Read a quote today online from a single gal who is 36 yrs old (not a Christian). She said:
"There are different parts of us that will desire different men; some we desire with our hearts, some with our minds, some with our bodies. A great deal of the time, however, at least one of those other parts of us is saying "No way. Not going to happen."
I know what she means. There are times when I can have a great discussion with a guy, and yet realize he's an insensitive brute. There are times I think a guy is sweet and kind, and yet he's completely unattractive. There are times when I'll admit a guy is good looking, but he doesn't seem to have a brain inside his head.
And that's not even approaching the faith issues and belief systems.
I guess it's when all of those things come together that you realize there is one incredibly special man in front of you.
Just thinking out loud... or something.
:beret:
:lurk:
Quote.... one incredibly special man in front of you.
most men are incredibly special... its finding one that's not that's the key :smirk2:
was mentally paging through men i've met in my life recently... i'm so glad i'm single
Quote from: Amelia Bedelia on January 17, 2009, 02:53:14 AM
Quote.... one incredibly special man in front of you.
most men are incredibly special... its finding one that's not that's the key :smirk2:
was mentally paging through men i've met in my life recently... i'm so glad i'm single
was "vince" on that page?
sharon
ok..........LOL..........I could NOT Pass that one up!!!!!!!
Quote from: Amelia Bedelia on January 17, 2009, 02:53:14 AM
Quote.... one incredibly special man in front of you.
most men are incredibly special... its finding one that's not that's the key :smirk2:
was mentally paging through men i've met in my life recently... i'm so glad i'm single
:smirk:
:addnothing:
At least for now, anyway. :-)
The most dangerous guys are the ones who are good looking, well groomed, and sensitive.... they usually end up gay.
P.S. Envelope is a meanie!!!
lol Sharon I haven't actually met Vince
I'm not even what one would typically call picky but really when I think about it I've seen very few that did any real justice to their gender and would inspire me to entertain the thought of spending my life with one
Quote from: Amelia Bedelia on January 17, 2009, 04:08:46 PM
lol Sharon I haven't actually met Vince
I'm not even what one would typically call picky but really when I think about it I've seen very few that did any real justice to their gender and would inspire me to entertain the thought of spending my life with one
On behalf of all men everywhere, "OUCH!"
Oh well, Amelia Bedelia wouldn't like me anyway. I am not scruffy.
You could change that you know.
:freaky2:
Then post us pictures!
Nai
Ain't happenin'. I don't like scruffy.
And all the girls on GP sigh.
It's been too long without a scruff fix.
Nai
Watch "House" re-runs.
EWWWWW! That show is evil! *shivers*
I love House!
I do! I dont think it is evil. Its neat the way the doctors figure out what is wrong when the regular things are not wrong. Its every educational.
When I see women bash men, I'm usually torn between remaining a courteous gentleman and telling them how the cow ate the cabbage.
John
Quote from: Amelia Bedelia on January 17, 2009, 04:08:46 PM
lol Sharon I haven't actually met Vince
I'm not even what one would typically call picky but really when I think about it I've seen very few that did any real justice to their gender and would inspire me to entertain the thought of spending my life with one
/me cooks some cabbage for John's cow.
(unless you cow prefers raw cabbage...)
Quote from: MelodyB on January 17, 2009, 11:06:59 PM
I do! I dont think it is evil. Its neat the way the doctors figure out what is wrong when the regular things are not wrong. Its every educational.
I wasn't really serious about the evil part, but the guy is a mouthy, swearbox junkie. I like the rest of the show/characters. If he wasn't in it, it would be good. Give me other doctor/hospital shows instead.
Quote from: Sis on January 18, 2009, 01:55:06 AM
Quote from: MelodyB on January 17, 2009, 11:06:59 PM
I do! I dont think it is evil. Its neat the way the doctors figure out what is wrong when the regular things are not wrong. Its every educational.
I wasn't really serious about the evil part, but the guy is a mouthy, swearbox junkie. I like the rest of the show/characters. If he wasn't in it, it would be good. Give me other doctor/hospital shows instead.
Just think of him as the Rush Limbaugh of medicine.
Quote from: World Traveler on January 17, 2009, 03:18:33 PM
The most dangerous guys are the ones who are good looking, well groomed, and sensitive.... they usually end up gay.
great, now people are calling me gay.
:biglaugh:
You good looking, sensitive and well groomed? Good! Too late for me, though.
Quote from: Sis on January 18, 2009, 03:28:36 AM
You good looking, sensitive and well groomed? Good! Too late for me, though.
It's balanced out by clumsiness, sarcasm, and a compulsion to take anything and everything apart just to see if I can.
