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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, December 14,2003
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Cooper gave the poem,
“Warning” by Jenny Joseph to her
friend for her birthday. The poem’s
words signify the society’s message,
that turning 50 doesn’t have to be a
sad time, but one in which to cele
brate. One line in the work reads:
“When I am an old woman, I shall
wear purple, and a fed hat which
doesn’t go and doesn’t suit me.” The
poem has since become a trademark
for the society.
Goggin said the society is all
about having fun for ladies 50 and
older.
“Women can look forward to
Is it possible to forgive AND forget?
Humans not
always capable,
local minister’s
book maintains
By Harris Blackwood
Community Editor
A few years back one of
television’s new offerings was
a syndicated show called,
“Forgive or Forget.” The
show’s premise was to bring
together persons whose rela
tionship has been damaged by
an act of one of the persons.
The show had scintillating
themes,
such as,
“You cheat
ed on me
while I was
in labor!”
The host,
M o t h e’r
Love, tried
to reason
with the
participants
and bring
Ricketson
them to a harmonious solu
tion. It didn’t always happen.
Dr. R.S. “Rusty”
Ricketson, a Forsyth County
minister, has written a book on
the subject called. “Forgive
and... Forgive Again!”
Ricketson, who now has a
ministry called Foundation of
the Faith, said that forgiveness
is not something that comes
easy for most people.
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turning 50,” said Goggin, who added
women of any age over 50 are eligi
ble to join.
Goggin said women who have not
yet reached 50 can still be part of the
chapter; only they must wear pink
hats and lavender clothing, she said.
The women meet for tea, lunch,
or potluck dinners to meet their
counterparts from all over the coun
ty-
Red Rascals member Joan
Powers said she has met new friends
through the society.
“I like the idea of meeting ladies
from around Cumming,” said
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"A lack of forgiveness
results in bitterness,” said
Ricketson. “Bitterness can
cause physical things as well
as emotional things to happen
in your body.”
He said that forgiveness
can take place. Forgetting,
however, is another thing.
“I don’t see anywhere in
the Bible where it says that
Christians are required to for
get.”
He said that for most peo
ple the wrong which has
occurred is injury enough.
“Then you walk in the church
door and hear well-meaning
Christians tell you to ‘forgive
and forget.’ How can we forget
these horrible wrongs? Our
memories won’t allow us.
Move your
bulb to % a
brighter,
warmer loca
tion and if it
continues to
stay only one
inch tall, get a
new bulb.
Q. I want
to establish a
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Smith
new landscape bed in my
yard. I have tried to till this
area, but it is hard as a
brick. How can I fix my soil?
A.The soil in my yard is
mostly clay, so I can definitely
relate to your problem. First of
all you should know that
amending clay soil is no easy
task. While amending my
planting beds, I found that the
most useful tool was a mat-
Powers, who added she immediately
joined when asked.
According to one Red Rascals
member, having fun and following
no rules and regulations makes the
society even more fun to join.
“You just have to wear a red hat
and lavender dress,” said Red Rascal
member Latta Shelby, who said she
enjoys her time as a member. “I’ve
thoroughly enjoyed it,” she said.
Shelby has been a member for about
three months.
The Cumming “Sophisticated
Ladies” chapter of the Red Hat
Society formed in March of 2002,
We’re victimized twice by a
cultural cliche that finds little
basis in God’s word.”
Ricketson said that despite
the difficulty in forgetting dif
ficult events, peopel can make
a conscious decision to for
give.
“When memories come
back, you have to find away
to deal with those things and
not let them torture us for the
rest of our lives.”
Ricketson said that events
which involve the taking of a
child’s life or involve physical
abuse leave the longest-lasting
emotional scars that often
result in the inability to
remove them from the mind.
“There are no easy answers
with regard to God permitting
tock. It should be sharp and
used properly.
Without a properly pre
pared bed, annuals and peren
nials will suffer. Before put
ting in any new plants, the
smartest thing that you can do
is to work a large area of soil
rather than just digging indi
vidual holes.
There are many different
types of soil amendments to
choose from. Poultry litter,
which is abundant in this area,
is an excellent soil amend
ment, as well as horse, goat,
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according to Jimmie Lee Hames, a
group member. Fran Wilkinson is the
queen mum.
