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My Favorite QuoteIf you meet me and forget about me, you have lost nothing. If you meet Yeshua and forget about Him, you have lost everything. 9/9/2009 Where Were You on 9/11?A friend sent me this email and it touched my heart. The first section is Erin's post, and the second paragraph is mine.
I remember where I was, on September 11th, 2001. I was at home, I had just woken up, and had gone to get my laundry. I noticed a suspicious and strange lack of sound from the Subway trains, which usually runs every little while. I also noticed crowds of people as I was walking back home with my laundry, crowding around available electronics stores, to watch the public television displays. I got home, and my sister yelled "Turn on the tv! The Twin Towers have just been attacked!" I thought she was joking..but I did...and to my shock and horror..I saw the footage of the Towers. I collapsed weeping in tears of sadness, horror, and anger at whoever would do such a thing.
Before 9/11, I knew Islam is a false and vile cult, a wicked religion dedicated to the enslavement of mankind, but after 9/11, all of this hit home even more so. I began to absorb and study the Quran and Hadiths, the statements put forth by Muslims over the centuries, and I realized, this cult is truly responsible.
The liars of the Politically correct media want you to think Islam is merely a religion of peace and brotherhood that has been hijacked by a few bad apples. No, my friends, no. Muhammed himself was the terrorist professional, a murderer, a rapist, a child molester, a thief, a wicked vile filthy sick individual, and an all around liar. We the people must unite to stop Islam, to crush the vile liars of the Quran, and to protect ourselves and our allies. The 9/11 conspiracies are wrong. The government did not do it. It was carried out as we know: By 20 men dedicated to their false prophet.
God bless you
David and I were in the nearby grocery store when we heard the news from the cashier. All she could really say that she wanted to go home. I knew right then and there something serious has happened but David joked how it must be a new war movie. We turned on the TV set once we got home and saw it live as a live coverage. That's when he sobered up and realized it was real. Five years later I began to understand the full significance of the attack as an online chatter patiently explained the true nature of Islam over the course of roughly a year and a half. Before. I just dismissed David's rants against Muslims as rhetoric and hatred. As I studied Islam and listened to the young man, as well as watching debates on several online forums, I began to recognize Islam as a global human rights issue, and that many innocent lives have been snuffed out at the hands of angry Jihadists worldwide. Though not everyone in the Muslim community think the same way, this radical way of thinking is dangerous as in contagious, a peace-loving Muslim can easily adopt the radical view once they get deeper in practicing the religion, and more devoted to Allah. Just a piece of meat to chew on... 7/24/2009 Ships, Berries, Eyes, and ThankfulnessThe tall ships came to Halifax this July, and I think they'll be back next year. Though we never went down to the waterfront, we went up to Chebucto Head to watch some of the ships sail out. It was one of the few warm sunny days (blah, this has been such a terrible summer for sunshine and berries) but it was so foggy out to sea and it ruined my pics!
The berries this year were just awful! I tellya, we went to Webster's Farms, and it was horrible picking. Since we've been getting so much rain, the prices have gone up significently.
Yesterday was such a tiring day. My daughter simply did NOT want to co-operate with the eye doctor (she has glaucoma, and needs to get her eye pressure checked every once in a while) and since it was of importance, she had to stay on in the hospital for at least six hours, much to Hubby's chagrin. They had to wait for an opening in the OR, then put her under light anesthesia for only ten minutes or so. Hubby came home roaring like a lion. In the meantime I had to meet a French lady from Cape Breton, for about 3 hours, and though she has a wonderful heart she sure loves to yap yap yap yap yap yap yap yap yap yap yap yap yap yap, and on top of that it was such a muggy day, then I went to the dentist's office to have my top denture re-adjusted, then off to try and (unsuccessfully) find a new raincoat for my son. So by the eveningtime, I was exhausted myself, and had one wicked headache.
