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    • #116737
      Yohanan
      Moderator

        Brothers and Sister,

        A few of us thought it would be fun to update out avatars with a picture of us when we were in our thirties. The idea is the we believe that when we get our regenerated bodies we will likely look like we did back then. Of course this is not doctrinal but just something we think might be. So in the spirit of that and since it looks like we will be taken out if here very soon we thought it might be fun and also know how to identify each other easier at the big Rita party we plan on having. So just for fun, and this is by no means a requirement, let’s put up a 30 something pic as our avatar. Kolleen, Dan, and I have already done so, though Kolleen looks much younger than 30. Again, don’t feel any pressure as this is just for fun. 😁

      • #116740
        Geri9
        Member

          This is such a fun and GREAT idea since we are so close to that finished line!  Can you believe we will all soon be talking in person and partying at the RITA banquet?!   I’m enjoying going back to memory lane and seeing the cool hair styles on everyone!  You all are rocking the hip hair styles! 😂

          I got some funny ones I will have to dig up.  I lean we will be more like age 20 or 21 vs 33.   So if you have the early 20’s pictures … feel free and share those too!

          Kolleen you look like a fashion model! :good:

          Dan, Yohanan and Perhaps Today … wow look at all that hair and you’re all rocking the beard and/or mustaches! :mdrmdr:   LOVE It. :good:   I miss the 1960’s – 1980’s styles. They were classic.

          • #116760
            Terry
            Member

              I miss the 1960’s – 1980’s styles. They were classic.

              I wanted Lauren Bacall’s hairstyle, but my hair wouldn’t do it.  I always said I could leave my hair in curlers until the day I die and it would be straight for the funeral.

          • #116741
            Yohanan
            Moderator

              Awesome! Great pic Perhaps Today!!!

              Geri9, your avatar pic looks young. I know it’s not polite to ask a woman her age but mid 30’s??

              • #116742
                Geri9
                Member

                  Nope, this was taken 2 days ago 😉.   I will have to find my 1980’s – 1990’s pictures with the 5 inch poof bangs … that’s when I went thru many bottles of hair spray and gel and kept the local Harmons shop in business.  I just google the shop … they closed their doors. :cry:   That place was waaaay better than Rite Aid, CVS, Walgreens, etc.  Everything they sold was discounted including the holiday stuff and bags of candy for all seasons.  It reminded me of an Aldi’s the way they had the boxes piled high with the goods in the aisles.

              • #116743
                MyWhiteStone
                Member

                  Yes my lovely Kolleen, on this our sixth anniversary I will not disclose your age, nor you’re beautiful photograph’s age. :negative: :stinkerbell: :heart: :rose: :-) :whistle:

                • #116747
                  Yohanan
                  Moderator

                    Nope, this was taken 2 days ago.

                    So you were 30 something two days ago? ;)

                     

                    Yeah, Dan. Kolleen looks like a model! And you look like Burt Reynolds. :good:

                  • #116754
                    Lee Giblin
                    Member

                      OK, I DID IT!!!!     It only took 8 tries, I’m not good with computers – give me a typewriter and some white out!  LOL

                      This is a 1987 family Christmas picture so I cropped out hubby and our  7 kids.

                      I don’t look toooo much different today, other than wrinkles and sagging.   I started turning gray at 30 and hubby said he didn’t want to be married to an old lady with gray hair, so I’ve been blonde. He is over 70 and has beautiful brown hair and we both grow pony tails and donate them to Locks of Love.

                      • #116755
                        Geri9
                        Member

                          Lovely picture, Lee.  Woe,  7 kids?!!   I hope you told your hubby often  the kiddies are the ones who gave you the premature grey hairs. 😉   So to resolve that issue you went legally blond! 😂  Amazing your hubby still has the brown hair … thats awesome you both donate to Locks of Love!

                      • #116758
                        Terry
                        Member

                          I’m not comfortable with all this new fangled technology either.  I don’t want to try to struggle to change my avatar, and I don’t have a picture of us in our 30s anyway, but in the spirit of camaraderie I will give you all a peek of who we are, as of a “few” years ago.  As for ages now, let’s just say Bob is the same age as Israel and I’m considerably younger.
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                          • #116779
                            MyWhiteStone
                            Member

                              As for ages now, let’s just say Bob is the same age as Israel and I’m considerably younger.

                              Wow Terry, Bob looks great for being 4,000 years old!  B-) :whistle: :yes: :good: :stinkerbell:

                              • #116784
                                Terry
                                Member

                                  :mdrmdr:   Yeah, but he said he feels like 4000 years old.

