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Kimmi posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
Hi Cathy, how is Rusted Knight doing? Is he well? Did the surgery go good? Some friends of mine, and myself, have been praying for him.
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Kimmi posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
Hi Cathy, how is Rusted Knight doing? Is he well? Did the surgery go good? Some friends of mine, and myself, have been praying for him.
Praying for him still @this-is-not-an-alien !
Praying for him @this-is-not-an-alien .
I am so sorry I haven’t replied I didn’t realize I had notifications.
Thank you so much, he’s been doing great so far. Right now he’s in rehab. Thanks for all your prayers thanks so much!
That’s good. Praises! Still praying. (:
Still praying @this-is-not-an-alien . How is he?
He’s been doing pretty good so far. If we’re lucky he’ll be able to come in a couple days. I can’t really say any more than that cos I haven’t been able to visit him. Thanks so much for all your prayers!
That’s good he’s doing good. But, how is he now? We’re still praying for him Cathy. (: Is he home now?
@this-is-not-an-alien
Yes, he’s home now. You’re so dedicated to praying for him, thanks:)
Still praying @this-is-not-an-alien . How is he feeling?
Doing good he says:)
Still praying for him! I’m sorry it’s been so long sense I checked up.
How is he? (And how are you Cathy? (: )
@this-is-not-an-alien
It’s cool, you don’t have to check up on us a bunch. We’re doing good. How are you?:)
@this-is-not-an-alien
I’m doing good. (:
How is Rusted Knight? And yourself? (:
Did you all have a good Thanksgiving?
We’ve been doing pretty good (am I the only one who feels like this question is a mechanical sadomasochistic ritual for people who don’t really know each other?). Thanksgiving was pretty nice, how was your Thanksgiving?
(I’m very socially awkward XD)
@this-is-not-an-alien
That’s good!!! (Well…sort of. In that the answer’s always ‘good’. I’m not upset he’s good though! 😄
But I really do care Cathy. And I and others really have been praying for him. <3 He is our brother.)
Hmm, how to get to know each other better….🤔 Aha!
What makes you laugh Cathy?
What makes you cry?
What makes you want to dance?
What makes you want to run in fear?
That's good your Thanksgiving was nice. <3 Ours was okay. (: Thank you for asking!
(I am too. 😊)
OHHHHH!!!!!!!! Ahem, for Veterans' Day I got several people together and we made this doc. https://docs.google.com/document/d/11uMJgV_U-dIfGx8SkLptN_vmlb9n7dvz5pIf_7ecndA/edit (I know Sir Knight isn't in the service yet, but I thought I'd share it.) If you know anyone who is in the U.S. military, or who was in the military, would you mind sharing it with them? And then asking them to pass it on as well? It will only go as far as we send it!
Thank you!
Still praying. (:
(If you’d like to add something, you can type it here and I’ll add it for you.) (:
Things that make me laugh; when people say things I should be offended by but they really didn’t mean any offense so I think it’s cute, funny little quirks people have, weird jokes that don’t make any sense except to weird people, my existence, “normalcy”
Things that make me cry; people who could make up if they just communicated with each other, little selfish acts, being helpless, when people get so wrapped up in trying to be loved and accepted that they forget to love and accept others, that I’m still alive and can’t go to heaven yet, that so many people go to hell over such stupid things and because the people God called to help them just didn’t, manipulation, white lies
Things that make me want to dance; well, dancing (I just recently started to try ballet), the forest, the way the wind blows like Papa running His Hand through my hair, somebody doing something small for someone else, being able to argue with someone who won’t take it personally, MUSIC!! XD
Things that makes me want to run in fear; words people say.
You? What’s your WIP about? How long have you been writing?
Thanks for the doc! Both my grandfathers served. That’s really cool, you must be a really good people-organizer. What got you started?
Wow, allo @this-is-not-an-alien!
How have you been Cathy? Rusted Knight still doing okay? (:
Cry: Oof. Thoughs things. True Cathy.
What are some of your favorite songs, and why?
Dance: (Ballet’s fun. I haven’t done it for a few years though. 🙂) Forests!!! *ahem, mine profile picture😄*
What are you passionate about Cathy? What is something you’d like to speak on/argue/discuss that most aren’t willing to without taking offense?
Fear: I’m sorry.
ME? 😶 Oy, should’ve seen that coming…. *nervous thoughtful face*….
Cry: When people I care about are hurting. When someone I care about says I’m the one hurting them. When I’m just not good enough. This world, what we as humans do to ourselves, and each other. The fact that people think you’re crazy if you try to do something about it…. 💔
Wheew….
Dance: When someone’s who’s been hurting a long time has a good day. I want to dance for them. There are some songs that I just…want to dance to. And I can barely keep myself.