All in all, I must say I am very blessed. I have such wonderful friends I've met on IRC, a close one from Alberta, and other very close friend in New York City, both are very precious and dear to my heart. I have enough food for my family, and I live in CANADA!  I have a computer, my health, my eyesight, and yet I sit and complain over such trivial matters. Sometimes it makes me feel so guilty. As a child, my foster mother always stressed the importance of being thankful for what we do have. And hey, we got GOOD NEWS!!! In the past, the gov't of Nova Scotia has been making us get our vehicles inspected every year, and even recently toughened up the inspection rules. I guess so many people were complaining about it, so they kept the strict laws but only require for us to get our vehicles inspected every two years, so I imagine that's a huge relief on many drivers. I know Hubby was very happy to hear about it. 6/29/2009 Bathing Suit RantSummertime is here and the boobs will be out. Yes I know I"m being old-fashioned but maybe those full-bodied bathing suits would be better....or one of those burkini's the Muslim women wear LOL! Well I don't go for bikinis and I'm really self-conscious about my cleavage showing in my regular bathing suit as well. Today men would just stare at you like a peice of meat and quite frankly it makes me feel somewhat violated. I also think it's our responsibility (as us women in society) to basically cover up. Maybe not goes as far as a burka with only slits for the eyes, but yeah be reasonable. Who the heck cares about what fashion dictates, does that mean you have to go along with it? Have some respect for yourself! The other day I went to Maritime Campus and purchased a somewhat more modest bathing suit for the summer. A nice, practical one, with a higher neckline. I agree that my old bathing suit looks more attractive on me, and I think I'll keep it for my husband's family reunion, since it's all family. I thought I'd show you a comparison between the two   6/23/2009 My IslamDebates BlogI'm back *blush* after another long hiatus. :p Now in my last entry I hinted about my new islamdebates project and lo and behold I created a blog at http://islamdebates.spaces.live.com but don't expect it to be overly intellectual as I'm still learning. LOL I guess I wanted to free up my main (personal) blog for my personal stuff, family, rants, blahblahblah, and have my islamdebates one set for debating Muslims and trying to make sense of all the violence that's happening world-wide. It's late now, almost midnight, so I'm off to zzzSlumberLandzzz...
. 4/3/2009 Catching Up...Ack! Has it really been THAT long since I've updated my blog??? Okay lemme think of an excuse...I was busy on Paltalk, am back on Dalnut, spending more time with family, and and and......oh yes I'm down to 119lbs now. It's April now and man it's been wet wet wet. I ended up getting my new camera, 12-zoom Kodak, but only 8.1MP tho. Then recently I got a plan with Rogers and got a Blackberry, so I been using that a lot. Oh...and Microsoft will hate me for this - but I deleted MSN for good. It's just awful! On my screen the banner ads take up about a third of my computer screen, and the total interface is - well, I can't describe it but it's disgusting. I want the old MSN back. So I'm using my Yahoo! Messenger, much cleaner, and can be used with MSN sufferers (sic) although webcam and photo-sharing and file-sharing is disabled. Oh yes...and been trying out basic Egyptian belly dancing, nice and sensual! Ah and one more thing...we joined Costco...hopefully we'll save a bit o' money...
Yes I know I'm rambling, but I do have something on my mind but need to formulate it on "paper" so to speak before I blog it and post it on Youtube. Hint: it's to do with Muslim Debating. 2/11/2009 Bits n BytesIt appears these days I've been hanging by a thread...barely living at all. Today's my son's 7th birthday, it's so hard to believe where the time went! We had a lot of fun at the annual Eagle Watch. Though there were seveeral places we could have went, we chose Sheffield Mills. That's what my latest album here was about. Hubby and I had a chance to talk with a couple of photographers, and I fell in love with his zoom lens! LOL it sounds silly because I'm really not into camera types or anything but I'm very much into photo quality. The zoom lens itself was 600x and his camera was 15MP. Well, I do have a 10MP camera but only a 3x optical zoom. I have heard of digital zoom, but if you zoom the pictures and crop in your camera, wouldn't that decrease you resolution of the origional picture? Hmm...'tis a good question to ask......anyway, I'm in a huge rush, gonna feed an army! LOL 1/24/2009 Catching up on da Newz....Ugh I been sooooooooo sick lately, 2 yeast infections at the same time (well 2 different places, LOL) and a sinus infection which rendered me so weak and off-balance I literally spent like 3-4 days in bed!! It couldn't come at a worse time...Children's Aid was notified again (by my kids' big mouth!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and Hubby was kicked out of the apartment for a week. He's back under certain conditions - no physical discipline, no rough play, continue with anger management courses and take Parent Education with me. Sounds pretty reasonable. I had to fight to get Hubby back...of course he was rough with the kids but he seemed determined to lay off and be a better father in that regard. Mainly to get Children's Aid off his back but he is realizing his anger isn't normal and I'm glad for that. He's such a dedicated father and husband, very responsible, I guess I'll try and focus on the good qualities.
