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  • Re: Theological questions

    TimD65:Since there isn't a proper forum for this, I'll post it here. I think we can all agree with the verse that says if we confess our sins, He will forgive us. The question I have is: Does this apply to future sins? If we know we are about to sin and ask for forgiveness immediately prior to committing the sin, are we forgiven? As in ''God, ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on November 17, 2009
  • Re: new to FL forums & marriage concerns

    1yearin2this:in response to how i'm being made to feel as a fool from a couple of these posts...I will be leaving my husband, since people seem to think he's a liar, and a pornographic addict! I've posted exactly what he has said to me, and I've posted that I believe what he tells me, then I'm made out to be a fool by some! I don't know what I ...
    Posted to Women's Forum (Forum) by bestofky on November 6, 2009
  • Re: Prom theme ideas?

    BcauseHeLives:My daughter is part of the prom committee at school.&nbsp; I suggested The Garden of Eden, but she said no one would vote yes for it.&nbsp; Any ideas? ''The Climb'' by Miley Cyrus........Mountains (Rocky and Smokeys), valley passes/passages....the scenery could be spectacular.
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on November 4, 2009
  • Re: new to FL forums & marriage concerns

    1yearin2this:ok, so i went online and did some research, after readin everyone's responses (thank you so very much, btw - i never thought any would've answered my post - due that it's so strange [i think anyways] ). I found one website, saying that a woman should pee prior to foreplay with their mate, so if for any reason, the female thinks it's ...
    Posted to Women's Forum (Forum) by bestofky on November 4, 2009
  • Re: new to FL forums & marriage concerns

    cherina91: bestofky: 1yearin2this: bestofky explained what my H is asking of me right to the point! It is indeed whatever she referred to it as = female ejaculation. Though, I don't know why - but I find it embarassing to talk about. I find that I can't even talk about our sex life to our pastor - it just seems wrong. Does anyone else understand ...
    Posted to Women's Forum (Forum) by bestofky on November 3, 2009
  • Computer techies---Question

    I just got a new laptop and it's OS is Windows 7. I really love it except.....when I post here the message box for the ''Post a New Message'' does not have the ''options'' that were available with Windows XP (Text options such as bold, italics, font size, etc.). My question is....is there a way of activating these options? Thanks, bestofky
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on November 3, 2009
  • Re: new to FL forums & marriage concerns

    1yearin2this:bestofky explained what my H is asking of me right to the point! It is indeed whatever she referred to it as = female ejaculation. Though, I don't know why - but I find it embarassing to talk about. I find that I can't even talk about our sex life to our pastor - it just seems wrong. Does anyone else understand this - - it was even ...
    Posted to Women's Forum (Forum) by bestofky on November 3, 2009
  • Re: new to FL forums & marriage concerns

    1yearin2this:hi, i'm brand new to the FL forums. A friend from hs told me about this place. I've been married for a year. I saved myself for our marriage. Him, however, had ''experience'' before me. We have a wonderful marriage, and we have a loving church family. We don't yet have any kids, but are planning on starting to try within the year. So ...
    Posted to Women's Forum (Forum) by bestofky on November 2, 2009
  • Re: how to motivate my wife to workout

    taznavy:My wife was 140 when i meet her and she gain a little weight before she got pregant. she was 170&nbsp;when she found out she was pregant in may 2008&nbsp;When our daughter was born she weight 225 and lost 15bls at birth, that was Feb 17 2009. Being military I have access to base gyms and workout classes for free and so does she. My wife ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on October 12, 2009
  • Re: Prayer Request: brain surgery

    Praying for YOU and your family.&nbsp; May God Bless you and give you His Peace. Love and prayers, bestofky
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on October 7, 2009
  • Re: Wait......

    pooh girl:If men have compartments and one compartment consist of a nothing box which means when they are in that compartment they are most likely thinking nothing or doing nothing and that is okay to do nothing, then what if the wife wants to nothing too? What I mean is if a husband does nothing and you have a wife who would prefer to do nothing,
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on October 6, 2009
  • Re: won't look at me and sleeps on the couch

    liveforthej:We've been married 5 years. We had premarital counseling, dated for 1 1/2 years, engaged for 8 mo. The reason I was interested in him when we were dating was that he was attractive, seemed-leved headed and wasn't all that physically affectionate, which was different that the rest of all my boyfriends who were overly physical and not ...
    Posted to Women's Forum (Forum) by bestofky on September 30, 2009
  • YEAHHHH!!!! Kevin Skinner wins America's Got Talent!

