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Oh joy of my heart! I have received a WONDERFUL gift from our Red Fox today--a gift that I will share with you all...

...see my wolf? I am thrilled and from now on, my wolf will be with me.

Thank you so much Red Fox!!

You are most welcome, my friend.

Now I want to tell you the neatest little story, which happened to me just last night.

In our family we have lots of kids and lots of animals--we always figured the more the merrier. Anyway, we have three cats who all sleep indoors but will occasionally go outside to play for a few hours during the day. Our bed is a great, big queen-sized wooden bed, with lots of plants and candles and a comfy quilt--so naturally all three of the cats sleep on our bed in a furry, fuzzy kitty-heap.

Last night I had worked 3 extra hours and I was tired, so when I was done with work I thought I'd unwind by crocheting for a bit. I crochet with thread (like to make lace collars) and with yarn, and last night I was crocheting with yarn. Usually all the cats will pounce, attack and play with the yarn while I crochet and I find that enjoyable. Not last night. Last night they were just TOOOOOO tired to move...so all three cats came to climb into my lap while I crocheted: one cat RIGHT under my nose, one close on my lap, and one all sprawled out as only cat's can do across my legs. I thought, "I'll wait a moment and let them enjoy my company on the bed--surely they won't stay."

I was wrong. All three of them stayed--including me in their kitty-heap. Isn't that just warm???

I remember one cold winter night about four years ago when me, my son, my daughter, and all three cats fell asleep on a twin bed watching t.v. Kind of a feat of balance that nobody fell off.

I'm volunteering to ask the probably dumb question for the day: what does NDN mean?

iNDiaN.

FaithfulWife said:

Now I want to tell you the neatest little story, which happened to me just last night.

In our family we have lots of kids and lots of animals--we always figured the more the merrier. Anyway, we have three cats who all sleep indoors but will occasionally go outside to play for a few hours during the day. Our bed is a great, big queen-sized wooden bed, with lots of plants and candles and a comfy quilt--so naturally all three of the cats sleep on our bed in a furry, fuzzy kitty-heap.

Last night I had worked 3 extra hours and I was tired, so when I was done with work I thought I'd unwind by crocheting for a bit. I crochet with thread (like to make lace collars) and with yarn, and last night I was crocheting with yarn. Usually all the cats will pounce, attack and play with the yarn while I crochet and I find that enjoyable. Not last night. Last night they were just TOOOOOO tired to move...so all three cats came to climb into my lap while I crocheted: one cat RIGHT under my nose, one close on my lap, and one all sprawled out as only cat's can do across my legs. I thought, "I'll wait a moment and let them enjoy my company on the bed--surely they won't stay."

I was wrong. All three of them stayed--including me in their kitty-heap. Isn't that just warm???

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Softie ...

Don't it attact all manner of 'critters' though

GigageiTsula said:

iNDiaN.

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Can I ask a dumb question too ... Since we discovered that USA isn't India some time back , why is NDN accepted ? A Concession to wrong tradition ?

stranger said:

Softie ...

Don't it attact all manner of 'critters' though

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Oh stranger! You sure are funny! It's TRUE but still funny.

stranger said:

Can I ask a dumb question too ... Since we discovered that USA isn't India some time back , why is NDN accepted ? A Concession to wrong tradition ?

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This is my personal opinion. I think that most people can not spell indigenous (which would probably be a more accurate and acceptable name) and thus, we choose to accept the abbreviation NDN.

I PERSONALLY think that names are important, and I like the Sioux name, "The People." I know exactly what that means, and believe others who are part of "The People" also know what that means. However, that name is a bit broad for some, so once again...we choose to accept the abbreviation NDN.

FaithfulWife said:

This is my personal opinion. I think that most people can not spell indigenous

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LOLOL ... I' m very afraid that you may be right

(which would probably be a more accurate and acceptable name) and thus, we choose to accept the abbreviation NDN.

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I PERSONALLY think that names are important,

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LOLOL ... I' m very afraid that you may be right

and I like the Sioux name, "The People." I know exactly what that means, and believe others who are part of "The People" also know what that means.

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That is a seriously awesomely good name, full of wisdom ...

However, that name is a bit broad for some, so once again...we choose to accept the abbreviation NDN.

