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brown
response 174 of 254: Mark Unseen   Feb 10 00:14 UTC 1999

y'know jonny ol' boy i missed that one also,
know the wedding was comming shorty..
htings have been a bit hectic here and 
"i done fergetted"
congrats you 2
bookworm
response 175 of 254: Mark Unseen   Feb 10 06:19 UTC 1999

That's okay.  Thing's been so hectic here, we'd have forgotten ourselves 
if we hadn't been the star attraction..er..I mean, guests of honor.

lumen
response 176 of 254: Mark Unseen   Feb 11 06:15 UTC 1999

resp:172 Yep.
resp:174 S'ok-- gee, we should have sent you a wedding announcement!
Hrm, I need to pester Julie about sending a pic of us for the Grexers webpage
since some of you want to see a pic
bookworm
response 177 of 254: Mark Unseen   Feb 22 07:58 UTC 1999

I have a pic all ready to scan.  Just haven't had time or brains enough 
to get to a scanner and scan it into the system, yet.  Soon, though, I 
hope.
lumen
response 178 of 254: Mark Unseen   Feb 22 22:28 UTC 1999

We can mail it to the webmistress of grexers.nether.net if necessary.
bookworm
response 179 of 254: Mark Unseen   Feb 23 05:29 UTC 1999

yeah, but can you guarantee I'll get the photo back.  It's the only copy 
of that particular photo that we have and it happens to be your fave.
lumen
response 180 of 254: Mark Unseen   Feb 24 00:09 UTC 1999

Oh, right.  That one.  I think we should take a pic in all our leather  
:)
bookworm
response 181 of 254: Mark Unseen   Feb 26 05:33 UTC 1999

That would be lot's o' fun.  I still have flim in my camera.
lumen
response 182 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 1 02:39 UTC 1999

hehe-- we are the only ones keeping the conf active at the moment!

hrm, I suppose there isn't anything to talk about at the minute.
bookworm
response 183 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 1 03:26 UTC 1999

Guess not.  :)  Wanna smooch?
keesan
response 184 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 1 22:33 UTC 1999

How is married life?
lumen
response 185 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 1 23:54 UTC 1999

Pretty good :)  We are still awaiting the opportunity in which we can 
afford children.
bookworm
response 186 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 2 05:08 UTC 1999

Waiting with baited breath.  Pardon the religionism, but I know the Lord 
will provide us with an opportunity, perhaps sooner than we think.
jazz
response 187 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 2 16:00 UTC 1999

        Don't go blaming Yod-Heh-Vahv-Heh if you get knocked up, now.
gypsi
response 188 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 2 18:07 UTC 1999

Julie - I'm sure any parent in this cf or any other cf will tell you
that you will NEVER be financially prepared for children.  My mother
says that once you are blessed with a child, God will bless you with
the means to provide for it.  =)  I would concentrate on whether or
not you are *emotionally* prepared.  There is a wonderful item in
the femme cf that Valerie started...it chronicles her entire journey
- from conception to birth, and it's very interesting.  
jazz
response 189 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 2 19:21 UTC 1999

        No, no, Diana sends little spiders down to instruct you in how to
prepare for childbirth, and Ahura Mazda blesses you with rays of sunlight so
that you're able to afford it!
orinoco
response 190 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 2 19:40 UTC 1999

Of course, I imagine the spiders' views on childbirth are a bit different from
those of us humans, so you might want to take 'em with a grain of salt.
gypsi
response 191 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 3 15:44 UTC 1999

Jazz - cute, but I was appealing to Julie's LDS beliefs...  =)
bookworm
response 192 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 8 06:42 UTC 1999

That's okay.  I've been sick this week and could use the laugh.

No, I understand all that about God providing for a child after it is 
conceived and I believe it utterly, but Jon and I are in school right 
now and I know that, if I had kids right at this moment, I would have to 
quit school.  Both of us have got loans hanging over our heads right at 
the moment so, if I quit, at least one of those loans would start to 
need paying off.  Neither of us have lucrative jobs and,in this town, 
are unlikely to find any....

<sigh>

Oh, well.  It's not really a matter of How much money we have.  It's a 
matter of both of us being ready to become parents.  Personally I think 
I'm ready, although I occasionally have hugemongous doubts, but Jon 
doesn't think he's ready and doesn't want to try to have kids while 
we're in school.  What can I do?  I want kids more than anything, but I 
think it's important that children have two well adjusted parents before 
the children even become a part of the picture.  Am I making any sense?
jazz
response 193 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 8 17:07 UTC 1999

        Goes God then provide for the children of heathens, agnostics and
athiests?  Does He then provide for all children?  If so ... what is the
difference between God's protection and none?
lumen
response 194 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 8 17:36 UTC 1999

Why shouldn't He?  The heathens, agnostics, and atheists may believe He 
does not, but does that matter?  The fact is that all people believe in 
some higher power-- a source of life, be it personified or not.  OMNI 
magazine did an article several years ago on some findings that many 
atheists did subscribe to some sort of higher power in times of need.  
The heathen believe in the providence of children from a divine source, 
in many cases, but not from the Judeo-Christian (Islamic, too, if you 
will) God.

But please John, spare this topic from philosophical debate-- I'd just 
prefer it to be dropped.  It's a very touchy topic and I'll ask my wife 
not to mention it because I'd rather not discuss it.
jazz
response 195 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 8 17:50 UTC 1999

        I'm trying to get a handle on what you're talking about.  If the
default is protection from God, then what's the alternative?

        I'm familliar with the idea that, under certain circumstances (or,
according to some, under any circumstances) that fate works out in a way that
protects a person from the consequences of their actions, or acts in a way
that hints at an order behind things, but such a broad brush confuses me.
bookworm
response 196 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 8 22:34 UTC 1999

My father has this theory.

According to science Everything tends to fall apart rather than fall 
together.  He says that explains the existance of God (or some other 
higher power).
lumen
response 197 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 8 22:36 UTC 1999

No, John, you're reading more into this than needs be.  If you'd like to 
go out on this tangent, that's fine.  I think the original point was 
that some believe children are a divine blessing in themselves-- the joy 
of having children-- not that the bestowal of children somehow gives 
protection, or that if you believe in God, when He gives them to you, 
they are protected.  Please, let's just drop it-- now.

I told you it was a touchy subject, so take a hint.
jazz
response 198 of 254: Mark Unseen   Mar 8 23:31 UTC 1999

        That tone of message is uncalled for.  If you don't want something
discussed, then it shouldn't be posted publicly, in a forum designed for
discussion.  If you do post something, then don't be surprised when people
do discuss it, and when their discussion causes tangents.
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