A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos) - 1.15.04

Whitehouse.gov, Yahoo.com | 1.15.04 | ohioWfan

[ohioWfan]

The President had a very busy day today, leaving this morning for New Orleans, Louisiana, appearing first at a roundtable discussion on faith-based initiatives, then at Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church where he spoke to faith based and community leaders, and finally at a fundraising luncheon at the National D Day Museum.

He then traveled to Atlanta, Georgia where, accompanied by Coretta Scott King and King's daughter, Christine King Ferris, he placed a wreath on the tomb of Martin Luther King, Jr. on what would have been his 75th birthday, and this evening is at a fundraiser this evening with Democrat, Zell Miller, who will be campaigning for the President‘s reelection this year (Go, Zell!)

Enjoy this MUCH needed visit to Sanity Island as you revel in your Daily Dose of Dubya!!

[kayak]

Please post condolences and prayers for MamaB on this thread ...

Prayers for MamaB in the Loss of Her Daughter, Jan

Psalm 23

¹ The LORD is my shepherd;
        I shall not want.
        ²He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
        He leads me beside the still waters.
        ³He restores my soul;
        He leads me in the paths of righteousness
        For His name's sake.

        ⁴Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
        I will fear no evil;
        For You are with me;
        Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

        ⁵You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
        You anoint my head with oil;
        My cup runs over.
        ⁶Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
        All the days of my life;
        And I will dwell in the house of the LORD
        Forever.

Please remember the following members of the military and their families/friends in prayer:

