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RR- a stuffed animal that looks like road kill....geeesh! it is unusual...lol

Krys, wait till they get older...4 yrs ago my oldest daughter bought her sister skydiving lessons..I watched both of them fall out of planes at 11000 and 15000 ft...heart attach time!

Belle- Yoga classes, very cool! sounds like mom needs to slow down a bit!

I did a little surfing to see If I could register him for the 2008 Boston Marathon...in order to do this marathon you had to have participated in other biggies and your timing had to be recorded..still looking!

I a looking for some cool gifts for my son n law, he is 31 a runner, loves computer gadgets,sodoku(sp)..snowboarding,sking,etc.

He bought my daughter a 2hr class in the art of Trapeze! ha, that is cool.

any idea's?

what unusual gifts are you thinking about, maybe we can give suggestions.

To contact someone privately, chick on thier name (where they post or do a member search at top) and choose send message..fill in subject line, and add note to inside white box and send.

Rocky, I hope you have a awesome day!!

I am not only new to this site but am also very new to computers in general and am only muddling through even now. Such terms as "post","e-mail", & "chat room" are very challenging to me, especially as far as using these things. My net access may be limited to weekly or even less often so I'll give this a try. I am very thankful to be a PFAL grad, and I am thankful for Dr. Wierwille. My perspective is as a person who did not see the darker things that obviously went on perhaps farther inside the workings of the ministry than I ever saw.

A lot of what I learned in the classes has stood the test of time as far as I'm concerned. As far as the hard times go, speculating on what went on back then, for me, seems foolish and dangerous. However,I don't think any situation as it may relate to anyone I know, or get to know can't be dealt with. It just has to be very personal in order to not speak about things I really don't know anything about.

My most recent experiences have been very hard on me, but I do think I've come out of them with a clear conscience. It did cost me a lot though. In many respects my life is broken. But the experiential knowledge I've gained from being on the recieving end of some very bad treatment has me thinking that perhaps I have something to give. I don't seem like "very much" by any objective angle I can think of, but my experiences haven't ruined my love for God's word. And I believe that that's enough for God to work with, even yet.

My observation is a simple one, God's word is painfully honest about his peoples shortcomings, I think that is very easy to read but hard to handle when the faults belong to self, leadership, or anyone that is closer to me than words in a book.

I hope my first ever posting anywhere on anything isn't blatantly offensive to anyone, I'm really just looking for good fellowship.

Hugs to ya....lost of love of God's word is very honest Jeff, I know in my heart of hearts, he loves us, and know we are limited,despite experiences...I do know what you mean..

I found this station today,its a Boston station, best darn folk Ive heard in my 50+ yrs.

http://www.wumb.org/home/index.php

Hey Jeff-

Welcome to the Cafe..well, Thank you for sharing your heart..I truly hope you feel comfortbul posting..do not let your knowledge of computers keep you away, such as, sending me a picture with a huge stack of pancakes and fresh cup of coffee!! haha..

its good to talk things out..I hope you get the fellowship your looking for here..

Angel-Love ya. French Canadian eh! Way to go. My wifey's French Canadian. Keep us informed on how it's going.

Yep I am really starting to live again. Setting new goals. I had almost given up on life. Could be a joy again? It takes time to clear the baggage left over from way daze.

Here is to a New Year!! Why start in Janurary..

PB, You are the master of your own ship!!Thank God..

I know I have come to a place where I feel I can date again...It's taken me 7 yrs total to get to this place after being engaged to 2 believer's (one 15th C) both ended very badly...

so I feel a sence of freedom that I dont have to limit myself anymore..

I have a date with a Frenchman (Canadian)....:)

Oh,yes, the tracker guy-

In 91, I took a survival class at Rome City, the guy that came was trained by Mr.Brown, he promoted his book as well.Brown has schools in 3 cities. I also remember them saying if the President ever got lost in the mountains that Mr.Brown would be sent to find him cause of his abilities to survive in the wild...

My daughter and son n law had a electrical problem after my son n law atempted to put a dimmer switch on bedroom fan....

electrician quoted 298 to trouble shoot and fix as long as there no other problems outside norm....

geeeesh, I thought this is way to high..

meanwhile, last week they placed an add on craigslist to sell the pair of w&d (Roper) less than 1yr olf old for 50 each...

gentleman calls and says he would like to buy them and would be over this morn..@ 9 to pck them up

so after him and son law load w&d, Tom brings up some repairs he has been doing to house...the guy offer's to fix problem with switch...he does successfuly!! he told tom and sarah it was no problem and happy thanksgiving!

So my daughter decided to give him w&d for free...he refuses to accept the hundred back...

so my daughter runs out to driveway and throws the 100 into the dryer...

what a surprize awaits him!