:lol:
You sure we're not related? My brother does that. I gave him my old stereo once and he took it apart and couldn't get it together again.
Quote from: Sis on January 18, 2009, 03:49:15 AM
You sure we're not related? My brother does that. I gave him my old stereo once and he took it apart and couldn't get it together again.
If we are, you have my condolences. My family is about as messed up as they come.
Quote from: MelodyB on January 17, 2009, 10:58:44 PM
I love House!
I love House the show and House the person!!
(http://www.kamps.org/haje/-gallery/albums/userpics/10002/thumb_house-absurd.jpg)
Did you know the actor that plays House also played the dad in the Stuart Little movies? Talk about opposites!
He's also starred in the Blackadder series as a drunken friend, a master of disguise, a rather naive crown prince and an optimist in times of war, that's really the opposite of his current role as House...he's also starred in his own sitcom series alongside another comic veteran who also starred in Blackadder. He's also starred in sense and sensibility, Valiant - as the voice of commander Gusset. and he's probably starred as a number of other things I can't think of at the top of my head.
CDA - as long as you know how to put the things you take apart back together again.
Sometimes, but you never know until you try. :lol:
Quote from: Newsman on January 17, 2009, 11:17:22 PM
When I see women bash men, I'm usually torn between remaining a courteous gentleman and telling them how the cow ate the cabbage.
John
Quote from: Amelia Bedelia on January 17, 2009, 04:08:46 PM
lol Sharon I haven't actually met Vince
I'm not even what one would typically call picky but really when I think about it I've seen very few that did any real justice to their gender and would inspire me to entertain the thought of spending my life with one
eeek - I know I'm sounding rather bitter, I don't mean to. Most are not as into being a courteous gentleman as you are - I would include you in the grouping of the very few that did justice to their gender
And I'll bash a lot of female traits too - I just understand ours a little better... and a good many of the most annoying are the side effect of a man falling significantly short somewhere along the line
I'm still straight, I'll still probably end up getting married someday and maybe have kids - but I'm no longer convinced it would actually be an improvement in my life at all
Quote from: Amelia Bedelia on January 22, 2009, 05:22:53 AM
I'm still straight, I'll still probably end up getting married someday and maybe have kids - but I'm no longer convinced it would actually be an improvement in my life at all
That is only because you are not married to me... I am definitely an improvement kind of guy. :-)
LOL and humble too...
I'd have to dye my hair though... or suffer an inferiority complex and get all clingy and crazy whenever redheads were around
the stress would just be too much
:spitlaugh: AB and WT sparks!
Sparks are easy - my flinty personality creates lots of sparks :biglaugh:
My life is one firework show after another..... they get all excited at first, its a bunch of sparks, intense all-consuming show, but doesn't last long and they wonder what they were so intrigued by in the first place and go settle down with something completely sweet and mild :roll:
Quote from: Amelia Bedelia on January 22, 2009, 06:40:12 AM
Sparks are easy - my flinty personality creates lots of sparks :biglaugh:
My life is one firework show after another..... they get all excited at first, its a bunch of sparks, intense all-consuming show, but doesn't last long and they wonder what they were so intrigued by in the first place and go settle down with something completely sweet and mild :roll:
When do the fireworks stop? Ours have slowed some but they haven't stopped yet. And I have never wondered why I married him.
Quote from: Amelia Bedelia on January 22, 2009, 06:40:12 AM
Sparks are easy - my flinty personality creates lots of sparks :biglaugh:
My life is one firework show after another..... they get all excited at first, its a bunch of sparks, intense all-consuming show, but doesn't last long and they wonder what they were so intrigued by in the first place and go settle down with something completely sweet and mild :roll:
/me gives AB a long lasting candle.
Why is finding someone and getting married so simple for some and so complicated for others?
Is it just that they were at the right place at the right time in the right frame of mind... and we weren't?
I think its a matter of God's timing is all.
Nai
Quote from: Chinadoll on March 13, 2009, 09:42:09 PM
I think its a matter of God's timing is all.
Nai
If God is responsible, why is the divorce rate in the church the same as in the world; about 50% give or take?
Quote from: Jallen on March 13, 2009, 09:38:43 PM
Why is finding someone and getting married so simple for some and so complicated for others?
Is it just that they were at the right place at the right time in the right frame of mind... and we weren't?
I think you've sort of answered your own question there, Jallen. I was just reading an article the other day about how things just line up at the right time, and if the guy isn't ready to really settle down, even if he finds a really great girl, it just doesn't work out. It made a lot of sense, really. I remember when I was in high school, this guy who was much older was really interested in me. I was flattered, but he was ready to settle down, and I totally wasn't.