~ ohioWfan ..... son Eric
~ mystery-ak ..... husband Mike … back in Iraq now .... not expecting to be back home until April
~ Gogranny ..... grandson Jarrett, deployed
~ Inspectorette ..... son Eric
~ LBGA ..... son is deployed
~ Slip18 ..... nephew is aboard ship - active duty USN
~ Himyar ..... son Robert
~ mrs tiggywinkle ….. nephew Michael is in the Navy
~ milagro ….. son is deployed in the Mid-East
~ Jewels1091 ….. friend of daughter … Ross (101st airborne), deployed to Mid-East
~ Jewels1091 ….. friend of daughter … Chris (Navy) heading for Mid-East
~ Jewels1091 ….. cousin, Phil, serving in the US Navy
~ from hoosiermama …
…..… Shanty & Josh (husband & wife just deployed separately)
…..… Bill and Bill (both military academy grads)
…..(when you teach, they're all your kids)
~ from Maigrey ….. Sgt. C. Cole
~ notpoliticallycorewrecked … husband soon to be deployed
~ Wneighbor ….. son-in-law Thomas deployed
~ zlala ….. brother is deploying to the Mid-East
~ Pippin ….. niece in the Air Force …. nephew in the Army stationed in the Far East
~ WomanofStandard ….. a dear friend has three sons in the military
…..Dustin (Army) - Mid-East….. Troy (Air Force) – Italy ….. Tyler (Army) – just returned from Afghanistan and currently at Ft. Bragg, NC
~ baseballmom ….. friend’s nephew, Thomas (Navy), just deployed
~ hoosier_RW_conspirator ….. friend’s son Danny (Army), just deployed
~ kemathen7 ….. boyfriend, John (AirForce)
~ Warriormom ….. CIA agents whose plane crashed and may have been kidnapped in Colombia
~ Freeper Per-Ling ….. active duty in the Navy ….. has a wife and 2-year-old
~ brand new Freeper leenie312 ….. son Nicholas is in the Marines
~ rintense .…. friend's brother, Brian Z.
…..… friend, Matt (who is a Freeper), deployed to the Mid-East
~ AF_Blue ….. active-duty AF
~ stand 4 something ….. husband Mike AND son Scott, (both Air National Guard) deployed to the Mid-East
~ JulieRNR21 ….. a friend's grandson, Wesley in the USAF
~ TigerCap ….. co-worker, Kevin, Marine Reservist deployed to Kuwait
~ bigeasy ….. friend’s husband is deployed ….. he asks for prayer for justice, wisdom, swift return home
~ brand new Freeper fc2tomschermuly (Navy), who just signed up today to thank us for supporting the military
~ EuroFrog ….. husband, SSG Mike, deployed to Kuwait
….. SSG Kris, friend of SSG Mike in Kuwait
~ whoever ….. son Adam, on a Navy ship in a “hot zone” … he’s a single father (a widower) with a 10 y/o daughter ….. please lift her up also
~ annyokie ….. son, Ian (Navy)
~ IncPen ….. Sarah (who was IncPen’s maid of honor at her wedding), Air Force flight nurse, just landed in Kuwait
….. friend’s son Matt is in Kuwait
….. brother in law Paul is awaiting deployment
~ TruthNtegrity ….. cousin's son, Andy, is an Ensign, USN
…..….. Jaime Bravo, a CPL in the USMC
~ RoseofTexas ….. the son of a friend, Leo, an MP in Kuwait
~ baseballmom ….. brother's brother-in-law, Chris, USAF Blackhawk pilot, now operating in Iraq
~ notpoliticallycorewrecked ….. nephew of a friend, B.C. (Marines), deployed to the Mid-East
~ goodnesswins ….. neighbor’s husband, Bruce, flying C-17's from Germany to Iraq
~ azGOPgal’s friend’s friend, Jeremy who is in the 10th Mountain Division
~ Warriormom requests prayer for April, a young, single mom de-mining the waters in the gulf
~ FresnoArmyBrat ….. a cousin
~ Jim Robinson ….. two nephews
~ Marysecretary ….. grand-nephew, Paul, who is in Iraq
~ tinacart ….. best friend's son, Cody - 4th Infantry
~ DallasDeb ….. niece in Army, posted to Kuwait, may be repairing comm equipment in Iraq
~ Texas Princess ….. nephew Roland, (Air Force)
~ hoosiermama ….. Callie, in Iraq; Dawn's brother ??? and George in a tank somewhere
….. … one of our teachers Dan, working stateside to help "process" military and supplies
~ Maigrey ….. a friend of the family, John, going to Qutar as a financial advisor to help with rebuilding of Iraq’s economy