I'm down to 124lbs, but I still feel bloated. My dr said I'm within the healthy weight range, so that's good. In the meantime I purchased a Magic Bullet system online and it came in 3 days - wow that was quick! ^_^ It even comes eith a blender and juicer attachment (I mean a REAL one, not a cheap one that only does citrus fruits.) so after making a smoothie with strawberries, a banana, yogurt, and a spoonful of Splenda I felt nice and full afterwards. Plus I can make my own sherbert instead of ice cream.
I'm back on PalTalk, in that "Why I Am Not A Muslim" room, and learning Arabic, and joined Twitter. Anyone who has twitter my username is Masihi (Tikvah was already taken *whine*). It's Arabic for Christian, but it's kinda weird for a Messianic Jewish believer to have an Arabic username! ^_^ 12/30/2008 Jumbled-up FrusterationsThere's something that's been building up inside of me and I hate it. It's like I can't think or anything, I'm so upset and consumed by it. Okay, here goes. I'm extremely frusterated, and well, I feel lost, in a way. This isn't a new thought, by the way. Well, the only reason why my husband cut down on his fat jokes is because I've lost 35lbs in about ten months. I mean that's pretty sad, isn't it. But you know what? I"m angry as well as frusterated. I have this really weird, twisted, warped thinking that maybe, just maybe I *should* go ana just to "punish" my husband. I mean, he can't even begin to understand how bad he's hurt me. Sure, yeah, I understand my foster families doing it to me, but my own freaking husband? Isn't a husband supposed to be your soul mate? Your best friend? (Grrrr, I reallyreallyreally hope there isn't any teenagers reading this entry!) Argh, I feel so alone, and confused, I suppose, and wishing things could be different. It's like nothing I say or do is good/right in Hubby's eyes. Even when I was dating him, and was 125lbs, he told me I should lose some weight. Gosh, why IS he so fixated on weight, anyway? And for all the nine years I've been with him and he's hurt me so bad on the inside, I really want to strike out and hurt him, you know? I want to leave him, ultimately, but yet I have two children, I can't separate the family. (There's so much going on, and it'll take forever for me to explain it all.) But while I'm still in this marriage, it feels like I want to lash out and teach him a big fat lesson, I'd get so freaking skinny he'd be sorry fall all the cruel jokes he said to me! *Sigh* I know this isn't healthy, neither is this way of thinking. It's just how I'm feeling inside, and yes, I do want to lose my annoying gut and make my butt smaller. What really bothers me, is that the only reason why the fat jokes have lessened (and no, they haven't stopped completely) is ONLY BECAUSE I've lost the weight...NOT BECAUSE he realized he was wrong and that he was hurting my feelings. He still turns to his own mother and tells her she is fat! He points me to big women and either makes derogatory comments about her or ask me how would I like to be that big and that if I were that big he'd make me walk fifteen miles! Someone asked me the other day if I was trying to become an anorexic. I said no, I just want to be thin and put an end to this craziness. I'm sick and tired of being fat and being part of some fat person stereotype and well, I just want to be left alone and just be allowed to be me... 12/7/2008 My Ana Blog is up and runningI made a new Windows Live Space, (don't worry, I'm keeping this one!) but this other space will track my weight-loss journey. I guess it'll help me even more (as motivation) to keep me on the right track and continue on the right track, especially since it's public. The name may throw some people off, but I'm not pro-ana, or pro-mia, I"m kinda neutral. There are some excellent pro-ana sites out there and then there's some bad ones. I know I won't let myself go down to being emaciated or anything crazy like that, but I reallyreallyreally like the discipline and the support the community members have for each other. I think it's awesome. While the rest of the world just say it's okay to cheat on your diet, and shove unwanted food into your face, etc. They can't see the pain you go through and don't understand your perspective.
