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    Needing Advice On How Much Free Labour to Give A Pastor.

    My husband also said to the pastor that at tax time, it would look bad if it states he did a job but earned minimal income and it could be brought into question whether he wasn't being truthful about his profit and avoiding paying tax. The pastor said he didn't know that and brushed it off.
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    Needing Advice On How Much Free Labour to Give A Pastor.

    Thank you for all your input and suggestions. Firstly, I never intended to approach the pastor myself. I was leaning towards meeting up with him, his wife, my husband and I to hopefully get to some sort of understanding or agreement about it all. I've received more information from my husband...
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    Has the single forum died down?

    The pic that was too big to upload...
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    Has the single forum died down?

    Wow, I haven't been here in YEARS... and there's a thread about the good ol' days. I was there, in the good ol' days (2014)!! But I'm like married with a kid now...
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    Needing Advice On How Much Free Labour to Give A Pastor.

    Wow, it's been years since I've been on this site... and I don't know which forum is best for advice. My situation is this: my husband is a plumbing teacher at a vocational school (we call them TAFE in Australia). He is a qualified plumber and previously served in the military where he...
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    Streams of Consciousness & Thoughts~~~

    Dude, I think a note to self thread would be amazing. Thanks for the inspiration.
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    Streams of Consciousness & Thoughts~~~

    Sometimes I have these brain farts where a completely insignificant memory comes to my head (like a 10 second snap shot of a mundane moment in 5th grade or something) and I live it for a brief time in my current reality and then I just move on. I have a theory my brain lets me relive its brief...
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    Qualities to connect

    I've taken my post in Streams and turned in to a thread for further discussion (Thanks zeroturbulence) : Overtired thinking. I've been thinking about community settings like my work place and my small church. And I've been thinking about how I relate to people, qualities I see in them...
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    Streams of Consciousness & Thoughts~~~

    Hey friend! Thanks for that. I'm about to get ready for work but I'll be sure to do that soon. Hope you had a good rest!
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    What is "into", "like", "flirting", "being serious"?

    Yeaaaahhhh. That tends to happen when people get "involved". But he's in the Air force and spends many nights away out bush doing gun training so I make my way back on those nights. It's always good to come back to this place. :D
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    What is "into", "like", "flirting", "being serious"?

    Yeah, men in the defence force are not allowed to wear metal wedding rings and in many trades it is unsafe to wear metal wedding rings. The cool thing about those rubber wedding rings is that there is a variety out there and you can personalize it.
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    What is "into", "like", "flirting", "being serious"?

    Being married now, I look back and think, "Why did I take things so seriously? Why did I worry about things so much?" I spent so much time worrying, conversing with friends about what meant what, lulling things over in my head late at night. Now I'm married to this amazing man who is over and...
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    Hello! How are you?

    Did someone say, "breakfast"?
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    Streams of Consciousness & Thoughts~~~

    Overtired thinking. I've been thinking about community settings like my work place and my small church. And I've been thinking about how I relate to people, qualities I see in them, qualities I see in myself, what helps me connect, what things rub me the wrong way, etc. I've been thinking...
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    Singles (and non-singles') Tips to Save Money (read or add your own)

    The first Costco to open in my city of Australia happened four years ago. I still haven't gone there to this day. I truly haven't lived yet.
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    Singles (and non-singles') Tips to Save Money (read or add your own)

    OOOOO - and also meal prepping! Usually on Sunday nights and through out the week, I cook dinner literally for a family of five. My husband and I eat our share and I package the left overs in to Chinese takeaway containers and freeze it. That way our lunch is all ready for the week and we don't...
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    Singles (and non-singles') Tips to Save Money (read or add your own)

    And ALWAYS buy toilet paper in bulk when its half price because no matter what, you are going to need toilet paper. And when the more expensive self-care products like shampoo and moisturizers are half price are half price, I buy two lots to last me until the next 50% off sale. The inner...
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    Singles (and non-singles') Tips to Save Money (read or add your own)

    As soon as I get paid, I instantly divide my money. What needs to go to bills, what needs to go to savings, what needs to be tithed, etc. So with bills - I have a direct debit that goes to my husbands account to pay for bills. All bills comes out of his account because he barely touches so I...
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    Looking For a Foreign Wife? May I Humbly Submit Some Realities to Consider...

    But if I don't know my neighbor well and they don't necessarily cook the same food as me... are they foreign? Because if I haven't met them yet, are they technically foreign? foreign adjective 1. of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one's own. "foreign...
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    What are your favorite ethnic foods?? (POLL - choose ALL that apply!)

    If it tastes good, just put it in my mouth. Why do we need to label it? Plus I think everyone is being a bit racist against Indian food. ... just saying. :p