Queen Esther

No. 91.... one  of  my  fav.  loving  kingdom  songs ?   Thanks  for  your  always  wonderful  comments,  dear  sister  Shirley Ann  Lowery  

Thank you very much for that interesting discussion on elephants..............marvellous thing this "evolution"......NOT........we certainly should marvel at these creations, all praise going to our grand Creator, Jehovah.

I  must  fly  to  the  US  >>>>>>>>>>   not bad,  watching  that  at  the  beach....  relaxing  by  a  picnic,  COOL   Need  a  SPONSOR  -  hahaha  -----
 

The Creation: The Earth is a Witness  -  WONDERFUL  NEW  CREATION  VIDEO....   ENJOY
Watch "The Creation: The Earth is a Witness," a day-by-day account of the biblical creation week, beginning with darkness before God created light and ending with Moses, the author of the Genesis account of creation, and his son, worshipping God on the seventh-day Sabbath.

The most awe inspiring spectacle in all of nature:
 

No. 91.... one  of  my  fav.  loving  kingdom  songs ?   Thanks  for  your  always  wonderful  comments,  dear  sister  Shirley Ann  Lowery  

I love that story??? Posted many similars in the past.  Its really heart-touching?  yes...  THANK YOU 

I'm so proud of you Joanne! So is Jehovah! Us being  human and imperfect, we need Jehovah everyday in our lives! I know he will make  us strong! I just love the words:  in one of our kingdom songs,  For God is my provider, my protector down to end... Jehovah is my father, my god, my friend! Agape love, Shirley

Shirley Ann I to have been though some trying times in my life,if it wasn't for praying to Jehovah,and putting him first in my life I would be lost.so that's why I will never give up on Jehovah

Hello to all my spiritual brothers and sisters! It's been a while since I've posted a topic! I chose the topic "Never Give Up on Jehovah" because three weeks ago my life changed! I was involved in a car wreck! This guy was speeding down his street, I stopped at the stop sign, then I proceeded to go, then he hit me! I hit my chest and couldn't breathe! Someone called 911, the ambulance came, I just suffered some bruises! I'm ok now, thanks to Jehovah, physically,  and not as sore as I was! The police came and wrote down our insurance information! My car had to be towed to the Dallas Police Pound where it's still there! I filed a claim against him, he filed a claim against me!  I'm still waiting to hear from my insurance adjuster! I've had to listen to my meetings over the telephone! But, even though I'm not there, my heart is! They always keep us in their prayers! I attended my meeting Sunday, a week ago! Everyone was so happy to see me! My eyes teared up seeing my spiritual family again! A very sweet sister, picked me up, took me on Saturday, to have a share in our regional convention campaign work! Were in our second week! I would also like to add, when we finished working our street, Jehovah's angels were protecting us, a sister came and told us not to work that street! A mentally ill couple had a baseball bat swinging at Jehovah's Witnesses, because they were mad at us and they hated us!  Our "DONT GIVE UP" regional convention is days away! August 25-27! I'm so excited!  She and I signed up to clean our section were assigned to after each session is over for the day! My very sweet spiritual sister is taking me and her two children, all 3 days!  I haven't worked in two weeks, my son paid my bills, I have one more check this week, it just  goes to pay my rent! Yes, I'm human, I've cried, but mainly,  I pray to Jehovah to give me the strength to cope with my present situation! The blessing Jehovah has bestowed upon me, is some sisters told me Sunday, about a job, being a caregiver for a sister! Today, I found out I got the job! I thanked Jehovah for taking care of not only my spiritual needs, but my physical needs! As of July 29, this year I've been baptized 45 years! I'm so proud to be hi s loyal servant!  I hope you like my topic I chose to write about! I know no matter what I go through I will never give up on Jehovah! He knows what we face in Satan's wicked  world! I hope everyone has a great weekend!  No matter what you are facing,  pray to Jehovah to help you!  Agape love, Shirley! 

Better  NOT !   Be  right-minded,  okay ?   We  still  need  you  here.....  LOL

Someday I will tell the story of when I competed in the Olympics Games in the Russian Roulette competition.

Don't drink wart juice?

Awww... poor  ants    but  happy  life  for  the  Grasshopper 
Hahahahahahahahahahaaaa....  "playing  his  violin"  -  and  hitchhiked  to  the  warm  Florida...
WHAT  A  FUNNY  COOL  LIFE    YES,  also  a  special  story !

That reminds me of the story of the Grasshopper, and the Ant.
Springtime came, and food was abundant.
The Ant spent all summer and fall working industriously digging tunnels and caverns and bringing back food to store there.  He worked all day, everyday ... so that when Winter came, he would not starve, but would have plenty to eat, and filled his underground storehouses with plenty of good food for the Winter.
But all summer long the Grasshopper just sat under a tree, and walked around, playing his violin ... not doing anything to prepare for Winter ... and was warned by the Ant that he better get hoppin' or he would starve to death ... but the Grasshopper ignored him, and continued to play music, and lay about, napping and eating grass.
And then the Snow came, and killed all the grass, and covered the ground .... and the Grasshopper hitchhiked on a Bus to Florida, and someone stepped on the Ant.
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But what means exactly  "koff" ??  I not find that word.... 

Hooray...  similar  Hilarious ?   In  German  we  say  Hurra!  to  Hooray!  hahaha    I  like  such  of  special  words !  You're  interested  to  special  German  words ?  then  I  will  think  about  this  and  that....
Do  you  know,   ABWARTEN  UND  TEE  TRINKEN ?