                            • #116759
                              Lee Giblin
                              Member

                                We were married for 6 years when I had some female surgery.  My Irish Catholic Dr said it did not look good for me to have children.  So we tried hard and prayed. Well my Dr was shocked.  I became sort of “famous” in the maternity ward, and when #7 was due, everyone showed up from the hospital – it was lunch time.  We didn’t know the baby’s sex, (but I sensed it was different then the boys.)   My 2 oldest sons came with Grammie and Dr daughter.  There were 28 in the delivery room with all the hallways filled. Well, it was a girl and we named her Maureen after my Dr daughter. I was a strict Mom.  All of them were scouts, with the 6 boys making Eagle, all had 3+ years of piano/organ, active in church and were on honor rolls at school.    Our local paper did a Mother’s Day picture of us.   The best memory I have is when my friend who had 6 girls came over and all 13 kids were together.  The little ones were playing with toys but the older ones were talking about being part of a large family.192738_189006171140627_7142298_o

                              • #116766
                                Kent
                                Member

                                  Anyway, I was about 30 in the profile pic. I’m 71 now

                                • #116769
                                  Yohanan
                                  Moderator

                                    THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!! You guys are wonderful!!!!! It’s GREAT to see everyone! Makes it feel more like family!

                                    Lee, what a wonderful story! And 6 boys making Eagle! Only 3% of all boy scouts make Eagle! Congratulations. Yeah you had to be strict to keep a family that large functioning properly.

                                     

                                    I cannot wait to meet all of you! :yes:

                                  • #116782
                                    Geri9
                                    Member

                                      I’m enjoying this thread so much!   Thanks for sharing a part of your life in pics.

                                      Terry and Bob – awesome picture  and  Kent – same to you

                                      And Lee being “mom in demand” and making the newspaper!  Congrats!

                                    • #116788
                                      KolleenWStone
                                      Moderator

                                        How fun that you all are joining in on this!! :bye: :heart: Now I have to hover to associate names and faces! :rose:

                                        So….waiting for those big bangs Geri….!! :thankyou And your thought on my picture was interesting, :rose: because I’m 99% non-photogenic in life. I run from cameras when possible!

                                        So Yohanan, did you see Geri’s thought? “ I lean we will be more like age 20 or 21 vs 33 ” So that highschool photo squeeks in closer to 20 than 30 haha! :whistle:

                                        Thank you my sweet Dan for non-disclosure of my age haha! :heart: :rose: I’m so relieved we’ll all be exchanging the years, gray hairs, and creaky bodies for our upcoming younger age of Jesus. :rose:

                                        Lee ~ amaaaazing! Training up 7 children in the Lord Who they will not depart from! That was a lot of diapers ~ and so-helpful hand-me-down clothes!

                                        Such a handsome photo Terry! We will imagine you at 20! and find you in Heaven!! :yes:

                                        And look at all our bearded members – definitely looking like brothers then, and brothers in the Lord now!

                                        :heart: :rose: :heart: :amen:

                                      • #116789
                                        Yohanan
                                        Moderator

                                          So Yohanan, did you see Geri’s thought? “ I lean we will be more like age 20 or 21 vs 33 ” So that highschool photo squeeks in closer to 20 than 30 haha! 

                                          She’s a tea drinker. What does she know! LOL :mdrmdr:   I’m soooo gonna pay for that :wacko: ! LOL!

                                          Actually, she is the one who mentioned the blueberry tea and that sounded amazing AND she is the one helping folks get their pics uploaded so maybe she’s on to something with the 20’s vs 30’s. I just looked like a kid in my 20’s so I’m hoping for more of the 30’s look. But all of you ladies are beautiful at any age so whatever it turns out to be you will all look spectacular!

                                        • #116794
                                          KolleenWStone
                                          Moderator

                                            Oh….I just found another I’m willing to post that is more around “30-ish” approved haha! …
                                            Kolleen At 30 something recrop

                                            • #116797
                                              Geri9
                                              Member

                                                Beautiful pic, Kolleen!

                                              • #116798
                                                Yohanan
                                                Moderator

                                                  AWESOME pic!!!!

                                              • #116796
                                                Kent
                                                Member

                                                  I stumbled across it the other day and posted a recent photo of my dog and me. After stumbling, I don’t know how I got there. 🤪

                                                • #116806
                                                  Kent
                                                  Member

                                                    Kolleen, there is a message with nothing in it.

                                                  • #116807
                                                    Kent
                                                    Member

                                                      Kolleen, I never have had trouble with opening messages before. Thanks for all of your help.