~ bigghurtt ….. 5 years in the Army, soon-to-be Special Forces
~ M0sby ..… husband Dan, a FReeper himself, serving in Kuwait
~ STARWISE ….. friend Carol’s son-in-law Jeff … in Iraq as an MP
~ the family of Staff Sgt. Steven Mitchell, who lost their home in a fire while he was serving in Iraq … pray for their injuries received in the fire to heal, especially his 2-year-old daughter, Maddie, who was badly burned
~ JulieRNR21 ..... friend Betty's grandson, Matt, in US Army
~ Scott Speicher from Desert Storm
~ Severa ….. husband (FR screen name Hostel), USN Submariner
…..… brother Wes, somewhere in Iraq
…..… husband's cousin David, US Army, Mosul, Iraq
~ McGavin999 ….. friends Chris, Mike, Christopher and David, all in Iraq
~ McLynnan ….. Seth, closest friend’s son-in-law, deploying to Iraq
~ PhiKapMom’s daughter, Jennifer, U. S. Navy
~ BonnieJ ….. cousin Doug (Army) is in Baghdad
~ SnarlinCubBear ..... Jason (Army) a penpal who is deployed to the mid-East
~ RoseofTexas ….. cousin's son Mark, 20 years old ….. he is in the heart of Baghdad
~ TruthNtegrity ….. a Navy pilot, Lt. CMDR Andrew, has returned home, seen his now 9-month old son, and is training for who-knows-what!
….. … brother's retirement ceremony (John) is set for Oct. 3rd. Please pray for post-retirement plans.
~ GOP-Pat ….. penpal Jim, SSG in the Army … has been in Iraq for 9 months and has no idea when he’ll get to come home
~ radiohead ….. niece Angel has gotten word that her tour of duty in Iraq has been extended …. nephew is staying home being Mr. Mom to their 2-y-o and is need of prayer also
~ RoseofTexas ….. soldier Joe M. from Ruidoso, N.M.
~ the families who mourn for their fallen heroes
~ healing for the injured
~ TruthNtegrity ….. Airmen Steve and Don …. back in Iraq after R&R ... ask for prayers for their wives and also for their toddlers who don't understand where Daddy is
~ An anonymous Freeper who may have an opportunity to serve in either Iraq or Afghanistan in a civilian capacity asks for prayer about the decision on whether or not to go and then prayer for health and well-being if the assignment develops.
~ GretchenEE ….. son of dear friends, Silas (Army), on his way to Germany where his wife and children will meet him …. after serving in Iraq, he will now be stationed in Germany
~ Cate ….. son David, in Iraq since June with the 4th ID
~ ladyinred ….. Josh, newly deployed to Iraq
….. Also, Josh's sister Pamela
….. their mother now has 2 children over there and one who has just returned home
~ hoosierpearl ..... cousin Ed, in Iraq ... not expecting to come home until April
~ hoosier_RW_conspirator ….. son Jake just enlisted in the Army and will soon be leaving for Basic Training
~ JulieRNR21 ….. J.C., now serving in US Army in Iraq
*~ TruthNtegrity, mystery-ak …. .complete healing for the surviving crew and passengers of the downed Chinooks on Nov. 2nd, and Nov. 25th in Iraq.
* ~ ntnychik ….. the members of the 10th Mountain Division (which will be in Iraq for the long haul) and their families
* ~ CyberAnt ….. Missie
* ~ Pan_Yan & Pan_Yans Wife ….. friend, Mike, stateside now but expects to go back to Iraq in late winter
* ~ Bosco ….. cousin Michael, Army Special Forces, has just returned home, for now, after serving in both Afghanistan and Iraq
*~ Jewels1091 ….. Nick (friend of youngest daughter) going to Iraq for 18 months
* ~ SunflowerGal ….. grandson Daryl has just been deployed to South Africa ….. SG asks for prayers for his safety and for an ever-growing close walk with the Lord
* ~ anniegetyourgun ..... nephew Josh, came home, safe and sound, in early January
* ~ hoosiermama …..Brad should be back in the states by the 21st of this month … his mother, Deb, will be having back surgery soon thereafter
*~ CyberAnt ….. nephew Jody deploys to Iraq/Qutar on Feb. 14

