper appreciation of God and ourselves. Digi

Do you guys recall how we were to watch for patterns in peoples lives. Put patterns together to prove how off they were, or possesed, or not reaping the benefits of the present truth, or teaching that which was contrary to craiggers ............ Yuck......... I didn't have the time to put my own life together .............. now I was suppose to pattern everyones life in fellowship keep journals ........... no fricken way, the only journal I kept was on our Limb LOL. But I do recall ......... specifically we had a coprse couple here who screwed up bigtime, the one johny and I mentioned above, well they were sent out of here. Yet, a bigger badder couple were sent up to handle things. Anyway I confronted the new Limb Coords about the situation of what we were to do with the people who were kicked out, withdrawn seperated from those who were marked and avoided without cause by the last Limb Coordinators. How were we to help these people? Get our lost sheep back? This was the beginning of our last week in TWI. They flat out told us that "We stand by our corps brothers and sisters regardless if they are wrong or right we are all each other have." I thought that principle sucked ............... especially for the rest of Gods beloved children. We walked out about a week later .......... we had spent many months as State Contacts in the interrum of the change over of the Limbs and really had a great time getting to know alot of people much better and when we walked quit a few walked with us. Just couldn't believe what horrible things had been said about us. Bless those peoples hearts still to this day. Bless those others hearts who we have seen since time as well. Digi

Wow IGotOut, Bring back the memories .......... they are flooding in looking at that front page. I even tried to go to the forums to re read some of the old threads. Remember the "Mark and Avoid" thread ........ it iwas great and I was truly ready to read it over again. I clicked on the stats link and that did not seem to work for me ........ maybe you could post them for us. I remember my little heart guy who jumped up and down that Mo helped me put up for an avatar or my pic. Wow, thanks for the memory, Digi

Well as manyof you know we have moved into our cabin on our country acreage. We thought of putting up a real tree from our own forrest of trees in our cabin. We have vaulted ceilings and it would be nice. But we decided not to give up the space. So .............. we put lights and ribbon on a real spruce tree with real snow already on it, the smallest one in our yard about 25ft. I did not put any other ornaments on it becuase of all the squirrels and the porcupines and such. Instead we hung my antique ornaments, hand blown, in the windows of the cabin with more lights. Digi

DM .............. I never give that kind of look. .............. My lips don't make it into a tight thin line even on my worst day. Love Ya Digi ............

Mary Poppins .............. Put this on the Open forum also ........ didn't know we had both put it up ....... Check out the replies there ........... Thanks Digi

Johny .......... Most instructional ......... I guess I don't have to do anything but cook and stay in bed. I can get out of doing the dishes now. LOL Power, ROFLMAO .............. that was histerical ...................... Brilliant deduction .......................... Digi

Paw ......... If I remember correctly there were often times that you were hooking in to the site somehow while driving in your car and checking things out at the first site. Or was it that you were just getting in very late. ......... and having a hard drive and then coming in to see how we were doing? I remember you use to IM many of us during those days and I recall how tired you were. It truly was automatic take over of Waydale .......... Yes Waydale was a tight ship ......... It was a great forum ...... Yes this forum is different and thats what makes it own place to be ........ unique ........ and it is also a great forum. Still loving you after all these years Digi

Marry Poppins we think way to much alike my TWIN ........... I posted this under the Silly Forum LOL Love ya girl Digi

Words Women Use Fine This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. Five Minutes If she is getting dressed, this is more than half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given 5 more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house. Nothing This is the calm before the storm. This means "something" and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with "nothing" usually end in "fine". Go Ahead This is a dare, not permission, DON'T DO IT! Loud Sigh Although not actually a word, the loud sigh is often misunderstood by men. A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you over "Nothing". That's Okay This is one of the most dangerous statements that woman can make to a man. "That's Okay" means that she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake. Thanks This is the least used of all words in the female vocabulary. If a woman is thanking you. Do not question it, just say you're welcome and back out of the room slowly. Anyone want to add to this list? Digi

Personally I believe that if people chose to get along together and correct the doctrinal and practical problems that we were taught by TWI and start fellowships its their right to do so. The problem is we all don't agree in what was taught correctly and what was taught incorrectly. Whether it be CFF or CES or any other ex TWI fellowship you have to come to some sort of understanding just like you would in any church one decided to attend. Was everything we learned wrong? NO .......... but we have to determine whats important and whats not. The important thing to me is that we don't leave God out of the equation because of our human stubborness and hard headedness or hard hearts. Where we so often try to prove ourselves right in the knowledge of the word and others so wrong. Where our opinions are more important than lets say CES or CFF because they made a choice a decision of what they felt was still usuable and didn't try to reinvent the wheel but altered it. Its not like a good portion of the materials we were taught originated with TWI. Much was plagerized .... I know that there are people at these other organizations that some have offenses with and they may be rightly so, but if its an individual matter and not a CES or CFF wide matter than why throw the whole group away. I don't fellowship with either group personally but have received a teaching tape from one of them and a book from the other one of them. The tape I enjoyed, the only one I have of theirs, and the book I have never read just because I wasn't ready to read it. But, it was a gift to me from a wonderful poster from Waydale and later on Greasespots who cared about me and was simply trying to help me start reading the word and thinking of God again. Much of the problem in the later years was LCMS ego in my opinon. And so many people wanting to be just like him. Well for the most part I believe those who left while he was still leader realized he was a "False Prophet" one who twisted and perverted the Word to his own use. Twisted and perverted his own ideals to get over on people to get his way, to make himself look good even tho he did such great harm. One lie to cover another no matter whom he hurt, to make himself look grand. Not Godly. And many including myself are concerned that if we go to one of these organizations where some of our old friends are even at, we are going to fall under the TWISTED LEADER again. Continuations of the way .......... I really don't know ......... But ........ I am willing to give them the benefit of the doubt because I have never been to either place .... Digi

Just updating here ................ We are no longer in Anchorage but are in the Matanuska Valley North of Anchorage. We are living in our Cabin and developing our property. We have 5 acres of beautiful land with a great babbling brook that runs through the northeast corner in summer. In the winter the babbling brook is just another frozen spawning stream that leads into the Little Susitna River. Its a beatiful valley and we are here most of the time for any of you alakans who want to come by or visitors who want to come up. My medical is back in order and it makes it so much easier to entertain guests again. Digi. P.S Johny if you have deer down there I would love to come down to hunt ......... Absolutely love venison

Paw, Waydale truly helped me release from my pain and I miss many of the posters we have lost along the way. People who truly cared and helped put those of us newly coming out out of TWI back on track. When the lawsuit was over and I heard Waydale was not going to be available any longer, I was crushed. I needed that help. Pawtucketeer ........... This is where you stepped in and saved my day. In fact, I realized that you had been working on the original GreaseSpot site for awhile. You gave me what I indeed still had a need and desire for. A place to call home with my fellow Posters who had made the Exodus from TWI. Your deciding to provide and allow us to utilize GreaseSpotCafe was definately a need and refreshing for those of us who desired the fellowship of our fellow comrades. I was thankful for GreaseSpots way back then and I am thankful for it today. I am thankful for all you have given us, which I am sure is much more than what we see visually here in the forums. Thankful for your kind and considerate heart when it comes to those whom post at your forum. Thankful for the opportunities you have made available. I know I come and go ......... sometimes I don't post for months and then show back again. This forum will always hold a piece of my heart and my mind. Digi