And it's not as much about YOU not being in the right place at the right time in the right frame of mind... I think that maybe it's more about two like-minded people finding one another at the right time.
*mutters to self*
Where was that thread I started with all those confessions...?
p.s. Are you on ASN?
People get divorced for two main reasons.
1) they weren't listening to God in the first place and they jumped into something they weren't ready for.
But:
2) even those marriages can be saved if they'd pray together to try to save it. They're into the flesh. Or at least one of them is, the other MAY be trying to save things but if they BOTH don't work TOGETHER, it won't happen. Really immature people don't want to work things out, they want what they want and now. Instant gratification!
Jallen, Where are you from? You look familiar.
My opinion on the divorce rate...and really, global mentality: is that humans are fallible and they unreasonably expect everyone else not to be. Just my cynical 2c
Quote from: Sis on March 14, 2009, 03:32:25 AM
Jallen, Where are you from? You look familiar.
BOL, Sister, you wouldn't believe how often people approach me thinking they know me from somewhere. I have what they call a 'Familiar Face'. lol, this is the first time it's happened online though. I'm from East Texas.
Quote from: upcchris on March 14, 2009, 09:30:32 AM
My opinion on the divorce rate...and really, global mentality: is that humans are fallible and they unreasonably expect everyone else not to be. Just my cynical 2c
I think you've made a profound statement.
Quote from: Newsman on January 17, 2009, 11:17:22 PM
When I see women bash men, I'm usually torn between remaining a courteous gentleman and telling them how the cow ate the cabbage.
John
:laughhard: Only you...lol You'll be pleased to know that I don't try to bash men...in general; and because I know that women aren't perfect either!!! Although, I will make fun of you(men)!! ;) In a nice way.... :hypocrite:
You know, I've been reading the book Love and Respect, and it has totally changed my perspective on relationships, and completely rocked my WORLD (yes, I've had a lot of that going on lately)!! I have realized that male bashing is probably one of the most wicked things that the devil ever invented to harm men and marriages. When a man is disrespected, he becomes unloving, and when a woman feels unloved, she becomes disrespectful, and the cycle continues forever until someone realizes that they have to start behaving.
Quote from: RainbowJingles on March 16, 2009, 07:35:21 PM
You know, I've been reading the book Love and Respect, and it has totally changed my perspective on relationships, and completely rocked my WORLD (yes, I've had a lot of that going on lately)!! I have realized that male bashing is probably one of the most wicked things that the devil ever invented to harm men and marriages. When a man is disrespected, he becomes unloving, and when a woman feels unloved, she becomes disrespectful, and the cycle continues forever until someone realizes that they have to start behaving.
:great: :great:
:beret:
Quote from: RainbowJingles on March 16, 2009, 07:35:21 PM
You know, I've been reading the book Love and Respect, and it has totally changed my perspective on relationships, and completely rocked my WORLD (yes, I've had a lot of that going on lately)!! I have realized that male bashing is probably one of the most wicked things that the devil ever invented to harm men and marriages. When a man is disrespected, he becomes unloving, and when a woman feels unloved, she becomes disrespectful, and the cycle continues forever until someone realizes that they have to start behaving.
Which is exactly why I hate put women down "jokes". I don't like the put down men jokes, either. But I will joke about professions on occasion. But I've been bashed in here for saying that before, so that's all I'm going to say about it.
Quote from: Sis on March 14, 2009, 03:32:25 AM
People get divorced for two main reasons.
1) they weren't listening to God in the first place and they jumped into something they weren't ready for.
But:
2) even those marriages can be saved if they'd pray together to try to save it. They're into the flesh. Or at least one of them is, the other MAY be trying to save things but if they BOTH don't work TOGETHER, it won't happen. Really immature people don't want to work things out, they want what they want and now. Instant gratification!
I try not to judge people who are having marriage troubles... of course, a lot of it's because I have no experience being married, muchless married with trouble!! I know that all relationships take work, and I think that there are far too many people who don't want to put the effort into it, so they take the lazy way out; divorce! I'm not talking about people who are fighting abuse in their marriage! There are some roads that we can't understand until we walk them, and I pray to God that I'm never at the turn off for such a road!!! Of Course, I try to leave things in God's hands and I don't think that he will lead me down that road!!
Basically we are living in a "me" world, not a "you", or "us"!!!
Quote from: RainbowJingles on March 16, 2009, 07:35:21 PM
When a man is disrespected, he becomes unloving, and when a woman feels unloved, she becomes disrespectful, and the cycle continues forever until someone realizes that they have to start behaving.
I've never thought of it that way, but I can totally see where that does happen!!
