Posts by Shakita

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Happy Anniversary!!!

by Shakita in

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happy anniversary to a very special couple!

for mr. and mrs. ashitaka .

hope you guys have a great anniversary!

Shakita

Happy Anniversary to a Very Special Couple!

For Mr. and Mrs. Ashitaka

Hope you guys have a great anniversary! Have Fun tonight!

Love, Mom and Dad

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proof of a "higher power"?

by Shakita in

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i spoke with my brother on the phone last night.

he lives in houston, texas and just loves it down there.

he lived in nj most of his life, but now would never live anywhere else but in the great state of texas!.

Thanks Dia. I will tell him about the book. But, he is at peace with what he saw and is convinced that he saw Jesus. His wife died after about 5 years of marriage from brain cancer. This experience in his early life made that horror that they both went through with the brain cancer easier for them to handle. Sometimes I wish I could have the faith that they have/had.

Shakita

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proof of a "higher power"?

by Shakita in

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i spoke with my brother on the phone last night.

he lives in houston, texas and just loves it down there.

he lived in nj most of his life, but now would never live anywhere else but in the great state of texas!.

Shakita

I spoke with my brother on the phone last night. He lives in Houston, Texas and just loves it down there. He lived in NJ most of his life, but now would never live anywhere else but in the Great State of Texas!

Well...my brother was hit by a car back when he was a teenager while running across an exit ramp on a major highway in North Carolina(on his way to a concert in Georgia-secretly) He was hit so hard by that car that he flew up on the hood, then bounced off and hit the road in front of the car that hit him! He had broken both of his legs and smashed up both knees so bad that they required pins to hold them together. He has pain till this day in his knees. He ended up in a body cast up to his chest for about 4 months!

The point of this story is.....when he was brought to the hospital, and admitted to a room, he found himself next to a man who was apparently dying. While my brother was in this room alone with this poor man, he saw a bright light appear in the room near the man's bed and saw a blurry figure at the foot of the bed. There was a calming presence about this figure and my brother was not afraid. He says he knows that this was Jesus' presence there at the foot of the man's bed. I'm not sure how much time passed, but the light was soon gone along with the figure and the calming feeling. The nurse came into the room right after that and announced that the man had died. But, my brother already knew that. He knew that Jesus came and stood at the foot of the bed of this poor man to be there when he died.

My brother is not, and never was, very religious. He believes in God but never really talks about it that much. But he knows what he saw and knows what he remembers about that time in the hospital. He is convinced he saw Jesus and will swear the incident was not drug induced.

Also, my mother was very close to her mother(my grandmother). When my grandmother died, my mother was inconsolable. Her grief was something that she could not seem to shake. My mother told me that one day when she was still very sad, she was standing in the living room and saw a light and felt a calming presence in the room. She said that she knew it was her mother coming to tell her that everything was OK and to stop grieving for her. My grandmother said to be happy and go on with her life. My mother said this was real for her. She never doubted that she was visited by her mother from beyond.

I truly believe that my brother and mother were telling these stories from the heart. They felt that they were in the presence of some "higher power" who was watching out for us here on the earth.

My question is........has anyone else here, or anyone you know, had anything similar happen to them in their lives?

Mrs. Shakita

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So fed up!!!!! New here!

by Shytears in

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hmm,i dont how too start off,but ill try,so im 16 yrs old,im being raised as a jw,and it is hard as hell,sometimes i think,if this is the right religion arent you suppose to be happy??

