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I'm not an Austen fan, so maybe my recommendation will be off, but I'd say Eugenia Price. http://www.amazon.com/Margarets-Story-Florida-Trilogy-Book/dp/1577362144/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456341482&sr=8-1&keywords=margaret%27s+story
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I think that I'm what people would consider an 'evangelical' in the more traditional sense of the word, so I just wanted to weigh in.
The program mania has definitely become a bit of an obsession with what I'd consider the evangelical church. That's not to say that I have a problem with programs, per se, but there has been a shift in weight. It used to be that people ended up at the church in a less program-oriented way, and then programs were created to help disciple people who were just coming in. But those things were pretty low-pressure, and not as shiny and flashy as they are now.
Now, there's tons of stuff everywhere. Bring a visitor and get a chance to win a new bike! Come to the petting zoo on Easter! These things are the things that make me like, hmm.... not because I think they can't be sincere - I really think they can. They just need to be well balanced with reality and actual teaching from the Bible.
In general, not being liturgical or Catholic or Lutheran or any of those, the main thing that I'm looking for in a church is a place where I feel we can fit. I don't think much about the sacraments (bread and body, right? What I'd call communion?) though I think doing it regularly is good. I think there is a certain order to things when it comes to that.
When I think about what I don't care for about the church we are in now, it's that I don't know how I feel about the pastor and his Biblical foundation. I'm not sure I agree with him on the important things - you know, there are the important and the not-so-important. And I can't say for sure that I've ever been made aware of he and his wife's vision for the church, their plans, what they want to accomplish, etc. We're a church with 'outreach' in our name but I'm not sure where the 'outreach' actually is. Some of these things are things that can be addressed, found out about, etc, but they don't make any info very easy to get.
So the biggest problem I have right now is that I'm not sure I'm confident enough in the pastor's grounding in the Word to definitely throw our chips in here yet.
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And there is the music.
I save that for last because I meant to quote someone else asking about music, too, but I forgot.
We don't have live music of any kind - no worship leader, no piano, no guitar, nothing. We 'have worship' by staring at a screen of words and sing along with a CD. Half the songs are songs on the radio.
This is very hard for me.
That's not to say that it's inherently bad. But. I'm a musician, you know? I've forever and always been a part of anything I could to do with music - in school, in church, in college, as an adult... and here there is literally. nothing.
It's like a desert to me.
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Ah, so the post about music I was going to reply to was about why churches don't stand back and reevaluate it if people don't like it - I think it's part of the 'can't please everyone' thing. As long as the majority still likes it, it's nothing that needs to be messed with. There will always be unhappy people.
And I agree with the above poster who said that they wouldn't leave if it was only the music that was a problem for them. I wouldn't, either. And if I wouldn't, with music being such an important thing to me, then I have to admit that I kind of think that people who would are just looking for a reason to dislike something. But that's just my take - YMMV.
First, I want to say that I think music is very important and I think it can be a deal breaker, even when everything else is OK. For some of us music is a very important part of worship. Bad music now and then, no biggie, bad music ALL the time i.e. like the singing with the radio thing? Yeah I'd have a hard time being all in there, too!
But what I really wanted to say was, sometimes you don't know what fits until you try it on. I was evangelical my whole life, I had never been to a liturgical service before we moved 6 1/2 years ago. We ended up attending an Anglican church and fell in love. :001_wub: We've since moved to another country, but we still attend an Anglican church, and I'm still in love.
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Absolutely nothing!
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I count based on set/what I'm doing. So 200 free, 200 kick, 200 breast, 200 back etc., whatever. Or on an "I don't feel like swimming" day 100's ;) Anyway, at the end of whatever set I just completed I add up the total and what I've done. Sometimes I still lose track. I never swim 50's because then I ALWAYS lose track :tongue_smilie:
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If nothing else, after reading this I'm incredibly glad to one, have always lived where there were multiple worship options, and two, to be Catholic. At least I know that the service will always be roughly the same wherever I go, the theology will be about the same, nothing too bizarre will be preached from the pulpit, etc. I go to hear God's word proclaimed, to pray in a group, affirm my faith via the creed, ask for forgiveness for my sins, and receive the eucharist. The rest may or may not be what I want, but it will be enough. I am lucky.
that said, with people in the middle east currently being martyred for their faith, and churches being demolished, we should all be glad we can even have this conversation.
