tbaangel-d Digest Volume 97 : Issue 16 Today's Topics: TBAA More More book info yet again (reprise) McCall's Fwd: Re: My intro, finally... RE-POST: Let me introduce myself.... Fwd: Re Intro Sunday's Episode RE: Sunday's Episode Re: hello again ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 09:43:25 -0800 From: Richard Treadwell To: TBAAngel @ .execpc.com Subject: TBAA More It's me again, More info. in case you don't want to do book ordering electronically Powell's Books Internet Office 7 NW 9th Avenue Portland, OR 97209 (800) 291-9676, +1 503 228 0540 x482 Fax: +1 503 228 1142 In His Love, Dick, P.S. I have no connection with Powell's Books...only find it very convenient ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 14:40:33 -0500 (EST) From: Everheart @ .addy.com To: tbaangel @ .execpc.com Subject: More book info yet again (reprise) Howdy! Even more find-that-book info... Zondervan has a website at http://www.zondervan.com Haven't visited it since I got it out of the back of...y'know...the book. So there was kind of...y'know...no point...oh, I'll go away now. Grateful (at the moment) for milk, Ann Everheart @ .addy.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 17:32:50 -0600 From: Mariann To: TBAAngel @ .execpc.com Subject: McCall's Hi there! Just wanted to say that I just ran to the store for some pop and noticed on the newstand that Roma Downey is on the cover of McCall's magazine for the April 1997 issue. So of course I bought it! Just wanted to let you guys know :) Love, Mariann ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 18:23:44 -0500 (EST) From: Finabair @ .addy.com To: TBAAngel @ .execpc.com Subject: Fwd: Re: My intro, finally... I'm forwarding Diana's note and I think it's a neat idea, but I want to make sure it's clear - you can repost your intros just this *once*. We need to come up with a way to save them for newbies who are interested, so we don't spam the list reposting them in the future. Maybe Diane or I can slap them up on a webpage or something, at least until the list gets too big for that. If you want to include your intro but don't want to repost it, you can send them to Diana via private mail - her address is in the signature of her note, here. Since the list has only been here three weeks, there probably won't be *too* much repetition of posts yet if the intros are reposted to the list now. :-) Also - mail vs. digest is the format in which people are recieving the notes from the list. Mail means you recieve notes as they are posted to the listserv, digest means that the listserv saves up all the posts from one day and mails them to you as one file. Take care, Jennie ------------------------Forwarded messagee--------------------------- --------------------- Forwarded message: From: deelady @ .addy..com (Diana Seals_Hopkins) To: Finabair @ .addy.com CC: TBAAngel @ .execpc.com Date: 97-03-23 09:24:55 EST Finabair @ .addy.com wrote: ---------- > > I kept thinking I should wait 'til more people were signed on, then I got a > little busy and didn't have time to write one. It seems that now would be a > good time to post my intro, though, because the list just hit an even 100 > members today when I checked the registration. That's 62 regular mail, 38 > digest, if you're curious. First off, what is regular mail and digest? Since there are now 100 members (congrats are *definately* in order!!), I think it would be neat if we could all celebrate by reintroducing ourselves (me being a relatively newbie, I have not had the opportunity to "meet" some of you), nothing really lengthy (unless you *really* want to) but just a brief bio, and maybe telling a little about why we like the show TBAA and/or how it has affected our lives. I would be willing to forward those to a friend, who in turn will give them to Martha and the cast (they really *do* love to hear about the whys and hows from fans!!). If not this, then maybe someone else has an idea of a way we could celebrate? Let me know. Here's to 100 more members!! TTFN Diana deelady @ .addy..com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 21:00:22 EST From: rebwald @ .addy.com (Rebecca A Waldrop) To: TBAAngel @ .execpc.com Subject: RE-POST: Let me introduce myself.... Hi everybody, My name is Rebecca and I live in a VERRRY small town on the coast of Maine. I am originally from Southern California, but have lived in Maine for a year and a half. I am married and have a 2 year old daughter and a 7 year old stepson and a 10 year old stepdaughter. I am technically a "stay-home-mom", but I do have my own business. I do bookkeeping, accounting and tax-preparation out of my home, so, as you can imagine, this is a very busy time of year for me! I don't have much time to watch TV, but I always make sure to catch TBAA and ER. I try to catch Friends and Law & Order when I can. My hobbies include cross-stitch type needlepoint, photography and I'm an amateur history buff. I am involved in the local historical society and live in a house that is over 200 years old and that my husband is convinced is haunted. They must be friendly ghosts, though, because I have never had a problem with them! :-) I like to think of them as my own personal angels watching over all of us! TBAA has become a very important (and welcome) part of my life. A couple of examples: The Christmas episode with Randy Travis. This past Christmas was my first away from my family, and was particularly hard for me. To be honest, I was pretty depressed. I had seen this episode before, and knew what would happen at the end. Even so, when Monica revealed herself and flew (floated?) over the manger scene and the heavenly choir appeared singing the "Hallelujah Chorus", it touched me so deeply that I sobbed through the entire thing. I really don't know why. I guess it just reminded me of two things. Number one, the real reason for the holiday. Number two, it reminded me that even though I was lonely, I am never really ALONE. God is always with me, and I count my blessings every day. I have a loving husband, a beautiful daughter, and a family I love and that loves me very much in return. Another example isn't really one particular episode, but the message of the show in general. In recent years, I have pretty much drifted away from organized religion. My own particular belief is that I love and worship God every day in my own way, and I had recently become very disillusioned with the "politics" in the religion which I had been raised. However, I did feel guilty about this decision. This show reminds me every week that everyone is different, and that God loves us all, no matter what boneheaded thing we do. All we have to do is be truly sorry for our sins and ask God for forgiveness, and He will. When life gets complicated and I get scared, I put myself into God's hands, and He has always taken care of me and those I love. I had forgotten this before I started watching TBAA. I thank Martha, Della, Roma and John for reminding me of this. Well, I guess that is all for now. Sorry to have gotten so long winded! Rebecca rebwald @ .addy.