I just spoke to Terry on the phone and told him some of the problems that i just went through that involved discussion about my divorce.
I want to thank him for the words of incouragement and just knowing that he cared means a lot to me.
You guys on this website are like family to me and i want to thank each and every one of you that has helped me to learn more about trad bows.
You guys will never know what being able to come on this site has neant to me.
Thank you
Keep your chin up Joe..
Thank YOU joe for being here! Were all people just like you helping each other when we can. I love this place and its people like this that make it great.
:)
Randy
Things are getting better everday and it still amazes me what shooting a stickbow can do for the soul.
Im so glad i found this site and all the wonderful people that come on here and really help a newbie.
Hey Joe, "3rd time is a charm" for me! Yes, there is hope and future. Hang for tommorrow!!! And to keep this Trad..........."Keep Hunting for another one." Call me sometime. SasQuatch
Thanks Kim and i hope that you and i can share a camp in the near future.
keep ya head up joe ,been there myself ,wasnt fun with a young one in diapers he is 15 now and lives with me now also .shareing a camp with kim?? you better bring something to drink ,that man is a hoot and a heck uv a guy!
Things do get a bit better everyday!! I lived through that nightmare as well. Tomorrow will be better than today. Tell yourself that every morning when you climb out of bed...!
Things get a bit easier everyday and time will help to dull it.
John III
joe if ya ever need anything i live in pinson just a few miles north of you up hwy 79.
Joe,
Been through it as well bud. I do know if I hadn't went through those dark times, I wouldn't have had a chance with the awesome wife, two rugrats I have now :D . I am a fortunate and blessed man. I know we haven't crossed paths before, but PM me anytime with your #, be glad to chat with you on this trad stuff we love, or anything else for that matter. Hang in bro, them clouds will break before you notice it with the sun burning bright behind it.... :thumbsup: :campfire:
My best,
Lanier
Thanks guys you all are great men in my book.
Joe, there is nothing like a good hobby or interest to take one's mind off of life's problems. This is one where you can really immerse yourself in.
Hang in there!
I ended up raising my two sons from when they were 11 and 12 years old. It was a tough go for 8 years prior to that, but the best thing that ever happened to me personally.
I'm not saying it was easy street after I rec'd custody and raised them.
Thank God for family and friends. But I'll guarantee you, someone was watching out for the boys and me.
Best experience of my life. Sometimes bad things happen. Keep your chin up and your heart in the right place, because if you do it right, good things will happen and they will tenfold outwiegh the bad.
Joe you got my # buddy, and im in town, ive "been there & done that" on divorce, call anytime.... and yes it gets better, way better!
I thought missagain wrote, "joe if ya ever need anything, I live in prison just North of you" I'm thinking what? Lol
Joe, life can be tough at times. Keep shooting, things will get better!
Hang in there Joe.This too shall pass.
Best of luck to you Joe!! Everything happens for a reason brother. I'm with a woman now that I should have divorced she's strayed so many times but I'm here to do what's best for my kids and hope and pray that this time she really has changed. Time and faith can heal almost anything. :pray:
Took me three times to get it right.If i only knew then what i do now!Life may or may not suck for you now i dont know.But i do know it gets better.Hang in there.
The guys above are right! Been there and got the Tshirt myself. 26 years down the toilet but found the best thing in my life thanks to that divorce. One heck of a great women who loves to traditonal bowhunt! Look ahead and not backwards.
Joe, having been married twice before I can assure you that even though it may not seem so, the sun will rise in the morning. Believe me, there's always another woman. Keep your head up and don't give the SOBS who would feed on your pain the satisfaction...
Joe...no worries. I see you were considering more than just me, and that makes me glad. Even though I've been chastised about this thread by one individual on the tech thread that it has nothing to do with trad bowhunting.
Well, it has to do with you, Trad Gang, and many other members....so its related enough to me since trad gang is Trad Bowhunting.
I missed this thread last night due to the tech thread....and it was nice reading more benefits of the site with my morning coffee.
Hang in there Bud! I've been there too, and it does get better. Keep your chin up, and you always have the guys here on the gang to lend an ear.
Yea after all that i have been through the one thing that ALWAYS makes me feel better, is the feeling i get while shooting my bows.
I am very fortunate that i can get my 6 yr old daughter most anytime i want to and 9 out of 10 times she wants to go to my hunting camp and build fires and yes, shoot bows.
I wonder how many other trad gang members get that HIGH while shooting there bows or just tinkering around with there equipment.
Thanks guys for all the kind remarks, it really helps knowing that i am not alone going through these trying times.
Joe I feel your pain but your strenght as well,don't give up,the time will take care of your scars.Felix
Thanks Terry for leaving this up. A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED..
Hang in there Joe. The future will be what you make of it.
You are right....some great members on this site....they truly are like a family.
Joe,
Hang in there brother. Even though I have never trod the path on which you currently find yourself, I do understand the value of a place like this in which we can seek shelter from lifes troubles.
Joevan,
Divorce is one of the toughest things a man can go through. I have been there myself. Just trust that your life will get better -- it will.
You have friends here on TG with a common interest and with experiences and successes you can draw encouragement from.
I have a new, wonderful wife, and between us we have 4 grown children who love us. Life is better than it has ever been, but it took some rough times to get here.
Rough times don't last and there is always a brighter future.
May God bless you. Keep your courage.
Joe
Sad to say, There IS NO Such Thing as an Friendly Divorce. Been through 2, Learned My Lesson Too!! Been Married 3 Times, 3 Strikes and I am OUT!! LOL As was said above, Keep Your Chin Up!! Better and Brighter Days are Coming!!
Hang in there!!
Joe,It all works out in the end,Hang in you can only go up from here!. :thumbsup: :campfire:
Terry how about a traditional dating forum,"Hunters Without Homemakers" or " E HUNTERS" It's all hunting just a different animal!
:biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:
Keep on laughing thats the best medicine you can get.Give a shout if you need anything.Tim
Yea sometimes all you can do is laugh it sure beats the alternative.
I have a lot of friends on this website that i talk to often and it sure helps on those days when im in a bad place.
Again i love this website and all the members who have helped me both in times of crisis and answering all trad related questions.
So there ya go Joe, you are not alone and I am sure that helps to see that. Terry said this might not be trad bowhunting related but alot of times, the ex-wife is posting some really nice bows for a dollar. And you have some really nice bows!!! Hope to see ya at Tannehill 3-d. I might even be in Costume for this one......