Compliments!

[Levi_Orangeburst]

:0)

VICTORY!!!!

[Matthew_Cogfix1]

Let me try that...

:0)

THAT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!!!

[Missy_Vonheart]

Hey y’all, I just wanted to hop on here and say that y’all are amazing people; I appreciate each one of you and the color that you bring to the ALF canvas, lol. It takes all of us to make the picture and I just wanted encourage you guys and say that your all amazing!

[Sierepica_Fuzzywalker]

5 years ago, on a very dark day, Miss_S was banned from a particular forum for being a follower of Christ, never to return. That day showed that many people Miss_S thought were her friends, weren't really friends after all.

Today, I am returning to this forum after a 3 week suspension, and I can say that I hardly had the same experience here. So some notes of appreciation and thanks are obligatory.

@Eerie_Coppernight, first and foremost. Without you, I would not be back on the forum. Thank you for contacting me when no one else was talking, for putting up with my fragile mental state when everything was at the bottom, and guiding me through the apologies I needed to make. It has proven invaluable for me to talk to you, for you helped me to recognize where I was wrong.

Thank you also for carrying the apology to Ariella for me.

@Jessie_Dearsnap, for forgiveness and restoration. Your assistance has also proven to be invaluable. I am grateful to have you on my contact list.

@Iliara_Mustardtop, for giving me a much needed break. Also, for putting up with the longest explanation thing I have ever sent on Discord to anyone. It massively helps me to write things out to different people, and each time I learn something new.

@Jones_Elderview: Your remark on avoiding accusatory comments and language (which you made on chess) was more helpful than you're probably ever going to know.

Thanks for sticking with me through this one as well. Others may not see the value in what you say, but I'm willing to vouch for it.

@Hans_Oddcraft, for not killing me. Even though I probably deserved to die.

@Lilliana_Umbrellascope, for lightening the mood. The whole matter with the invites really released the tension when I needed to laugh. Thank you for reminding me that I needed to take care of the mess that I had made with other people in addition to dealing with the disaster inside of my head.

@Levi_Orangeburst and @James_Maxfeather, for being there for me. Being banned can get lonely, so it was good to hear from both of you.

@Hanna_Brassheart, for being there for me towards the end. It was good to read encouragement from you.

@caleb_Larkmagnet1, for helping me out with my server, and all the song recommendations. Still looping those mashups.

(cont, 10 users max mention break)

[Sierepica_Fuzzywalker]

And finally, my thanks to @Jacoby_Elderfun1. I'm really not sure what to say, but Law and Order isn't what this forum needs right now, and every day I'm becoming more convinced that you made the right decision. I hope next time a forum change needs to happen, I won't be the one on the wrong end of history and have to re-sort the furniture in my brain to deal with it.

If I've forgotten someone I need to recognize who helped me through this time, my foremost apologies. I have excellent company in all of you here on this forum, which is far more than I deserve.

Stay strong, Aethasia. May the Lord bless all of you for what you have done for me, and what some of you may continue to do.

[Eerie_Coppernight]

Dusts off the topic, pulls the sheets of the furniture, restocks the pantry, fires up the stove, and puts the kettle on.

Let's start complimenting each other again.

@Jones_Elderview, you are one of the most intelligent people I've talked to, easily on level with college professors. You're going to astound the world, one day. I'm sure of it.

@Jessie_Dearsnap, you are a saint and an angel. How you manage it, I can only guess.

@Sierepica_Fuzzywalker, you've come so far and learned so much. I know you still feel like the same broken child, but you are not. You've grown in faith and truth and it's beautiful to see. I'm proud of you, darling.

@Mr_Q, congratulations on coming out of your shell. I know people seem difficult and strange, but loving them is well worth it. Your courage will pay off in the end, trust me.

[Jones_Elderview]

THANK YOUUUUU!!!

Giving back time!

You too are very smart, smarter than I, really. I've only seen a tidbit of your inventions and already I'm amazed by them. You're going to get place, and they way you're going to get there I can hardly tell you have so many inventions for it lol you're very kind to me, and it means so much that we can both talk about extremely psychological, spiritual, and philosophical discussions, and also politely about topics we disagree with, and give our thoughts on things.

@Jessie_Dearsnap What Eerie said, you're an incredibly wonderful and amazing person, I love that you're my friend, it means a ton. Even if you don't feel like it sometimes, you're the kindest person I know. There is no way I could repay how much you've helped me, and you don't even mind it!

