Mental Health - Education, Support and Prevention
12-03-2025 04:19 PM
12-03-2025 04:19 PM
I second what @Shaz51 - so great to see you.
Thanks so much for poking your head in. I saw your notification come up and it made my heart jump. Hope you are okay my sis.
We are thinking of you.
12-03-2025 05:33 PM
12-03-2025 05:33 PM
@Dimity I'm not Catholic either but my dad's family are, as well as my cousin's very Irish Catholic in-laws. My cousin's mother in law gave up Facebook for lent one year, I thought that was pretty cool!
While you recuperate I pray God guides you. I'm sure He will understand whatever choice you make.
I'm praying you feel better soon 🙏 💓
12-03-2025 05:38 PM
12-03-2025 05:38 PM
Hi my beautiful @tyme. You are always on my mind as you were one of the first Leads to welcome me and with a beautiful warmth that I am forever grateful for. I joke about Jynx being my favourite but you are always my Number 1.
How are you feeling gorgeous? I've been praying for you.
Take care my lovely, my next Bunnings trip includes the purchase of a plant in your name. Shall I go with tyme or would you like another plant? 🫂
12-03-2025 05:58 PM
12-03-2025 05:58 PM
You're amazing @ENKELI . You've put a huge smile on my face.
I feel so honoured to get a plant in my name! Any herb will do. One that you find useful. The last thing I want is to sit around in a pot and be useless! My real name has something to do with herbs, so hence I said a herb. A USEFUL herb 🙂
I miss you, and appreciate you for being you 🙂
Hugs
12-03-2025 05:58 PM
12-03-2025 05:58 PM
@Shaz51 @tyme @Dimity @avant-garde @Captain24
Hi again. Dimitys' comments about Lent got me thinking about Good Friday.
My family don't eat red meat on Good Friday, it is a tradition passed down by my great grandfather I assume. He was a Methodist minister.
Do any of you observe this practice? I've had Catholic and Protestant friends who eat meat on Good Friday so I'm not even sure which branch of Christianity started it.
I also used to fast from midnight Thursday midnight Friday but haven't done that for a while as Good Friday was always a special occasion with my then God children.
I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
❤️🙏
12-03-2025 06:03 PM
12-03-2025 06:03 PM
@tyme my sweet friend your words boosted me. You have me scrambling for a herb now lol! I have 4 types of basil but they are more as a bug deterrent for my lemon tree. I managed to rescue some coriander from the bin at my brothers' work so I will have to find something as you say that is useful. I'm thinking rosemary or thyme. Maybe both!
12-03-2025 06:12 PM
12-03-2025 06:12 PM
I don't observe Lent. We don't have set days for fasting, and if we do fast, we don't tell people about it @ENKELI
I dont' know much about lent at all. The other one I hear about is Shrove Tuesday? Once again, I don't know much about it.
12-03-2025 06:15 PM
12-03-2025 06:15 PM
@ENKELI , @tyme , @Dimity , @avant-garde , @Captain24
there is no way in the bible that says not to eat meat on good Friday
but Catholic started it to remember the Jesus died for us
there is a lot of man made tradition
12-03-2025 06:16 PM
12-03-2025 06:16 PM
12-03-2025 06:23 PM
12-03-2025 06:23 PM
@Shaz51 , that's really good to know. So in order words, it's tradition 🙂
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