    I'm soooo happy for him and his family!&nbsp; (And proud to be a fellow Kentuckian!)
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on September 16, 2009
  • Re: Gambling Addiction - PLEASE HELP!!!!

    GloryBPhotography: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ok, time for the big admittance-thingy here: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm a compulsive gambler &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; There....I said it....now the question is how to overcome it. ...
    Posted to Women's Forum (Forum) by bestofky on September 16, 2009
  • Re: Going off of Effexor

    BcauseHeLives: My oldest was on Lexapro for a time but it was so incredibly expensive!&nbsp; She went back on the Prozac &amp; stuck with it &amp; it worked well for her. Best &amp; Dallas do you mind me asking what you pay for Lexapro?&nbsp; If Prozac doesn't work I'd like to try it but I'm not sure we can afford it w/the upcoming private ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on September 16, 2009
  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY, POOHGIRL!!!!

    Hope you have a WONDERFUL day!!&nbsp; Love and Blessings! bestofky
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on September 16, 2009
  • Re: URGENT PRAYER NEEDED-PLEASE

    Twinkleeyes07:Hello to all my friends/family here on FL. I am coming to you tonight to ask for each one to pray for favor in a court case which starts tomorrow around 8:30-9:00am. I won't go into details but I can say that we desparately need this to go in my daughter Candace's &amp; her hubbies favor. This could be shattering to the whole family.
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on September 13, 2009
  • Re: Help!! My 3 year old goes crazy!!

    YAHAMA82:Hey, if I could get some help/insite, I would appreiacte it. I have a 3 year old boy who really knows how to make me mad! lol I'll tell him to do something, like come here, shut the fridge, don't play with this or that, and he'll freak out! He'll get really mad and cry and stomp his feet and tell me stuff like 'One more time!' or 'I want ...
    Posted to Parenting Forum (Forum) by bestofky on September 9, 2009
  • Re: stale

    Leeza10: DEAR ALL, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; what is goin an?&nbsp; i meen this place is gotten stale.&nbsp; what i meen is its not active anymore.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; well anyhow i was googlin other farums and well,&nbsp;i found this one called gracecentered.com&nbsp; and it seems very ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on September 9, 2009
  • Re: Going off of Effexor

    BcauseHeLives: I talked w/my doctor &amp; went off of the Effexor to switch to Prozac.&nbsp; I was taking 120 mg of the Effexor slow release stuff...xr, cr or something like that.&nbsp; So she backed me off of the Effexor slowly over the last 10 days&nbsp;&amp; yesterday I started the Prozac. I've been so sick.&nbsp; I feel nauseous,&nbsp;I have
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on September 8, 2009
  • Re: Please pray for Broken_Heart

    FAITHEY: I'm asking all of you to please join me in praying for Broken_Heart and her marriage. Please pray that God continues to guide her during this time. Please pray that God envelopes her in His grace, mercy and love. Please lift her up. May God's peace and serenity consume her beyond her understanding. Thank you all so much. Praying ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on September 7, 2009
  • Re: empty nesters

    cathp58: My husband and I have been empty nesters for about 3 yearsnow.&nbsp; my husband is a christian but has not been for very long . i have been a christian for 40 years, but i had been away from the lord for about 25 years.&nbsp; i rededicated my life to the lord 9 years ago.&nbsp; i need some suggestions on where the two of us could go on a
    Posted to Women's Forum (Forum) by bestofky on September 7, 2009
  • Re: Poohgirl requests your prayers

    pooh girl:It has been a roller coaster of events and emotions the last few weeks. A few days ago it was mentioned that she would be moving to another long term facility and now her organs are starting to shut down. She is now in the dying phase, so keeping her on a ventilator will not sustain her life only prolong her death ''maybe''. Her blood ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on September 3, 2009
  • Re: tolerance for stepchildren