11/29/2008 Looking forward to Christmas...and the dentistI'm afraid to smile. Even in my recent pictures all you will see is me smiling with my lips instead of giving a big grin that reallyreallyreally suits my personality. It's because my teeth are bad. One front one is missing, and another front is broken, and they are turning yellow. It runs in my biological father's side of the family, most of us women has had bad teeth after having our children. Honestly, I thought I was alone..,until I met a friend on Dalnet whose mother has had false teeth since she was in her twenties. They removed all of her teeth after having all three children. Also my husband's mother had her false teeth at age 22. So, well, I guess I'm not totally alone, but really, it's definitely not the norm. I hear today they're really good, you can eat steak and bite into apples...and give big toothy grins to your heart's content, too!
 Hopefully I'll get them extracted before Christmas, and let my mouth heal over the holidays....which means I'll have to do a lot of extra housework, cooking, and Christmas baking before the surgery....I hear you lose a lot of blood, and some people even require blood transfusions........ick. If you are anemic like I am, you'll be needing frequent trips to zzzSlumberLandzzz.  Aaaaaaaaaaaaand, speaking of Christmas....*sigh* another season of stress and craziness. This year, I'm putting in effort. I'll make my very first Gingerbread House. But you know, I reallyreallyreally got oa beef with all that sugar they put on the houses. That icing "glue" is so full of sugar it's enough to give anyone sugar diabetes after a mouthful of the stuff. So, fellow concerned Moms, here's my plan: Melt some chocolate chips, put into a squeeze bottle (you can purchase them from the dollar store) and use that as the glue. It sets quicker, just give it 10-15 minutes in the fridge. After that, make only about a quarter of what you'd normally make in icing. Take a clean paint brush, and lightly paint over the top of the chocolate "glue" so it'll still have the same effect as the traditional icing snow. Pretty neat, huh?
11/26/2008 Dirty and RejectedI feel like I'm someone's favorite food. Yup you heard me right. I present myself to this person, as they desired of me. Rejected by everyone else, they took me and digested me. I made them feel good. I satisfied their hunger. I added nutrients to their bodies, their cells consumed me. They received such great pleasure and they talked about me as if I was the best thing going. They licked their fingertips to get the last crumb and taste. I swim around contentedly in their digestive juices spreading nutrition and satisfaction, feeding the cells one by one. But then something becomes wrong. The cells are consuming me yet they are pushing me out from their bodies. I feel a stronge pulling to a dark, stinking place. Further down the hole I go to that awful place. The pulling is stronger now, and I am bewildered. A feeling of emptiness and darkness envolopes me. I feel myself growing bigger and harder. What is going on? Nobody is telling me! I thought I was doing a good job here! Suddenly I feel pressure. I am being squeezed through another hole. Oh dear it hurts. Harder and harder the pressure is relentless. Then just as soon as it started, it is over. I am now in a frigid environment. I can feel my insides getting colder and colder, the cold is intense. My host is leaving, walking away without a second thought, as if they were relieved to have rid of me. Just as I am thinking such morbid thoughts, I get my confirmation: I hear them mutter "Ah! That felt good!" then suddenly I am plunged into total darkness. I am now, officially, a piece of shit that nobody wants.  