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The BROADER the BETTER I say

I am for a VERY WIDE Circle ... LOLOL


{also POI: Red Fox already explained to clarify the point that of course there are indgenous peoples in the USA who are not NDN ,and USA gives them the wrong name too ... BOO-HOO !!! ]

4Everloved said:

Moriah, ...The other day when I was asking if you wanted to be my friend, I was praying for you and it was like the Lord showed me a picture of you--He said not to be afraid of you--he showed me a person who was lonely and who had a lots and lots of love to give.

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I would like all in the circle to pray for Moraih, because of her love which can move mountains , and she so very much needs your deepest love and prayers at this time

This circle is very much about inviting in lonely people that the world does not have time to love in its foolish haste to end itself....

please Circle join with my prayers for Moriah at this very crucial time and show her we stand for love, above all things ...

I felt a special empathy for you; because I have been there myself before, in fact, I was in isolation years ago and wouldn't go outside the house.
Jan (4Everloved)

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Will you brave one share with us ,if you wish , the cause of your loneliness and how you overcame it , for it is a particularly good time for this story of the conquest by love to be expressed as a beacon to the Circle ....

FaithfulWife said:

Oh joy of my heart! I have received a WONDERFUL gift from our Red Fox today--a gift that I will share with you all...

...see my wolf? I am thrilled and from now on, my wolf will be with me.

Thank you so much Red Fox!!

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Red Fox does send wonderful gifts! Her guestbook pictures she sends are beautiful to behold. Thank you, Red Fox for being you. You are wonderful, and beautiful in your spirit, and it shows.

stranger said:

I would like all in the circle to pray for Moraih, because of her love which can move mountains , and she so very much needs your deepest love and prayers at this time

This circle is very much about inviting in lonely people that the world does not have time to love in its foolish haste to end itself....

please Circle join with my prayers for Moriah at this very crucial time and show her we stand for love, above all things ...



Will you brave one share with us ,if you wish , the cause of your loneliness and how you overcame it , for it is a particularly good time for this story of the conquest by love to be expressed as a beacon to the Circle ....

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Dear stranger, you have brought a happy tear to my eye. I have not had a good evening, and when I saw your post, I felt happy and accepted and needed.

I really was praying for Moriah that day...and the Lord really did show me a lovely person. Not that I could see how she looks on the outside...but He showed me her spirit, which was both broken and beautiful. The bible says we must be broken for Him to heal us. So broken is good.

I love you, Moriah.

Here is my story:

I had been married to my first husband for nine years. I was terribly lonely. I had a three year old boy and I loved him, but my marriage was empty. Husband drank a lot and it seemed pretty clear from all behaviors and clues that he was having an affair with a secretary he worked with.

The Lord started dealing with me about my salvation. I had prayed to accept Him as Lord at summer camp as an 11 year old. And now at age 30, I wasn't in church, and wasn't taking my little boy to church either. I felt convicted. God even gave me a dream about heading in the wrong direction on a winding path. He showed me in the vivid dream that He had a straight path for me, if I would accept His will.

I wasn't ready for that, so I began to take my little boy to church to see if church was still the same, lol...since it had been 10 years since I'd darkened the doorway of a church. I had been suffering from agoraphobia for several years. I only went outside to play with my little son in the yard, get the mail out of the mailbox, and to go out and grocery shop and get clothes for my family. I was scared of people and couldn't meet their eyes. I felt shy, scared, strange, awkward, and rejected.

But I thought maybe the people at church would lead me the right way. I took my little boy and a friend of mine and we sat in the front. I watched the people in the choir as they sang joyously. They had something I wanted for sure. I was amazed. Had anybody been that happy to be a christian when I was young? I really couldn't remember. The pastor then preached from the bible...but...it was really the people in the choir that had captured my heart.

I went back again the next week. One evening, soon after that, I was in my bedroom after I'd put my son to bed. I fell to my knees at the foot of my bed and started calling out to God. I cried and pleaded with Him to forgive me for pushing Him out of my life. I asked Him to come back into my life and be my Leader and Saviour. He did. I felt something heavy come up and out of me from my heart and OUT through the top of my head and I stood and lifted my hands in praise to my Lord.

The next day I walked through my street, waving at people and smiling. I wanted to know if they saw anything different. I wanted them to ask, because I wanted to tell them it was Jesus. No one actually asked me that day, but they looked mighty surprised at my friendliness.

Though I was a lot less shy, I was still not as comfortable with people as I wanted to be. I stuttered too. The truth is, I simply asked God to take away my stuttering and my remaining shyness so I could tell people about Jesus. At this point I was so surrendered to Jesus that I would have done anything for Him. I knew instinctively that my life depended on Him and that He was everything that I'd ever wanted and needed.