Yes, I'm feeling that way about being Anglican, too.
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St. Augustine, FL
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I haven't flown much lately, but I would hope if anyone is anaphylactic to ANTHING that there would be a general announcement made BEFORE people broke into their nutty granola bars, or citrus or WHATEVER could be potentially deadly. I had no idea that anyone was anaphylactic to oranges. I'm trying to figure out how I missed that one. Is it as common as peanut allergies?
I'm assuming not, since I've not met another person (irl) with the same issue. There is a child at my daughter's school with the same problem. I know this because a whole wing of the school is designated citrus free.
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Thanks, Lanny.
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People these days seem to have a VERY diminished capacity for discomfort. If they can even register a sight, sound, or smell it is deemed an offense. Honestly, anything past allergies is worth just sucking up. That aromatic sandwich will be consumed quickly enough. I don't enjoy the smell of someone else's hard boiled egg, but a PSA advising them to pack something odorless is pointless. Close quarters with other people involves smells. Better to bring a clementine or something pleasant to hold under your own nose than get upset about sharing tainted air with the general public.
PS. Please don't tell the TSA that KungFuPanda advised you to fly internationally with fruit. It was an example.
Please, no. Some of us are actually anaphylactic to citrus. And citrus becomes airborne when you peel it, just like peanuts.
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When I tell people that I don't wear make-up because it makes me feel claustrophobic and smells awful, they always look at me like I've grown two heads.
So no suggestions, just sympathy for your dd :grouphug: Good for her for trying it out on her own!
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I'm not a Munchkin fan but my younger two both play with friends.
We have so, so many games and get more pretty regularly. Does your DH know the Tabletop show on youtube with Wil Wheaton (Felicia Day's Geek and Sundry channel) and boardgamegeek.com ? Both are great resources but will spend your cash. If you have a decent stand alone game store many have an instore game library where you can play games before buying them,
This probably qualifies as my kids' favorite as well, but it didn't seem to fit any of the OP categories, so I didn't mention it.
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1) Pandemic
2) we don't play a lot of word games :leaving:
3) Kingdom Builder and Ticket to Ride
2) If Dixit counts as a word game then that's my vote :)
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1) Pandemic
2) we don't play a lot of word games :leaving:
3) Kingdom Builder and Ticket to Ride
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I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE River Song hair! Anyone who has it is super lucky!
I have hair that's curly in spots and wavy in spots. I call it "cave woman" hair because there's so much of it -- and if I let it get long I feel like I'm wearing a furry animal down my back.
So I have it in a chinish bob that I straighten w/ a round brush.
I'd love to let it go curly and let it get longer -- do you have good products to recommend?
Alley
What I do is comb with a wide tooth comb after washing/conditioning and then pull through more conditioner while it's still damp, with my hands/fingers. I only wash it 1-2 x's/week. It fluffs up all by itself when I shower each morning. :tongue_smilie: The extra conditioner keeps the frizzies at bay (kind of).
This what I use, the shampoo and the conditioner. http://herbalessences.com/en-us/shop-products/browse-by-collections/totally-twisted/totally-twisted-curls-and-waves-conditioner
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I will be 53 in June. I have long hair, almost mid-back, and it's curly with no grey. I wear it parted on the side. The back is one length, shorter on top and gradually lengthening to meet the long layer. It's really low maintenance and easy to put up as well. This is it almost exactly: http://www.hair-styles-secrets-revealed.com/hair/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/hairstyle-for-curly-hair.jpg
I don't hold with the idea that you can't have long hair when older either.
Mine is pretty much like this as well. We call it River Song hair at our house. I don't actually know what else I can do with it. I'm afraid to go shorter because of the curls, afraid it would just end up looking like a bush on the top of my head, lol. Atm I have a very poofy ponytail sticky off the back.
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My son has this. I used to think he was making it up because it was very minor, it didn't happen all the time, and because my younger son has life-threatening nut allergies (I thought older wanted to get attention, too). And because he would keep eating the offending food on other occasions. :-) Last spring we were camping, and he ate a carrot, and he had the strongest, most painful reaction he had ever had. It wasn't like the kind of reaction my younger son has to tree nuts. It was kind of strange, like his whole body felt weird or something, and I could tell he was truly in pain, and not making it up. I gathered that because he was eating the carrots during allergy season, that it magnified the effect? He seems to do absolutely fine eating carrots in the winter, along with most of the other offending foods.