                                                    • #116826
                                                      Geri9
                                                      Member

                                                        Well … if we are going to be close to 30ish … this was me at 33 … I’m cracking up because one of my nephews is sleeping besides his cereal bowl in the background. 🤣 He was up at the crack of dawn playing with his Hess truck … that thing made all sorts of ear piercing sound effects. :wacko:  We all wanted to sleep in.  So now all the rest of us were up and he conks out. 😂

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                                                        This is a humorous pic … we visited my uncles’ house (first time visit) and this is his lovely Dalmatian,  Titus.  I caught him on their daybed with this really fancy quilt and was trying to get him off the bed but he wasn’t budging.  So my parting words were you are going to be in deep trouble.  So I informed my uncle and he said oh that’s Titus’ bed. :mdrmdr:    So when we were about to leave I was saying good bye to him and apologizing and he raised his paw and put it on my arm so all was forgiven. :yes:   He was such a cool dog.  My uncle was saying his neighbors would often call him up to say I think Titus died … he was out on the blacktop of their cul-de-sac and laying down and not moving.  My uncle said he is just sleeping in the sunshine … he would call him from his front porch and sure enough Titus would suddenly jump up for him and then plop back down to go back to sleep.   He is now in heaven

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                                                        And if we are going to be closer to 20 / 21 … then I will be looking sort of like this … I was in college a few months after this pic.  I do lean more it will be 20’ish and it’s not from drinking tea/reading tea leaves. :stinkerbell:     I asked the Lord if my mom saw her memorial service and if so, if He could show me … and He did … I had a vision/dream of her looking down from the heaven … and her image was the same as a picture in her wedding album and she was 20ish.

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                                                      • #116837
                                                        MyWhiteStone
                                                        Member

                                                          Hello Kent, I had some trouble until I used a little different process than the one described earlier. I went to profiles / change profile photo, and then just dragged my image from my desktop and dropped it in the rectangular box. At this point simply crop your face image the way you want it, and then to the right of the larger photo which shows how you want it, simply press the caption labeled “Crop Picture.”

                                                          But now having said all that to you in my private message to you, I only within the last hour realized that you access RITA using your cell phone, I had not read that Kolleen had mentioned a cell phone. After spending most of  an hour not discovering how someone using a cell phone might actually send or receive a private message, I’m now convinced no one with a cell phone alone, is able to use that feature. So I am giving up at long last and hope that you might find a computer to log into RITA. If so, the above instructions work really well.

                                                          If there’s anyone out there reading this who has actually been able to initiate a private message from his or her cell phone, Kent and I and possibly several more participants would love to understand how? Such action might just qualify as gold, silver, and precious stones. :yes: :yes:

                                                        • #116851
                                                          KolleenWStone
                                                          Moderator

                                                            Terry (post #116785) : hard drive on the floor.

                                                            ….does that have anything to do  with a Little Deuce Coupe with it’s 4 on the floor… ;-) :mdrmdr: :whistle: :mdrmdr:

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                                                            • #116852
                                                              Terry
                                                              Member

                                                                :mdrmdr: You don’t know what I got! ;-)

                                                                • #116856
                                                                  KolleenWStone
                                                                  Moderator

                                                                    :mdrmdr: :mdrmdr: :mdrmdr:

                                                                    time marker: 1:41

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                    • #116857
                                                                      Terry
                                                                      Member

                                                                        Thanks.  When Bob’s feet and balance work right again we can get back to swing dancing!  :yahoo:

                                                                      • #116862
                                                                        Yohanan
                                                                        Moderator

                                                                          I love the Beach Boys! Tach it up tach it up! Buddy gonna shut you down!

                                                                          • #116871
                                                                            Geri9
                                                                            Member

                                                                              The Beach Boys really made such happy upbeat music.  I hope we can listen to music like this on the beaches in the millennium and go surfing, water skiing, use jet skis, play beach games … card games, bingo, volleyball, dune buggies, beach bikes.  Have  Hawaiian luaus perhaps  J.D. Farag or people from his church will be in charge of the cookouts and we all wear those flowery shirts and/or shorts. And perhaps have  jitterbug dancing … this all reminds me of the 1959 Sandra Dee Gidget movies. 😂

                                                                              • #116888
                                                                                Terry
                                                                                Member

                                                                                  I would be thinking more along the lines of the Casa Loma Ballroom, but I can try a beach for a new experience.

                                                                      • #116858
                                                                        Kent
                                                                        Member

                                                                          Terry, I love swing dancing and the music. I took a social dance class for PE credit at Ball State in Indiana. It was a popular class for both guys and gals.   It was a blast. I was used to the swing music as Dad blared it on Saturday mornings. No sleeping in. Tommy Dorsey, Glen Miller, etc. And who doesn’t love The Beach Boys?!

