cmariebright

I thought you poem was very good. Thanks for sharing....cms

I want to comment on Giaour post on his favorite song "I can only imagine" This song was especially meaningful to me and this is the reason why. I went to Judgement House one night and you walk through different scenes you even walk through heaven and hell and when I walked in Heaven "I can only Imagine" was playing and everyone there had to walk up to "Jesus" and he asked you if you were going to be in heaven with him and all these angels surrounded you and were worshiping to this song I could feel the Holy Spirit's presence in that place. It was Amazing. cms

Some things that I remember about growing up is hanging out with Kristi, Kassi and Gregory Schindler they lived about five streets over and we would ride bikes around our neighborhood together. Me and my neighbors next to us started a make believe zoo in my backyard and acted like we were tour guides and showed off the animals to visitors we also played school on my carport. My brother and I would play video games together and each year my family would take a trip somewhere. We went to Washington D.C., Panama City to the beach, San Antonio, Tx ( my first plane ride), Ohio to see my grandparents. Each year my grandmother would make a birthday cake for us. Since Grandpa and my birthday is in Jan we would celebrate our birthdays together, Mom and Pat's (my brother) birthday was in Nov and my dad's and cousin Nikki's birthday is in August ect. I had a wonderful childhood growing up in South Alabama,great times and wonderful memories..cms

I had the opposite problem - I was 17 and he was 26 when we met and started dating. ( 9 year difference) I was still in highschool. Both of our parents were against it. My mom would not let me go to the prom with him and his mother was constently keeping tabs on us - This is no lie when we started dating - going out places his grandmother had to go everywhere with us for a whole year until I turned 18 - The only way we saw each other was through a christian singles group our association had - But the most important thing was that we were both Christians and we both had strong feelings for one another and we dated for a very long time (five years ) and finally got engaged in 2001 (when I turned 21) and then got married ( a year later) and with God as the center of our lives we're making it so I'd say to give dating him a chance..cms

I'm 26 just turned it this year. My feelings about this age is first of all in two years I will have been graduated from highschool ten years. (Scary) I feel older because if you think about it your ten years older than a sixteen year old and six years older than a twenty year old and that's a little scary to. At 19 I was on my own, living in an apartment by myself, started my first job and dating what would be my future husband - not to bad but different set of obstacles - Ken's parents, paying bills, getting to work on time - trying to get by. Now Im twenty six - I have a home, I'm working on my fourth year of marriage and next month I'm celebrating my seventh year at my job which to me is a very good accomplishment after everything that I have been through at work. (That's another story however) and I'm still feel young. Looking to that next stepping stone the big 30 and mabye having a youngin by the time I'm thirty.I dred getting older but each year I learn things. I have to register a lot of older people at work who are in there 60's, 70's, 80's ect that makes me feel young but then I work beside 19 and 20 year olds that I refer to as youngins. So it just depends on the situation and your outlook but overall I don't think 26 is old...cms

My Valentine's Day was pretty good. I received some chocolate candy and a valentine message from my boss and my husband sent me a dozen red roses. On the flip side I had to go to the dentist and my teeth hurt so much I could hardly chew my supper without pain...cms

Giaour I have never heard of this Rondo. What is it?

I just recently bought a key chain that I carry with me that says that each day is a gift from God. I am very happy! I love God! I have an awesome husband and a family whom I am close to and I am satisfied working at my job. I work at a hospital and I live 5 minutes away and I am constantly hearing sirens and police cars. Recently there have been a lot of young people who have passed..... in motor vehicle accidents and having overdoses on pills and trying to take their lives. Just recently a guy my brother grew up with and went to school with died of brain cancer. (He was a devout Christian and he was only 25) I thank God for each day that he gives me because it could be my last..cms

I have two favorite types of candy and that's peppermint patties and reeses I have to say I also love hot boiled peanuts as a salty snack...cms

Purity is an important issue and true it's not the only one that youth have to deal with. My thoughts on the matter is this. I went to Southside Baptist Church and I was in the youth group. Some of the teenagers in the group were sexually active and at that time I did not realize that. I hated the youth group and always felt left out and alone I hung out with a couple of the guys but was not attracted to them in a boyfriend/girlfriend way. I did have boyfriends in highschool there was one in particular that I hung out with in the eleventh grade he was a freshman. We were at his home, his house consisted of the main house and two apartments underneath the home. He and I were alone in his apartment without parental supervision and things could have happened but they didn't because i stood by my faith and my promise to myself that i would not have sex until i was married and he did not pressure me into having sex either. I felt safe and comfortable around him and when you are looking for someone it's important to meet someone whom you can trust and whom won't pressure you into something you don't feel comfortable doing and loves you just the way you are. It's hard not to give in to tempation but I didn't and I was a virgin on my wedding day and so was he. God loves you and he is there for you he didn't create any junk he created you in his image and loves you just the way you are.