Fear: Um…. Relationships. Any that asks me to open myself. Because I’ve been accepted and rejected so many times, any relationship makes me want to hide. To flee, because I don’t want to be hurt. “I can love you, and I will and do. But I can’t open myself to you. Love and trust are two different things.”
My WIPs… I’m working on two at the moment. Or, technically three. Would you like to hear about the contemporary normal? The contemporary about Islam? Or the historical fiction?
Thanks. (:
I learned something from that experience. Over a hundred people said they’d write a note. Only about thirty did. ):
Started on what? (:
Quote: “INFJ are like the super mystic personality-type and ENFP sometimes revert to their “inferior functions” when they’re depressed so they’ll end up testing as INFJs sometimes. You INFJs are just so layered! When you get to know an INFJ there’s just so much; it starts out like sweet cuddly-awkward, and then they get comfortable with you and you get some of the dark humor and the deep idealistic wisdom and empathy and core and…it’s a good thing I’m not geeking out right 😛” Un-quote
@this-is-not-an-alien
*feels psychoanalyzed* 😶 *then the description of how my relationships go “starts out like sweet cuddly-awkward, and then they get comfortable with you and you get some of the dark humor and the deep idealistic wisdom and empathy”* *feels very shocked, and uneasy and….* 😶 How do you do that? Why do you do that????! Dark humour… yeah. But it’s really light, but, nevermind…. If you’d like to geek out over me…. I do like questions. A lot.
But how the relationships go really depends. Sometimes you get all that, but INFJs still really don’t trust you. One doesn’t have to trust, to love.
Also, ‘idealistic wisdom’… What does that mean?
Some of my favorite songs; idk that I’ve ever found the name of this song but the lyrics are like:
“From where I’m standing
Lord it’s so hard for me to see
Where this is going
And where You’re leading me
I wish I knew how
All my fears and all my questions
Are gonna play out
In a world I can’t control”
And the next line after the refrain is:
“From where You’re standing
Lord You see a grand design
That You imagine
It’s Your future perfect Plan
And all the chaos
Comes together in Your Plan
Like a masterpiece
In a world I can’t control
That’s one of my favorites, and then another one that I think Casting Crowns did; Hard Love. I could get into the lyrics but then I’d be here for like ten pages, and Carrie Underwood’s Little Toy Guns. Bunches and bunches of songs, what songs do you like and why?
“Love and trust are two different things.” Man I really felt that.
Ooh a contemporary about Islam? That should be interesting!
Started on the idea for writing that note (:
Things I like to speak on/argue/discuss that most aren’t willing to without taking offense; religion (I’m Roman Catholic btw), politics, emotions, lol like every taboo conversation thing 😛
quote: *feels psychoanalyzed* 😶 *then the description of how my relationships go “starts out like sweet cuddly-awkward, and then they get comfortable with you and you get some of the dark humor and the deep idealistic wisdom and empathy”* *feels very shocked, and uneasy and….* 😶 How do you do that? Why do you do that????! Dark humour… yeah. But it’s really light, but, nevermind…. If you’d like to geek out over me…. I do like questions. A lot.
But how the relationships go really depends. Sometimes you get all that, but INFJs still really don’t trust you. One doesn’t have to trust, to love.
Also, ‘idealistic wisdom’… What does that mean?” unquote
Ah yes. I haven’t ever really been around kids my age before and I had a lot of time to myself growing up. I liked “thinking” about heaven and studying people and the first thing that ever actually clicked for me–a late-bloomer in my family–was emotions. I can literally feel other peoples’ emotions like their contagious or something, so reading about psychology stuff was like the “wow I’m actually not crazy” moment for me. So…idk I’ve just had more time to develop my “psychoanalyzation” (:
And “idealistic wisdom” that be the only true wisdom there is. It’s…seeing things simultaneously as they are and as they should be. It’s also like contemplation; it’s not something you can describe or put you finger on it’s just something you know is there, like that deep abiding emptiness you feel on earth cos you since something’s missing in your life even if you don’t know what it is (I think it’s Homesickness). I guess it’s just like everything’s gathered from perspective so the only true perspective is God’s and INFJ’s tend to just have a sense for the deeper truth.
But tell me about your dark humor that is really light 😀
@this-is-not-an-alien
Cathy!!!!!!! theyoungwriter.com/challenge
I’m doing this, and I was wandering if you were interested? (:
How have you been? (:
The lyrics you quoted… I know that song…but…hmm… I can’t remember either.
Casting Crowns are amazing!!!!
‘Hard Love’ is one of my favourite songs, and helped me cope in a dark time, as well as the song ‘Happiness’ by the same people. (It’s by NeedToBreathe)
“Carrie Underwood’s Little Toy Guns”
Wow… *lowers head, then reads through lyrics again* Um…that hits home.
What about that song draws you so much? <3
"Ooh a contemporary about Islam? That should be interesting!