11/19/2008 ThinspirationWhew! Another long interval between blogs. First of all I'd like to report I'm down to 125 pounds...w00t!!!! That's how much I was when I married Hubby. (I started at about 160 pounds back in February) A couple of weeks ago I went to Frenchy's to buy some more jeans that were too small on me for "thinspiration". Unfortunately, after selecting 4 pairs and trying them on, one of them actually fit me perfectly, on the other 3 were just snug enough to make me uncomfortable when I sit down! Where is this society coming to? People are more and more heavier than they were even ten years ago! The jeans that were too tight on me a few months ago are too loose on me now. The good news is that Hubby cut down on his fat jokes...but unfortunately he still points out fat women and makes some rude comment. It bothers me when he does that...it just shows that his attitude hasn't changed...it's only the fact I've gotten thinner that he stopped picking on me. Well I'll show him a thing or two!!!!! In the meantime I'll post 4 pictures of my progress. Check out the Thinspiration album! 10/17/2008 '08 Election Results RantI voted NDP because the party platform is focussed on the families. Layton said he'd reverse the Universal Child Tax Credit and put the funding into a national childcare program (just like then-PM Paul Martin did before the Tories got in) and put the rest of the money back to the way the Child Tax benefit was before, as well. I was also impressed with his emphasis on funding for more doctors and nurses around Canada (which is badly needed, as emergency rooms around the countries are closing). And last, but not least, he was going to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan. Did you know that more than a hundred Canadian soldiers alone died while on duty? BTW, Harper promised he will pull the troops out in early 2009, and now it's changed to 2011!!! Oy vey, Mr, Harper, just how many times are you gonna change your mind!!!!
As for the Conservative party, one thing I know Harper to be doing, is (for the most part) keeping his word, and showing strong leadership in how he runs his gov't. And I do like the idea of toughening up on crime, and allowing people to own guns. Though I"m opposed to becoming a nation of gun-toters, I admit to wanting to apply for a handgun myself to carry in my purse for protection, since others will be doing it. But hopefully, it won't come to that...
Now the Green Party.....hooooooooooooo BOY!! So this buck-teeth, high-pitched lawyer named Elizabeth May had a candidate in every one of Canada's 308 ridings (and I honestly did think we were going to get at least 1 or 2 MPs since tree-hugging is currently the latest fad these days) not one MP was elected. The only "close" race, if you will, was in our very own Peter MacKay's riding where he won, anyway, and that was right here in Nova Scotia. One of the first thing she wanted to do was get the troops out of Afghanistan (which I totally agreed) and legalize marijuana (ick). What is she, a pot-smoker? Kinda reminiscent of the Marijuana Party, doncha think?
Moving on to the Bloc Party...sheesh, why ARE they a federal party, anyway? If it's only a specific province it's governing, they just keep it as a bloc provincial party. After all, you do have Bill C-250 to protect your culture, guys..........oh, and FYI, Duceppe even admitted he won't be PM of Canada because of his party choice. I do have to admit, the guy's impressive, winning five consecutive elections in a row.
And now the Liberals...Dion's being booted out by his own dearly beloved party...ahhh, nice and politicky, eh! Well, no wonder, he lost so many seats, and too many people in his own ranks were grumbling against him anyway. I really can't comment much on his party platform as I simply could not follow his part of the debate. 10/16/2008 Conservative vs TroopsWe had an election, then another Conservative minority gov't - a nice big fat waste of $250 million of our tax dollars while Harper could have simply let his gov't ride until the end of the 4-year term. Though they did pick up more seats, the Liberals lost 13 seats, but the NDPs went up to 37 seats...w00t!!!
I would like to see our troops pulled out of Afghanistan...I mean we're not really fighting against a political party, we're fighting against radical Islamic theology, which brainwashes otherwise-reasonable people. BTW, why are we in Afghanistan, anyway, I forgot..... 9/5/2008 Hanna and HarperWhile the Americans are still intense in their mudslinging fest (thus boring us non-Americans to no end in the chatrooms) PM Stephen Harper confirmed that a federal election will take place October 14th. So there you have it - five weeks of political mudslinging - guess we Canadians know how to do things in a more manageable fashion, eh?