The group, which started with
about eight members, began as sim
ply a bunch of friends going out to
lunch together about six months
before the group was officially regis
tered, Hames said.
She said the group has now
grown to about 12 members. The
group has tea parties, lunch together,
and meets about once every other
month, Hames said.
The three other chapters of the
society in Cumming are: Red Hot
these atrocities to occur,” he
said, adding that the most
common challenge is dealing
with immense and excruciat
ing pain. He cautions his read
ers to avoid seeking revenge in
those matters.
“Forgiving others is an act
of faith, “writes Ricketson.
“Having our emotions catch
up to our act of faith is another
thing.”
Ricketson said that the per
son who is offended by anoth
er must take the initiative to
forgive without waiting on the
offending person to seek for
giveness. However, he said
that learning to forgive is a
process and that persons may
recall events by emotional
triggers and find themselves
having to forgive again.
“Forgiveness is the reason
for Jesus coming to the plan
et,” said Ricketson. “Therefore
it should be our primary pur
pose to live that way.” He
added that it was natural for
persons to harbor anger and in
some cases, desire to seek
revenge.
“I wrote the book to spell
out, biblically, what forgive
ness is and to give the biblical
application. But I also sought
to apply it to real life scenar
ios. Biblical forgiveness may
be different from what you or
I or others think forgiveness
is. God’s forgiveness goes far
beyond what we are humanly,
naturally capable of doing.”
and cow manure. If you use
manure as a soil conditioner,
however, there are several pre
cautions that must be taken. If
it is fresh, either apply it now
and till it under or compost it
for at least 120 days. Manure
can be a source of weed seed;
composting before application
can reduce the number of
viable seeds.
Shay Smith is the county
agent for the Forsyth County
Cooperative Extension
Service.
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Wearing the right shoes can mean the different between
a pleasant day of shopping and a painful experience.
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shoppers are not used to the
stress and strain on the body
at this time of year.
“We are on our feet for
long periods of time, as well
as sitting for long periods of
time in traffic,” said
Meiningen “We are also in a
major rush and that is why
one needs to be warned to
know how to handle the pain
when it comes.”
The chiropractor and the
podiatrist agree on the prob
lems starting with shoes.
“When a woman wears a
high heel or a guy wears a
cowboy boot, it increases the
curvature in your lower back
and can aggravate a pre-exist
ing pinched nerve.”
He said that another prob
lem can arise from the way
packages are carried.
“The situation I see in the
mall is people who have all
their packages on one side
and the cell phone on the
other,” he said.
“Not only is it a good idea
to get an earpiece for the
phone, but balance the load.
Distribute the weight across
the shoulders, neck and back.
The same would be true if
you’re traveling and carrying
your luggage.”
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Cumming Red Hat-Hers.
Women can go to the Red Hat
Society Web site and search for a
local chapter to join, according to
Goggin. Not all chapters listed are
accepting new members, according
to the Web site.
According to Melissa Fifer, a
spokesperson at the Red Hat
Society’s headquarters, there are 414
active chapters in Georgia and
15,424 active chapters nationwide.
The society also has chapters outside
the United States.
Healthy Shopping
Meininger offered a few
pain-prevention tips:
Before shopping:
• Simple Back Stretch At
home, lay on your back and
bring each knee to your chest
one knee at a time. Hold the
knee to your chest for about 10
seconds. Then, do both knees
simultaneously.
• Get on all fours and arch
your back like a frightened cat.
Hold in the frightened position
for about 10 seconds. •
While shopping:
• Sit down when possible
and bring your knee to your
chest. Bunch up your jacket and
place against the small of your
back to use as a support to keep
you in an upright position.
• There is a specific pres
sure point in the center of the
calf muscle just below the knee.
Apply pressure with your thumb
for about 10 seconds and it will
ease any pain resulting from
your sciatic nerve.
After shopping:
If your experience constant
pain in the low back, apply an
ice pack to the lower back for 15
minutes, twice a day for three
days. If the pain persists, then it
, is not a muscle problem
because muscle problems will
go away after a couple of days
and the pain will not return. In
those cases, the person should
seek treatment.