SO HAPPY TO BE BACK   Dear John and all Precious Doves!!   I have missed you all so much!! I am now in a situation where I once again have a personal computer and I am so excited to be able to read all the fabulous posts by so many wonderful watchers. I have spent the last week trying to catch up with as many posts as I can, as it has been since last January that I totally lost touch. I am now living in Idaho, a rather remote area that is called the River of No Return Wilderness...a small town called Salmon. I am working for a wonderful Christian couple that have a small motel in this area. I am tutoring their two daughters and helping with cleaning rooms in exchange for a place to live and a bit of pay. I have also been invited to become part of a new ministry in the area called Holy Cow Ministries...ranches working to feed the homeless and needy. It is just now getting started and hopefully soon I will be able to participate.   These past 6 months I have been studying the Bible, as usual, and have come to some surprising conclusions about many things that I thought differently about just a few months ago. Of course, I am also very surprised that we are all still here, but, totally convinced that we will be going Home in the near future. One thing I do not believe is that we are in the 70th Week, and we certainly are not Mid-Trib. I know that there are many who would disagree with me, and that is fine, but upon studying deeply over the past several months I have come to see that we are still in the Birth Pangs phase and the Rapture will be the "kick off" event that brings about the start of the 70th Week.   With that being said, I am working on some posts that will explain my position on this, and I feel very blessed to be once again able to share with all the beloved Doves that keep me on my toes and warm my heart and uplift my spirit. Thank you all, especially you John, I pray that you will once again allow me the great honor of rejoining the conversation. I am so excited to be able to read and share with the watchers on this site.   Many blessings to all of you!!   Agape!   Patti C.