If someone is considering joining a religious group that is not consistent with personal details they have shared here *many* times over, I think it is reasonable to point out that they need to learn more about if their past will be accepted by the group they are considering. Single divorced adult woman does not jive with the culture she wants to join. Divorce is literally unthinkable and incompatible with the values of some religious orders. I tried to do that gently, offering at least a couple of alternatives that might be more accessible to someone who has not previously been a member of a very insular sect.

It is my (very layperson) understanding that no marriage is recognized but the first? The OP has been divorced three times. I can't see that not being a sticking point in the very conservative anabaptist groups I know a little about. Hutterites are a male led group. An unattached older woman without a connection to the colony? Where would she fit? All of the women her age would be married or maybe widows and living with their sons or brothers. Also, I'm not sure that Luanne is in a position or the sort of person who would be able to leave her mother and adult daughter behind in the outside world or that her daughter and mother would be interested in joining. There's a reason they aren't evangelical or widely open to new members.

Same. I know two sisters who left. They left together with their children. They lived together while one went to school during the day and the other at night, taking turns watching all the kids. They were very happy to leave. One has remarried. Both seem very happy.

What about becoming a FT volunteer? Maybe work at a homeless shelter or nursing home or volunteer at a feeding program. You don't need to be in a religious order to put your hand to the plough and make the world a little better place.

In order to become a Catholic nun, one would of course need to be Catholic but also seen as single in the eyes of the church. Never married women and widows are single. Any marriage that ended in divorce however would need to be formally annulled within the Catholic Church. This is an time consuming process. When my mother converted to Catholicism, she needed an annulment to marry my father. It took over a year. And that was for a marriage which she was coerced into and last a few weeks so very clearly eligible for anullment since she didn't enter it freely.

I would check out the Mennonite or the Quaker congregations in your area. It's not what you might expect, but it may be what you are looking for. The liberalness of some Mennonite groups will work in your favor- they are more likely to be accepting of someone who has been divorced or a woman who has held jobs. For two examples.

Your oldest is 12, right? IIRC our older sons are about the same age. Anyhoo, I think I would do a couple of things: -Find some space/time to do something just with your kids. A 17 year old can be left to his own devices for a short time. -Do you have a bike the 17 year old can ride? Getting in some exercise can be helpful for some kids on the spectrum. Maybe some hiking or something? -Give everyone some downtime during the day.

I am so sorry to hear that. She should take her cues from the girl. She can send a card and say she's sorry but the other girl, in her grief may not really react. It also seems possible that the girl will sit out class for a bit. Perhaps the studio can make her a large card or something together. I only avoided an accident with an elderly driver recently due to some very quick defensive driving. Had my attention been elsewhere a second, the woman would have completely crashed into me on the passenger side where my 6 year old was sitting in the back seat. There really should be a way to have drivers of a certain age show they are still competent to drive. Or something.

I use an empty Altoids case for a wallet and I have a tote bag with a few essentials. This is the tote bag design I have but I got mine a long time ago at a conference so its a slightly different bag- a little smaller and a navy blue background: http://www.liberationink.org/content/without-justice-organic-tote-bag I bought a nice wallet when I was in my early 20s and it finally died about 2 years ago. I was about to look for a new wallet when I thought about what I had used as a wallet before then and I remembered using an altoids case. So I used one again. Then about a year ago my MIL gave me a Vera Bradley wallet and I started using that. Well not all that long after, maybe 6-7 months, THAT wallet died. So I picked up with the altoids tin again. If I find something that I like, I will get it but I am reluctant because everything is so junky quality these days. My only requirement be that it's not a POS and can fit comfortably in a pocket since I don't carry a purse. I only carry my driver's license, my gas card, my credit card and my debit card in my "wallet", maybe with about $40 in cash underneath. Library cards, insurance cards, gift cards, coupons, calendar, to do list etc are all on my phone. The only check we ever write so for the rent so no need to carry that. My tote bag is kept packed for the day at hand, nothing old. So it might have sunscreen, water, hats, first aid kit, snacks if we are going to the beach but if I am going to a client's office it would have my tablet, my notebook and a file.

You could have developed a sensitivity to sulfites. A little swelling is normal but that much after one glass is quite a bit.

((Hugs)) I hope you have a special time with your friend's family.

It can also help to cut the breast pieces in 1/2 as then it is more likely to cook in the center before it dries out on the outer edges.

It takes time too. If you have to bake it, you have to bake it. I've done it. Consider a mix of breasts and thighs to up the fat/moisture in the pan and be very careful not to overcook it.

It you are going to do chicken breasts off the bone, maybe do it in the crockpot or braise it in a dutch oven. Boneless skinless chicken breast is too dry for baking. Or consider chicken thighs.

Ok, it sounds to me like a lot of this is them trying to self treat depression and possibly post partum issues with rigidity. That's sad. I am too sad for them to be irked.

What woman free work environment do they expect their sons to find? You couldn't even open a business unless willing to break the law and only served male customers or hired male employees.

I'd probably pan roast the corn (cut off the cob) with butter, minced onion, lime juice and jalapeno and then serve the snap peas with sliced bell peppers, chips and fresh salsa. Entree would be something like taco salad, enchiladas, burritos or carnitas.

I generally don't use it to chop things I could do about the same by hand but for some things, I just wouldn't make them without a food processor. Like salsa and pesto. Mine lives in the shelf in our utility closet (I have a shelf over my W/D) with the other bulky kitchen appliances and it comes down at least 1x a week, if not several. I'm not sure if I can fully describe how salsa and pesto dependent my diet is, lol.

Oh, yes, we get a lot of use out of the grating blade. I use that a lot for grating potatoes and zucchini for pancakes and breads and also for quickly grating a lot of cheese for pizza night. Summertime though it is definitely a Salsa-o-matic. We eat it almost everyday and the food processor makes that so much faster.

While it used to be the case that DO programs were easier to get into than MD programs, that isn't the case now and hasn't been for some time but the sterotype has lingered. Both are equally recognized by the AMA. They don't have any less training and they pass the same level of licensing exams. I don't know that I have ever seen a DO. My primary care provider is an ND and I see an ARNP midwife for women's health. I think there are some DOs in the same peds practice I take my sons to, but they see an MD there who is absolutely amazing.

We have an older Cuisinart one. It was a gift. I can do dough in it but I tend to use my stand mixer for dough instead. The model we have isn't the most expensive one they sell. I think it's the second largest bowl that they market to home cooks. It's a workhorse. It gets the job done. Truthfully, it's mainly used for salsa and pesto these days but we have used it for lots of different things.

I am so sorry. Will they rehire you in a year when the accidents go over the 3 year cutoff? I would determine if you will be eligible for unemployment benefits or not. I would also go ahead and appeal, just because you never know what might happen.

Sorry, posting to other thread.

Check and see how many houses she has sold and how many in the last year. Some realtors are better at one side of the transaction than the other. Make sure she's a competent, experienced listing agent.

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