*koff* is a word that you use in the middle of telling a joke, a sound like a single cough to clear your throat .. to give the reader a hint that what you are telling is INTENDED to be a joke.  Usually accompanied by holding your closed fist, thumb and forefinger close to your mouth, so you cough down the hole into the palm of your hand, as a visual clue, also.  Also to show that you are perhaps not being serious, although the stated joke may be somewhat Machiavellian. Sort of like an "Achtung!".
The joke was that I could COUNT on my wife, she being a Math Teacher, which she is.  A "play on words".
Other than the play on words about "Math" and "count", the rest is quite true!
YAY!
( which is short for "Hooray!", or as the English would say "..very good." )
 

Touching Story ---> ''Our Apple Tree''
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A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, and took a nap under the shadow.
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He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went by, the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day.
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One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad.
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“Come and play with me”, the tree asked the boy.
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“I am no longer a kid, I do not play around trees any more” the boy replied.
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“I want toys. I need money to buy them.”
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“Sorry, but I do not have money, but you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.”
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The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad.
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One day, the boy who now turned into a man returned and the tree was excited.
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“Come and play with me” the tree said.
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“I do not have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?”
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“Sorry, but I do not have any house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house.” So the man cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the man never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.
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One hot summer day, the man returned and the tree was delighted.
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“Come and play with me!” the tree said.
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“I am getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” said the man.
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“Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.”
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So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.
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Finally, the man returned after many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I do not have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you”, the tree said. “No problem, I do not have any teeth to bite” the
man replied.
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“No more trunk for you to climb on.” “I am too old for that now” the man said. “I really cannot give you anything, the only thing left is my dying roots,” the tree said with tears.
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“I do not need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years,” the man replied.
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“Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest, come sit down with me and rest.” The man sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.
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This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents. When we were young, we loved to play with our Mother and Dad. When we grow up, we leave them; only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they could just to make you happy.
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You may think the boy is cruel to the tree, but that is how all of us treat our parents. We take them for granted; we donÂ’t appreciate all they do for us, until itÂ’s too late.
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~ Moral: ??????
Treat your parents with loving careÂ…. For you will know their value, when you see their empty chairÂ…We never know the love of our parents for us; till we have become parents.
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Three years ago I remarried at age 67, and it has been WONDERFUL!
Susan has a Masters Degree in Mathematics Education,
and I LIKE having a gal I can ...*koff* ... count on !

That's pretty much how I dress every day ... except for meetings, when I dress up like a Penguin, ( see profile photo) except I have old Levis, and a dark blue long sleeve blue shirt, and muddy sports shoes (what is the generic name for those things .... we USED to call them "tennis shoes" ...).
As much as the Society disparages military thinking ... it seems we are headed towards military uniforms ... WITH JW.ORG INSIGNIA.
The Governing Body is constantly experimenting with new ideas for proper dress!

Interesting ... I like the idea that when there are NEW things,
someone runs it up a flagpole to SEE WHO SALUTES IT!
( in this case ... almost EVERYBODY! )
 

De ninguna manera estamos dando causa alguna para tropiezo, para que no se encuentre falta en nuestro ministerio (2 Cor. 6:3).

De ninguna manera estamos dando causa alguna para tropiezo, para que no se encuentre falta en nuestro ministerio (2 Cor. 6:3).
Los cristianos debemos educar la mente y la conciencia; así sabremos cómo actuar en el momento en que se ponga a prueba nuestra neutralidad (Rom. 14:19). Veamos el caso de Mirjeta. A Mirjeta, que es originaria de la antigua Yugoslavia, le enseñaron desde niña a odiar a los serbios. Sin embargo, aprendió que Jehová es imparcial y que el Diablo es el verdadero culpable de los conflictos étnicos; eso hizo que luchara para cambiar su manera de pensar. Lamentablemente, cuando se desató una guerra entre grupos étnicos donde ella vivía, comenzó a sentir de nuevo aquel odio de la infancia, lo cual le hacía muy difícil predicar a los serbios. Mirjeta se dio cuenta de que los sentimientos negativos no iban a desaparecer por sí solos, de modo que le pidió ayuda a Jehová para superarlos. “Descubrí que ocupar la mente en el ministerio es el mejor remedio —asegura—. Cuando predico a la gente, trato de imitar la personalidad cariñosa de Jehová. Gracias a ello, logré arrancar el odio de mi corazón”. w15 15/7 3:11-13
https://wol.jw.org/es/wol/dt/r4/lp-s/2017/8/15

El Tentador vino (Mat. 4:3).
Todos tenemos el poder de decidir si vamos a caer en la tentación o no (Mat. 6:13; Sant. 1:13-15). Jesús rechazó de inmediato cada una de las tentaciones del Diablo citando de la Palabra de Dios, y así defendió el derecho de Dios a gobernar a su creación. Como es obvio, Satanás no se rindió; esperó a que se diera “otro tiempo conveniente” (Luc. 4:13). Aun así, Jesús resistió vez tras vez sus ataques. Pero no olvidemos que, hasta el día de hoy, el Diablo sigue tentando a los discípulos de Jesús, incluido usted. Las acusaciones que lanzó el Diablo aún no se han aclarado por completo. Por eso, Jehová sigue permitiéndole que use el mundo para ponernos a prueba. Lejos de “meternos en tentación”, Dios confía en nosotros y quiere ayudarnos a resistir. Por supuesto, él no impide a toda costa que caigamos en la tentación. Nos ha dado la libertad para elegir y respeta esa libertad. De modo que debemos mantener fuerte nuestra espiritualidad y orar en todo momento. w15 15/6 5:13, 14
https://wol.jw.org/es/wol/dt/r4/lp-s/2017/8/14