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With much humility; I am sorry to be gone for so long. As many of you know; life brings changes and sometimes our paths and directions take us to different people; places and things. The only constant in life is Change. (now to get off soapbox.............

PRaise Report-- I have been Smoke-Free for 7 months now thru regular meetings of Nicotine Anonymous and the 12 Steps. Yay to me. For a 20 year smoker-that is a miracle. I still have struggles and stresses; in fact; life has sometimes gotten harder; and not easier (Whats Up with that ; Papa??!!)

I have spent a lot of time at a Forum for the Book "The Shack" -(pops is gonna kill me )....mainly because the book was a major blessing to me. If you havent read it- I hope you do........

Anyway- I hope everyone is doing well; and if not; pray for a change of heart in the midst of circumstances...

and sorry to be away for so long....so popped in to visit (someone named "Robin" pm'ed me and I dont even know who she is..but thanks Robin.......you must be a special person...) Grace to everyone

West it is great to have you back here. So glad you are still smoke free. 20 years is a long time and I am so glad you were able to quit.
Now if only my daughter would quit. she is 47 been smoking since a teen. Her husband also smokes. She sent a box of baby clothes here for me to give someone and I had to wash everyone of them before I could go to bed. The odor of that smoke filled my whole apartment. Same way with her car etc. Not to mention how much it cost for the 2 of them to smoke so much.
The Shack sounds interesting-good excuse for me to visit the library that is just across the little park in fron of the apt building I live in. Less than 1 block from my door and I have lived here 3 years this month and havn't been there yet.
Will be looking forward to your posts. Glad you are back in the family. Barby

Good Morning to you West:-)

I have to tell you that I have never met you but I am so glad you have come back to POPS!!!

I am *Happy* that you quit smoking, and congratulations!!


Have a *Wonderful Day*!!

Nice to have met you and hope to talk to you again

Your Friend in Christ

Marsha

Barby, I knew you would like this little surprise waiting for you.

You sounded sooooo disappointed that it was a yr ago or so that you shared Spiritual Food with him.
I'm glad I was able to bring him here.



Hi there West.
I hope you're able to find time to visit here more than every few months and grow with us Spiritually.
Congratulations on not smoking!!
The way I quit I had to look at it as a death in my life.
Cigarettes to me was like a hand, or a foot, or even a breast, that was amputated from me.

Cigarettes was a part of me.
Where I went, so did my cigarettes.

I learned that for me to quit, I had to grieve for them.
I had to grieve for the loss I felt dear to my heart.
I KNEW it would no longer be a part of my life.
I also made a promise to myself that NO MATTER how bad life got for me, I would not light up another cigarette.
It was to hard to quit.

Once I accepted the fact that cigarettes/smoking would no longr be a part of my life, I was then freed from the bondage of the hold it had on me.
Exactly one week before Thankgiving will be 24 yrs ago.
A pack of Salems had cost 95¢ plus tax.

Anyways my new brother, I am glad you found your way back here.
I hope you return often.
I will pray that you succeed in not having the desire or the need to light one up.

May God Bless you beyond measure.

Dear Lord, I give you glory and praise for all you've done in brother wests life, may he continue to win this battle through our Lord Jesus Christ, in Jesus Mighty name Amen

Yes Robin it seens God has connected you and I together again. we never know what one thing will lead to another. Thank you. It is great for these things to happen. God knew all along that we needed West back here.So he brought the posts to you as you was reading the posts from before and you followed your thoughts and look what happened. THANKS again.
Sister!
Now if only Tek would show up here again. How great that would be. I pray for the day she is feeling w ell enough and has time in her busy life to return and give us some of the greatposts she used to do. NHo one does it like Tek, Her stories, her know how to take us through exciting cyber world magic to make us feel like we are in a fanasty world, She took us on trips, journeys into the unknown and showed us love. Oh how we miss that! Lord we ask that you heal her sore and aching body , bring health back to her and her family and let her enjoy peace and happiness.

kika wrote:Dear Lord, I give you glory and praise for all you've done in brother wests life, may he continue to win this battle through our Lord Jesus Christ, in Jesus Mighty name Amen

amen.

West wrote: -(pops is gonna kill me )...

Nuh uhhhhh

Thank you for your kind words Pops. Your Forum is a One-of-a-kind thing; and Special in its own right. I'm still getting used to the "New Look".. P.S to Barbie..I started going to Nicotine Anonymous at 47 yrs of age so theres certainly hope for your daughter. congratulations to Robin over her long-term Victory over Smokes. We all rejoice in your Victory as well. Great to see kikas still here. I sure hope you are doing well. If I remember-you are in Wisconsin. Our Singles director here in Texas is from Wisconsin and we kid her about her distinctive "tone" which stands out if you are here in southern TX land where "Fixin' To" and "WheeeDoggiee", "Giddyap" and "I reckon.." are actual words in Texan language..

Glad to see you've stopped in for a visit, West. I'm glad you've quit smoking. Good for you. Thank GOD.