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We would like to let the JWTalk family know that we have some new members on the Staff to help moderate the community. Brother @Tortuga - a longtime member and one of the most active, is now a moderator for the first time. In addition, we would like to welcome back @anniebea to the team, another longtime member who took some time off but has made herself available again. Thank you both!

Thanks for making me part of the team. I still get to throw peanuts from the gallery but now I have to sweep up the shells..

I fell yesterday. In service. I was getting out of a back seat, my feet got tangled in my purse strap, and down I went. Initially, flat on my back. Then I bounced, and my head hit the ground, and it bounced. It was a hard fall. I remember as I was in the second phase, thinking, “Oh great, a two phase fall”. I'm sore today. Actually pretty sore, and I did my neck no favors. At my age, it could have been life altering. Have you any idea how grateful I am? I assure you, that will not happen again. I could have broken so many things. I feel like I really jarred myself. As I said, one thankful person, I am. (It was my call, I went on it, then we all went home.) A long day that ended well!)

Wonderful! Congratulations to both of you .. It's so encouraging to see forum where worldliness simply does not have place...so glad for that. Thank you again.

This is a unique worldwide community of almost 5000 sisters and brothers who are registered and more than triple that who drop by occasionally and read all your great posts.. so it is really good to have a faithful sister and brother added to the team of moderators.... to keep this place safe and encouraging for all...❤️ Welcome back Annie and Welcome Richard

I'm so happy to have @Tortuga with us... and I'm very happy to be back as a mod. Thank you everyone for all of the kind words ❤️

My wife and I have been married 46 years. Small things my wife does that annoy me. When I start to take out the trash, when I am halfway to the door, she says, "don't forget to take out the trash." I usually look at her a little confused, but sometimes I ask, "do you see what I have in my hand?" After several weeks of this she claims, "You never take out the trash. I always have to remind you." When we were first married, I drove everywhere we went. In recent years she makes herself nervous when someone else drives. She will say things like, 'Don't hit that curb!", 'Watch out behind you!', 'don't hit anybody', 'watch the road'. At that point, I ask her to at least wait until I get the car cranked. Most of the time I just get out and let her drive.

The administrators are trying to ensure there is a moderator in every time zone so the forum is monitored 24/7. They finally gave up trying to figure out which time zone I was most active in...

What can I say? We feel safe, then we get safer! I thank the whole crew! Very much👏👏👏

I already welcomed the Turtle, but he's worth more than one so... Thanks for putting yourself out there for us, Brother Richard!!! And welcome back Sister Annie!!! Good to see two more 'drovers' on this drive. Heaven knows you've got your work cut out for you.

I'm very happy to have Annie back, but she was so much a part of the team, it was like she never left With Richard, it's a case of keeping your friends close and your enemies closer. I'm kidding, of course. Glad to have you join the team, Tort!

Dedication or insomnia?

I'm really like your husband. And you are like my wife. I should not show her this topic. She would say : "See ! I'm not the only one."... I know I know, darling. You know, it's like the convention, we can go to the toilet while listening to the talk. And sometimes, you have to go to the toilet (like when you wake up, kind of biological), it's not like doing this prevent you from focusing on what is being said (on the contrary, if you prevent him to go to the toilet, the disconfort will hinder is ability to focus on what you are saying.) I could not wait for him to wake up so i woke him up saying i needed to talk... ...give me... full attention. So, maybe the best is to wait for the moment when both of you are available and able to focus. Maybe like during the breakfast, so after the daily text, on the sofa, when everyone is relaxed and spiritually refreshed. (Prov 15:23, 25:11 and Eccle 3:7) -------------- My wife sometimes use the expression "You never do this..." even though I do (and "You always do that..." even though I don't do that so much). But in fact, it's just that I don't do it enough (or I do it too much) according to her own standards (and needs). Men and women communicate differently and it can be annoying. -------------- To make the topic more balanced and positive (even if I understand we want to share some petpeeve), maybe we should add: What does your spouse do that really amaze you? (in a good way) My wife, she has many qualities and talents, I often feel unworthy. Thank you Jehovah. First, and to make things concrete : she is an amazing cook. Better than my mom, and that's something because my mother cuisine is heavenly (nothing to do with her hope and calling, haha, love you mom, will miss you). My wife made me like vegetables I hated with a passion, and I'm so happy to have the perspective to live by her side forever to enjoy Paradise food. Second, about christian qualities, definitely "christian love" : I assume it's also part of her Japanese culture, but she is always thinking about what she is doing and how it could hurt or encourage the Friends. She is very aware, considerate and compassionate, + her very good memory of people and events is astonishing. Sometimes, during the assemblies, she greets friends and talks to them in front of me, I keep a polite smile wondering "who are they" "where... how"... and after I ask her "So who were they" and she explains "You don't remember? She is the mother/cousin/sister of... from blabla congregation... we met her at blabla event... she had the red dress and shorter hair... it was like 8 years ago... we ate this and that"

