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bsk1971, please forgive me!
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Apr 4, 2006 6:14 am
Mood: sad,
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Bsk, I get very upset when I see legalism, because it puts people in bondage, rather than set them free. I have said some things to you that I shouldn't have. I should have responded to the legalistic views you hold, rather than attack you personally. I will try to do that in the future. Will you please forgive me?
Also, I removed your comments you made earlier from my blog because they were irrelevant to the subject at hand. If you would like to repost them, this would be the correct place I believe. I will not delete them from here.
Be blessed!
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One Smart Woman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Apr 4, 2006 4:56 am
Mood: giggly,
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There once was a woman who was discarded by her husband for another woman and forced to leave the house that she had thought would be her home forever.
She spent the first day packing her belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases.
On the second day, she had the movers come and collect her things.
On the third day, she sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining room table by candlelight, put on some soft background music and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar and a bottle of Chardonnay.
When she had finished, she went into each and every room and deposited a few half-eaten shrimp dipped in caviar, into the hollow of the curtain rods. She then cleaned up the kitchen and left.
When the husband returned with his new girlfriend, all was bliss for the first few days. Then slowly, the house began to smell. They tried everything; cleaning, mopping and airing the place out. Vents were checked for dead rodents and carpets were steamed. Air fresheners were hung everywhere. Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters, during which they had to move out for a few days, and in the end even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting.
Nothing worked. People stopped coming over to visit. Repairmen refused to work in the house. The maid quit. Finally, they could not take the stench any longer and decided to move.
A month later, even though they had cut their price in half, they could not find a buyer for their stinky house. Word got out and eventually even the local realtors refused to return their calls.
Finally, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place. The ex-wife called the man and asked how things were going. He told her the saga of the rotting house. She listened politely and said that she missed her old home terribly, and would be willing to reduce her divorce settlement in exchange for getting the house back.
Knowing his ex-wife had no idea how bad the smell was, he agreed on a price that was about 1/10th of what the house had been worth, but only if she were to sign the papers that very day. She agreed and within the hour his lawyers delivered the paperwork. A week later the man and his girlfriend stood smiling as they watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home...including the curtain rods.
I LOVE A HAPPY ENDING, DON'T YOU?????
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The "Abortion - Is It Ever Right" Poll Has Closed!
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Apr 3, 2006 6:08 pm
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I have deleted the "Abortion - Is It Ever Right" poll. I never meant to hurt anyone by it, and I now regret ever posting it. I would sincerely ask anyone that I hurt to please forgive me. I am so very sorry. I pray that the hurt I have caused will not be lasting and that the Lord will give you the power to forgive me. Thank you.
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The Spanking Poll Has Closed!
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Apr 3, 2006 8:20 am
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I have deleted the "Spanking" poll. I never thought that it would draw so much attention or be so controversial. People were still leaving comments, but I believe the comments are becoming more and more argumentative, so I feel it is time to put an end to it.
The question I posed was the following: What do you think? Should we spank our children? My children are past the spanking stage, but my grandson's aren't. I would like to know what other Christian parents and grandparents think. Thanks!
Below are the final results of the poll. Thank you for all who participated!
Views: 1594
Yes: 56
No: 7
Don't know: 3
Total Votes: 66
Please, do not respond to this post. I will delete any and all comments. It is time to for me to put this to rest. If you would like to discuss it further, please post something on your blog. Thanks for your cooperation and understanding.
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Abortion Affects Men Too!
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Apr 3, 2006 4:46 am
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We woman tend to think that abortion only affects the mother, but that is not true. The father of an aborted baby deals with Post-abortion Syndrome, also. It is not usually as intense as the woman's, but men still need to deal with their part in the pregnancy and work through the grieving process in order to be completely healed of the effects of the abortion. Men, please see my previous two posts, What is Post-Abortion Syndrome? and Steps to Healing after Having an Abortion. If you need more help in dealing with the after-effects of abortion, I would suggest going to the Fatherhood Forever Foundation website. They are a excellent resource. Also, seek out a minister who can help you work through your grief and guilt.
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Steps to Healing after Having an Abortion
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Apr 3, 2006 4:29 am
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Below are steps that you can take that can help you work through Post-Abortion Syndome (PAS). If you need more help than this, please seek out a minister who will help you. This information, and much more about recovering from an abortion, can be found on the Safe Haven Ministries website.
Work Through the Denial by Re-experiencing the Abortion. Work through this exercise two or three times-until you feel you have answered each question thoroughly. It is normal to answer them superficially the first time or two you go through them. Write down every detail you can remember about the experience from the day you learned you were pregnant through the day you aborted.