                                                                          • #116859
                                                                            Terry
                                                                            Member

                                                                              Sign your autograph on my dance card!

                                                                          • #116860
                                                                            KolleenWStone
                                                                            Moderator

                                                                              Such cute pictures Geri! We had a dalmatian when I was small; such a sweet nature she had.

                                                                            • #116963
                                                                              KolleenWStone
                                                                              Moderator

                                                                                Great picture Blue! :rose: Thanks for joining in! :yes:

                                                                                • #116964
                                                                                  Geri9
                                                                                  Member

                                                                                    I agree!  Lovely picture, Blue! :yes:

                                                                                  • #116966
                                                                                    Yohanan
                                                                                    Moderator

                                                                                      Awsome, Blue!!! So glad you posted your pic!

                                                                                  • #117890
                                                                                    Yohanan
                                                                                    Moderator

                                                                                      Continue here.

                                                                                    • #116770
                                                                                      Yohanan
                                                                                      Moderator

                                                                                        Yep! Perfect! So why are you still a cat? :mdrmdr:

                                                                                      • #116771
                                                                                        Terry
                                                                                        Member

                                                                                          In addition to not wanting to argue with the computer, The Little Pea is very special; I don’t want to ditch her.

                                                                                        • #116774
                                                                                          KolleenWStone
                                                                                          Moderator

                                                                                            So why are you still a cat?

                                                                                            That’s what I was thinking :mdrmdr: :stinkerbell:

                                                                                             

                                                                                          • #116772
                                                                                            Yohanan
                                                                                            Moderator

                                                                                              :mdrmdr: No worries! The kitty is sweet.

                                                                                            • #116785
                                                                                              Terry
                                                                                              Member

                                                                                                Fancy.  I don’t know anything about that.  I have a desktop computer with the hard drive on the floor.

                                                                                              • #117036
                                                                                                Tammie
                                                                                                Member

                                                                                                  So I came late to the party, my apologies for being late… I will have to look for a picture in my thirties but I did find one from 1975 — Karen Carpenter was my favorite singer and I did not weigh but a mint. — I will look for an updated 30 year old one — that would be a very different hair style.

                                                                                                  I am loving looking at the pictures — this will be easy to recognize you all for sure, great idea. :yahoo:

                                                                                                • #117037
                                                                                                  KolleenWStone
                                                                                                  Moderator

                                                                                                    There’s Tammie!! So happy you joined in! But where’s the closeup!? :rose: ;-)

                                                                                                     

                                                                                                     

                                                                                                  • #117038
                                                                                                    Tammie
                                                                                                    Member

                                                                                                      Working on it my dear sister —

                                                                                                    • #117040
                                                                                                      KolleenWStone
                                                                                                      Moderator

                                                                                                        We know this Thread got out of order ~ apologies.

                                                                                                         

                                                                                                         

                                                                                                      • #117068
                                                                                                        Yohanan
                                                                                                        Moderator

                                                                                                          Yay Tammie! So glad you posted it!

                                                                                                        • #117071
                                                                                                          Yohanan
                                                                                                          Moderator

                                                                                                            Yeah, sorry about the confusion. I edited some things out of this thread to keep it on point and that tends to wonk it up a bit.

                                                                                                          • #117077
                                                                                                            Geri9
                                                                                                            Member

                                                                                                              Yippee Tammie has arrived to the partea!  Now we can all go home!!!   Flight 777 hopefully is this week!!!! :whistle:     Nice pic. Tammie!   Now we all don’t have to rely on name tags.  😉   However, if the RITA partea also includes the RITA facebook members  … there are what? 🤔 a few gabillion over there. 😵‍💫   Sounds like we might run out of tea😳  … oh … I can hear the groans from all you “former” coffee drinkers … but I’m sure we will also have hot cocoa as a standby to pair with the donuts 🍩🍩🍩and cake /pastries 🍰🍰🍰 so all is well.   B-)

                                                                                                               

                                                                                                              P.S. on this thread … you got to reply to the last person on this thread to keep the last post in the right order.

                                                                                                            • #117081
                                                                                                              Yohanan
                                                                                                              Moderator

                                                                                                                also includes the RITA facebook members  … there are what? 🤔 a few gabillion over there. 

                                                                                                                No, it’s only 82,000+ :wacko: 😁

                                                                                                              • #117086
                                                                                                                Lee Giblin
                                                                                                                Member

                                                                                                                  Yes, but some of us would be counted twice. :wacko:

                                                                                                                • #117098
                                                                                                                  Whit
                                                                                                                  Member

                                                                                                                    whit 30's

                                                                                                                    Here are my two!  Good call Yohannon!

