valerie52

I will never forget that day.... I was "tripped out" at the time. :(--> My husband had abandoned me, :(--> so no belivers or corps in the city wanted anything to do with me. I was outcast, and unwanted. So I was just all by myself. I was working as a Dental Assistant, and was reading the morning paper, and saw the words, "Founder of The Way, dies at 68", and there was a picture of him. MY VERY FIRST FEELING WAS RELIEF.. WHY???? --> --> He had been so verbally abusive to me when I would not let him touched me, and when I refused to have sex with him. :o--> VPW humiliated me beyond belief, so I was INITIALLY RELEIVED.. I guess my heart was really hardened..... All I was thinking was "good ridance you M***f***a***h****" I didn't even notice the day this past week. I just saw this link and started to read what other peoples reaction was. Certainly different than mine..... -->

HI EVERYBODY, THE REASON WE ARE ALL STAYING IN THE SAME HOTEL IS SO THAT WHEN WE GO TO THE LAKE FOR OUR BOAT RIDE, WE WILL ALL TAKE A BUS FROM THE HOTEL TO THE LAKE, AND BACK. DON'T WAIT TIL THE LAST MINUTE. THE ROOMS WILL BE RELEASED ON JUNE 11TH TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT A MUCH HIGHER RATE. PLUS WE WILL ALL BE TOGETHER SO EVEYONE CAN GET TOGETHER WITH FRIENDS TO DO FUN THINGS AS A GROUP. THERE WILL BE ALOT OF SELF-STUCTURED TIME TO DO DIFFERENT THINGS WITH GROUPS ETC. THERE WILL BA A SMALL ROOM AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING. IF SOMEONE HAS SOMETHING THEY WANT TO SHARE, LET ME KNOW AND I WILL RESERVE THE TIME FOR YOU. DON;T FORGET THE FAREWELL B-FAST ON THURSDAY THE 15TH OF JULY, AT THE MONTE CARLO, WHERE WE WIL ALL BE. I AM SOOOOO EXCITED ABOUT SEEING EVERYONE!!! VALERIE

Wow, some interesting posts here, I can relate to what alot of you are saying. Brambles, and Vickles especially. For the longest time after TWI I tried to make friends with women that were, selfish and total loosers.. and I got hurt everytime, why don't they like me???? Why don't they even love themselves????? They were man-crazy and would "stand me up" to get with a man...... Geesh. I kept making "friends" with real loosers. The most recent one I made in 2000 right after I moved here. She is moving out of town. Every time I called her she would monopolize the conversation. I always supported whatever she was into but she NEVER EVER would never support anything I was doing because she was "busy and overwhelmed". Give me a break. --> I feel like "good ridance". I need to stay away from peole that are just users and flipant and selfish. The friends I have today, I could walk away from and never know the difference. Is this because of how I have been "programed"? I have a few friends that are good to me, love me etc, I would not walk away from them. But I DO feel like the way got me caught up in relationships with loosers, for the purpose of "saving" them, and that carried over after I left. I always hooked up with loosers. I do not have single friend from the time I left the way the first time (1983) until 2003. Oh my gosh that is 20 years. :(--> I have learned in the past few years to concentrate on my own life and be in the moment with my own family etc. I stay at home, do the garden, do raw foods, do a bible fellowship (just on the days as commamnded by YHWH, (God) in the Torah). I go to raw food festivals and stuff that is good FOR ME Wow there's a concept! so my life is nice and simple now. But I think allot of us have this "problem". ;)--> But I feel much better now, talking care of myself and my family. :D--> That is what our first responsibility is anyway! We just all got tricked into recruting 24-7 and NOT taking care of ourselves or our families. So I hope that helps... We just need to start loving ourselves enough to stay away from selfish loosers and take care of ourselves and our falmilies the way God says.

7th Corps and reunion people: Today is May 16th. We have just less than a month before The Monte Carlo hotel releases all the specially priced group rate rooms to the general public. There are room avaliable. After June 11 the rooms are released to the general public and will be their regular, much HIGHER rates. If you have any questions I am at vksonshine@cox.net Thank you, Valerie

Las Vegas NV is the location for the 7th Corps and friends reunion this summer. It is July 11-15th. Go to 7thCorpsreunion.cjb.net for hotel info etc. The dinner boat cruise has been changed to Tuesday the 13th of July. It is $35.25 per person. Call (702) 293-6180 and go to extension 113 and ask for Holly. She will be taking care of our reservations. On sunday night the 11th we will start if off with a catered vegetarian treat at a restaurant owned by friends of mine. I need numbers... call me or e-mail me vksonshine@cox.net (702) 639-0500 Deadline for GROUP rates at the Monte Carlo is June 11th. Monday is the day on the lake, I need numbers.... 7thCorpsreuunion.cjb.net7thCorpsreunion.cjb.net

When I was e-mailing them two years ago they said their daughter was here in Las Vegas but really wrapped up in the way still :(--> Supposedly the Limb Leader lives in my neighboorhood

Please give Mark my e-mail address, and have him write me. Valerie vksonshine@cox.net

PS How does he treat his mother? His sisters? How does he handle his money? Is he responsible? He likes your wholesomeness, is he willing to stay wholesome?

