Thanks, Kerri
But at least you have your imaginary friend Arlene to keep you company, I'm
just by my lonesome with the dust bunnies. Oh I've taught them to do tricks
now. Jump, bunny! Jump. Oh, they're not bunnies, they're reindeer...Wait
for me Rudolph! On Donder, on Blitzen...
Catching Kerri's Delusions Lion
----- Original Message -----
From: "kerri" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: A Parable and a Praise
> Hello Paul who thinks he is whining but isn't. I personally think, and ar
be
> it for me to give advice, that you should move on. If the lord wants you
to
> have a sweetie, she will come in His time. Now maybe I'm not the one to
say
> this as I'm single and *loving it* but that is just my opinion. being
alone,
> I understand is not enjoyable but and forgive me for sounding trite, but
He
> is with you. Kerri.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ariel" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 7:16 AM
> Subject: A Parable and a Praise
>
>
> > Okay, at the risk of continuing to whine about this. There is a story
in
> > the news today that might help to explain what I had such a hard time
> > explaining in my previous notes about how I've been feeling lately.
> >
> > The story in the news is about an Australian airplane pilot who is an
> > explorer and ended up in Antartica, where he ran out of gas. The United
> > States (which has bases there) refuses to give him gas to fly home,
> because
> > they think it will encourage others to fly up there and the rules are
that
> > if you show up you've got to have a means to get yourself out. They did
> > offer to give him transportation home, but he will have to leave his
> > airplane there. He refuses to leave the plane and is hoping the
> Australian
> > government will intervene or the United States will change their mind.
> >
> > How does that relate to me? I feel like I'm the airplane pilot who has
> been
> > going along in life and now finds himself alone and out of emotional
gas.
> > I'm asking the LORD (the United States in this parable) to provide a
> sweetie
> > but He seems to be refusing, saying, move on with life such as it is and
> > leave all thought of companionship behind, just be prepared to go it
alone
> > in the human sense. So there I am, do I keep asking the LORD and hope
He
> > provides a sweetie or do I just move on and leave all hopes of
> companionship
> > behind to face whatever is left of life alone? (Since at this stage
> finding
> > a wife is unlikely anyway.)
> >
> > And just to end the note on a high note, my praise is that the
anniversary
> > of my getting sick last year has passed and I'm still chugging along.
> > Smile. It knocked me off track for the whole year, basically, but
> hopefully
> > (there's that word again) I'll get back into stride and 04 will be what
I
> > thought 03 would.
> >
> > Paul
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