    BerthaAgain: I'm back...I'm distraught and usually seem to feel better after chatting with folks here. This is again about my h's lack of tolerence for our 15 yr. old (my bio-son, his step-son).&nbsp; It's ever more noticable after seeing the gushing of tolerance towards his 3 bio-kids, my stepkids.&nbsp; Last week my son was berated for ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 26, 2009
  • Re: Poohgirl requests your prayers

    (((((HUGS))))) Love and Prayers! bestofky
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 25, 2009
  • Re: Poohgirl requests your prayers

    (((((HUGS))))), Please know that you continue to be in my every prayer! May God bless you and hold you in His loving arms! Love and prayers! bestofky
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 21, 2009
  • Re: I must of missed something???

    Holten: formerlyalpha:The bans seem to come in groups, separated by months of no activity. There was a clutch of them in September last year, and now 3 this August. Like a pressure cooker that blows steam now and then, without rhyme or reason. I don't think any banishments are random or without reason. I do believe the overriding mood and/or ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 21, 2009
  • Poohgirl requests your prayers

    I just received a phone call from Poohgirl and she said that her mother has taken a ''turn for the worst'' and is in critical ICU. Please keep her, her mother, siblings, and friends in your prayers. May God grant them His peace in this time of sorrow and grief. Thank you. bestofky
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 19, 2009
  • Re: newlywed on brink of divorce

    Kipzy: I've been married less than a year but I am agonizing whether to stay or go. I love my husband with all my heart but he breaks it every night.I feel like a hypocrite in church when everyone coos over the ''newlyweds'' and congratulates us but I have no one I am comfortable turning to. My husband was physically affectionate (physical but ...
    Posted to Women's Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 16, 2009
  • Re: What to do in a verbally abusive marriage

    jr83: Hi bestofky, Thanks for your advice.&nbsp; Just to answer your questions towards the end.&nbsp; We are very involved in church since he is on staff. Which is why I apsolutely have no one at church to talk to. I asked him today why he says mean things and that it is not ok to verbally abuse me and that it breaks my spirit.&nbsp; His ...
    Posted to Women's Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 16, 2009
  • Re: What to do in a verbally abusive marriage

    jr83: I recently realized that I am in a verbally abusive marriage.&nbsp; We have been married for 5 years and have 2 kids.&nbsp; I just looked up the definition of verbal abuse and found these definitions (all apply to me unfortunately): Abusive anger: He would blow up at you. Criticizing: He made derogatory comments about your weight and ...
    Posted to Women's Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 15, 2009
  • Re: Hanging on.... but for what?

    TimD65:Just would like to ask for someone to pray, if you could. Failing and falling. Again. I can feel&nbsp; depression taking hold again. Each time it seems to come easier, stay longer, take more of me away. It gets harder to fight. You are in my prayers!&nbsp; May God Bless you and hold you in His arms! bestofky
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 12, 2009
  • Re: anniversaries

    PearsandGrapes: On Tuesday, my 19 anninversary will be here. I can not believe how quickly time is flying by!&nbsp; I think we are just going to keep it low key this year.&nbsp; I thought it would be fun to share how long people have been married, what makes it work and maybe share&nbsp;a favorite memory. Mine is from last years anni.&nbsp; ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 12, 2009
  • Re: Lack of interest in sex

    kimberfan:I need help. My wife and I seem to have the opposite problem that most couples deal with. Itโ€™s me that has a lack of interest in sex. Itโ€™s causing real problems in our marriage. My wife thinks itโ€™s a lack of attraction, but itโ€™s not. She is beautiful, seriously hot. I want to have sex, I just canโ€™t seem to bring myself to ask for it. She
    Posted to Men's Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 10, 2009
  • Re: My Mother Decided on Hospice

    pooh girl: My mother went to the doctor today and decided on Hospice. Last night I was laying with her in bed and talked her into eating a&nbsp;ice cream cup.&nbsp; She had not wanted anything prior.&nbsp; She only eats 3 things for the most part and it took alot of probing to figure out what she would eat at all.&nbsp; So, she will eat ice ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 5, 2009
  • Re: Need prayer