Quote from: RainbowJingles on March 16, 2009, 07:35:21 PM
When a man is disrespected, he becomes unloving, and when a woman feels unloved, she becomes disrespectful
Yep, you've nailed it. I'll admit I withdraw further and further from a woman (doesn't have to be a love interest either) who consistently disrespects me.
Quote from: Jallen on March 13, 2009, 10:28:35 PM
Quote from: Chinadoll on March 13, 2009, 09:42:09 PM
I think its a matter of God's timing is all.
Nai
If God is responsible, why is the divorce rate in the church the same as in the world; about 50% give or take?
The thing with God's timing is that you have to wait on it, you have to allow him to direct you!!! God can time things just perfect, but it's us humans that stray and then things really fall out!! The question is "Can all those church divorces say that they honestly, unselfishly sought God in the situations that led up to the divorce?", "Can all those church divorces say that they did everything that they could?", " Was God 's direction sought after, and was he allowed to lead?"
God's time, God's will....but will you let it happen?
The book is totally all about that, Becca.
AND it details how the Bible commands the husband to love the wife. The word used there means unconditional love.
In the same passage, it tells the wives to respect the husbands. It seems safe to assume that the respect commanded is unconditional.
The bottom line is that men don't really *NEED* love like they do air. I'm sure they would miss love if they didn't feel it, BUT if you take away the respect from a relationship, the man is going to feel like he can't breathe. As much as a woman needs to feel loved, the man needs to feel respected. I never realized how totally disrespectful some of my seemingly LOVING actions can be perceived by a man until I read that book. Talk about enlightening!!
Jallen: the book is really incredible with the concepts that it just totally NAILS in a lot of areas. And what you described about pulling away is apparently true of many men. When they feel disrespected, they withdraw. But when the man withdraws, the woman feels unloved and disconnected. Women confront in order to try to connect. Men feel that confrontation is a display of disrespect. And the cycle continues ad nauseum until the more mature individual decides to STOP reacting and begin loving or respecting, whichever their spouse is crying out for.
Who is it by, and where can I get it?
Quote from: RainbowJingles on March 16, 2009, 07:58:17 PM
It seems safe to assume that the respect commanded is unconditional.
I'm not sure that respect can be unconditional; respect is conditional by it's very nature....wait, I looked up respect in the dictionary and figured it out.... it's not unconditional respect for the man himself (that's impossible if he's a sleeze-bag), it's unconditional respect for the role he fills - the role of Husband.
It's by Emerson Eggerichs. You can get it at Barnes and Noble or Christian bookstores.
Jallen: Read the book. It really does make sense if the man himself is a "good-willed man." It's just a REALLY good eye-opening read for a single person.
Quote from: Assuredbyfaith on March 16, 2009, 08:03:36 PM
Who is it by, and where can I get it?
Love and Respect is by Eggerichs... and I HIGHLY recommend it. I think it's the #1 book on marriage I've read. (And yes, I've read dozens.)
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Love-and-Respect/Emerson-Eggerichs/e/9781591451877/?itm=2
:beret:
Ha! You beat me, Elona. ;)
Sorry ladies, I suffer from TMS - Typical Male Syndrome... I don't look at the instruction manual till all other attempts have failed. ;)
Quote from: Jallen on March 16, 2009, 09:01:30 PM
Sorry ladies, I suffer from TMS - Typical Male Syndrome... I don't look at the instruction manual till all other attempts have failed. ;)
Does that include a failed marriage? :eyebrow:
Somehow I don't think you want that. :)
:beret:
Amazon has it used for $10.66
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Emerson+Eggerichs&x=14&y=20
I don't believe in the doctrine of 'divorce & remarry'. I believe once you're married, it's till death do you part no matter what County Judge What's-his-face says. A "failed" marriage in my opinion would be one where the two could no longer live in the same house; separation. I can't imagine myself letting a marriage get that out of control. Not bragging, not criticizing... I just don't think it could happen to me... unless she or I backslid. And who knows what a backslider is capable of :-\
I don't believe there IS a "doctrine" of divorce and remarriage. Doctrine is a teaching, and I doubt that many pastors teach that it's ok. But it does happen.
Face it. Today men have much more to fight than in any other time. Sex is everywhere. Women throw themselves at men and they don't care if they're married or not. Men DO interact with the worldly women most of the day and they have to fight sexual urges.
This is getting so close to the end times. Even the very elect are fallilng to sexual sins. A man needs more than ever a reason to come home to a loving, respectful wife.
A lot of marriages are broken because of sexual sins. And that's one reason the Bible gives as a reason to divorce. I know many men have repented and women have forgiven them, but in many, many cases it's too hard to go on after knowing the betrayal.