Welcome Richard.

I’ve heard it called, “The icky spider”

My bestie, love it that she's a lot like me. She inherited MH very curly hair, it's so frizzy/curly in the front. We went to the movies a couple weeks ago, she sat with me.♥️❤️

Ah, I see the gang is complete again with Annie, and strengthened by a tough turtle 😁. Great Team! 🎉

Beg to differ. "Perfect" will always be a relative term. What is perfect for one will not aways be perfect for another and that regardless of the removal of sin.

My wife does that! She tells me to do something that I'm already doing and then thinks that I only do it because she told me to! I teased her about it one day by telling her "left, right, left, right" while she was walking. My wife has so many good qualities that it completely overshadows the small things that might annoy me. I know that I probably annoy her more so we call it even...

WELCOME to you new moderators!!!! Thanks for making this a safe , enjoyable, upbuilding place to share with our worldwide brotherhood. You are much appreciated.

Absolutely....see my knees shakin?? I could not say it any better... A very large welcome to you both....

Welcome back Annie!

I had to steal your image, it's perfect!

And it's a big WELCOME to the administrator team from me too .. to both of you.

Annie:

Is that Tim in the front clapping?

I 'hate' (relatively =love less) the fact that she is perfect in every way. Knows what to say, what to do, when to say it, when to do it, knows what is going on, when it's going on all while multi-tasking everything, doing all things better than me. 20 steps ahead of me. On a positive note, I've learned to live with it. 40 years this year. Just Older [emoji856]

I'm worried about crime, so I asked a friend from Texas what I needed to defend my home. He said a 9mm, a couple clips, and a box of shells. I put it together pretty quickly. Still not sure how it‘s suppose to work, though... Just Older [emoji856]

If you haven't heard of Marie Kondo yet, it won't be long before you do. Thanks to her new Netflix programme, the Japanese tidying guru has become January's "It girl". Chance is, you already know someone who is using her "KonMari" method, which promises not only a de-cluttered house, but also a clean mind. "When you put your house in order, you put your affairs, and your past in order, too," Kondo explains in her 2014 book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying. "As a result, you can see quite clearly what you need and what you don't, and what you should and shouldn't do." But is it really as simple as asking whether everything you own truly "sparks joy" and then throwing away anything that doesn't? "Do we just assume that de-cluttering is a good thing because it's the opposite of hoarding?" New York psychologist Vivien Diller wondered in The Atlantic back in 2015, pointing to patients who felt a compulsive need to de-clutter. "You take somebody who cannot tolerate mess or cannot sit still without cleaning or throwing things out, and we're talking about a symptom," she noted. So where, exactly, does all this leave those of us who really aren't that bothered by a little bit of mess, and are never likely to consider whether their socks truly give them joy? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-46875137

This post is not meant to pick apart our spouses but to find out the commonalities that men/husbands share and wives/women share. I have heard all my life and experienced it to be true. But men (dare I say most men) dont listen worth two hoots and a holler. I had something i was anxious to share with my husband. I could not wait for him to wake up so i woke him up saying i needed to talk. As i started my story, he got up and started for the bathroom. I was exasperated that he could not give me 5 minutes of his undivided attention and proceeded to let him know. His reply? 'HONEY, I was listening. I dont pee out of my ears...'. I guess i should have opted to tell a friend. My sister GF's know how to listen. They aren't 'multitasking' but give me their full attention.

