Saints

[isittoolate]

Hi Lise

My mom was a church N - she took my sister and I to church every sunday but she was the least Christian person in her actions or her capcity to love that I knew.

So why did she go to church?

This is so much like my mother, and father.  We did not practice Christianity at home because we kids didn't know what it was. My parents never acted like Christians. We went to church every Sunday and my guess is that  it was for 'appearances sake'.

I recall a few occasions when our minister would visit our home, but there was nothing more than Heaven and Hell that ever stuck in my head. And there was something our minister told us to do and that was to use these five words on our fingers and the 5 other fingers pointed them out. "The Lord Is My Shepard". Do after saying our prayers at bedtime.  "My" lands on the ring finger and we were to encircle that finger with our whole other hand.

I was too young, I did as I was told but never knew "why"

Part of the reason that people in AA laugh at themselves so much is because it serves as a healer and brings a great sense of relief that we are not alone in our past shameful behaviours.

I rather expected this

but not this.   

To be able to laugh at ourselves is a huge sign of health and growth.

It seems that everything I'm learning about is something that I ought not to have missed.

Thanks

Izzy!

[changing]

Hi Izzy-

You funny thing! That button reminds me of George Bernard Shaw's "Don Juan In Hell". Oh well, back to felony homicide ....

Love,

Changing

[lighter]

Up so late, (((Changing))) 

Take care of yourself.

[changing]

Hi Lighter Dear-

Baby Sammy and I  were up studying...soon we will have a few blessed days off!!!

Hope you and your babies are well!

Love,

Changing

[lighter]

Yup yup yup... doing great.

Hope you and Sammy are enjoying some respite from all the hustle and bustle of school and legal details. 

[changing]

Gadden- So true about God using imperfect vessals and making them priceless instruments in the scheme of things.

Izzy- You are the best!

Lighter- You were right, as always, I was doing without sleep for too long, rather self-defeating- I was starting to get sick during my test- hope I got all of the elements , etc down on paper. Now the flu is full-blown, and Baby Sammy is such good company with his melting eyes! I just have to get rid of this MUCOUS prior to Contracts final- much too tricky to get muddled up!

Love,

Changing

[lighter]

This is an interesting thread.  Thanks for starting it Gabben.

Changing.... I shoot my nose full of Zicam and Ocean and Grapeseed oil extract.... I drink fluids and eat me vitamins and try to take echinaccia and goldenseal (sans alcohol) along with a shot of apple cider vinegar (with the mother) mixed with a bit of honey in the mornings when I'm all snotty.

Hard to do bc you feel like just laying there and leaking but..... you gotta get better, my dear. 

((Changing and companion Sammy))