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 00:00:39 -0500 (EST) From: Finabair @ .addy.com To: TBAAngel @ .execpc.com Subject: Fwd: Re Intro --------------------- Forwarded message: From: deelady @ .addy..com (Diana Seals_Hopkins) To: TBAAngel @ .execpc.com CC: finabair @ .addy.com Date: 97-03-23 23:15:44 EST Dear Jennie I guess since I "asked" for them, I have better re-post my own intro. So please forward the following, and thanks again. Diana **************************************************************************** ******************************************************************** To one and all I guess since I "asked" for intros I had better re-post my own. Only problem is mine got deleted by my system, so I guess i'll re-write one. Here goes: My name is Diana, I'm 36 (old huh), divorced, I have a soon to be 3 yr old boy. We live in Ohio. I work at a drycleaners (but am hoping to find something better). I love to read. I like books by Lillian Braun (The Cat Who books), Anne McCafferty (Dragonriders series), Piers Anthony (Xanth novels), and almost all gothic romances (Victoria Holt and such). I love music (all kinds - just depends on my "mood") and have "dabbled" my hands at being a sound technican (I have had the pleasure of meeting and working with some top country artists). I love art (I love to draw). I love to go for hikes or long walks along the river near us, horseback riding (tho I haven't done that for quite awhile). I love animals of all types (yes, even snakes!). My favorite sport is auto racing, yes I even love to get grease on my hands from working on cars. My favorite holiday is Halloween, because it's the only time I can dress up and *be* myself and get away with it - a clown :). I do have a belief and faith in God, tho I do not "belong" to any particular religion. I can't think of anything else. If there is anything else you want to know, just ask. I'm glad there are so many people out there who love TBAA as much as I do. The show has come to mean alot to me (an ironically it was the Angel of Death who "delivered" the life-changing message to me). I love discussing anything that pertains to TBAA. Well gotta run. It's goning to be a loonngg day at work tomorrow, so I had better get rested. Until later. TTFN. Diana ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 09:18:40 -0600 From: Mariann To: TBAAngel @ .execpc.com Subject: Sunday's Episode I know Sunday's episode of TBAA was a re-run but I hadn't seen it. Boy, was it awfully hard for me to watch. Since people on this mailing list seem sweet and sincere, I will share something with you: Four years ago, I had to hold my mother's hand and tell her to "go into the light". It was the most painful experience of my life. It was 4 years ago this Tuesday. She died of cancer after struggling with it for 11 years. Anyway, seeing that espisode made me feel better about the situation because I had always wondered if I had said and did the right things for my mother as she was dying. I had always wondered if saying "go into the light" was the right thing. It bothered me for years. What do you guys think? After my mother died, this lady named Debra from my neighborhood said that Sue (also a lady from my neighborhood who was dying of cancer) was on her deathbed and Sue told Debra that she thought she might want to let go and die but she was afraid and then, MY MOTHER and her friend who had died appeared to her wearing white robes and held out their hands to her and told her it was okay to go. I couldn't believe it! When this woman told me this, it gave me such a sense of peace inside knowing that my mother was out of pain and in a better place. Gosh, I really hope you guys don't think I'm nuts for telling you this. I just thought it was a wonderful story told to me. Take Care, Mariann PS Jennie: I come from a big family too! I have five older brothers too! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 07:55:35 -0800 From: Kevin Brown To: TBAAngel @ .execpc.com, "'Mariann'" Subject: RE: Sunday's Episode MSG.dns.addy.com> > From: Mariann[SMTP:weiler25 @ .addy.com] > > I had always wondered if saying "go into the light" was the right > > thing. It bothered me for years. What do you guys think? Very little done out of love and concern can be wrong. If it put her at ease, it was the right thing. > > Gosh, I really hope you guys don't > > think I'm nuts for telling you this. HARDLY! This is a great event to hear about! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 10:56:31 -0700 (MST) From: Dorothy E Tinkler To: Mary_Ellen_McCaver @ addy.com cc: TBAAngel @ .execpc.com Subject: Re: hello again On Thu, 20 Mar 1997 Mary_Ellen_McCaver @ addy.com wrote: >In one of the recent articles Roma said she attends mass so I assume she is still practicing Catholice. Dorothy PS To both Kevins, do I have to watch PL so that I can critically evaluate it? Please not!!! Dorothy > > > > > In the interview on the old TBAA web page it said that Roma was raised in > Belfast as a catholic. In fact, she has a brother who is a preist. I > don't know if she is currently a practicing catholic or not. If she is > NOT practicing today, I personally have trouble calling her a catholic. > Remember in one episode she said "Faith isn't something you inherit from > your parents like your eyes or your nose." I forget the exact words to the > next line but it was something like "it is yours to establish with God". I > am open to other opinions on this subject,, but I suggest it be outside of > the TBAA group. > Cheers > Mary Ellen > > To: tbaangel @ . execpc.com @ . SMTP > cc: (bcc: Mary Ellen McCaver/MANUGISTICS) > From: JCWEAVER @ . addy.com @ . SMTP > Date: 03/19/97 08:08:20 PM > Subject: Re: hello again > > I believe she is catholic, but I may be wrong. > John C. Weaver > Reseda, CA -------------------------------- End of tbaangel-d Digest V97 Issue #16 **************************************