And kicking off the champaign is Hanna with her wind and rain. Methinks we need to set the media straight though...why is everyone calling it a hurricane when it's still only a tropical storm? So they can attract more viewers????? C'mon, guys, this is not a Hurricane Juan!!! Though all the rain we've been getting this summer - this certainly is bad news for the farmers. We're losing a lot of crops here in Nova Scotia. 8/26/2008 Listeria Outbreak, Vacation, and (ugh) PolitixListeria bacteria, compliments of Maple Leaf, affected 26 people; 12 of them died - all in Canada. My heartfelt condolences to the families, and my cold, disgusted glares to Maple Leaf! *Sigh*...at least they publicly apologized and took extra effort to clean out their meat-processing plants and investigating.....
On a much brighter side, we took a mini-vacation down to Hubby's grandmother's hometown, where she was born, and buried. The in-laws come with us, and it was actually a really enjoyable time...except for the million bug bites and big scratches from triasping through the woods.
Well, only a coupla more loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong months before we find out who will be the next president of the US. Yes, the 2-year-long mudslinging fest is finally about to end...for only another 2 years. Why not let us Canadians take over the US? Eh? We'll teach'em a thing'er two 'bout politix!!!!
8/21/2008 What's so civil about war?Today on YouTube I was watching a video by Guns n Roses called "Civil War". A very moving song and video that twisted my heart. Just today, 3 more Canadians were killed by Taliban in Afganistan, bringing the total up to 5 Canadians in one week. With all the deaths...is it really worth fighting the Taliban? I mean, Islamic doctrines promises each (male) suicide bomber 72 virgins and goodness-knows-what-else. The qur'an itself promises Paradise for those who dies in a jihad. (Sura 8:74; 9:38; 33:23; 36:12; 47:3-5) So, in a way, what hope do we have in pushing back the Taliban forces with them believing in that theology?????????? 8/17/2008 Ramblings of a Brain-Fried DoofusOkay, so I guess I made it clear that I'm not a Jew-wannabe - it frusterates me to no end that Gentiles try and be Jewish! On to Arabic, I gotten a whole mixed bag of reactions - anywhere from "What is your motivation?" (Easy - so I can learn more about the Arab culture, combat Islam in my life as well as my children's lives, and it stimulates me intellectually.) to "You come across as poking your nose into someone else's business" (Huh????? that don't make no sense! LOL) to "Oh wow, that's awesome!" (Majority of responses, including a Muslim!) What really caught my off-guard is my husband's reaction. When I first picked up trying to learn Hebrew, he put up such a fuss I just dropped it - and since I started Arabic he's even took me to the bookstore so I can purchase some beginner's books! It does mean a lot to me that he's approving of me. Maybe in a few years' time, when the kids are in high school, he'll mellow out with age, and I'll be back to learning Hebrew.....
Blueberry prices are so high this year - ten bucks for a puny 2.5LB box!!!! Oh well, we found a few wild patches - good picking, too, and in about an hour, we've picked just that much. (Hubby and I, and the kids) I was so amazed at how well they picked, giving their ages and visual impairments. Well, the strawberries weren't all that great this year, and niether were the raspberries - I guess it's because of all the rain we've had this year. Even the wild blackberries weren't great...
