1 Cor 10:31 (19 July 2008)
"re: GabriDon:  NOO, don't leave!!"


Nooooooo, GabriDon ~ please, please, PLEASE do not leave Doves!!   You have MUCH to offer here, and that was NOT my intent AT ALL......
 
In fact, 20/20 hindsight you know ~ I had wished I would not have posted that publicly ~ so PLEASE FORGIVE ME!!
 
Honestly, I figured in your excitement to remind us to be encouraged about the soon rapture, that it may've been an oversight -- and I was too quick with my reply anyway ~ a "mama bear protecting her cubs" you know -- defending a friend.   But it was not my intent to hurt or discourage you in the process.   So, honestly, I feel the egg is more on my face than it is on yours!
 
I'm sure many have made goofs & not credited someone else with writing something.... but we'll not worry about that so much, b/c God will sort all things out.  The fact that you even thought Henry's article was worthy of posting here speaks well!    I happen to know that Henry is delighted to give permission for others to use his articles, and doesn't even concern himself with who gets credit, but he does ask that they be unaltered & used in their original content.   Enough said about that though.
 
We are family! ~ and as family, we have our own individual personalities, purposes, intents, quirks..... and sometimes squabbles!   Did you ever have flesh & blood family who you got along with 100% of the time ~ all the time??  For we will not always see eye to eye while on "this side".... but this does not mean that we cannot continue ~ and do what we are called to do within the Body!
 
Please forgive me for a knee-jerk reaction; I should have privately emailed you & handled the whole matter with much more tact & diplomacy.
 
Let's meet soon on the other side -- but in the meantime, we need you to STAY IN THE GAME while still on THIS SIDE!!!    :)
 
So, let's all give those forgiveness muscles a workout!    :)   ~ get past this small incident & move forward.....  and CONTINUE!!   We here at Doves LOVE to be reminded that Jesus *IS* coming soon!  So.... keep reminding us!!
 
Please!?
Reva