Digitalis

Johny, Tears to my eyes ...... Wow remembering those days. I am soooooooo happy for Mary she was a blast, histerically funny and just a doll. I was pretty sure it was her wedding you were talking about, I am glad I brought her up .......... those were the days. I am happy you were part of bringing that area down. I am sorry that I was any part of Anchorage who had any input at the time ......... but when I walked out of the Way I left it all behind. It was only a few years later that I was gone myself. Thanks for what you did for Juneau hon. FREEDOM is great. PM is on the way would love to get in touch with Mary. Digi

Oh My Gawd Johny, I remember hearing about this during a Limb Meeting. There were so called "Cop Outs" in Juneau, Eagle River, Kenai and Wasilla at the time. And the New Limb Called a meeting with certain people in Anchorage who had contact with people in these areas. but ....... The marriage thing was the issue in Juneau and as a matter of fact the whole Juneau area went down shortly after that Wedding. The Limb Coord at the time was the same Limb Coord who accused the women in the story above of being a Lesbian. This Limb Coord was a jerk ......... and the one after him was even worse. I remember in 1992 a woman named Mary from Juneau came and spent a Lady's night out with all of us Ladies in Anchorage she was great we had a blast with her. Digi

Kiddo ones I'll be rollin up on ya soon = coming to pick you up by auto Check out the Bling on his Grill = look at the diamonds/gold on someones teeth Digi

George said " was occasionally ratted on by Corps and other "believers." Near the end of my "tenure" with TWI, it had gotten to the point where I wouldn't share anything with ANYONE, because I knew I'd get hammered for it." Not only did you not want to say anything to anyone about yourself but about anyone else either. You felt if you said a word, your words would be twisted and perverted to no end. Once there was a woman watched our youngest child in the mornings for us while we worked. I got to her house too early one morning, felt real bad, she had to run down the stairs to stop me from ringing the door bell. The door flew open so I wouldn't ring the bell and wake her kids, she was standing there in her husbands shirt which was baggy. The wind from the door opening blew the shirt up and low and behold she had herself in her panties exposed to the neighborhood. After a brief whoops and hurry in and shut the door we all laughed. Her husband was walking down the stairs with her robe in hand. We had coffee and went about our way. Well, we thought this was just histerical, no big deal. Later that evening we were at the limb having dinner and I told or LC what had happened that morning ........ we all laughed again. Two days later my baby sitter who was also a twig coordinator along with her husband had there twig ripped out from under them and everyone was told she was a lesbian because she found me attractive and intentionally opened the door without clothing on dam near naked. This woman was not a lesbian and was deeply hurt, her and her husban and family had to go to the LC twig for a long time until they finally were kicked out. This was during craiggers which hunt days. There were so many who tried to be just like him and hurt so many peoples lives. So that was the beginning of my learning of some peoples intents. I wished I would have learned faster myself ....... but we didn't and kept on teaching the malarchy until we wisened up, but once we left TWI we wisened up real fast having the time to reflect. Digi

OK now we are going into some of our own, Why buy the cow if you can get the milk for free? I actually said this to my husband and he proposed to me on the spot with ring and all ... We were married within 8 months ..... had to plan the wedding. LOL Digi

Yeah Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels was Madonas husband "Guy Ritchie". Raf is the new movie "ROAD HOUSE"?

Moony you got it ....................... I thought Pirate would have had it with the first sentence. "Pirates of Carribbean" loved it, great movie had to buy it for the family. Your Up Moony Digi

DM that was great .................... but I hear they are our allies ................. LOL But invasion of allies non the less Digi

Thanks so much for the update on Psalmie ...................... Keep us posted ....................... And I wll make sure I fry up the bacon later.............. Digi

Ah darling Power, I am glad you are hear ........ now you have two open threads .............. .......... double or nothing in your world LOL I am so happy you are here. You have so much to offer people, especially a great laugh, and we know laughter really heals the heart. But this is beginning to feel like a Brittish Invasion with you and Mary Poppins ........... LOL I will have to bring out the BIG GUNS. Love ya darling, Digi

Welcome POWERFILLED ..................................... Its so nice to see you here ........... I love my time in chat with you ........ you are histerically funny and a very loving man with a big heart. I know that the posters at GSCafe are gonna love ya as much as I do. Keep Marry Poppins umbrella in working order for me ........ wouldn't want her to get rained on dear. Love ya .......... Get to know all the great people here. Digi