I've finished editing our family reunion pictures - out of about 160 shots, I got about 50 edited. I'll post them below - enjoy!!!! 8/13/2008 I'm a believer...plain and simpleOver the past few months, I been doing a lot of thinking, regarding my personal belief, and my personal journey in my faith. Since I was first introduced to irc, first on a private network set up by eliyah.com, my interest in Messianic Judaism grew...however, I've run across many, many people who are "Jew-wannabes" and do everything in their power/opportunties to flaunt their Hebrew knowledge. At first I thoroughly enjoyed it, the idea of learning another language, learning the history, etc, appealed to me. But after doing research on the Sacred Name movement, comparing the Bible to their doctrines, I've moved out of the eliyah.com network. Even recently, I've ran into a real Jewish man, who converted to Christianity, who tried to tell me that I was a Jew since I accepted the Messiah Yeshua! Now, we all know that a gentile cannot become a Jew anymore a Jew cannot become a gentile! As my husband always points out with such ferver, "We are not Jews, we are gentiles." Even the Apostle Paul, who was Jewish through and through himself, told each group to remain as they were - that is, if they were circumcised, don't seek to become uncircumcised...and vice versa. He also stressed that even the holy days were not as significent as people make it out to be. Some hold days holy, while others don't. BUT...remain respectable to your brother in all your doings. (See Romans chapter 14.) That having been said, I still firmly believe the Messianic Jewish teachings, and learning ancient Biblical history helps one to understand the Bible. (customs, places, people, culture, laws, politics, etc.) Do I encourage everyone to believe in Messianic Judaism? No! I myself go to a Pentecostal church along with Hubby. But I do encourage everyone to study ancient Biblical history, and even Bible Hebrew/Greek to help understand the Bible better. Besides, it'll make Bible study much, much more interesting...... 8/11/2008 20lbs, Arabic, and Family ReunionsYes, I know, 'twas a loooooooong while since I updated this blog, but hey! I'm an ircaholic - well, maybe was.....sigh. Hmm let's see...no deaths in the family, no hurricanes or wars here in Nova Scotia, but am extremely busy with eye doctors' appointments for both kids, as well as hearning and speech. I no longer use that old piece of junk over there called the desktop computer...I love this laptop!
I've also picked up a rather unique hobby for a home gal...I'm learning Arabic as a 2nd language! It's quite interesting, actually, and a lot of fun. I only wish I can study it with someone who knows the language themselves. I doubt the people on IRC wil lhave the time/patience to help me along, but I have downloaded some youtube videos that proved to be quite helpful, and I have Arabic for Dummies in .pdf format. So that's what's taking up most of my evening time. I'm still in the Alphabet stage, as I've only been studying for about a week now.
And finally, last, but not least, we (as a family) had a blast at Hubby's family reunion. It was quite a nice, relaxed atmosphere - Hubby's aunt has a cottage on a lake,
Oh...and I lost 20lbs since February - even Hubby noticed!!! w00t!!!!!!!!!! 5/25/2008 Modesty RantSummer is here, and so is the flesh. Yup, you just read me right. But lemme get this off the chest, okay? So here us women complaining about how we sexually harrassed by guys - and how much we HATE it when they make jeering noises at us, and drool all over us, when we're showing off half our boobs, most of our legs, and wear our clothes so tight one could have sworn we're walking around with wedgies up our behinds!!! I remember having this conversation with a Christian lady (yes, a Christian, at that) and she said it's all the guy's fault, and THEY are the ones who should control their hormones. Well, just so you know, (and ya prolly do know deep inside) guys have a higher libido than us women, and if we don't want to be have comments/jeers made at us, then dress modest. Simple. None of my clothes are low-cut or tight. All of my dresses/skirts are at least to the knees. An no, I don't dress like an Amish woman....LOL 5/20/2008 Passion and RealityHe comes into the bedroom and stops at the door, his eyes taking me in. Slowly, he walks across the room and gently puts his hand on my shoulder. "I love you," he says, as he brings me close to his body and wraps his arms around me. He strokes my hair and whispers words of endearment to me, telling me how beautiful I am. I sigh contentedly as I rest my head on his chest. He then reaches down and pressing his hands on both sides of my rear, he presses his body against mine. I can feel he is aroused, and I start to feel the tingly feelings myself. He kisses me all over my face, my lips, my neck, then picks me up and makes me to sit on his lap while he fondles me, saying loving things to me, just waiting for the right time for me to enjoy heaven with him...*BANG!* I snap back to reality...but oh! To have that love!!!!! I can easily cry for what I don't have. In fact, I only know what I read in romance novels - and no, I don't read Harlequin, either! I read Christian historical romance where the characters are husband and wife...and what I just wrote I imagine is very tame for many people.
