new look
Hi all, just experimenting with a Beta Version of Blogger. There are some things we would like to see on the blog (like truncated posts, and a list of recent comments). So we will see what we can do to make this work better.
FYI, since no one has submitted new posts (hint hint) people are going back and commenting on older threads, so don't forget to look back. There have been some great comments, that would be a shame to be missed.
Thanks, DPR!!!
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I had a very interesting experience recently. I moved 3 years ago from Pullman and have not had contact with a certain person in probably 2 years. Recently, I received a notice from PCS (via e-mail) that this person's daughter is selling Christmas gifts. I did not respond. Then I kept getting e-mails. so I wrote the person and said that I did not appreciate it and I never wanted to hear from this person again. I told her my grieveances and she responded shocked. Shocked!!!!! That was crazy!! I was repeatedly put down by this person and basically told that I didn't hear from God (especially when I was first ready to leave Pullman.)over and over again. She was like oh we never thought that!! I thought.. Really!!? You told me over and over again!! She asked my forgiveness but it's like she doesn't get it!!! Do they really not understand the depth of pain they cause? I have to deal with the day to day repurcussions of hearing that I wasn't good enough and I do realize that I use it as a crutch (but.. I digress). Anyway I did not respond because I do not ever want to talk to her again forgiveness or not. She can be so manipulitive. Anyway my point is maybe because they are all still there and still live it day to day they seriously don't get it. MAybe we are being to hard on them. I mean until we all left did we really understand the depth of the pain? Were you even able to let yourself feel it? Maybe it was too painful to realize that what you had given your entire being to your life and your family was wrong? Maybe it is to hard to grasp while you are there. because when you leave you have to face all the wrong things you did and let happen to you and the people that you confessed to care about. all in the name of Jesus. Crazy. So maybe instead of just hating them we should have some compassion. This revelation is very new to me. I am not being self righteous. The e-mail I responded with was not compassionate in the least!!! Anyway I know I will never talk to the person agian too much pain. But maybe I forgive. Because as trite as this sounds maybe she knows not what she does. I am not going to put my name.. not to protect me but to protect the person. Some of you would know who she is. Btw great new look.
Hubby and I ran into a current couple this weekend. Got the total sell-job about how wonderful it is there now. All this while they were regurgitating the leadership's latest and greatest vision. BTW - it's returning to the seventies. Yes, compassion. These people had no idea they were still in group-speak mode.
We got the same emails from this person's daughter and deleted them. It is just like her to assume 'oh we knew them once so why not' try to have us buy something to support PCS. Yikes. Manipulation at its best.
I thought I would mention to you all out there that the PCS blog still exists and while it's been really quiet lately, it's still available for the ex-PCSers and alumni to connect. I will still continue to maintain it even through the quiet times....If you want to check it out, the link is http://expcsers.blogspot.com/
Love the new look!
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