A few days after I'd asked God to completely deliver me, I was driving the car home from an errand when He said to me in my spirit, simply, "Forgive your parents". To my surprise, I found myself letting go of the steering wheel with my right hand, which I raised up with a clenched fist, looked up to the sky and said loudly, "No!"

That evening, I wrote everything down that I could remember that had happened that I needed to forgive my mom and dad for. It was a pretty long list, because I'd been having vivid flashbacks for days on end.

I prayed that night that God would give me the strength to forgive. Then I went to bed. I woke up at 5:00 in the morning and was immediately wide awake, which is not normal behavior for me, lol. As I knelt down, the Lord told me I had held in all that ugly anger too long and that it was making me sick. He told me it was time to let go of it. He used a word picture that He put into my mind which is kind of personal and I won't share it here.

I prayed very simply, just telling the Lord sincerely that I forgave my parents (and my siblings) for everything I could remember and everything I'd written down. After saying 'Amen', I mumbled out loud, saying, "h--mmmm, I don't feel any different.'

I went back to bed and immediately fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow or maybe before that! And I had a dream. The dream spoke to me specifically and I will tell anyone about it if you should be interested, but I won't make this longer by sharing it here.

After forgiving my parents, life did not get particularly easier, but I had an easier time vocalizing my thoughts and ideas and fellowshipping with others. I could make eye contact and smile even in large groups of people...which was....quite a step up for me.

Now it's nearly 17 years later and I'm hard put to keep myself IN the house. I go to college full-time and I've been involved in jail ministry in the past, and shelter ministry presently. I can see pain in people's eyes and God gives me a compassion for the hurting and the lonely. I love to listen to people and put my arms around them and pray out loud with them. God loves people so much. How can I not love people, when God loves us unconditionally and eternally? There is never any way I can pay back the Lord for everything He has done for me. But it's fun trying. I don't find witnessing difficult at all. I'm bold and not afraid of being laughed at. What I struggle with these days are other issues, which I won't go into right here.

I love each one of you. Thank you, stranger, for kindly asking me to tell my story. I am honored, my friend.

4Everloved said:

Dear stranger, you have brought a happy tear to my eye. I have not had a good evening, and when I saw your post, I felt happy and accepted and needed.

I really was praying for Moriah that day...and the Lord really did show me a lovely person. Not that I could see how she looks on the outside...but He showed me her spirit, which was both broken and beautiful. The bible says we must be broken for Him to heal us. So broken is good.

I love you, Moriah.

Here is my story:
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I love each one of you. .

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Wow.... awesome ... what can I say, you know what faith in love can do for you , and I thank you deeply indeed for the witness of your story....

If you do not want to write your dream here then please PM me with it if you wish to share it , as I am most interested in dreams ...

Also please talk to me about those other issues , and I have some things to discuss with you too ... Moriah is feeling confused , a matter which I am seeking to address with my limited resources, so your prayers are very much needed , He alone may be able to help with this size of problem and it is complicated by the fact that He is part of the problem ,so if you can use your powerful faith in love to ask Him , I would be immeasurably indebted to you , to ask her confusion to be cleared so she knows which love to follow

... I can hardly belive how quickly the power of love grows in this Circle under the purity of Red Fox's care ... it's overwhelming already to me and its growing even bigger

I do stand in prayer with my friends for Moriah. She is most welcome here. And 4Everloved, your friendship is such a blessing to me, as is everyone here I have had the honor to meet.

Red Fox

Father Wakan Takan, I offer prayers to you for Moriah, as I lift her heart, her spirit and her life to you and into your protection and mercies. I ask for you to speak to her heart and lead her to your grace and forgiveness. I stand against any evil which tries to prevail against her. She is your child, your creation as you formed her in her mother's womb. Speak to her, Father Wakan Takan, be near her and draw her close to you. I ask this of you in the name of Tsisa, your son, the Waymaker.

Hi Everyone...think I should fit in here...have ten or more different nationalities floating around in my blood! LOL

Thanks for the invite Redfox!!

Welcome my friend! I am so pleased and honored to have you here!

Good morning, everyone.

LAMBY!!!

I am so thrilled to have you here! Welcome to our club of "Heinz 57" variety people. We all love and accept each other here, and I hope and pray that our group will be a blessing to your life.