Into reality, I managed to get my webcam working. There was one MSN contact online, so I snagged them and enlisted help with the audio settings. What was sooooooooooo embarrassing, is that almost the whole time, Hubby was yelling at me and barking out orders to me, not even caring of what the other person could hear or not! I grouched back at him after I was done and told him if that was a real tech support worker from Microsoft or Dell, they would not have been so patient with me. Argh, honestly, I cannot understand men!!!!! On the bright side, though, I'll be able to talk to my aunt up in Ontario face-to-face, and Hubby's mom can talk to her sisters face-to-face (New Brunswick and just outside of Halifax, here) - she's really looking forwards to that!!! 5/16/2008 Philosophy RantI just got my first laptop last week, and it's working way better than this old piece of junk I've had for 2 and a half years! :D It has 320GB HD with 2GB RAM with Windows Vista Home Premium, and a webcam - but only 2 mega-pixels, so I went out and purchased an 8 mega-pixels one, and boy, is the video quality waaaaaaaaaaaaaay better! w00t!!!!!
And so I have been seeing less and less of MuzOp - ah, well, they all come and go, I suppose. Man, I miss those Christian-Muslim debates...though I have them online here, if anyone's interested: http://cid-1beeb74cbb128c71.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Christian-Muslim%20Debate/shOck_wavE-CloudsOfThe7thSky.rtf I would, however, like to see an ex-Muslim-turned-Christian, who's a good, seasoned apologist join and OP in #christiandebate, though.
One thing that has been rolling about in my mind is this: What's the use of getting all "philosophical"? Like you sit there and you reach deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep, deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep inside you to find out EXACTLY why you're behaving in a particular way. I suppose it's good - but only to a certain extent, though. For example, a father hits his kids - well, that's because he was raised in such an environment. Simple. Now let's move an and change the behavior. One Christian author that comes to mind is Neil Armstrong, who wrote the Bondage Breaker. I mean this guy (in my opinion) goes soooooo far - he wants you to go through lists, and think a lot on your past, and try and get demons out of your body, etc. I'm not denying that demons can get in and try to possess you, but I highly doubt it's as often as this guy makes it out to be. Again, that's a form of being uber-philosopical, instead of simply addressing the issue, and dealing with it. And, no, our lives here on Earth isn't going to be all that pleasent 100% of the time - but our main focus should be soley on our Messiah Yeshua, and helping others to come to an personal relationship with Him, and charity work.
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. -James 1:27 (KJV) 4/18/2008 Catching upOh wow, it was a long time since I made a blog entry, so let me update you. Well first things first, I've lost 15 pounds in the past 2 months, and even Hubby noticed it and stopped the fat jokes. I'm down from 160 pounds to 145 pounds, praise G-d! Also, I got my computer totally wiped out and Windows XP reinstalled, much to my immense relief :))))))) Then, for the past two months, I been gutting out our apartment from top to bottom, and I must say, things are looking sooooooooooooooooooo much better around here. Now if only Hubby can control his anger, and be a loving husband, my life would be perfect.....sigh...
I haven't been around #christiandebate that much, as I was so busy. But I have been talking on and off with that MuzOp fella, and some Muslim users on Dalnet. I'd ask the Muslim users tough questions, and get their perspective, and then go to MuzOp to get his perspective and then go from there (study-wise) Though *blush* I think I'm getting on his nerves for asking so many questions! :P He doesn't know this, but I started to keep files (a different file for each topic) on my computer for studying and researching based on each answer I receive. Maybe I'll post some of my research sometime...
Well, the weather's warming up, and my daughter's going to APSEA for a short-term placement to get ready for school in September. Wow, where did the time go? It seems like only yesterday (and I remember it so well) I was at the Grace Maternity holding my son, and he had his cute little face screwed up and crying for his milk. :) Ah well, next thing I know, they'll be teenagers giving Hubby and I grey hair...... |
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