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Ruth Marlene Friesen: Welcome!
This site is like Ruthe,
the heroine of my novel,
Ruthe's Secret Roses
Ruthe is . . .
intimate with God,
prays a lot,
a bleeding heart for the hurting,
a big sister,
rescues friends,
has creative ideas,
likes to give
surprise gifts,
loyal to friends,
dreams of love and
marriage,
dreams of writing a book
goes the extra mile
So this site offers;
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The One Ideal Real Friend
a cure for loneliness
An Older Sister's Coping Secret
how to pray Panic Prayers,
& regularly/daily
devotionals,
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Christian mentoring,
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character development
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Dare You Go Online? Is the Internet for You?
So you have questions. Let's deal with them. You may have been hesitating to go online because of
the dangers you've heard about. Don't you find lots of pornography and smut? Don't good people get
led into immorality, or addicted to gambling, or playing endless games? Aren't there scam artists
fleecing the innocent of their money? How about the shoppers buying up stuff around the world on
their plastics until they burn their limits?
The short answer is yes. All those things happen. They don't have to; but weak people will fall
for temptation anywhere. This brings it right into their private space and they feel they can get
away with it.
I now believe those who have weak resistance to lures for immorality and greed ought not to be
encouraged to go on the world wide web. They ought to be encouraged to dig in gardens rather than
learn to use a computer. Are you weak?
Reminds me of when I was a child in my village. The adults were uptight and fearful because the
young people were going to the city, a place of great evil in their eyes. Now I know there is good
as well as bad in every city. I just make careful choices.
Same with the internet. If you live by high morals and self-rule otherwise, simply take them along
when you go online. Don't go into certain areas. Circulate with people of like standards. Only once
have I seen any porn. I had clicked on a link to check out a web page. But I hit the back button so
fast I can't remember how I got there!
Long before I owned a computer I made a rule never to participate in a lottery or any game of
chance. That carries over well on the net. I delete or turn away from any offer to win something for
nothing. This decision keeps me from even exploring gambling sites. My noble goal is to publish my
general audience novel from my website. So I resolved not to allow any games on my computer at all.
Just make such fire wall decisions from the start. You'll never have to break a bad habit.
Desiring to set up a business, and starting from the proverbial shoestring, I have explored offers
to make easy money fast. I'm very thankful that I was too broke to sign up for the ones that cost
money up front. With more reading and advice, I'm learning what to avoid. Set your spending limits
if you do have money. Pretend you are poor like me for at least 4-5 months! Look but don't touch -
and you'll learn to recognize the foolish.
There are plenty of free affiliate deals and opportunities where you are simply asked to place ads
and promote some products, which you can do free in many places too. (I have yet to spend a penny on
advertising). You can earn commissions while promoting your own interests to new friends. Once you
learn how to get around on the net fill out forms, send, receive and file emails, and track your
many efforts, most of your offline business skills will transfer quite well.
If you have never done business before you can get a whole internet business education for free
through ezines or newsletters on those topics. If you are willing to invest the time and try out the
advice you get, you can make money. You'll make many new friends around the world too, and broaden
your horizons. That's the part I find addictive!
Do you love to read and learn? Are you a people-person who makes friends easily? Have you got the
patience to sit hours alone, faithfully WORKING at little writing and administrative chores? Then,
you are ripe for the internet and bound to succeed at any venture you set your mind to do!
After a while you will discover you can express yourself by a designing website (those are free
too), or publish an ezine, or even an e-book. Why not share your knowledge built up over a lifetime
of experience to teach others? You will no longer feel like a newcomer, but like a citizen on the
internet highway with something meaningful to share with the world. That's just a bit addicting.
It will cost you at a minimum, a computer, your internet connection, (in some areas free) and
your time. Lots of time! What do you think, dare you go online? Is it for you? Or should you stay
away for the health of your soul and family?
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