bowtwi

Yep, your turn, waysider!

Out on the road for forty days.

A mighty fine good Memorial Day mornin' to ya, paw! Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James and the Shondells.

Now I'm ....ed all over again. We were falsely accused of being homosexuals and kicked out of the family corps in the mid-90s when lcm was still president. The family corps coordinator threw a hellatious temper tantrum, cussing and yelling at me, declaring me this and that untrue bunch of something and even demanded that I not respond at all. It's been a long time of not knowing why. I never believed they thought we were really homosexual and even if we were, the godly thing to do would not have been mark and avoid us. What really has my blood boiling right now is that for about a week now, since I first read this first post on this thread, I've been mulling over in my mind yet another outrageous offense twi pulled on me. They accepted me into the corps program even after I requested that I wait a year, among other reasons, to lose weight before entering residence. A cabinet member whose initials are BG convinced me that God wanted me in THAT corps and my concerns were just the adversary throwing darts at me. So now it appears that they took all my money and just sat by watching me move my son and myself into the campus after taking on all the expense of moving and gathering all the picky detailed items they demanded we bring with us, knowing all the while that I was being set up for failure from the start of my apprentice year. I weighed less when I actually went into residence than I did a year earlier when I applied and was welcomed into the program. Those arrogant so-and-so's! How devious can people be? By the way, I had a physical exam and the doc gave me a clean bill of health and signed his name indicating his belief that I could physically handle the way corps program. So they took my money, my heart and almost my soul - all the while knowing they were gonna kick me out anyway.

When my son and I were falsely accused and kicked out of the cult we were in residence at the family corps in Indiana. My son was actually at the high school when I was confronted and told to pack up and leave "their campus". I went to get my son and after talking to him about the false accusations I thought we should head over to HQ to speak with craig - surely he was so spiritual he would see through the tricks the others hadn't. Wow, was I wrong. I was in my 30's, a single mom and my 13-year-old son was with me. I called HQ to see if I could get an appointment with craig and was told by the trunk coordinator of the USA that we had best not go to HQ - that they had armed guards there with photographs of my son and me and we would not be allowed on grounds. Why did they mention the "armed guards" if they didn't intend to shoot us on sight or at the very least, make me think they would. For a bunch that wants to be seen as the ultimate Christians, they sure act like a bunch of thugs.

I just realized that when we divorced and sold our house and I gave 18% of my share of the "profits" I was giving not of my income, but of money we'd gotten back from what we'd already paid into the house - and I had already ABS'd on the income that money was part of. Man, they hosed me again and I just noticed it now - what, 20 years later? Have I thanked twi lately for falsely accusing us and kicking us out? That was the nicest thing they ever did for me - I sincerely appreciate it!

Sorry - I didn't doublecheck the link I posted last night. I don't know why I can't post songs here anymore. The song I wanted to share was by a band named Bawn in the Mash. Here is the link (doublechecked). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2XyWTauGyU I don't know the name of this song, but I really like it. I met this band a few years back at a campout/canoe trip/jam to celebrate John Hartford's life - it had been 5 years since he'd passed away. Next June will mark 10 years and there's going to be another party that we're planning on attending. As new information is decided upon it will be posted at www.johnhartford.org. Bawn in the Mash is a Kentucky bluegrass band and they loved John Hartford too. They're really very good in my not so humble...

Bawn in the Mash http://www.youtube.c...h?v=-2XyWTauGyU and Hey John - same band http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2XyWTauGyU

Or Jim Croce - I Got a Name. You get up every morning from your alarm clock's warning.