AND there's always the situation where the man leaves his wife for another woman. She may not have anything to say about the divorce. Or the woman who leaves her family.
There are just too many twists and turns in some relationships. There is no simple answer for why marriages break up including Christians. I've seen really steady Christians break up over sexual sins. I can't sit in judgement over why these things happen. It's just important to me that it doesn't happen in MY marriage.
Sis, I could turn this thread into a Bible study to prove my point, but that wouldn't be fair to everyone else... but let me say this... if your congregation's leaders allow members to divorce and remarry then it is a "doctrine" of your church. I know pastors who have married the same person to different people three and four times. The State of Texas gives them that right, but I don't believe the apostle's doctrines do. It has nothing to do with judging the individuals, quite the opposite... it's an acknowlegement that we can't determine who is truly at fault because we don't know what goes on behind closed doors.
I could give a Bible study on it. What I'm saying, is today, more than any other time there are more temptations out there and too many are giving in to them. And we all have sinned and come up short, so I can't judge others. Only my own walk.
Let's end this now and get back on track.
Agreed.... which way is the track?? :biglaugh:
Quote from: SippinTea on January 17, 2009, 12:40:41 AM
Read a quote today online from a single gal who is 36 yrs old (not a Christian). She said:
"There are different parts of us that will desire different men; some we desire with our hearts, some with our minds, some with our bodies. A great deal of the time, however, at least one of those other parts of us is saying "No way. Not going to happen."
I know what she means. There are times when I can have a great discussion with a guy, and yet realize he's an insensitive brute. There are times I think a guy is sweet and kind, and yet he's completely unattractive. There are times when I'll admit a guy is good looking, but he doesn't seem to have a brain inside his head.
And that's not even approaching the faith issues and belief systems.
I guess it's when all of those things come together that you realize there is one incredibly special man in front of you.
Just thinking out loud... or something.
:beret:
Think: Tsalagi
:beret:
I just brought back the first post to get us back on track.
And although I do think about him once in a while, it's not nearly as much as you do! :couch: It's mostly when I see his drawing on the wall.
Quote from: SippinTea on January 17, 2009, 12:40:41 AM
Read a quote today online from a single gal who is 36 yrs old (not a Christian). She said:
"There are different parts of us that will desire different men; some we desire with our hearts, some with our minds, some with our bodies. A great deal of the time, however, at least one of those other parts of us is saying "No way. Not going to happen."
I know what she means. There are times when I can have a great discussion with a guy, and yet realize he's an insensitive brute. There are times I think a guy is sweet and kind, and yet he's completely unattractive. There are times when I'll admit a guy is good looking, but he doesn't seem to have a brain inside his head.
And that's not even approaching the faith issues and belief systems.
I guess it's when all of those things come together that you realize there is one incredibly special man in front of you.
Just thinking out loud... or something.
:beret:
This is so funny that we are discussing this, a very good friend and I were talking at work about how important looks are!! She is not in church, so there are a lot of things that we see differently; especially since she doesn't understand why I believe in modest attire, among other things!! What started this conversation was the fact that everyone (four at the moment, young and old) at my work are putting themselves in debt to get boob jobs!! The lastest girl is younger than me, and she seems to think that it is going to solve all the problems in her life!! When really it's not going to solve anything, but will more than likely cost her more money in undergarments....lol She is going as big as she can go! :o I'm just mind boggled at what people think will solve all their life's problems? :smirk2: Any way back to the original thought...lol I made the comment that looks aren't as important as the world wants you to think! My friend laughed and said so your telling me that if there were two guys, both the same body build, both drop-dead gorgeous,
( both have sacks over their heads) both are as sweet as can be; and when you take the sacks off one of them is really cute, and one of them is really ugly with no teeth....... you would pick the ugly one? I was like,
"Wait a minute, does it have to be no teeth"!??? :o......LOL She just started laughing because she knows that hygiene is very important to me....lol I was like,
"Ok, ok so looks are somewhat important...lol" I honestly have always prayed; that it didn't matter what the man God has for me looks like, as long as, God has made him attractive to me!!!
There are goodlooking men that I have been attracted to in the past; but they turned out to be really egotistical jerks; so that they just weren't goodlooking to me in the end!! :biglaugh: Looks with nothing to back it up are dead!!!! Attitude is important!!! Hardworking is important! Honest is important! Hygiene is important.....LOL ;) Oh, and yes some brains would be nice!!!!
One question: If they both had sacks on their heads, how would you know if they were drop-dead gorgeous?
Quote from: Assuredbyfaith on March 17, 2009, 03:47:31 PMLooks with nothing to back it up are dead!!!!
