So practice and observe everything they tell you, but do not do as they do; for they preach, but do not practice them. Matthew 23:3
I made a few friends through selling stuff on facebook. Then I found out one of them was related to a person from my past:
Recent texts with a friend:
Me: Hey I've had a crazy night -omg
Guy Friend: Good or bad kinda crazy?
Me: I went square dancing with my new friend and found out her
daughter is this woman I knew from church years ago and all these ppl from back
then were at square dancing. It's a long crazy story.....
It's kinda like a weird dream- ever have one of those? Lol
Did I ever tell you I was kicked out of three churches in the
area? (This is kinda an exaggeration because it was ONE church in 2002 and TWO
Celebrate Recovery's: Shady Grove and Southside Baptist Church in 2014 and
those last two were because of Charlie B. and Sandy H.) I'm that crazy lol not
really- they are that bad well it's a long story and this person I saw tonight had
a part in the first one.
Guy friend: Sounds like quite an adventure lol
Me: It was......I was telling my friend the story on the way
home
(I was wondering HOW THE HECK to make this LONG STORY SHORTER) AND
I CAME UP WITH:
Me: And
it's just so hilarious this will sound made up but listen! I was escorted out
of church by three deacons for gossiping about the pastor then after we left my
oldest is watching Dr Phil one day and says "Mom
come here!" And guess who is on there? The church (same church I was kicked out of) secretary and her
husband and she's fell in love with a woman and left him! Well, they got back
together and he taught me how to square dance tonight! True story- yee haw!
Guy friend:
LMAO
Note: It is not my intention to bad mouth
these people who went on Dr Phil but just to show the hypocrisy of the leadership for having me escorted out of church. (Trust me we were NOT going to continue going there) It is interesting to note,
however, that there were four of us ladies (about my age and abit older)
from this old church who were married at that time and of the four of
us (me included) ONLY the one who was on Dr Phil is still married to the
same man. JS (What church does Dr Phil go to? lol)
BTW: I didn't continue at square dancing (I only wanted to try it out anyway) and of course now it's been canceled like everything else. It was honestly triggering to see all these people again and I knew (beyond the shadow of a doubt) 18 years ago that I no longer wanted to see these people every week!
Being Brave....
Facebook status March 17, 2020
Ya all I’m tenacious, long suffering and (too) forgiving! I’ve been
through the ringer! When I think of what went down in the Church I was
at 20 years ago- that we went on to another Church to more dysfunctional
crap.....but it was just what was familiar to me! I’m looking forward
to moving on, eventually getting out of this town and down the line
learning to have healthy relationships with my friends (now) AND my
children (I guess later) but we all need to forgive one another-
I’m not saying I was perfect -far from it - but I’m no longer taking
all the blame and being the scapegoat either! It’s a long, complicated
story and I didn’t really want to relive it but things kept happening to
remind me as if Someone was saying, “Susan you need to write this” Like
someone running for city council (Charlie B.)......then square dancing?! of all
things! Just continuing to run into people but -wait -why is this weird?
Cause I’ve been in this area for 30 years and these people -some of whom
I haven’t seen in 18 years! (It was 2002 actually when we left that
church) And I was reminded again today when a Sara Bareilles song came
on the radio:! She sang, “Say what you wanna say, let the words come out
-honestly - I wanna see you be brave!” And with my divorce it was similar, I know some will disagree but I HAD to get ANGRY in order to
get away from the abuse and it honestly always aids me in my writing process!
Status Today (March 20, 2020)
So as if I even needed another sign. (I definitely DIDN'T but thanks)
Today I awoke to a comment from my fellow gossiper from 18 years ago! (To the post ABOVE: March 17th) I
should "give it to God. Just be me and live my best life." (Thank -you- I
am! I also "gave it to God" probably a million times! Why don't He keep
it!?) Is she having an "attack of conscience" after 18 years? YOU
SHOULD HAVE BEEN ESCORTED OUT OF CHURCH WITH ME, GIRL! (She's the one
that asked me, "What's going on?" and you know why? Because
of the Pastor's comments in his sermon!) That was the church we left in
2002 and I questioned whether to even include it in my recent Spiritual
abuse story from 2012 and 2014 which mainly has to do with people
(namely Charlie B. and his sidekick Sandy H.) from "Celebrate Recovery"
at Southside Baptist Church here in Warner Robins and Shady Grove in
Byron. I'm not naming the church even from 18 years ago because it's a
very different church now, with totally different leadership. BUT the
stories are very much connected to each other and you will understand
that as I reveal the story to you. I had blogged some about both
incidents already but I took those posts down recently, I now will
decide if I want to put them back up or put excerpts in my new blog
post(s).
BTW- I responded by saying that she should have gave it to God instead of responding here, that she didn't have a clue and said "I am being me and living my best life. Are you?" and then I unfriended her. I was on facebook when she read that cause she liked my response but then deleted her comment. lol
Stay Safe......
Also from today (March 20, 2020):
So
with my extra time at home I'm going to be writing! Yay! I was born for
this, baby! And it's TRUE STORIES because I couldn't have made this
shit up! TRUTH IS stranger than fiction! Blog posts yes, also videos
here and on Youtube and ig but it will all end up in my poems and songs
and eventually be another book! RED (My THIRD book- 2nd book of poetry)
is close (so close) to being complete (PERFECT TIME TO FINISH IT UP) I
was going to publish that (In 2018) with Amazon like I did "The Seven
Story Tree" which btw I have ordered copies and will be selling them
(signed by the author: ME) on facebook marketplace very soon!
I shared this comment on March 18, 2020 with a picture with a button that said, "Be safe. I need you here with me": I tried so hard to stop being the annoying mom- To figure out what I was
doing wrong- If I were talking to my kids or they were talking to me
they'd know what I'd say.....But I guess we found out we don't "need"
each other anymore BUT I want all five of you to BE SAFE, STAY ALIVE and
BE HAPPY I LOVE YOU 
BTW: WASH YOUR HANDS!
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