* denotes change to the list (an addition or sometimes, thankfully, someone who has come home safely)

[GOP-Pat]

OMG, what an UGLY man---and to think, how very close, he came to being our president!!!

[texasflower]

Oops, I just re-read what I sent you by private posts and it is SO LONG! I'm sorry!!!!

[Iowa Granny]

Love and Prayers to you. We share your burden.

[Pippin]

That must be hard.

My prayers go with MamaB and her family.

[Pippin]

Thanks for the ping, Ohio!

[txrangerette]

In answer to your question - the
President is 6'0" tall.

[maica]

Sometimes late night posts get buried, so I am repeating your fabulous report.

One heart at a time! - GWB

*****

Hmmmm, blow-by-blow....

Union Bethel is a very nice church in the Central City area of New Orleans. Right between 2 housing projects. Needless to say, security was tight. There were bomb sniffing dogs checking the cars at a lot around the corner from the church. Traffic was shut down for 2 blocks in every direction at about 9 am.

The roundtable started at 9:30 or 10, in a separate area of the church. We didn't see the president arrive for that. Everyone was pretty well settled into the church by 10 for the speech that was to start at 11. The church choir sang several rousing hymns, with people clapping and singing along.

Just before 11 the roundtable participants entered from the side door near me, then the VIPs including Representative Vitter and Governor Blanco, (who got a standing ovation which I found a little disconcerting).

Since everybody was standing, I thought the president had come in, too, but he hadn't. Everyone sat back down,and someone introduced Reverand Brown, who entered from the choir area to introduce the president. The president suddenly appeared right behind him before the reverand even got to the podium. Everyone was back on their feet immediately (which un-disconcerted me).

The president's speech was very well received. He was interrupted by applause several times, especially when he spoke about his executive order eliminating discrimination against faith-based programs in the distribution of federal grant money. He got lots of "amens" when he talked about the importance of not trying to take the "faith" out of the programs to meet governmental regulations.

He introduced several local leaders of faith-based programs, one of whom just received a federal grant for her battered women's shelter that had been refused before he signed the executive order.

I think he started out trying to win people over, but it was soon obvious that he was "preaching to the choir". He went on to encourage those with successful programs to help others start similar ones. He got a standing ovation at the end, and spent about 5 minutes greeting people in the front rows. Then he was gone. :-(

Everybody still seemed happy when they left, and while we were waiting for the shuttles a pastor asked the founder of the women's shelter how she had gotten her grant and she explained to him how to go about doing that. Hmmm, wasn't that the president's idea??

O2

[NordP]

That's what I was thinking, too.

[NordP]

As everyone before me has said... in the arms of the angels is a wonderful place to be--yet, as beautiful as that song is, it STILL doesn't do the wonder justice. Those that are left behind to grieve; however, seem to be consummed by their own painful place. You all have struggled so. My heart breaks for you. Knowing that you have the Lord to help you will hopefully offer you some comfort. Also know that the hearts and prayers of all of us here at FR want to collectively put you in our arms, and hope that it will help you to find a more peaceful place for you to dwell.

Your friend, NordP

[saberpride]

Just read the post about MammaB's Jan. Poor thing!

MammaB, my prayers to you and your family. I'm so sorry! May you find comfort in knowing that your "baby" is now in our Lord's arms free from pain! May God Bless you and give you and your family the strength to go on.
Cyndi

[homemom]

I'm sure glad you're feeling better! I just don't understand how people could stand around and watch something like that and not help.

In your situation there was NO way you could expect or be prepared for it; Dean knew (or should have known) what responsibility his position held. Not good judgement at all.

[homemom]

What an exciting experience! Just shows what kind of people they are, that George and Laura "visited" you all in the cattle barn. Thanks for sharing!

[homemom]

Heard on the news this AM that the wind chill is 85 BELOW!!!! BE CAREFUL if you go out! Hopefully you and Mr. B are keeping warm together at home. :-)

[homemom]

*** I have had to take sleeping pills for 12 years straight. I am completely unable to fall asleep on my own. My sleep specialist told me I will never have a choice about it. ***

Thank God there are medications that can help us fall asleep or deal with problems like anxiety and depression, when we need a little more help. And also thank God that most of us know our limitations while we're on these medications!

[alnick]

You and your family are in my prayers. God be with you.

[Mo1]

That's what I was thinking, too.

I'm so glad to have the DOSE .. otherwise, I would never known that the media blew this story Big Time

[RoseofTexas]

MamaB, I was in shock, like the rest of the freepers here, to hear of Jan's passing away. Please, know that you are in our hearts and prayers. May our Lord comfort you and your family.

[TruthNtegrity]

Thanks so much for your faithfulness in posting Scripture and the prayer list.

My Mom died on Jan. 23 and the Funeral Home had the 23rd Psalm on the prayer cards I was given. I had never really studied that Psalm until the time. It has become a Psalm of strength and encouragement to me.

5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;

You anoint my head with oil;

My cup runs over.

6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

All the days of my life;

And I will dwell in the house of the LORD

Forever.

[4integrity]

I'm a day late but the good wishes are timeless. Congratulations to you and your wife on your anniversary!