Thus we have I Becca 1:1
lol
...and though they have all good looks and all great hygiene, but have not love for you, they are NOTHING.
...and though he give you flowers and stuffed monkeys and cards galore... if he has no brains, it just ain't gonna work!
Quote from: RainbowJingles on March 17, 2009, 08:22:38 PM
Quote from: Assuredbyfaith on March 17, 2009, 03:47:31 PMLooks with nothing to back it up are dead!!!!
Thus we have I Becca 1:1
lol
...and though they have all good looks and all great hygiene, but have not love for you, they are NOTHING.
...and though he give you flowers and stuffed monkeys and cards galore... if he has no brains, it just ain't gonna work!
BOL! That's great. :D
Quote from: RainbowJingles on March 17, 2009, 08:22:38 PM
Quote from: Assuredbyfaith on March 17, 2009, 03:47:31 PMLooks with nothing to back it up are dead!!!!
Thus we have I Becca 1:1
lol
...and though they have all good looks and all great hygiene, but have not love for you, they are NOTHING.
...and though he give you flowers and stuffed monkeys and cards galore... if he has no brains, it just ain't gonna work!
:spitlaugh: Don't do that to me when I'm drinking a hot latte please!
That was classic Elona right there. Love it.
:beret:
Classic Elona should be bottled and shareable!
That WAS a winner RJ! :thumbsup2:
Quote from: iridiscente on March 17, 2009, 10:55:06 PM
Classic Elona should be bottled and shareable!
Agreed. ;)
:beret:
*curtsies*
Thank you, ladies. :-)
I thought you just MIGHT appreciate that one, Wooby. :-)
*prepares to be a genie in a bottle*
Thank you, Lady Becca! :hypocrite:
But, does that mean you won't pick on me :sadbounce:
John :waving:
Quote from: Assuredbyfaith on March 16, 2009, 07:31:11 PM
Quote from: Newsman on January 17, 2009, 11:17:22 PM
When I see women bash men, I'm usually torn between remaining a courteous gentleman and telling them how the cow ate the cabbage.
John
:laughhard: Only you...lol You'll be pleased to know that I don't try to bash men...in general; and because I know that women aren't perfect either!!! Although, I will make fun of you(men)!! ;) In a nice way.... :hypocrite:
Quote from: RainbowJingles on March 18, 2009, 04:54:50 AM
*curtsies*
Thank you, ladies. :-)
I thought you just MIGHT appreciate that one, Wooby. :-)
*prepares to be a genie in a bottle*
Ok, here's your jeanie bottle.
(http://disneybear.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/scottbottle.jpg)
You think we can stuff her in there?
We don't know, that bottle doesn't have a scale.
I didn't say weigh her...
hehe ;)
:laughat:
:o
I CAN confirm that I HAVE been dieting.
I canNOT confirm, however, that I would be able to fit in THAT bottle! :o
Unfortunately, I would need to double up the exercise for a few days before I would be able to fit in there.
I would love to own one. It's pretty.
Here's you a bottle complete with genie. ;) (http://images.neopets.com/items/mag_angry_genie.gif)
:freaky2:
*rubs the bottle and makes her wish*
:chairspin:
Make sure it's not the evil jin!
Quote from: Sis on March 17, 2009, 05:33:48 PM
One question: If they both had sacks on their heads, how would you know if they were drop-dead gorgeous?
I think we were shooting for the worldly version(physical) when she said this....you know, six pack abs, muscular arms, tall,etc,etc, etc!!? Not that we don't have those in church... :oops: Are we suppose to talk about them...LOL? :smirk2: Oh, wait we christian ladies aren't suppose to admit we admire the physical man......!!!!! :laughhard:
"Please, LORD let him have teeth" :pray:
Quote from: iridiscente on March 18, 2009, 06:07:10 PM
We don't know, that bottle doesn't have a scale.
Quote from: The Purple Fuzzy on March 18, 2009, 06:15:46 PM
I didn't say weigh her...
hehe ;)
I didn't mean that type of scale. You might be able to fit an 18 wheeler in that bottle, we just don't know the dimensions.
I knew what you meant, but couldn't pass up the chance... ;)
I don't want Elona to feel fat! She's doing great!
Quote from: RainbowJingles on March 17, 2009, 08:22:38 PM
Quote from: Assuredbyfaith on March 17, 2009, 03:47:31 PMLooks with nothing to back it up are dead!!!!
Thus we have I Becca 1:1
lol
...and though they have all good looks and all great hygiene, but have not love for you, they are NOTHING.
...and though he give you flowers and stuffed monkeys and cards galore... if he has no brains, it just ain't gonna work!
