For pics, I may actually start to tip you off when I am gonna be on The Other HNT in any given week. We'll have to see how long that lasts!
(Over the years, I've had quite a few up there. Have you spotted any before? If so, why don't you just tell me how many and/or in what month/year but not what they look like -- I still need some anonymity, but I'm curious how observant you think you've been/are. Some of mine WERE pretty-well disguised.)
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OK, I'm going to add a little here that will undoubtedly continue in future weeks. I'm adding this as I listen/watch a regular Christian church service on evening TV. Part of why tonight is to offer my worship (such as it is) in hopes that the Creator will look kindly on my favorite WingHouse Girl #1 who surprisingly, asked me to include her in my prayers that she might get hired at the medical office where she is serving her Associate's Degree "externship." It is sort of an emergency medical center and she is LOVING it ALL! She really beams with having found a true career (& a respectable, professional one) at a perfect time in her life (age 25 3/4). She is a smart person and very attuned to people, and I know loves the compliment she received just the day before from the Doctor in charge about her work ethic and helpfulness and enthusiasm at work!
This is VERY cool for MANY reasons, but she was already in my prayers for many reasons. I have noticed how she really seems oriented to going on (if only she had the $$) to finish her R.N. and BSN degree! Her telling me this was fortuitous as I was about to present her with a medical-scrubs top I had mail-ordered from Florida State University in Tallahassee. When I gave it to her, I felt a little Divine Influence intervening as she then called it "perfect" cuz her medical office had just decided on Fridays everyone should wear scrubs from their favorite school & she didn't have any yet! (Thanks, God, for helping me help a girl whom I love find herself a little happier & belonging where we both think she belongs!)
But, to ask me to say PRAYERS for her, surprised me! I'm guessing her family has sort of a watered-down generic Christian view like so many Americans, and I do not disparage that because I think Life has recently watered down MY view of the validity of many aspects of Christianity. But I guess she heard from her best friend that I was including the friend in special prayers & daily TV worship so the friend would get accepted for the one rare Nursing School slot that had just opened up to recent A.A. degree grads & the friend was hoping for. Now the friend did not get selected for the rare slot in spite of her brightness and need and deserving nature, so it added to my surprise since my prayers didn't seem to be effective other than in building our hope and faith observance. But one never knows and I believe it cannot HURT to have people pray sincerely for your good intentions -- especially when we cannot do anything else. It IS doing something when we have done everything else that we can!
My beloved WH Girl FURTHER shocked me by saying she was thinking of going to church soon with another WH Girl she had formerly worked with as a bartender here in Palm Harbor. I don't think this is a giant "true believer" conversion but I think it's revealing an interesting aspect of reverence I had previously sensed in my friend but had never before heard or seen direct evidence of. Which tells ME it's sincere -- not like a few fakey WH Girls I've known in the past who put Christian crosses all over their MySpace pages and then sluttify their bodies regularly to throw people off what is REALLY on their minds! It's further proof of positive intervention because I think both church-bound girls have recovered from terrible drug problems in the past! My friend is a very honest, very responsible young woman who does not rely on other people to do HER work or pick up HER responsibilities, but I see this as a good sign that she recognizes humans cannot control or influence EVERYthing in their own lives. And that a certain amount of respect for a Higher Power's involvement and role is both realistic and appropriately modest.
The only thing I'm a little concerned about is that my #1 Girl is a very sexy girl. She is realistically and admirably fun-loving and sexy. But, I doubt she is aware of one of the toughest aspects of orthodox and mainstream Christianity -- a relatively antithetical attitude toward overt sexuality outside of marriage. (Some denominations are "worse" than others about condemning all sexuality outside of heterosexual marriages, but all Christianity is clearly negativistic toward sexuality.) Each denomination and individual Christian has his/her own position with respect to sex. But I just want to caution my friend and will send her a copy of this article to be aware and non-plussed by others' INtolerance when she sees it. Not to be surprised. Most Christians don't always have very Christ-like attitudes or behavior. After all, as Christians, they're supposed to admit to being sinners too! ;-)
Me? Sinner or not, I believe in One God, the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth. I try to do right and make this world a better place. Sometimes, I even succeed! At least, I try.
!Happy Half-Nekkid Thursday, Chicas & Chicos!
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