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QUOTE OF THE DAY:Mr. Ambassador, thank you for having Laura and me here during this solemn occasion. The United States of America sends our prayers and sympathies to the Spanish people, who mourn the loss of life, who today weep for their loved ones, who wonder about their future now that there's been such tragedy.

The bombings in Spain are a grim reminder that there are evil people in the world who are willing to kill innocent life. I appreciate so very much your government's strong stand against terrorism and terrorist organizations like ETA. The United States of America stands firmly with you as we work to make the world more peaceful and more free.

Killers try to shake our will, they try to shake our confidence in the future. Spanish people will stand firm against this type of killing, and they'll have a friend with the American people. So Mr. Ambassador, we ask for God's blessings for the people of your great country.

Thank you very much for having Laura and me here.

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Hello!

Good evening, Mike. How are you feeling today?

Hey I made it before 11 pm lol

Thanks!

Yo Mikey !!! Hi and thanks for the Dose.

Doesn't he look so proud of Laura? (I don't even know what she's saying!)

Evening all.. TGIF ???

Thanks for Dose Mike.. look forward to the pix & to catching up on you alls news..(trying to sound southern to overcome the fact that it is SNOWING here.. Again! and cold.. so if I sound southern maybe the warm weather will decide to visit?)

Now all this silliness was done without the benefit of an adult beverage.. just think of the possibilities.. *G*

With all the sad & surprising news the past few days, it will be good to relax here a bit.. Need to cook mom a quickie meal BBL...

What a great photo post #1 we are lucky to have an honest and careing couple in the W/H.God Bless First Lady and President Bush.

LOVE the pics, Mike....hope you're healing well.....

Want you all to know that Mr OH looked at this picture and said, "He is so CUTE! He looks like a little boy!"

I, of course, nodded in agreement............ ;o)

BUMP!

Psalm 56

¹ Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up;
        Fighting all day he oppresses me.
       ²My enemies would hound me all day,
        For there are many who fight against me, O Most High.

       ³Whenever I am afraid,
        I will trust in You.
       ⁴In God (I will praise His word),
        In God I have put my trust;
        I will not fear.
        What can flesh do to me?

       ⁵All day they twist my words;
        All their thoughts are against me for evil.
       ⁶They gather together,
        They hide, they mark my steps,
        When they lie in wait for my life.
       ⁷Shall they escape by iniquity?
        In anger cast down the peoples, O God!

       ⁸You number my wanderings;
        Put my tears into Your bottle;
        Are they not in Your book?
       ⁹When I cry out to You,
        Then my enemies will turn back;
        This I know, because God is for me.
       ¹⁰In God (I will praise His word),
        In the LORD (I will praise His word),
       ¹¹In God I have put my trust;
        I will not be afraid.
        What can man do to me?

       ¹²Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God;
        I will render praises to You,
       ¹³For You have delivered my soul from death.
        Have You not kept my feet from falling,
        That I may walk before God
        In the light of the living?

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 … Chris (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)
~ 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
~ 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
~ bigghurtt ….. 5 years in the Army, soon-to-be Special Forces
~ 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
~ 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
~ 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
~ 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
~ 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
~ Pan_Yan & Pan_Yans Wife ….. friend, Mike, stateside now but expects to go back to Iraq in late winter
~ 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
~ CyberAnt ….. nephew Jody deploys to Iraq/Qutar on March 2
~ MS.BEHAVIN ….. friend's son-in-law, Scott, has been deployed to Iraq … his wife Tammy had recently lost a baby boy when she was 5 months along
~ An anonymous Freeper is making plans for an opportunity "in theatre" - studying two languages, and making preparations for their house to be rented while gone. Please pray as events continue on this path - for coordination of certain events and details that might be forgotten to be remembered.
~ hoosier_RW_conspirator ….. son Jake left for Basic Training on February 9 ... hopes to eventually qualify for Special Forces
~ Happy2BMe ….. son Aaron has just left for a year in Iraq

* ~ LKR59 ….. eldest nephew, Robert, went over to Iraq in Dec., right in Mosul, in the thick of things
*~ Severa ….. husband (FR screen name Hostel), USN Submariner, will be home in a few weeks, at least for a while
* ~ GretchenEE ….. son of dear friends, Silas (Army), serving in Germany currently, is interviewing for positions for when he leaves the service in October. He asks for prayer for the right doors to open.
* ~ ODC-GIRL ... part of her unit has been deployed
* ~ baseballmom ….. friend’s nephew, Thomas (Navy), just deployed
* ~ RoseofTexas ….. Shannon G. -serving in the US Army in Iraq

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

Thanks Mike, great pictures!
Glad to hear that you are feeling better!
Good evening everyone..
Man, I'm reeeeally tired tonight..
;-0 (yawn)
Ms.B

Thanks for the ping. Love the pictures, not crazy about the color of his tie. ;-)

I'm here...let the party begin (oh, it already started? how can that be? without ME? It's ALL about ME, you know!)

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Morning Bump Mike, thanks.
I'm going to support the Blue Star Moms today on the Wash Mall.

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I am posting to this thread very late because I fell asleep last night at my keyboard trying to catch up on 2 days of the dose!LOL Now thats tired! I was thrilled to hear your son is soon to be back with you and I wanted to say so. Wonderful news! I, like many others on the Dose am so PROUD of that boy. Strike that,... MAN. I know you are. Godspeed on your journey home Eric, be well.