Started on the idea for writing that note"
(I'm sorry!) But, does that mean you're going to write something similar? Or…you'd like me to explain it?
(:
"But tell me about your dark humor that is really light"
Because… It's not really dark. It's just deep. Looking at ironies, or something someone calls absolute, and seeing the humour in it.
People have darkness the deeper they go, they try to hide their faults, their pain. That's why we need to go there. Because if someone doesn't know they're dirty, why become clean?
"religion (I’m Roman Catholic btw)"
Okay. Can I ask some questions about what you believe? (I won't try to convert you to Protestantism, or anything.) Just curiosity.
"politics"
Um… will you start hating if we disagree here? If not, I can do it… if you so wish.
"emotions"
Complicated, and it takes time. But, sure. (:
Anyways…I should go to bed. Goodbye Cathy!!
How is Rusted Knight doing? (:
Oops, you asked what my favourite songs were. Ahem…
*struggles a moment*
‘I Have Seen Him’ – Dallyn Vail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsjMBwy7blk
‘How Many Kings’ – Downhere
‘Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy’ – Fernando Ortega
‘How Deep The Father’s Love For Us’ – Selah
‘In Christ Alone’ – Celtic Worship
‘Be Thou My Vision’ – https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Be+thou+my+vision+-+(with+lyrics)&t=h_&iax=videos&ia=videos&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6CMclLT_Hjg (Because, specifically this version.)
‘I Surrender’ – Hillsong Worship
‘Tremble’ – Jeremy Riddle
‘Come Alive/Dry Bones’ – Lauren Daigle
‘Take Me In’ – Catherine Mullins
‘Who Killed Jesus’ – ?
‘City of Sorrows’ – Fernando Ortega
‘Made In America’ – Toby Keith
‘American Soldier’ – Toby Keith
‘Prayed For You’ – Matt Stell
‘Chain of Love’ – Clay Walker (I’m going to write a novella off this song, and the one right above it, someday.)
(A list of Arabic and Hebrew worship songs… An acquired taste, that likely wouldn’t have occurred without my best friend. I can supply if asked.)
(A list of instrumentals as well.)
Quote theyoungwriter.com/challengeI’m doing this, and I was wandering if you were interested? (: unquote
I’ll have to take a look but it sounds promising! 🙂 (Can’t lose to water? 😉
As for how I’ve been; still alive and kicking 😉
Ikr! I love Casting Crown and NeedToBreathe but I can only get those on the radio (:
“ “Carrie Underwood’s Little Toy Guns”Wow… *lowers head, then reads through lyrics again* Um…that hits home. (pun unintended 😛 ?)What about that song draws you so much? <3”
Well, I process emotions by taking time to feel them and I’m very sensitive to conflict and I feel like so many words are like socially acceptable punches in the face. I’ve noticed some words and phrases trigger me to feel helpless and broken and it’s comforting to have a safe place (music) to go through those emotions and letting them wash over and away and it’s nice to know I’m not the only one hurt by those things.
“Started on the idea for writing that note"(I'm sorry!) But, does that mean you're going to write something similar? Or…you'd like me to explain it?(:”
…
Ok I’m not actually sure what I was trying to write there, I’m prone to jumbling two or ten thoughts together at once and unconsciously trying to write that in one sentence. But I know I wanted you to explain it and I had thought about studying Islam more indepth at some point in my life…*sheepish grin* my bad I have the attention span of a sugar-high hummingbird.
“"But tell me about your dark humor that is really light"Because… It's not really dark. It's just deep. Looking at ironies, or something someone calls absolute, and seeing the humour in it.People have darkness the deeper they go, they try to hide their faults, their pain. That's why we need to go there. Because if someone doesn't know they're dirty, why become clean?”
I read ya bro! Seeing all those things most people studiously avoid and all the inconsistencies and exceptions to things people consider universal can drive you witty or insane sometimes :). But people do need to explore who they are or else they’ll never understand other people either and they’ll never heal if they don’t know what to heal. I wish more people were purposeful about their actions instead of going through the motions.
“"religion (I’m Roman Catholic btw)"Okay. Can I ask some questions about what you believe? (I won't try to convert you to Protestantism, or anything.) Just curiosity.”
Pleeeeeaaase ask me! I’ve been dying to talk about my Faith and learn about other peoples’ beliefs, I want to entirely own my beliefs and not be just a product of my circumstances and the ideas I grew up with. Don’t worry about being rude either, ask about anything, challenge anything it’ll teach me what’s at the heart of belief. Please tell me everything about your religion (:
“"politics"Um… will you start hating if we disagree here? If not, I can do it… if you so wish.”