I will try and keep this topic in mind, thanks for bringing it back up, Eerie!

[Eerie_Coppernight]

@Abigail_Eggsong, dear warrior's heart, you're going to fly higher than even you can guess.

@Nautilus_Lightblast, your creativity never ceases to amaze me. I'm looking forward to reading all of your stories.

@Jacoby_Elderfun1, you are a blessed man of good sense who will do good things for the world.

[Sierepica_Fuzzywalker]

offers Eerie a hug

I still have no idea what I would do without you. Thanks for being there for me, the discussions, even the videos, everything.

And finally, my thanks to @Jacoby_Elderfun1. I'm really not sure what to say, but Law and Order isn't what this forum needs right now, and every day I'm becoming more convinced that you made the right decision

@Jacoby_Elderfun1 @Hans_Oddcraft @Hanna_Brassheart And congratulations on getting that topic reopened in spite of my foibles. If anyone is good for the forums, it is the three of you.

@Jones_Elderview You have a good sense of humor and can actually make me laugh. I’m serious.

[Eerie_Coppernight]

Accepts hug gratefully.

[Eerie_Coppernight]

This is not a double post since it has been a day and I don't want this topic to be neglected.

@Hanna_Brassheart, your patience never ceases to amaze me. I nominate you for sainthood. If I were Roman Catholic, which I am not, you would be the patron saint of idiots specifically evoked against stupidity. Thank you for your efforts in herding these sad children towards Godliness as best you can. I know it must be like herding cats more often than not.

@Miss_E3, I know you pop back on from time to time. You have a gift, the gift of evangelism. It is a gift most people like to pretend they have, but you have it for real. God will do good things with you someday.

@Hans_Oddcraft, you are a truly admirable gentleman. Your determination is stronger than most and your mind is in a class unto itself. You will go far and rise high.

[Eerie_Coppernight]

Just one more before I let other people reply.

@Jyn_Northtripe, I know you haven't been back here for a while, but I've been talking to you elsewhere and I think you're a genuine and incredible young lady.

[Beckendorf_Direscope]

@Raphael_Maxmatch
You sound like a cool dad. Any parent who creates damage analysis spreadsheets for a game their kids play is awesome in my book!

[Eerie_Coppernight]

@Missy_Vonheart, I don't know you half as well as I should like, but you are a precious darling.

[Eerie_Coppernight]

To all the poets I have known
Who saw the beauty in the commonplace
Saw incarnation in a baby's face
And in a drop of rain, the stars
When there was mud and blood and tears
You sang a song at night to calm our fears
You made a moment last a thousand years
You are the poets I have knows

To all the poets I have known
You built a kingdom out of sea and sand
You conquered armies with a marching band
You carved a galaxy in stone
You built an altar out of bread
And spent your soul to see the children fed
You wove your heart in every story read
Thank God for poets I have known

And you keep on dreaming
When the dreams all fade
When friends desert me
You're the ones who stayed
To write the prayers when every prayer had been prayed
You are the poets I have known

You turned your tears into a string of pearls
You held your sorrow high to light the world
When I thought I was alone
In every man you saw the boy
The hidden heart the dark could not destroy
Slipped past the dragons with a tale of joy
Thank God for poets I have known

And you keep on dreaming
When the dreams all fade
When friends desert me
You're the ones who stayed
To write the prayers when every prayer had been prayed

You walking wounded of my life
Who bled compassion in the heat of strife
You stood between my heart and Satan's knife
With just the armor of a song
You are the heroes and the brave
Who with a slender pen our passions save
And chisel epitaphs upon the graves
Of all the poets I have known

So keep on dreaming
Keep on dreaming
Keep on dreaming
Keep on dreaming
~Andrew Peterson

I think this applies to many forumers, past and present.

[Jayhawk_Greencape]

past and present.

And future? :0)

Also (For Eerie only please!)

You made a moment last a thousand years
You are the poets I have knows

Did you mean 'are the poets I have known'? :0)

[Eerie_Coppernight]

Yes, unfortunate typo.

[Missy_Vonheart]

🥺 thank you, ily

[Eerie_Coppernight]

@Jacoby_Elderfun1, your idea to initiate the forum competitions was what everyone needed at this time. I think I speak for all of us when I thank you for this.

[Beth_Applemine]

Agreed! It sure helped us at least be more active on the forums, thus we are able to help newbies, making the forums a more welcoming place.