Yes, this is true.
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Not true to everything, cooked celery and I've also read strawberries, cooking them does not breakdown the enzyme that causes problems. I can not eat celery even cooked. I have not tried strawberries.
I think this depends on the individual. I have a strong reaction to raw strawberries. I can most definitely eat strawberry jam, no reaction at all.
I don't like celery, raw or cooked, so I can't comment on that one, since I avoid it either way :lol:
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Haha, and those are my primary anaphylaxes, but I don't have to worry about nuts or produce. Yeasts, shellfish, certain meats, those are bad juju. Every sensitivity I just ignore for the sake of my sanity but none are OAS - they're just plain old digestive and immune distress but no tingling or localized swelling at least.
Your list was impressively awful :lol:
It's not even the whole list :tongue_smilie: As people are writing what they can/can't have I'm thinking "Oh yeah, I can't have that either." but it's been so many years since I've eaten a peach or a plum for instance, that I forgot they existed, lol.
The hardest to deal with are the orange and lemon allergies because they become airborne and LOTS of people use them (oranges) as a convenience food.
The other thing to remember is that because we're talking about OAS here, if you cook it you can eat it. So I can eat a lot of these things if I want to take the time. Usually I don't want to though. I'm pretty lazy and I hate cooking, :lol:
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Wow, you're making me feel really lucky with my own allergies! Hugs to you!
Thanks :) It could always be worse. At least I don't have any meat or dairy allergies!
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I can eat lettuce: romaine & ice berg. I can eat some dried berries. Occasionally I can eat pineapple & pomegranates. That's my whole list.
My hands used to itch if I peeled potatoes or kneaded bread made with sprouted flour :tongue_smilie: That seems to have gotten better after I stopped eating gluten. No idea why. I am not celiac.
I react strongly to apples, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, bananas, cabbage, strawberries, avocados, dill & all melons. I can't eat seeds or nuts unless they've been roasted.
I'm anaphylactic to oranges, lemons & cilantro, borderline with latex, and I've started reacting to almonds & walnuts even when roasted/cooked. I have to carry an epi-pen. Fun times.
I can't eat grapes or drink wine.
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FWIW, Culturelle is a mass-market brand that has been widely available for years (Target, the grocery, etc.). There are many, many other types of probiotics available. It just so happens that the one in Culturelle, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, has been studied more than some others.
Yes. I've been doing some research :)
I'm going to buy Culturelle so that I can get some LGG and use it to culture yogurt. Seems to be the most sensible/economical approach for this experiment.
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Degrading (or breaking down) histamine is good for allergic people. We react to the histamine so less is better.
ETA: Histamine is an important part of the immune system and not all bad. It has a function. It just causes a problem in overabundance or with sensitive people.
Degrading histamine would help your allergies. It would reduce the build up of histamine that causes the reaction symptoms, and make you less sensitive to reactions.
Good to know, thanks!
I had never heard of Culturelle before this thread. I don't have a weight problem but I have extreme allergies in the form of OAS. It is so bad that the ONLY raw thing I can tolerate is lettuce, occasionally :tongue_smilie: So no fruits, no nuts, no seeds, no veggies. If it can lower my histamine levels enough to eat even some things again, that would be amazing!
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I'm currently reading This Organic Life: Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader. Love it!
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Here in my little corner of Canada, I was recently astounded to see imported cauliflower going for $7 a head!!! :scared: Never in my life have I seen it this high. Usually it will go for not more than $2 or $3. Needless to say, we didn't have any this Christmas and won't be having any anytime soon at that price! :(
Yes. Today I saw a meme that said something about 3 heads of cauliflower being worth the same as a barrel of oil :tongue_smilie:
Asthma & Allergy help
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I know this is going to sound really hooey, but my sinus/allergy problems improved A LOT after I cut out gluten. Like you, I lived on Sudafed (the kind you sign for) and Allegra, the occasional Benadryl, plus Tylenol/Aspirin/Caffeine for the daily headaches I also used Flonase for a couple of years. Anyway, after going GF I was able to stop using all of the above. I do still take Benadryl when I have food reactions and I still drink my daily cup of coffee ;)
I was tested for celiac, but it came back negative, so that's not why it worked. The thing is, I'm so much more functional w/o the gluten. I've been GF for 5 years. I do still have some sinus issues during peek allergy season, but it's nowhere near as bad as before.