Oh Carol,
I delete them all and don't bother passing them along.  If I don't 
like the clutter, why would I curse someone else with them.
Kathy



At 01:26 PM 8/26/2006, you wrote:
>Thanks, Kathy.  That is a very valid point and right now I'm not 
>sure what I'm supposed to be reading and what I should leave . . ..
>
>My real problem with these forwards that require your action though 
>goes deeper than that because, when I receive them, I'm immediately 
>bombarded by all sorts of thoughts that I recognize are from the 
>enemy.  "If you don't respond to this . . . .."  "There you are, 
>you're too weary to do anything about it so you'll just throw it out 
>again and get nowhere in the eyes of God", etc, etc.  Anyway, I'm 
>not going to say to much on list but trust everyone will think both 
>about what they feel (before the Lord) they should be sending and 
>responding to.
>
>My response right now is BIN anything that says "Forward", unless 
>there's a real person you know should read it and just ask God how 
>to love everyone every day and do things for them and say things to 
>them that show my love and care.
>
>End of ramble!  I'm off for a cuppa!
>
>--
>Carol - Reading, UK
>
>To you, o Lord, I lift up my soul;
>In You I trust, o my God.  . . .."  PS25:1-2 NIV.
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 3:35 PM
>Subject: Re: MY HEART!
>
>
>>Carol,
>>Your words about all these forwards are much more gracious than I 
>>feel about constantly receiving them.  .  If I want all the 
>>devotionals and so forth, I can always sign up for myself to 
>>whatever, but this way, having them come in, unbidden, as it were, 
>>helps me to remember where my delete key is, I guess.  I prefer the 
>>personal to the preformatted clutter, but, who knows, I may be in the minority.
>>Kathy who finds time a precious comodity and doesn't appreciate 
>>having it wasted!
>>
>>
>>
>>At 10:34 AM 8/25/2006, you wrote:
>>>Well, it certainly doesn't sit easily with me and maybe I need to 
>>>understand things better so, if you don't post anything relevant 
>>>to the list and nobody else feels they want to say anything after 
>>>my initial "toe in the water" then perhaps we'll need to talk off 
>>>list about this.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Carol - Reading, UK
>>>
>>>To you, o Lord, I lift up my soul;
>>>In You I trust, o my God.  . . .."  PS25:1-2 NIV.
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 1:32 PM
>>>Subject: Re: MY HEART!
>>>
>>>
>>>>Carol,
>>>>
>>>>I'm glad you brought this up because I have literally been considering
>>>>writing my opinion of the Christian, send this to your five best 
>>>>friends and
>>>>you will be blessed, type messages which I have seen for many years on the
>>>>net.  I'm still thinking about it and trying how best to write about it
>>>>without offending anybody.  Fact chance of me not offending 
>>>>somebody.  I get
>>>>myself into more trouble than any Christian I know and here I am 
>>>>such a meak
>>>>and mild young man, too.  Handsome, and as cute as the dickens.  Anyhow,
>>>>I'll end up sticking my foot into it whenever I do write about it.
>>>>
>>>>Phil.