Except for Elizabeth of course who is a woman another clue

Shellon ................... You know she does darling ............ everyone needs Harry Rippers ......... even xtra in case you lose one. Digi

Welcome MARY POPPINS .............................. I am so happy to have you here. You are a dear and will be a wonderful asset to this forum, as well as your hubby when he arrives on seen. I am sure the posters will get a big kick out of that Brittish Humor of yours. Love you dearly and glad you joined up for all the fun, laughter, fellowship, and healing. Not to mention a few other things that go around here. Love you sister, Dig

Thanks George .............. I feel proud of my learning .......... had a great professor Chek out the movie ..... its a Brittish film its at blockbuster its excelllent. Digi

So are you saying it was good pics Raf? I tried real hard this time. I know it was a great movie, laughed histerically. Your up RAF Digi

Hillsbro ................ It might just be on its way ......... I am here in Alaska of course and we went from -20 plus in our area up to 40 degrees and melted two feet of snow off the top of our 5 these past days. The creek has thawed and the top and froze and thawed again. We are supposed to go back to freezing which means the north winds must be blowing down and sending you the south winds back your direction. Hope you warm up soon ........ but .......... becareful the ice it causes when melting. Digi

My dear sweet MO, Of course you are alive ............. I should have been a better friend and posted you were doing well but busy at the moment. But, I am glad to see your name in here darling ........... Come back soon, miss your posts. But I still love your email. Digi

OK guys and gals I am typing for my hubby here, he works at a High School. Whaz up? ........... How are you Doing? My Bad .............. My Fault G ................ Gangsta ........... also used as "What up G" doesnt' really mean thery are a gangster in all cases Keep it on the DL ............. keep it on the down low or secret Its All Good .......... something is messed up and there is nothing you can do about it anyway Thats Retarded .......... thats funny That MF was Unconscious .......... i.e. He was playing unconcsious = playing very well scoring all the points Pimping ........... doing a good job Don't slip .......... don't make a mistake

Is it DELIVERANCE ? huh huh huh is it is it? Digi

Belle, How many tons of Acorns your tree weighs or tons it produces in acorns I don't know, but I did give Sam the benefit of the doubt that she was discussing the standard Oak which follows the maturation of the acorn at 50 years and not tryng to prove Sam wrong in agreeing with her in my first post. She is technically correct. I really know my trees. Digi