1. Who was the father?
2. Did you consult him about the pregnancy? What was his reaction?
3. Had you previously discussed the possibility of pregnancy and the outcome?
4. How did you come to your decision?
5. Did anyone influence you?
6. What were your feelings throughout the decision-making process?
7. Did you ever want to keep your baby?
8. Did it go against your moral/religious beliefs?
9. How did you get to the clinic? Did someone take you? Did you go alone?
10. What were you feeling on the way to the clinic?
11. What was the clinic like?
12. What sights, sounds, smells do you recall?
13. What was the attitude of the counselor? the nurse? the doctor?
14. What was your emotional response to each of these?
15. Did you feel you were properly informed?
16. Did you feel rushed? Manipulated? Angry? Scared? Panicky?
17. At any time (in the clinic) did you feel like leaving without having the abortion?
18. During the preparation and actual abortion procedure, how did you feel?
19. What sights, sounds, smells do you recall?
20. What did you feel physically? Emotionally? during the procedure?
21. What did you feel afterwards? Relief? Regret? Physical pain? Panic? Remorse?
22. Was there someone to take you home?
23. What was their attitude afterwards?
24. What was your response to their attitude?
25. Describe the following 24 hours.
If you were in the same circumstance today, would you make the same choice?
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Deal with the issue of guilt. Realize that your feelings of guilt are quite normal and natural. But realize also that total forgiveness is available for those who seek it through Christ. God loves you and because He does, He made it possible for all your sins to be forgiven. Understand that you can not earn forgiveness through good behavior, nor by sacrificial giving, nor by punishing yourself. Because of Christ none of that is required.
Accept God's forgiveness.
Realize that through your acceptance of Christ's sacrifice on the cross all your sins are forgiven. Tell God in your own words how sorry you are for your sin, and thank Him for providing a way of forgiveness. Choose to believe that He has forgiven you and that He has removed your sin from you-as far as the east is from the west.
Face your feelings of anger toward yourself and others.
Write out the names of those with whom you are angry. Tell God specifically why you're angry with each person.
Forgive those who participated in your abortion.
As an act of your will choose to forgive them, acknowledging that you don't feel like forgiving them. Ask God to change your feelings from anger to total forgiveness and give Him time to do it.
Grieve the loss of your child/children.
Either privately or with those close to you, hold a memorial service. Allow yourself to form a mental picture of your child. Give your child a name. Then picture your child in God's hands-safe, happy, and having forgiven you.
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What is Post-Abortion Syndrome?
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Apr 3, 2006 4:20 am
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Women, if you have had an abortion, you will experience what is called Post-Abortion Syndrome (PAS). It can be very mild or life altering. Safe Haven Ministries, which can be found online, is a place dedicated to helping women work through the trauma of having an abortion. The information below, from their website, explains what PAS is. Next, I will be making a post on how to recover from an abortion and from PAS.
Post-Abortion Syndrome (PAS) is a form of Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD). PTSD is the result of having suffered an event so stressful and so traumatic that the person is taken beyond his/her ability to cope in a normal manner. Victims of PTSD are unable to simply resume their lives where they left off before the traumatic event. Instead they experience a variety of reactions that do not go away merely with the passage of time. Although the symptoms of PTSD (and PAS) are varied, and although they may not surface for years after the trauma, they are nonetheless real and should be dealt with.
Although abortion is legal in the United States (and other countries), the events leading up to and including the abortion itself are often of such a traumatic nature that PTSD is often the result.
Following are some of the symptoms of Post-Abortion Syndrome:
- Depression and Thoughts of Suicide:
- Sad Mood
- Sudden and Uncontrollable Crying
- Deterioration of Self-Esteem
- Disruption in Interpersonal Relationships
- Sleep, Appetite, and Sexual Disturbances
- Reduced Motivation
- Thoughts of Suicide
- "Anniversary Syndrome" (An increase of symptoms around the time of the anniversary of the abortion and/or the due date of the aborted child.)
- Re-experiencing the Abortion
- Preoccupation with Becoming Pregnant Again
- Anxiety over Fertility and Childbearing Issues
- Disruption of the Bonding Process with Present or Future Children
- Survival Guilt: ...the decision boiled down to a sorrowful conclusion: "It's me or you, and I choose me."
- Development of Eating Disorders
- Alcohol and Drug Abuse
- Other Self-Punishing or Self-Degrading Behaviors: abusive relationships, promiscuity, failing to take care of yourself medically or deliberately hurting yourself emotionally and/or physically
- Brief Reactive Psychosis: an episode of drastically distorted reality within two weeks of the abortion
If three or more of the symptoms listed above describe what you have recently experienced in relation to an abortion, it is likely that you are experiencing Post-Abortion Syndrome.
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