Lol I can’t hate anyone for longer than three minutes but that’s as long as I can focus on any one thing (:
As long as we’re long-distance I don’t think I can get into too heated a debate I’ll have plenty of time to cool down before I reply but please tell me if I push it for you and I’ll tell you the same. I know for source-material one of my friends doesn’t trust FoxNews and I don’t anymore since it’s gotten so political and I don’t trust CNN new, are there any media outlets I shouldn’t use to in debate and please no stats they’re way too easy to manipulate.
“"emotions"Complicated, and it takes time. But, sure. (:”
…well actually we’ve talked more about emotions for me than I’m used to already. Thanks! 🙂
*runs through favorite songs. Gasps with delight*
Ohmygosh Come Alive/Dry Bones is one of my favorites too! She did You Say too, right? And Chain of Love, yes!!!
Tremble *reads through lyrics* wowwww. Now I have to look up the lyrics to all these songs now.
“Anyways…I should go to bed.”
(Haha who needs sleep when you have twenty-thousand story ideas ripping your molecules apart). I like you!
My brother's doing good, you should ask him yourself he's a little shy but I think he'll like you 🙂
@this-is-not-an-alien
Cathy said: “Can’t lose to water? 😉”
😔 But we did. It was a tie. Fire had more words, water more hours.
Cathy said: “I love Casting Crown and NeedToBreathe but I can only get those on the radio”
Couldn’t you get a CD of their music? (I wouldn’t get a NeedToBreathe disc.) It was…sadly disappointing, and sounded like normal secular country music.
Kimmi/Cathy said: “that hits home. (pun unintended 😛 ?)”
😊 Yes.
Cathy said: “But I know I wanted you to explain it and I had thought about studying Islam more indepth at some point in my life…”
<3 Why are you interested in studying it?
And my book…. it might be simpler to say why I'm writing it.
Few Christians know about Islam as they should. <3 I read a lot of non-fiction books on Islam, books about missionaries to the Muslim people, and books about thoughs who converted to Christianity from Islam.
I see next to no fiction books on Islam. So people, like my mother, who would never touch non-fiction, need something they might read without pressure. Something they don't know is educational and based on true and accurate happenings, until the end, and I tell them it's all going on today.
Almost everything I use is based, meshed, and switched, on actual accounts. I need people to know Islam is not peaceful. I need them to know allah is nothing like God. I need them to have passion to save thoughs who are being lost.
So I write.
And pray.
My main character is a man named Gregory Abdelrahman. He starts out as an immigrant to America with his family, at age eight. It is a strong Muslim home, and they follow the Quran and Hadith. I follow his life, from his birth, until his death.
That said, if you ever have any questions about Islam, at all, I'd love to help! 🙃
"my bad I have the attention span of a sugar-high hummingbird."
Aww, 🥰 I like that.
Cathy said: "But people do need to explore who they are or else they’ll never understand other people either and they’ll never heal if they don’t know what to heal. I wish more people were purposeful about their actions instead of going through the motions."
<3
Cathy said: "Pleeeeeaaase ask me!"
😄
I like you too.
Cathy said: "I’ve been dying to talk about my Faith and learn about other peoples’ beliefs, I want to entirely own my beliefs and not be just a product of my circumstances and the ideas I grew up with."
Admirable. <3
Cathy said: "Don’t worry about being rude either, ask about anything, challenge anything it’ll teach me what’s at the heart of belief. Please tell me everything about your religion (:"
😊 I'll still try not to be rude. Thank you!
What questions do you have about what I believe?
Question numero uno: I've heard Catholics pray to Mary… is that true?
Question numero dos: Why do Catholics have statues of Mary, like small altars?
Cathy said: "I can’t hate anyone for longer than three minutes but that’s as long as I can focus on any one thing"
*small happy smile* Ja, I liken you.
Cathy said: "please tell me if I push it for you and I’ll tell you the same."
Thank you!
Cathy said: "are there any media outlets I shouldn’t use to in debate"
None really not to use, though I believe my father has a list of ones he trusts… 🤔
Cathy said: "please no stats they’re way too easy to manipulate."
Gotcha.
Well, for an opener… I believe there was serious voter fraud this year.
And… I'm so disappointed in the whole of America at this point, January 13th, year of our Lord 2021.
Cathy said: "Thanks! 🙂"
You're welcome! That's good. (:
Cathy said: "Come Alive/Dry Bones is one of my favorites too!"
Yey!!!
Cathy said: "She did You Say too, right?"
Yes. (:
Cathy said: "And Chain of Love, yes!!!"
Wow. I've had yet to find someone who had heard it before. Incredible… <3
Cathy said: "I like you!"
Thank you! I like you too.
Cathy said: "My brother's doing good"
Goot.
Cathy said: "you should ask him yourself he's a little shy but I think he'll like you"
😶 Literal thought, /But he's a boy./
(But, my best friend's a boy, so that's no excuse.) 🤔 Ack… Okay….
😄 Anyways…. How are you Cathy? <3