A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....10-18-07...JohnHuang2's ~ My Two Cents

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[dutchess]

[nothingnew]

Excellent, as always.

Thanks

FMCDH(BITS)

[dutchess]

It's Thursday and that means another JohnHuang2 tell it like it is essay at the Finest!!!! ENJOY!!!!

[dutchess]

God Bless Our Military
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Below are names of some of our FReepers' loved ones who are serving our country. If you have someone you would like to add, please address a post to Billie; Aquamarine; Dutchess, The Mayor, DollyCali or GodBlessUSA and we will add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nation’s leaders, and military personnel, and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.

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We ask Lord, that You guide the leaders of our great country in their hour of decision. The burden that has been placed on their shoulders is overwhelming. We ask that with Your infinite wisdom You guide them gently to the right decisions.

Please give us the strength, Lord, to get through each difficult and devastating day that faces each of us and our country. Protect and guide our Military that are now being called to duty, strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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gator girl........................husband severa............husband, brother Maigrey.........................cousin mystery-ak...........son, husband Inspectorette.......................son Blessed American..........nephew Slip18..........................nephew Diver Dave........niece, nephew ConspiracyGuy........2 nephews AnnaofDC......niece's husband sneakers..........................son weldgophardline.................son weldgophardline.....brotherinlaw jamaly.................brotherinlaw Future Snake Eater.......cousin WaterDragon............grandson WaterDragon...........son-in-law kimmie7......................brother LadyX (RIP)..............grandson fawn796......................nephew ValerieUSA..................2 sons Lakeside......................2 sons LakeLady....................nephew Spruce......................daughter athelass..2 sons, 2 nephews Leofl.................................son chena...............................son Hope and Glory..................son DebWisconsin.............nephews TheMayor...............friends'son Doug from Upland.......soninlaw homeschoolmama........nephew ariamne...................2 cousins mhking.........................cousin 911angelady.................2 sons Consort.................2 daughters Consort...................son-in-law gonzo...................friend's son cookcounty......................son JFC............................nephew auboy..........................cousin painter........................nephew jrushing.............................son LoneRedRanger...brother-in-law Ladysmith.nephew, friend's son tina07......soninlaw & his friend MontanaCowgirlCop......brother nelibeli........................nephew Misty4jc.....................husband Colorado Slim..............nephew Tapatio....................2 nephews ProudAFDad......................son Alouette.............................son Katydidnt...........................son Zechariah_8_13....brother-in-law Zechariah_8_13.............cousin PreviouslyA-Lurker........brother sheeza.......................husband kemathen7..................husband TADSLOS......................son Q6-God..................twin brother Edgewood Pilot..................son Edgewood Pilot.......2 nephews gpapa..................brother ItsForTheChildren....2 nephews marsh2..................nephew Q6-God....................active duty Warrior Nurse...........active duty SK1 Thurman...........active duty David Osborne..........active duty fc2tomschermuly......active duty bkwells....................active duty LongCut...................active duty cjk...........................active duty Trish........................active duty ODC-GIRL................active duty AF_Blue...................active duty thumperusn..............active duty Veloxherc.................active duty Don Simmons...........active duty wingnutx...................active duty CGblue.....................active duty bigghurtt...................active duty frankiep....................active duty veeceeque................active duty JRios1968................active duty NoLongerFreeState...active duty CMS........................active duty AlaskaErik...............active duty JemiansTerror...........active duty tongue-tied ..............active duty txradioguy................active duty Hoosiersailor.........active duty DCBryan1.................active duty Sgt.Hull.................active duty

OhioWfan................................son ladtx..................................2 sons Its_me_K.E.T.........................son Hostel............................cousin MozartLover...........son, nephew ak_daddoo........................nephew Dubya............................nephew LBGA (RIP)..........................son katykelly..............................son Armymarinemom................3 sons american_ranger.....................son Himyar....................................son SpookBrat........................nephew SpookBrat........................cousin boxerblues........................2 sons the piper..............................son Tiffee4Bob......................boyfriend TexKat.......................son, step-son StarCMC.............................brother Darheel...............................niece Donaeus...........................nephew BeAllYouCanBe........................son Repubmommy........................brother AgThorn................................2 sons kneezles.................................son RoseinRoseBear.....cousin's hubby Atomic Conspiracy......half-brother Atomic Conspiracy...........nephew Atomic Conspiracy..............niece Sunflowergal....................grandson mrstank..............................husband MrsMike31........................husband spotbust1............................husband campfollower............................fiance LUV W........................................son SilentServiceCPOWife........husband DirtyHarryY2K......................daughter DirtyHarryY2K................son-in-law Skimask.....................................son Palladin...............................grandson MississippyMuddy...................sister MississippyMuddy........2 nephews Kramster...............................stepson Socratic.............................nephew freema.......................nephew, son Azbushgal..............................son kimmykay.................................son NavySEAL F-16........................son repubmom.........................>2 sons wolfcreek..........................daughter JesseJane ...........................cousin Roses0508..............................son pmmd81..................................son GodBlessUSA......................cousin SoldiersPrayingMom.................son WakeUpandVote..................brother Skyraider.................................son CyberAnt...........................nephew mrs tiggywinkle...................cousin Jen's Mom........................daughter Meg33.............................grandson Nadine...............................nephew U S Army EOD.................daughter thehumanlynx...........brother-in-law Earthdweller......................nephew Scubachick.......................husband ChairmanDec19thSociety ..brotherinlaw Anthem............................2 cousins meanie monster .........family friend PragmaticWarrior..........2 nephews Sageb1...........................3 cousins JulieRNR21.........friend's grandson SuzyQue...mom,2 sons,3 brothers weeder1...........................nephew GulfWar1Vet.......two cousins IndyPendance..daughter,soninlaw fatima.....................granddaughter Lori from Long Island....soninlaw monkeyface............2 grandsons redhead...................grandnephew gonzo............................soninlaw varina davis...................grandson Rivendell.......................daughter W.W.Smith...........................son vigilante2.....son, adopted soldier NavySEAL F-16....................son Jaxter...........................son-in-law USMCWife6869..............husband jackv...............................son TINA KIRBY....................son skimask.........................son onedcop.........................son katydidnt....................son SoldierDad..son,nephew,niece,cousin visualops.............son, cousin