I have a small salsa garden this year. My daughter bought for Mother's Day tomato plants, a bell pepper plant, onion sets, an eggplant, romaine lettuce seeds and cilantro seeds and then planted them all. It's rained most every day since then so we haven't been out to weed at all. We're also planting tons of old flower seeds: black-eyed-susans, shasta daisies, poppies of all colors, all sorts of flowers that I'd gotten seeds over the past few years and just never got around to planting. I don't know if the old ones will come up or not, but its worth trying. Then I got another ton of new seeds this year that I selected off ebay that I'm sure will come up: lavendar poppies, red poppies, bachelor buttons, rose campion, painted daisies, bluebonnets, hollyhocks and missouri primrose. Once I get things to blooming I'll post pictures. My fantasy is to have something similar to what you've got there, leafy. I have big and old peonies, a rosebush and lots of rose of sharon around here already so far. I should have taken pictures of my lilac bushes I planted 5 years ago. This spring was the first time they really bloomed big - 2 purple ones with a white one in between and oh man, it was so good to see them perform this year. We'd had late frosts the past couple years so anything they tried to do got beaten up by the freeeze.

Well, I would hope so - can't let it get warm, now, can we?

I noticed her birthday too - I'm glad you started a thread. She was such a lovely darlin! There's something so precious about these friendships we develop 'round here. I miss Dovey's delightful personality too! Rest in peace, sweet lady!!! We'll see you again someday!

Excellent! No doubt you've earned every point! It's fun to pray with you and watch your progress! Thanks for sharing your life with us!

I ain't scaret neither - I would like another line, tho, please...

Happily! Ha ha!

How about Hawaii?

I'm 50 and live in rural Missouri.

Hon, you weren't "dumb" - you were innocent and maybe naieve, but what would you expect, you were raised in a cult! I'm so glad you're free to enjoy life!

Mine was when the family corps coordinator told me in no uncertain terms to pack up and go to town to pick up my "homosexual" son (who's not homosexual, but if he were I'd love him just the same) and get that contamination off "their" campus... Today I'd like to thank that man and all who lied to make that markandavoidance possible. I don't believe I'd have ever left what I thought was an honest-to-God biblical research, teaching and fellowshipping ministry. Today I'd also like to tell you that I now attend a normal church and have been invited to "give my testimony," which I did in January and since I did that I've been invited to a SCHOLARSHIP to a 3-year real college program and am becoming a real minister in a denomination that actually helps people and loves people!!! Imagine that! The way took all my money plus the money my "spiritual partners" contributed and kicked me out - on false charges and to this day, over 15 years later, the ones who did that never have told me where this idea originally came from. So the final straw was a false accusation and I never was allowed to face my accuser or even say one word. Getting back the freedom to think my own thoughts has been beyond words cool. Being invited by a real ordained minister who actually PASTORS his flock to participate as a minister, which is what I went into the family corps for and now I understand a whole lot better about restoration of that which the locusts have eaten and good ol' Job. Thank you twi for throwing me out so I could now live free and actually have a more than abundant life! I forgot to say - Hi JJ - I look forward to meeting your wonderful baby that OBVIOUSLY is a good thing - good to see ya 'round again!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vj1uKIuUkI That's The Way That The World Goes 'Round "It's a happy enchilada and ya think you're gonna drown!" It's a Big Ol' Goofy World In Spite of Ourselves Fish and Whistle

I love that song - thanks, dmiller!

Shell - You know you have my full support always in everything. If/when you want to confirm who sent that nonsense I'm sure we have the resources to trace that email. But as you said, I believe you know exactly who sent it. I'm excitedly praying for the EEG you're going after today. I'm thankful that despite how hard they've tried and obviously continue trying yet today in 2010 to steall our peace and our confidence in God and Jesus, we are able to remain strong and believe what we choose to. I can't imagine having to answer to Jesus for this one! God bless you and Kelly, my friend. Gen 2 - I'm sorry for your huge losses. I'm delighted with your spunk and sense of humor. I'm so glad you're here! (((Gen 2)))

Hey, Bolshe, wait for me, I'm coming tooooooooo!!!!!

He wants the court to rule that he did the work. The way wants the court to rule that he stole their work. Doctrine, schmoctrine - that ain't the point. The point is who did the work and who did not.