I know there are several threads about Thanksgiving today, but I wanted to start one specifically for this purpose.

I'm thankful for my girls - they inspire me daily.

I'm thankful for my few but valued friends and my family - they give me strength.

I'm thankful for to have a home, health and people who love.

Sounds like the Abundant life Dooj! Freely Given!!

I am thankful for the kindness of other's, for the moments of true reflection of love, and remberance of his grace...

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

I found this in the Library of Congress website.

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collI...&linkText=0

Nero- ditto to other comments...I think from experience, I can say that my peace during the loss of members of my family brought more to the living around me than getting to emotional in the death process..I allowed myself to feel hurt, to feel the pain, try in my mind to keep my peace(in prayer) to be strong for others..at times I would limit phone calls to family and friends,watching tv, just to make sure I would quiet down on the inside...my quiet time was absolutely necessary..

you sound young...love others as they process this..it is difficult for all.

you can come here and talk with many good people..take special care

Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor — and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me "to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness."

Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be — That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks — for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation — for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the tranquility sic, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed — for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted — for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us.

And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions — to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually — to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed — to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn sic kindness onto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord — To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the encrease sic of science among them and us — and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.

Given under my hand at the City of New York

the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789.

George Washington

for you Evan..:)

This was an interesting topic to me. I finished the Corps program but left the ministry within a year of graduation. While in the program I was pretty faithful in writing my sponsors every month. I also tried to share with them something God had taught me scripturally or spiritually during that month.

Now, I would want to tell them that their money wasn't wasted. That some of the best growing up and foundational years of my life were my years in the Corps. The leadership there may have had their own agenda but God had His plans. Where their failure was, God's was not!!

I learned some of the greatest things while in the Corps that I wouldn't have learned if I hadn't been there. So, I will be forever greatful for the time I was able to be there and greatful for my sponsors who made that possible.

I was barely 20 when I went into the Corps and my time there nurtured my desire to help other people, to try to be honest, just and to keep trying to be holy as He is holy. My life ever since then has been centered around God, Jesus Christ and the power of the holy spirit. Through what I learned in the Corps and the confidence I gained there I have gone on to do many good things in the Father's name that has helped numerous people throughout the years.

For years I've told people that when God looks down on us He doesn't see denominational or nondenominational organizations - all He sees are His children, wherever we are and whoever we are or aren't with. Who cares how, when, where, with or who we learned to walk with God in serving Him and one another. As long as any of us stay(ed) faithful to God then no one's money, time, effort, emotion or energy was ever wasted.

I am blessed to be related to all my brothers and sisters in this great big wonderful family. Sure we have spats and get along better with some than others. Some are lovely and some are brats. Some are to be commended and some to be corrected. But the point is - we are family!!!! While I was in the Corps, living off of my sponsors money, I learned more about God's love - His for me and mine for Him and others - than I had ever learned anywhere else up to that point. It was God's plan to deviate and start from! And He has. It was a beginning for the long journey of healing, wholeness and growing up in Him in love in all things - to do His will for His purposes.

Some blew the gifts that allowed them to be in the Way Corps and some didn't. Some repented for the hurts they caused and some didn't. And not all Way Corps hurt people, some just stayed faithful to God and protected people as best they could. Overall, I think most of us grew away from TWI and and up into becoming exactly what God planned for us all along. I thank God for the sponsors who just followed God's prompting of their heart to sponsor us, without really knowing what would happen later. I still pray for my sponsors - I don't know who most of them are anymore but I figure God's got their name & number and knows exactly where to place the blessings!

Love to all of you and in His name, Edi

Good post Edi- you cannot direct the future like it was imposed on us..if it were Corp, Fellow Laborers, if money was involved or not..we stayed to love and to learn period,even tho in the long run did anyone know that the Way would end up the way it did!...Truly God looks on the heart..Men will never be there for us like God will be..I know several that want me back me to come back in but they have alot of learning (or relearning as I do when it comes to his love)..

Beautiful PB-

I took these pics the week before Peak...the colors were not brilliant as other fall seasons due to the lack of rain..I

CG- I took these pictures 4 wks ago, we got snow in the mts about 1 hr from here. I can hear the neighbor's now reving up thier ski's and snowboards.

sudo- are you going thru the Appalacians? Virginia is beautiful anytime of the year..you should take an hr drive east to Williamsburg.cool place!!

You all have a great trip!

Sudo- there is a movie out, called "The Song Writer, a true story about how a woman travelled throug out the south to record and study all gospel and mountain music.....great movie, I saw it about 5 yrs ago, and it was a few years old then. I tried to google it and checked Netflix to get you the info..maybe you can try Blockbuster..

very compelling story.

THe Scottish were actually the first ones to bring Gospel to America, as highlighted in this movie.