> Introductions, Announcements, and More of Ray's Teachings
Here I am, on a rainy day in Oregon!
Grateful:
Hello Arcturus & Kat !! I am so happy to have heard from you already, as well as Dawn! BTW, I'm totally deaf, due to having a cochlear implant in 2003 (it destroys all usable hearing via hearing aids in the ear in which it's implanted, plus my hearing in the other is nil, for all practical purposes), so I cannot use audio tapes, as it's kind of difficult to read lips from them! A little history is in order here : I had the German measles at 9 months of age, and it gave me severe nerve damage in both ears. I stopped learning new words, and it wasn't until I was 3 or 3 1/2 that my parents took me to have my hearing checked, and found out I was severely deaf. I've worn a hearing aid ever since, until my cochlear implant. This implant HAS greatly improved my hearing, but it's not the cure-all, as I still read lips a lot, due to sheer force of habit. I've gone through public schools all my life, and only got a B.A. in biology in college (not a Bach. of Science, that is). Also, I AM able to talk, and people usually ask me if I'm from Germany, because I speak with a slight German accent -- well, what ELSE can you expect from someone who's had the GERMAN measles???!! AH HAHAHA!! I love the outdoors, hence that's why I wanted to major in biology.
Arcturus, I LOVE the Rotherham Bible....even though it doesn't sound as "poetic" as the Elizabethan English of the AKJV Bible (but I prefer the SCOFIELD KJV Study Bible, because it gives all kinds of very enlightening footnotes and cross-references (even though I disagree with Scofield's and Strong's interpretation of "hell" -- you & I know that Ray has successfuly smashed that heretical idol to complete oblivion! -- and Scofield's usage of the words "forever and ever" and the gehenna fire where "the fire burneth and the worm dieth not", all complete parroting of the Catholic Latin Vulgate Bible). I too am, pardon the pun, incensed at the damage being done to poor souls who are only seeking their "place in the Son", and have no knowledge of the fact that their Eternal Destiny in God's Glorious Heaven is ASSURED!!! My heart aches for them!! (Sad "Smiley") But at least GOD WILL comfort them ALL in due time, thankfully! (Smiley)
Kat, I thank you for your references, and I'll get to them (the ones that I can use, that is) ASAP. I take it that "Avatars" are photos that members can put in to their space below their log-on name. I thought I read somewhere in BT's write-ups on how to use the Forum that I could choose from an assortment of Avatars photos to insert into the space under my "Newbie" status....right? (I know I could look it up -- I think, but it seems to take me FOREVER [ and ever...ha! ] to find anything in this all-new-to-me "computer usage stuff" ! Whooey!
Glory to GOD!!
Linda
P.S. Well, as y'all can see, I'm trying to navigate my way through the BBC's and Smileys. I sure hope they come out alright in the final posting!! Ha!
P.P.S. I already posted this letter once, but the BBC's and Smileys did NOT work, so I had to MODIFY this letter and eliminate those actions & characters. Oh, me, oh my....I hope to learn this soon....
Beloved:
Hello Linda and Welcome
Enjoy the fellowship and sharing of information here at BT.
It will not take long before you learn your way. There are plenty of people here that will help you.
Beloved
We are having a beautiful sunny day here in Nashville TN
You can preview your post to see if the smilie got it on. I lost mine when I copied it and lost a bracket so I typed it in and got the image back. Sometimes it is too close to punctuation or type and will not show.
If you are shy send a PM and experiment with the buttons and smiles ;D
gmik:
Hi Linda. You are gonna SO fit in here!!! I love you already!!!! I was exactly in the same spot-not knowing anything about smilies, buttons, what not....you'll get it!
Today in Michigan, it is 75 out and sunny and the leaves are starting to turn glorious red/gold! I do love autumn!
Linda I would put a picture here of that like so many of the gals and others do, but I don't know how either, specially the ones that move like the rain. Cool.
Anyhoo, welcome and stay in contact.
Grateful:
Hi Gena!!
Hahaha! To paraphrase Minnie Pearl's famous call, "I'm SO PLEASED to be herrrre!!" ;-DDD (MY emoticon for a biiig smile.....since I STILL don't know how to get the "Smileys" & BBC's to operate correctly.) Apparently you DO know how to get your own photo inserted underneath your online name (the twins....did you say once that they're your grandchildren??). I have been Blessed to have twin girls, 33 years old now, each with two small children, the latest being born only just last Sunday, the First Day of Autumn!! :-> !!
October has always been my favorite month, because of the fall colors....my husband & I got to camp underneath a flaming maple tree of ALL COLORS on our first wedding anniversary in Vermont!! Ohhhh!!
This to all of you "out there" ....aren't we LUCKY to have the kind of God we do?!!!! Such Majesty, awesomeness, Beauty of Character, and the Light of Glory! I could just sing, shout, and dance all over the Universe for Joy!
How Great Thou art, O God!!
Linda
gmik:
Linda, I am so expertise on the forum that I just lost the twins. Yes they are my twin grandsons. I am not a bit surprised to hear that you have twins---they have come out of the wood work!!!
No really, can someone help me retrieve the "twins" on my avatar. I am on photobucket and I have tried all 4 options several times and I can't get a new picture on. This happened last time but I eventually got them w/o really knowing what I did or didn't do. Which option is the correct one and should the http:// be on the forum line or should I delete that??? Help!
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