[ConorMacNessa]

Great thread and Pledge, dutchess! Great analysis, JH2!

[The Mayor]

October 18, 2007

When We Don’t Know What To Say

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READ: Job 6:1-14

To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend. —Job 6:14

Roy Clark and his father sat in the family car in the funeral home parking lot for several minutes. As a teenager, he wasn’t sure how to respond when his dad put his head in his hands and moaned, "I don’t know what to say!"

A friend from their church had been in a car accident. She had survived, but her three daughters had all died when a truck hit their vehicle. What could they say to their friend at a time like this?

In the Bible we are told that during Job’s time of grieving, his three friends came to mourn with him and to comfort him. For the first 7 days they sat and wept with him because he was in deep sorrow (Job 2:11-13). "No one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great" (v.13). Their presence alone was a comfort to him.

But then they began to lecture. They told Job he must have sinned and that God was punishing him (4:7-9).

When Job was finally able to respond, he told his friends what he needed from them. He asked for reasons to continue hoping (6:11), for kindness (v.14), and for words that did not presume guilt (vv.29-30).

Remembering the story of Job and his friends may help us when we don’t know what to say. 

Lord, give me sensitivity
To people in their grief and pain,
To weep with them and show Your love
In ways mere words cannot attain.  —Sper

When someone’s grieving—listen, don’t lecture.

Bible in One Year:   Isaiah 53-55; 2 Thessalonians 1

[jaycee]

Dutchess, thank you for the thread today and the Pledge is absolutely adorable!

John Huang, what can I say....every week I say they can’t get any better but they do. Today’s Essay was terrific..I didn’t miss a word!!

Thanks to both of you~~~~

[jaycee]

Pookie, I certainly didn’t mean to leave you out. I saw your Toons and had been to your thread already this morning...just wanted to say Thanks to you again!!

[DollyCali]

dutchess; JohnHuang2 - great job... good graphics sistah!

I am off for a Tosca Master Class in downtown Cleveland(playhouse square area).. going to the opera tomorrow night (get to dress up then, the class is casual)

Later all..

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks for the daily lesson, Mayor.

[jaycee]

You are just a popular little busy-body these days...have a barrel of fun, my deah, going to the opera!! Notice the spelling of dear!!

[MEG33]

I love that adorable pledge, dutchess..Thank you
for another excellent essay and presentation!

[jaycee]

Very cute, Meg!!!

[jaycee]

[The Mayor]

My pleasure!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

071007-M-2550C-041 AL ANBAR PROVINCE, Iraq (Oct. 7, 2007) - U.S. service members attached to 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team (3-1-1 MiTT), watch from a humvee as a weapons cache is disposed of near Lake Thar Thar during Operation Sattar. 3-1-1 MiTT is deployed with Multi-National Forces-West in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James F. Cline III (RELEASED)

071015-N-0780F-001 SOUDA BAY, Crete, Greece (Oct. 15, 2007) - Los Angeles-class submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) arrives in Souda Harbor for a port visit. The submarine was operating in the Central Command area of responsibility for the past five months since departing their homeport of Norfolk, Va. U.S. Navy photo by Mr. Paul Farley (RELEASED)

071015-N-4965F-002 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Oct. 15, 2007) – Japanese destroyer JS Kongo (DDG 173) passes the USS Arizona Memorial as she makes her way pierside Naval Station Pearl Harbor. Kongo is the first Japanese ship with the capability to detect, track and intercept short- to medium-range ballistic missiles. Later this year, Kongo is scheduled to conduct a flight test designated Japan Flight Test Mission-1, at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl (RELEASED)

071016-N-3931M-077 DJIBOUTI (Oct. 16, 2007) - Servicemembers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 and U.S. Air Force 82nd Pararescue Unit perform water rescue techniques during a routine training exercise off the coast of Djibouti. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa conducts unified action in the Combined Joint Operations Area-Horn of Africa to prevent conflict, promote regional stability and protect coalition interests in order to prevail against extremism. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael R. McCormick (RELEASED)

071014-N-5476H-721 KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Oct. 14, 2007) - The U.S. Navy Flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels perform their delta formation during the Blues on the Bay Air Show at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The Blue Angels fly the F/A-18A Hornet, performing approximately 30 maneuvers during the aerial demonstration lasting over an hour. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Hight (RELEASED)

[pookie18]

No problem...as I've said before, my name is only on the thread as a courtesy...the others do the real "work"...

[Diver Dave]

Great Essay, layout and cartoons.

Brings out a big smile. :^)))))

Perhaps the three of you should receive a Nobel for unfailingly presenting the truth each week.

Keep up the good work.

[dutchess]

Hi Dave. Just getting back after work. Another John home run!!!!!

[luvie]

Sic 'em!!!