It seems to me we are all men of our word

Penguin Wow Darling what a reply on one of your first topics. I thought it was great chatting with you in the chat room the other night and am glad to see you here. We were taught by TWI and taught many things via TWI, such as sickness came because are believing was faulty, or we had no abundance in our lives because we weren't giving abundantly in our finances. People outside of twi were often considered filled with devil spirits if they refused to be witnessed to and come to twi fellowships, and of course if they weren't part of TWI we were not to hang out with them, the word said so according to TWI not to hang around with unbelievers or those who were not equally yoked ... But JC hung around thousands of people who did no know as much of Gods word as he did because it was those that God wanted to reach. In my opinion. Many thought they were putting there trust in God when in all actuallity they were putting there trust in the words spoken by TWI, including myself for a time. It was us believing in TWI and not believing in God much of the time and this was our own downfall and thus the reason many of us found our way out of the Way eventually, and thank God for that. But we can't blame God for faulty doctrine taught by TWI. Did we have the right to Tempt God ........ We always thanked him for stuff in prayers as if he should have it handled and provided it such as making it to the advance class or to the rock and if we thanked God in prayer and were unable to make it our believeing was not up to par. Of course the Rock was done away with after awhile along with other programs but we were still put in that position. What God choses is right for us not what twi chose for us. I now have learned that I can thank God for the daily food on our table and the roof over our head which he has promised his childrens and believe it or not .......... instead of thanking him for that new car we needed ....... I asked him for it and I received it, thus I knew we really did need it. I no longer want to feel like I am tempting God in my prayers and thanking him before I receive what he wants to give me. I thank him all the time don't get me wrong but also ask him for help in situations.b If I believe I have need and ask him I shall receive my needs and sometimes my wants to and of course my first thought upon receiving is Thank You Father. This way I don't feel like I am tempting him to get me what I ask for but asking him. Many people in the bible asked God for his help and received it and of course then thanked him. When I owned my flower shop I always ended my letters with possibly problems to other companys, "Thank you in advance for your cooperation" trying to get them to cooperate because I thanked them before they actually cooperated with me, it was tempting them to cooperate. Now in writing letter I simply let someone know "I would appreciate your attention on this matter" ........ Just like Jesus Christ said "Thou Shalt Not Tempt Thy Lord Thy God" .......... well we shouldn't tempt him either and just simply allow him to be our father who truly wants to give to his chilren. He knows our hearts. How I do things now and how someone else does things may not be the same but God knows my our heart and knows I don't want to tempt him to have to do a miraculous healing but I sure would appreciate it. Twi taught some basic principles that I am thankful to know ........ I have kept the basics because I haven't thrown the baby out with the bath water but there was a time the baby was a floating away down the drain and I had to retrieve what was basic. There are a lot of principles and especially practical application of the Word I feel we need to undo that TWI taught us, along with some later doctrinal error as well. Many individuals situations were compared with other indivuals in the bible ......... each situation is not identical and God told us not to compare ourselves with others, yet in TWi it happened all the time. Someone in fellowship would have done something that the leader would have compared them with someone else in the bible and let them know that they would suffer the same fate. Well those situations were wrong by TWI and many of us had the biblical information in our heads to stop it but we were so caught up in it it took awhile to clear the smog in our brains. Many times we gave our needs away in TWI because that was what was asked of us. In my early years we had three small children and I remember my husband and I having to get to advance class and the rock and having three kids ...... my husband worked for school district which means in summer months he had to find a job for 2 1/2 months only when the kids were little, not many people want to hire you for such a short term but when that job is needed and provided for him he should take advantage of it and take care of his famlies needs. Instead we had to make these events two years in a row and my husband was without pay check for three months actually a forth because he got paid monthly and when he returned to work the end of August he didn't receive a paycheck til the end of Septembmer. We sold just about everything we owned, so as not to go into credit card debt to go two summers in a row down to RomeCity and Ohio. This was not Godly. God tells my husband to take care of his family first if he is married not TWi. He was to love his wife and take care of her as Chrit did the church and leave me without spot or wrinkle but boy did those two years give me a blemish or two.......... It has been many years and two of our children our old enough to be out on their own but my husband looks back at those two years and still hurts no matter how much we have been blessed since time. But, My husband was under the thumb of the limb and told his believing wasn't sufficient during those two years so long ago. Well it had been sufficient, God had provided my husband with what he needed, it was that we allowed by free will to let TWI take that which God had provided us away. Not Gods fault, really not even TWIs it was our fault for listening to a perverse and twisted minister. We were living abundantly but we sold our abundance and our need those summers to do what TWI wanted .......... it had nothing to do with God. Do I believe in God and trust God .......... Yes .......... we still have opportunities come up today but they are always handled. God always provides. We own acreage in the most beautiful winter spot in the world. I look out my windown and see the glorious mountains that surround the valley we live in all toppled with snow and that picture alone brings me peace in my heart, knowing that God exists and brought us to this place for our hearts to heal, not only brought us to it but we bought it, its ours. I know in my heart that God still has plans for me and my husband. I know that my last child at home has grown up with the basics of the word without TWI surrounding him, beating him with a wooden spoon and telling him how bad his is. This blessing is from God our sons tremendous heart, his believing is so simple. I truly desire for my believing in God and trusting God to be as simple as my sons because it is a beautiful thing. My son at 12 yrs old walks in peace. He fellowships daily with his parents and loves God. Penguin I hope you can find it in your heart to put away TWI and trust God. I still think those who suffered from TWI need to know the truth of what happened and people show up here new all the time. Its may seem like a broken record to some to repeat discussions that have already been brought up but as long as there are questions of this great importance hanging out I believe that they need to be handled for Gods sake because I know I suffer for my own children when they are hurting, let God be blessed with his children and steps they have taken to overcome the hurt they have been through. As much training as I have had in TWI it doesn't hold an ounce to the simple believing that God loves his kids and desires great joy, peace, love, temperence, longsuffering etc.. in their hearts ....... he wants to bless us, trust him and allow him to bless you. Digi

Raf ... sorry dear I didn't realize you were not commenting on my post .......... ... But it dawned on me a moment or two later about the movie ... now it dawns on me that the second clue was indeed a second clue and not a comment. Still trying to get the feel for this forum and the people in it. Digi