?well i really cant do anything about that because my parents say no way they will let me go in "the world" nonsense!so im stuck here ,lonely,depressed,and confused,sometimes i wish id die,but i know that wont help nothing.i want out of this org so bad,but i cant do nothing about it.there always telling me dont let satan and the bad asscioates influence you!im sick of that.all my friends well i shold say my ex friends they never helped me,my as they say:worldy friends did.. also i really really like this guy,i know he like me but he is worldy and i wish so badly i could date him,(i hate the term worldy,so stupid)my parents seriously will not give me space and they are stuck up my @ss.please if u have any commets i would sincerly appriciate it:) laura

Shakita

Hi and welcome,

It has been a long time since I was 16, but I do have a 15 1/2 year old right now, and have 2 grown children. You are at a very vulnerable time of your life. So many feelings and decisions about your future to make. Please, please, please, GET AN EDUCATION!!!!! This is so important to do at this time in your life. GO TO COLLEGE and expand your life beyond the WT religion. DO THIS NOW WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG, because, even though it is possible, it is very hard to go back to school later in life when responsibilities are many.

Being a girl at this time in life is very difficult. Not only do you have to deal with your own issues of maturity....but if you have a boyfriend, you must deal with where he is in the world of sexual maturity. This is not a light subject. Be true to yourself. Plan for YOUR future. You are too young to be worrying about relationships beyond your own. BE SELFISH with your own identity. Maturity takes time and experience. Be gentle with yourself when rushing into the world of the opposite sex. You must come to LOVE YOURSELF first, before you can love others. Sorry to sound like a Mom here, but I am. And, I wish I could turn back time to rethink some of the mistakes I have made in life. Not possible. Take the good advice here to heart.

I wish you the very best in life, take care,

Shakita

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A Very Touching Saga

by DakotaRed in

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as most of you know, i served in vietnam and belong to a group of veterans comprised of men that served either in my unit or sister units of the 7/17th air cavalry.

tonight, as has happened many times, one of my "brothers" posted a special memory and i am going to share that memory of his with you.

the reason i am posting it here is to show that although many of us may argue about world events and can at times be bitterly divided, we who have been there do not support military action lightly.

Shakita

Lew,

As we approach some kind of conflict in the near future with so much turmoil around the world, we must acknowledge the great sacrifices all who are in the military make for us who are in the "civilian world." Thank you.......you are heroes..all.

Mrs. Shakita

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Beauty is only words deep

by kenpodragon in

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my wife used to be friends with this woman from her work, that i thought was one of the most beautiful people i ever met.

she seemed to have more beauty then any one woman should posses, and of course her mere presence demanded attention.

well she was a temperamental sort and she always wanted the last word.

Shakita

Kenpo:

When you are young, you are very intimidated by others "looks." You seem to judge others by what the shell of the person looks like. When you get older and have had experience in life with different personalities of people, good and bad, you come to find that the saying is true that "beauty is only skin deep." But try to tell that to a 16 year old. Forget it. It takes that experience that only life can give you to realize this. Some of the kindest people I know, would never win any beauty contest. But they are first rate in my book.

As for others impression of me online, what you see is what you get I suppose.

Mrs. Shakita

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Things said on stage that made you laugh

by LyinEyes in

there was an elder at our hall ,when he would call on someone , he would help the brother with the mic to find the person.

he did this by saying: " sister little in the front"....hehehhe ,, of course being bored to death, this always cracked several us of rowdy back seat sitters up.. here are more examples from our old hall.

sister key , in the rear.

Shakita

After a long day, it didn't take much to start me giggling. You see, when I get tired, anything can set me off. Doesn't go over to well during an IMPORTANT talk! Sometimes I would try so hard not to laugh, I would end up crying! With my shoulders shaking and tears coming out of my eyes, I just couldn't stop, no matter how hard I tried. Sometimes I had to get up and go to the bathroom, just to stop!!

We had one older brother in our hall who would read the scriptures and turn words around, or substitute letters for others. This made for some very interesting scriptures. There was a talk that this brother was giving, he messed up so many words in bible verses he was reading, I just was about to blow a gut! Just one example: the scripture had the word tabernacle in it. This brother substituted the word "tabernacle" with the word "tablecloth". Oh My God, I just could not stop laughing, you know, the silent laughing. The kind where no matter how much you try to stop, you just make it worse! And what is sad is, this brother didn't even know he made a mistake!!!That made it even the more funny!

Oh God, such good memories,

makes me almost want to go back.........NOT!

Mrs. Shakita

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