                                                                                                                    Whit

                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                  • #117100
                                                                                                                    KolleenWStone
                                                                                                                    Moderator

                                                                                                                      Yayyyy Whit!! :rose:

                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                    • #117103
                                                                                                                      Yohanan
                                                                                                                      Moderator

                                                                                                                        Good job, Whit! Thanks for posting them.

                                                                                                                      • #117113
                                                                                                                        Geri9
                                                                                                                        Member

                                                                                                                          Thanks for sharing, Whit!  Awesome pic  … what kind of fur baby do you have?

                                                                                                                          I have a feeling our fur babies will be talking in the next life and now I wonder will they be able to walk or hop on 2 legs and do other amazing tricks we never seen before when the sin curse gets lifted?

                                                                                                                        • #117114
                                                                                                                          churchgal
                                                                                                                          Member

                                                                                                                            157105850_10208553534553810_34012225230057868_nI’m about 32 in this picture, it is with my son at his pre-school…..now he is a pilot, and married and about to become a father himself! Time flies!

                                                                                                                          • #117118
                                                                                                                            Yohanan
                                                                                                                            Moderator

                                                                                                                              Great pic, Churchgal! Thanks for posting it!

                                                                                                                            • #117120
                                                                                                                              Geri9
                                                                                                                              Member

                                                                                                                                Such a sweet sweet picture, Churchgal!  I didn’t realize you have a son too!

                                                                                                                                Has anybody ever said you look like Sally Fields when she played Gidget?  You could be her twin!   :yes:

                                                                                                                              • #117138
                                                                                                                                Tammie
                                                                                                                                Member

                                                                                                                                  Thank you Geri and I am ready to party — Coffee for me and Tea for thee :mdrmdr:

                                                                                                                                  Nice pic Whit :mdrmdr: I am loving the pic idea. My husband says we will somehow know each other, even if we have that flowing white main (I would like that with a younger perfect physic :mdrmdr: ).

                                                                                                                                  Yep Church girl looks like Sally’s twin — good call. My son is a pilot or was a BlackHawk and Chinook pilot — he’s a colonel now and the military does not let the colonels fly anymore – he is not happy with that. His Dad and he can take up a twin engine — they love to fly — I love to ride along… soon we will not need the accompaniment of the metal machines – just fly up :flyup: :flyup: :flyup: :yahoo:

                                                                                                                                  Silly computer — I thought I had this reply at the end …. :unsure:

                                                                                                                                • #117140
                                                                                                                                  Yohanan
                                                                                                                                  Moderator

                                                                                                                                    It’s not your computer, Tammie. This thread has a glitch in it.

                                                                                                                                  • #117144
                                                                                                                                    Tammie
                                                                                                                                    Member

                                                                                                                                      Oh thank you for that — I was getting a bit frustrated with the reposting to keep it at the bottom — it might be all the pictures :unsure:

                                                                                                                                    • #117145
                                                                                                                                      Yohanan
                                                                                                                                      Moderator

                                                                                                                                        No, it’s not that. I took some posts out of the middle of this thread to set up a new thread  about posting pictures and it caused a glitch in the thread. I can manually correct it but not automatically until we do v.2

                                                                                                                                      • #117197
                                                                                                                                        churchgal
                                                                                                                                        Member

                                                                                                                                          Thanks Geri! I really loved all your pics! and all the pics posted!- it feels like going through photo albums and that has always been one of my favorite things to do. Yes, I have a son whom I love to pieces- has has always been the sweetest soul. I have talked more about my daughter since she is in Heaven and I miss her so but I am so blessed to have him and his lovely wife and my first little grandchild due Feb 3rd… I have never been told I look like Sally Field! She is a petite lady and I am more “sturdy” lol :mdrmdr:   but this is certainly a fun thread, I feel confident that I will know my Rita siblings when we get there. :rose:

                                                                                                                                        • #117404
                                                                                                                                          Whit
                                                                                                                                          Member

                                                                                                                                            Thanks Geri!  That one was a Chow Chow German Shepherd mix.  He and i were close!  I am looking forward to seeing him on the rainbow bridge.

                                                                                                                                            Now I have two Frenchies.  LOL!

                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                          • #117410
                                                                                                                                            Yohanan
                                                                                                                                            Moderator

                                                                                                                                              Trying out all the sizes, Whit? Lol! Frenchies are great dogs! My next door neighbors daughter and son in law have one. He was over here the other day and had Charlie with him. I was surprised at how soft his coat was.

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