:laughhard: :laughhard: :laughhard:
Do I get a publishing deal....do I? DO I?
Quote from: RainbowJingles on March 18, 2009, 07:08:34 PM
:o
I CAN confirm that I HAVE been dieting.
I canNOT confirm, however, that I would be able to fit in THAT bottle! :o
Unfortunately, I would need to double up the exercise for a few days before I would be able to fit in there.
Doesn't a genie shrink when she goes inside her bottle, and then when she wants to pop out she becomes life-size? :updown:
Or a better question, can you get a genie to give you some shrinking power?
Quote from: Newsman on March 18, 2009, 05:18:19 AM
Thank you, Lady Becca! :hypocrite:
But, does that mean you won't pick on me :sadbounce:
John :waving:
:hypocrite: :hypocrite: :hypocrite: :hypocrite: :hypocrite: :hypocrite: :hypocrite: :hypocrite: :hypocrite: :hypocrite: :hypocrite: :hypocrite: :hypocrite:
Quote from: iridiscente on March 19, 2009, 06:21:46 PM
Or a better question, can you get a genie to give you some shrinking power?
:laughhard:
Well, we do get three wishes don't we?
*wishes to be skinny*
*wishes to be forever with a certain wonderful gentleman*
*saves the last wish*
Becca: you can be the co-author and inspiration. :-)
Dina: I'm actually NOT doing so great right now. I was a pound shy of the 30-pound mark, and then had fast food 3 days in a row and got lazy on the exercise. *sigh*
I'm bad about self-sabotage.
Quote from: Assuredbyfaith on March 19, 2009, 06:18:33 PM
Quote from: RainbowJingles on March 17, 2009, 08:22:38 PM
Quote from: Assuredbyfaith on March 17, 2009, 03:47:31 PMLooks with nothing to back it up are dead!!!!
Thus we have I Becca 1:1
lol
...and though they have all good looks and all great hygiene, but have not love for you, they are NOTHING.
...and though he give you flowers and stuffed monkeys and cards galore... if he has no brains, it just ain't gonna work!
:laughhard: :laughhard: :laughhard:
Do I get a publishing deal....do I? DO I?
Sure you do!
You'd think right now I'd have enough motivation to keep me afloat. Not sure what on earth has gotten into me. :smirk2:
Actually... I guess I could blame it on being sick or feeling blah, but exercising and eating right help keeps me feeling good...
Stupid vicious cycle. lol
Don't gain it back! I gained too much back and now I'm more than I was before I started the first time.
I get off track and gain a little back...
Then I get back on and lose it back...
But this time I have gained 3 or 4 lbs and I cant get it OFF!!
:reaction:
Cut back on some starchy foods for awhile. Breads, pizza and/or potatoes. It might jolt you back into a losing streak.
I might try that...
Thanks.
:)
Quote from: RainbowJingles on March 19, 2009, 08:33:19 PM
You'd think right now I'd have enough motivation to keep me afloat. Not sure what on earth has gotten into me. :smirk2:
Actually... I guess I could blame it on being sick or feeling blah, but exercising and eating right help keeps me feeling good...
Stupid vicious cycle. lol
Hey...don't be soo hard on yourself we all have our up and down times!!! The best thing to do when you slip; is to focus on the next moment, or to focus on the ways that you didn't slip..... For example: I've stopped drinking pop.....went for a week without anything then I had a half of glass...which I didn't beat myself up over!! I celebrated the fact that it was only a half of glass...and that I made it a week with only that much!!! :clap: Focus on the things that you have done really well on!!!!! Also, I 'm trying to cut sugar out of my daily diet....so I went five days with no candy, cake, pop, anything.... I celebrated the fact that I was more interested in pretzels than a candybar at break the other day!!! :clap: I didn't beat myself up over the fact that I had a piece of my Dad's birthday cake; I celebrated the fact that I took a healthy lunch to work three out of the five days this past week!!!! :clap: Plus me and a friend did get our walk in at work at least once this!!! :clap: We had been walking a mile on our lunch, and a mile on our break...but because of a very stressful week at work we couldn't work our breaks together, however we did make it once this week!!!!! :clap:
The bad part is coming up...I'm on vacation for nine days this week; plus I'm going to ladies retreat with Deb!!! I'm just going to take it moment by moment!!!
Quote from: Brecxie on March 20, 2009, 01:48:13 AM
I get off track and gain a little back...
Then I get back on and lose it back...
But this time I have gained 3 or 4 lbs and I cant get it OFF!!
:reaction:
Quote from: Sis on March 20, 2009, 02:24:55 AM
Cut back on some starchy foods for awhile. Breads, pizza and/or potatoes. It might jolt you back into a losing streak.