At least you're at "lived in". Mine looks "died in"...

I think tidy, as you personally perceive tidy to be, does bring us a measure of soundness. Think of the feeling you have when you do finally tackle that decluttering job, and throw unwanted rubbish for kerbside collection or at the tip. It borders on exaltation! Or something like that. But, I know personally, I’m getting overwhelmed with keeping it all tidy cause I’m less motivated than I used to be. Symptom of being tired in this system, I think. And I can’t help but be a little depressed at seeing other homes pristinely tidy, even though mine is “lived in” and not actually too untidy. Need to stop comparing, as the scripture wisely says.

Thats a good illustration. Flowers aren't perfect, some have thorns, some are missing petals or are eaten by bugs, but overall we still appreciate the joy and beauty of a flower.

I want to add an illustration. For example we are all beautiful flower and of course who doesn't like the flower. But when you look closely more closely, you'll get to see the flower hasnt a good structure, it smells too. All of us are flowers sometimes you and me are annoying

It's great to have these friends we know and trust taking care of the site. Welcome!

Thanks to the moderators, I like I can see thick names at the bottom home page. I feel they are "place of concealment"

It has taken several years but my husband understands he has a listening problem. Lol We can be in the middle of a good conversation and his mind will drift away to thinking about something related to what was said. It’s funny because he’s always wanting to use “active listening” when talking to others but he forgets to do it with me. He has a spanish last name that was pronounced very americanly by his sergeant in the marines. So I just look at my husband, say his last name in a very American way and then tell him “You are making my eye twitch”. We got that from a line in the movie French Kiss where the woman was complaining about how grumpy the guy was. We cleaned it up a little 😉 I got on his case this week about traipsing through the house after working outside after finding wood chips on my bedroom carpet. He let me know I left the switch on every time I use the blender. 😂 We get annoyed with each other but then use lots of humor to get through the day. He’ll say ‘listen woman’ and I will say ‘listen McFly’. We use lots of names and movie references. 🤷🏻‍♀️😜 We all have things to work on. The man makes me a cup of coffee every morning and brings it to me in bed because I am not a morning person. He even makes meals a few times a week. I’m the one who measured out and planned our kitchen remodel. I love that that we are a great team despite everything. 😊

I did notice you always seem to be here.

Yes. A good wife is a great blessing. Prov 30! Just Older [emoji856]

That's because you are mostly zoned out.😂

What a pleasant surprise to come home to after the meeting! Welcome Richard! Thanks for looking after us!

Wait, I thought Richard thought he already was a mod. 😲 Glad to have the help.

So happy to have you working with us, Richard!

@Tortuga @anniebea

I've worked it out... Sprinkle the shells on the ground, when you here them crackle, you know there is an intruder. Throw the 9mm and knock them out. Clip their thumbs together while you wait for the police... Just Older [emoji856]

He watches these really really long train journeys ... which is fine ... and dandy ... if you don't mind spending time on a virtual train trip ... but get this!!!! I walk into the room and here he is staring at a black screen ... what in the world is he doing? Oh the train is going through this really really long tunnel. I think it was in europe - our tunnels here in NZ have lights on the sides but this one didn't it was pitch black. My dear dear Thomas the tank engine ... I must say though he IS like the little engine that never gave up. If that's all that annoys me about my husband - we doing okay aren't we?

Sorry... Not touching this thread with a 10' pole. [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk