I'ts not like me, but I posted this on the R&R board.

I am saddened by all of the negative things that have been said oner the past few days. I have been posting on the Bama Board for years now, I have made many lifetime friends. We actually have state wide get togethers as well as more regional ones. Many of us have formed life long friendships. Having said thatm there are MANY things said on there that I do not agree with. I am a christina, but I do not go to church & I do not ask for prayers very often. I only offer to pray for some one if I really mean it, I mean I stop what I am doing & say a short prayer right then.

As for Elle, she has been there for me countless times, when no one else was. She never fails to help me. She had dropped everything more than once & spent her whole day taking care of me. I have a real true friend in her. I have learned to take the good with the bad. She knows that we do not always agree on everything. We talk about that & sometimes even laugh about it.

I have learned a lot about friendship  & loyalty from her. I have taken flack from others about being friends with her. I understand why, but I have to judge her based on her actions toward me. I do not always agree with her, & I am sure she doesn't always agree with me, but she is my friend & that means something to me. We have had our ups & downs too, but I trust her & would be missing out on the wonderful gift of her friendship if I didn't trust my own judgement & listened to others.

She is an assett to OH & I hope she continues to grace us all with her humor, love, kindness & quirkeyness. Guys, she is the real thing, what you see is what you get & I admire that! No hidden issues with her. It's all out in the open. By being that way, sometimes she gets hurt. I hope never by me.

Flame me if you want. Copy & paste this anywhere you want. I don't have anything to hide.

I prefer peace & sometimes I don't post. I love the Alabama Board & I encourage you to take the good with the bad!

Love to all,

Wow Lisa!
Well put! Nicely handled.Elle is a wonderful person.I don't know her on a personal level but I know she has a good heart and means well to others.I would have defended her a hundred times over as she is our family I should have done it in a better way I think.I think I added fuel to the fire and kept them coming over here.So I have pretty much ignored them some.Thanks for sharing and standing up for Elle also.Have a Blessed Day!
Spoken With God's Amazing Love,
Brandy

I couldn't agree with you more!

BTW...how have you been...haven't seen you around lately...of course I haven't been around much lately either!

Why are we still beating this dead horse?  All that nonsense has been over with for a week now.  Why bring it back up again?  I don't know Elle, but I gather from people who do know her, she's a wonderful person.  Let's just let this whole mess stay where it belongs...in the past and quit bringing it up.  That or keep it on the R&R board. 

Sandi

Sandi,
I was away last week. I was so saddened by what I was reading this week that I just felt compelled to say something positive. If what I said was not taken as positive, in any way, I am sorry.

I didn't at all mean to re-hash any thing negative. I just wanted to support my friends & do it with a little integrity. I hope you can forgive me. It wasn't meant to cause any harm at all.

I also posted it here so that my Bama family would know that I arrpeciate those that support me, through the good & the bad.

No harm meant.

can't let it go, can you.  if elle has to have her friends defend her actions then mayber her actions should not have offended so many people.  such a pattern with her.   you all are quite a group.  you are hypocrites and do more damage to "christinas" then help.  disgusting. if this is what jesus would do, thank god we have other options.

Hey there.  I usually "try" not to get in to these things, but don't judge ALL Christians.  We are forgiven, not perfect.  We make mistakes, yet HIS GRACE is sufficient for ALL!  I love ya Corny, but please don't judge us all. 

Jesus would LOVE because God is love.  Love covers a multitude of ugly.

Thank you Brother Randall for chiming in on this one. You know that I work very hard to stay neutral on these things, but I had such a heavy heart reading the posts lately. I just felt like I should lift up my friend & tell others about MY experiences with her. We all have good & bad. I am the first to admit that. Sometimes (like now!) I wish I had kept my thoughts to myself, but I didn't & now here I am in a place I would rather not be.

Anyway, to ANYONE who is interested, I meant all of my comments in the most positive context. I am not here to tear any one down, just lift those up that I feel like deserve it.

I have had so many positive experiences here & sometimes I feel like I should give back.

So to whomever wishes to take anything away from this, I love everyone................................

Now, back to lurkdom for me for a while, as I have a few wounds to lick!

Corn, please see my reply to Sandy. I didn't mean to offend any one. I am sorry that you see it that way. I have thus far managed to avoid your negative comments & behavior. I would like to keep it that way. I do think that we must all learn to accept people for who they are & no one is perfect. If I had to be perfect to have any friends, I wouldn't have any & neither would you.
Best wishes!

We love ya Lisa!!!