    LibraryMom:At first I thought of writing a very long post with all of the details, but then I looked at other people's posts and the way some people jump in with (sometimes) unsolicited advice, cruelty and a desire to know all the gory details. So I will just post here a request for prayer for my marriage of nearly 32 years which has now reached a
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 5, 2009
  • Re: 1%

    chaz345: bestofky:And do you think it is helpful to the body of Christ for sisters to be met with such coldness, insensitivity, despise, contempt, and scorn to the point of being called liars and manipulators?Excuse me but where did anyone call any individual here a liar or manipulator?&nbsp; If that is what was done, then I've been called a ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 5, 2009
  • Re: 1%

    chaz345: bestofky: bestofky: chaz345: bestofky:And do you think it is helpful to the body of Christ for sisters to be met with such coldness, insensitivity, despise, contempt, and scorn to the point of being called liars and manipulators?Excuse me but where did anyone call any individual here a liar or manipulator?&nbsp; If that is what was ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 5, 2009
  • Re: 1%

    bestofky: chaz345: bestofky:And do you think it is helpful to the body of Christ for sisters to be met with such coldness, insensitivity, despise, contempt, and scorn to the point of being called liars and manipulators?Excuse me but where did anyone call any individual here a liar or manipulator?&nbsp; If that is what was done, then I've been ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 5, 2009
  • Re: 1%

    chaz345: bestofky:And do you think it is helpful to the body of Christ for sisters to be met with such coldness, insensitivity, despise, contempt, and scorn to the point of being called liars and manipulators?Excuse me but where did anyone call any individual here a liar or manipulator?&nbsp; If that is what was done, then I've been called a ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 5, 2009
  • Re: 1%

    chaz345: dallasapple:The coldness and insensitivity you have displayed right here in the face of two women who were raped by thier husbands is something maybe you should think about.I know this will not be well received but it is a&nbsp; point that needs to be considered. What does the fact that a large percentage of conversations on a variety of ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 5, 2009
  • Re: 1%

    chaz345: dallasapple:The coldness and insensitivity you have displayed right here in the face of two women who were raped by thier husbands is something maybe you should think about.I know this will not be well received but it is a&nbsp; point that needs to be considered. What does the fact that a large percentage of conversations on a variety of ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 5, 2009
  • Re: 1%

    chaz345: BcauseHeLives: Chaz - do you care more about being right than you care about hurting others? Spousal rape is a reality.&nbsp; It's far more of a reality than is even known because many do not report it. Do any of you really want to go down this road of calling God's daughters liars &amp; manipulators?&nbsp; Do you want to be held to ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 4, 2009
  • Re: what should / shouldn't a spouse reveal to each other?

    bestofky: BerthaAgain: Thanks for all the feedback.&nbsp; It's SO weird and difficult to ''talk'' about this whole subject&nbsp;-- despite this message board&nbsp;being completely anonymous.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is an awkward subject to say the least! Here's some truths...my personal (VERY personal) situation...in blue: BerthaAgain: How do you ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 4, 2009
  • Re: what should / shouldn't a spouse reveal to each other?

    BerthaAgain:Thanks for all the feedback.&#160; It's SO weird and difficult to ''talk'' about this whole subject&#160;-- despite this message board&#160;being completely anonymous.&#160;&#160; This is an awkward subject to say the least! Here's some truths...my personal (VERY personal) situation...in blue: BerthaAgain: How do you feel about a ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on August 3, 2009
  • Re: On The Lighter Side ..... Traffic Jam!!!

    CalvinHobbs: A driver is stuck in a traffic jam going into downtown Chicago.Nothing Is moving north or south. Suddenly a man knocks on hiswindow.The driver rolls down his window and asks, 'What happened,what's the hold up?''Terrorists have kidnapped Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton,OprahWinfrey, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Rosie O'Donnell, Jesse ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on July 31, 2009
  • Re: Obama's Health Care Plan

    Matthew 25:14-46&nbsp;(New International Version) The Parable of the Talents &nbsp;14''Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. 15To one he gave five talentsa]'>[a] of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his ...
    Posted to Family Forum (Forum) by bestofky on July 31, 2009
  • .....And It Came To Pass

    (Warning:&nbsp; If you are a liberal Democrat, I'm sure you won't appreciate the humor/sarcasm/truth t