I usually try cutting out the bad sugars...pop, candy, anything else!!! I can lose five pounds If I cut pop out of my diet for a week!! Of course, It's not as easy as it was to lose when I was sixteen...lol
Quote from: RainbowJingles on March 19, 2009, 07:00:33 PM
Becca: you can be the co-author and inspiration. :-)
WoooooooWOOOOO!!! I'm going to be an author!!!! I always wanted to write a book!!!! WOW, and I might get to be inspirational!!!!! :clap:
Quote from: Assuredbyfaith on March 25, 2009, 06:29:52 PM
I usually try cutting out the bad sugars...pop, candy, anything else!!! I can lose five pounds If I cut pop out of my diet for a week!! Of course, It's not as easy as it was to lose when I was sixteen...lol
Since she's already been dieting, I assumed she already had cut those things out.
hmmmm...you never know? :updown: Some people around here have been doing the "cut out the bread and grains" diet!!
Actually, it's not a diet as much as a way of living. Some who cut them out find they were allergic to wheat and never knew it until the symptoms went away after cutting them out of their diets.
Quote from: Jallen on March 14, 2009, 04:03:08 PM
Quote from: upcchris on March 14, 2009, 09:30:32 AM
My opinion on the divorce rate...and really, global mentality: is that humans are fallible and they unreasonably expect everyone else not to be. Just my cynical 2c
I think you've made a profound statement.
:) Thank you kindly.
Respect: To my mind familiarity breeds contempt....in some cases. So you have to chose how you see your brothers: as brothers, as mates(friends that you hang out with alot) or as ministers
The minister bit includes those that aren't ministers...if you see your brother as your mates, you become overly familiar with them...and since you're not male...it becomes rather disastrous because you put yourself on the same wavelength as their male mates. As brothers...they're someone you admire and respect and are someone who is more important to you than if they were a mate and can always go to with a problem and they can always come to you... same goes for ministers, but added to that is the sense you get form them of someone who has the potential to be great for God, and minused from that is they won't often come to you with a problem...so it brings that little bit of distance. I'll get down from the pulpit now.
...And it seems as though no one has anything to add :-?
:-\
:waving:
I can appreciate this. So often, I meet interesting men, handsome men, sweet men, smart men, nerdy men, scruffy men :freaky2:, etc, but I can't seem to find a single local man who is roughly near my age and is in church. It's almost a shame that we don't have "Build-A-Man" workshops. It'd make things seemingly so much easier, but again, that's up for debate. We ladies would probably never make it out of the scruff section. :biglaugh:
BOL! Kloey, I think I like you. ;)
Btw, my name is Ruby. :)
:beret:
Nice to re-e-meet you, Ruby...lol.
P.s.
I think I like you, too. You're good for shenanigans! :hypocrite:
Quote from: Kloey on December 22, 2009, 07:23:35 PM
Nice to re-e-meet you, Ruby...lol.
So where've you been hiding yourself? You just vanished off the edge of the world... err, WWW.
Quote from: Kloey on December 22, 2009, 07:23:35 PM
P.s.
I think I like you, too. You're good for shenanigans! :hypocrite:
That's true enough! *laugh* But that's not always a good thing. :updown:
:beret:
I was, for the most part, kidnapped by an evil employer! I was made to do horrible things, like earn my money and stuff. I had to work an insane amount of extra hours and then the baggages "promoted" me because I'm such a *good* employee... They appointed me as the VP of Crime Stoppers and they make me train people now... Those poor people... :sadbounce: Plus, I sort of took a sabbatical from the internet.
Shenanigans are always good, though they may land one in a spot of trouble. It's important to avoid, um, certain outcomes. :lol:
All that aside, how've you been?
*laugh*
I'm doing pretty well. God's good, and the rest doesn't matter so much in light of that. Right? *smile*
Well, okay, so it DOES matter, but I'm trying to pretend it doesn't for now. It's easier that way. *wink*
:beret:
/me renames this thread "Relations between the heart and the brain" since the disagree is promptly reneged by the "or disagree" part.
So much more stuffy that way!
Piffle. :P
:beret:
The tug of war begins
Heart tugs
Brain wars
Mind argues
Reason screams
Logic gasps
Spirit pulls
Peace beckons
Reason sighs
Tradition pleads
God enters
Heart wins
Peace smiles
-Elona :-)
*rWooby doesn't know whether to sigh, laugh, snort, cry, or smile*
:beret:
Try hugging! ;)
*HUGS*
Feel free to do all of the above, Ruby! (including the hugs, if you can lol)