WWJESUSLAUGHAT Here is my spin, I married a man that beleived in God and Jesus but was very unhappy with the church. (RC) I had been out of the way for about 3-some years. The man I married wanted to know more about a REAL God etc. So I took him to some ex-way fellowships, church on the Army Depot where we were stationed, and the Adventist church. We basically wanted to know God but did not want to go to church. Now, 11 years later, We do a very un-wayish fellowship in our home. :)--> :D--> ;)--> Dr. Laura would tell you that you must marry a man in your religion because when it comes time for children there will be arguments as to what reliegion to raise them. and problems with religious holidays and in-laws etc. It is really great to hug each other in the AM and pray together as he goes out to work. Things like this are worth GOLD, priceless......

ckeer, Very cool story. I am proud to be GS. It took a while to realize that there were allot of ex-way people out there that were huring like me and needed a place to unload etc. This is good

Dear Cindy and Steve, Congratulations on your marriage. I see you went to Jamaica, Isn't it totally beautiful? Did you go to Rick's cafe on the cliffs? valerie52

I couldn't get in, it just kept cooking and cooking and cooking.....

Here is the hotel information for the 7th Corps and friends reunion this summer: Reservation # 1-800-311-8999 or 1-702-730-7000 Atenndees are to identify themselves as being with X7CORPS in order to get the group rate. Rates are as follows: Sun 7-11 through Thur 7-15 $69.00 run of house room Monaco suites add $50 per night per room. This a larger room with more space, a sofa, and an extra bathroom Diamond Suits add $100 oer night per room. This is a room, with a separtate living room with sofa, chairs, wet bar small refrigerator etc. 2 bathrooms The rooms are all nice and clean I checked them our myself To see rooms go to MONTE-CARLO.com There is a 9% Clark County room tax. CUT OFF: IMPORTANT The Monte-Carlo will hold the block of rooms untill June 11, 2004. All rooms not reserved will be released for general sale. They will continue to accept reservations from the attentdees based on availability, but the group rates will be gone. I have planned a farewell breakfast on Thursday July 15th AM from 8-10AM Please spread the word. The web-site for more info on things to do is: 7thCorpsreunion.cjb.net Valerie

I have posted Hotel information

I have a pool that has NO chlorine, and no Bromine. It is kept clean by Bacacyl, it is about hydrogen peroxide etc..... Maybe we can have a day of WOMEN ONLY to hang out at my pool. Does this sound good ladies? Valerie52

References from the Word about Sodom and Gomorah, "tired and old", Try telling that to G-d at the "bema"..... :(--> Archleolgists have found the site of Sodom and Gomorah and there are millions of pieces of sulphur and tar that were tested. They had in the past been taken to the temperature of over 4,0000 degrees!! Where are you going to find an "oven" to cover an entire city to do that? G-d did It came from the heavens That is really hot!!! If you throw a match to a piece of it, it will explode, with a noxion gas that will kill you if you are too close!! Tired? --> Old? --> HOT!!!! :o--> This has nothing to do with LCM!! I left before he went on his apparent tireade agaisnt homosexualls. This is not a "tireade against homosexualls". I do NOT want them teaching my chilrden or grandchildren. They will come home, they ALWAYS DO, we hear it all the time, with questions about the teacher and his "partner: etc. It is telling what the word sais. It is a no no. We are to be kind and loving to everyone, but we do not let evil take over our country, we are not supposed to anyway.... Would you all think it was OK to have Muslim terrorsit SUPPORTERS teach your children????? The little kids in Muslim countries are taught from Kindergarten to hate Jews. I had a air condition repairman come to my home and he did not do what the contract said. He was a supporter no doubt, He made reference to Muslim customs coming over and taking over etc. from things he was saying etc, he thought that since I was a blond woman that I was a second class citizen and he could lie to me HA HA HA I called Sears on his ***. OH that's a different subject sorry. (Pat Robertson interviewed a FORMER Muslim terrorist that got saved beleived in Jesus (Yashua) and told of how they are trained since day one that is to GOOD to hate)...... The reasosn Yashau did not talk about homosexuality, perhaps because it was already covered quite extensivley previously in OT.

OyVey this thread hads gotten so looooong. I was going to answer someones question, but now I forget what their question was..... Something about how allowing homsexuallity in our country was sendig us to hell...... Oh, Read about Sodom and Gommorah for starters...... Read about ANY civilzation that has ALLOWED HOM'os to be the speaking party, the RULING party......the dominating "It is all about me and what I want", party and "screw everybody else that is moral", party..... I will not be part of that party.... The civilzation dissapears. It is wrong...... wrong....... I have homo aquantances, but that is all they are, aquantances......

Keep me posted please papajohn!

Sorry about your bee situaltion Galen. In my Master Gardener classes we learned a LITTLE teensy bit about bees. Here In Las Vegas they have mostly been overun by the africanized bee. So yes we humans are screwing up everything, Some idiot in the 60's or so thought it would be a good idea to bring Bees from another continent, and wham they started to breed with the normal bees of this continent. :(--> Just another sign of the beginning of the end.....

Dear Wacky Funster, I would love to have you work on me during thanksgiving!!! It is a date!!!! I still have my really nice massage table too. Thank you!! valerie52

That is ONE reason I kept my "maiden" or born name, there are many other reasons too.

I would love to hear from Mark, I knew him before he got married. Wow, I would LOVE to hear from him, really sweet guy. Anybody out there know where they are???

I have had tinnitis for over 11 years now, driving all those damn military vehicles. I have tried every natural cure there is. I will have to try cranial sacral therapy. That is one thing I have not have done in over 20 years. If there is music on etc, the ringing is not so noticable but it is ALWAYS there......

Does NBW mean "never been way"?

I would like to get in touch with Doug too. To tell him about the 7th Corps reunion this summer. you many give him my e-mail address. thanks valerie knowles vksonshine@cox.net