Posted on 08/13/2006 6:17:38 PM PDT by The Mayor
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Amen!
Sweet pic @ your # 17!
Love US Troops and Allies & kittens!
Thanks for all the contributions today!
Neat # 4!
You post it, I'm saying it every time!
All bears repeating!
August 14, 2006
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Then He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him. —Mark 3:14
My wife and I adore miniature roses. Recently, we planted several bushes, but one did not survive. We returned it to the nursery and asked for an exchange. It was midsummer and the mini roses section was limited.
I looked at one that had a picture showing its potential when in full bloom. But the rose plant itself looked rather plain. My wife offered some good advice. “Don’t look at the full blossoms. Look at how many healthy new rosebuds are starting to form.”
Following her advice, we selected, brought home, planted, and tended the plant with the most rosebuds. In only a week, it had blossomed beautifully!
When our Lord chose His apostles, He selected imperfect men (Mark 3:13-19). One had a history of shady business practices, others had violent tempers. Yet Jesus looked not at their imperfections but at their potential.
Jesus uses the same approach with us. He loves us so much that He chose us despite our imperfections (2 Thessalonians 2:13). Through the Holy Spirit’s work in our lives, He nurtures and transforms us into His glorious image (2 Corinthians 3:18). Next time you are with family, friends, and co-workers, don’t focus on imperfections. Instead, look for rosebud potential.
Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year: Psalms 89-90; Romans 14
Thank you Dubya.
Thank you.
That cat looks just like mine.
Thank you.
It was my pleasure and Honor to be there.
It's always great to be around a bunch of Veterans and active duty.
Thank you PMM..
Count on my Prayers for this awesome hero Marine!!
Here is a great follow up article.. more in the link with a couple pics.
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20060813/1068503.asp
"We want to take care of our own. I'm in the Air Force, but it doesn't matter. We're all armed forces," said Akron resident Karen DeYoung, who is a senior master sergeant in the Air Force Reserve at Niagara Falls.
That support of friends and strangers alike made Mark and Denise Beyers' homecoming all the more sweet. Taking a short break mid-afternoon with a Labatt Blue and a Marlboro Light under the large white tent behind the VFW, Mark Beyers was given a small album of pictures taken by the Alden VFW post on Thursday, the day he and Denise came home to Elma. "That was a beautiful day," Mark Beyers said, looking through the photos. "That day I was so happy not to be in Iraq."
"We're very happy to be home," Denise Beyers said. "We're trying to move on."
Mark Beyers begins work Monday at his family's business, Beyers Construction. Denise Beyers returns to Buffalo Mercy Hospital, where she's an X-ray technician, at the end of the month. The couple is also looking for land in Elma and East Aurora so they can build a handicap-accessible home.
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I humbly salute all our brave hero's!!
Thank you Meg!
Me too.
You are welcome!
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Rus, thank you for posting the story and pics about Mark Beyers. What a wonderful fundraiser that was. Gratitude to all those brave men and women who have sacrificed life or limb for our country, and a prayer for Mark and his wife in the hurdles still to come.
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