To: AZamericonnie
Aloha Connie!
2 posted on
05/25/2011 6:10:53 PM PDT by
BIGLOOK
(Keelhaul Congress!)
To: Kathy in Alaska; All
Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.
~Tribute to Our Troops~
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To: AZamericonnie
Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.* * * * * * * * * * * *
Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God
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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.
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God Bless Our Republic
I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.
Prayers going up
4 posted on
05/25/2011 6:11:06 PM PDT by
HopeandGlory
(Hey, Liberals . . . PC died on 9/11 . . . GET USED TO IT!!!)
To: AZamericonnie
Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list
Trust And Sadness
May 26, 2011
In early 1994, when our family found out that the US soccer team would be playing in Michigan in the World Cup, we knew we had to go.
What a great time we had as we went to the Pontiac Silverdome to see the US take on Switzerland! It was one of the most remarkable events of our lives.
There was just one problem. One of our four children, 9-year-old Melissa, couldnt join us. While we enjoyed the event, it was not the same without her. Even in our joy at being there, we felt sadness because of her absence.
As I think back on that day, Im reminded that our sadness then is a little like our sadness now that Melissa is gone from this lifehaving died in a car accident 8 years after that game. While we cherish the help of the God of all comfort (2 Cor. 1:3), even that great comfort doesnt change the reality of her empty chair at family gatherings. Scripture doesnt tell us that God wipes away our sadness in this life, but it does tell us that God is faithful and will comfort us.
If you have lost a loved one, lean heavily on Gods comfort. Keep trusting Him. But know that its okay to feel sadness for this absence. Consider it one more reason to place your burdens on your loving heavenly Father.
I have been through the valley of weeping,
The valley of sorrow and pain;
But the God of all comfort was with me,
At hand to uphold and sustain. Garlock
Earth has no sorrow that heaven does not feel.
Read: 2 Corinthians 1:3-11
14 posted on
05/25/2011 6:30:26 PM PDT by
The Mayor
(Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty!)
To: AZamericonnie
Evening Connie, Hugs
Waiting for the next rash of thunderstorms.
15 posted on
05/25/2011 6:34:52 PM PDT by
TASMANIANRED
(We kneel to no prince but the Prince of Peace)
To: AZamericonnie
Thanks, Connie, for today's Scuttlebutt.I am on my way home. I will try to stay awake. *HUGS*
18 posted on
05/25/2011 6:36:17 PM PDT by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: AZamericonnie
28 posted on
05/25/2011 6:51:39 PM PDT by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN '69 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!)
To: AZamericonnie
Thanks for a great and fun thread, ((((Connie))))!!
Hope you’ve had a good week so far!
30 posted on
05/25/2011 7:09:31 PM PDT by
luvie
(RAISING CAIN!!!!********CAIN is ABLE!*******Time to CAIN obama!!)
To: AZamericonnie; ConorMacNessa; LUV W; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; jackv; jaycee; yorkie; tiapam; ...
Good evening everybody.
Today was a real struggle. I appreciate any and all prayers you could send my way.
Thanks.
(((HUGS)))
To: AZamericonnie
Evening, AZ, Kathy. How’s it going?
73 posted on
05/25/2011 8:22:09 PM PDT by
MoochPooch
(I'm a compassionate cynic.)
To: AZamericonnie; Kathy in Alaska
Not much scuttlebutt to share tonight, ao how about an old poem? This has long been a favorite of mine by the author of Winken, Blinken and Nod.
Little Boy Blue
by Eugene Field (1850-1895)
The little toy dog is covered with dust,
But sturdy and stanch he stands;
And the little toy soldier is red with rust,
And his musket moulds in his hands.
Time was when the little toy dog was new,
And the soldier was passing fair;
And that was the time when our Little Boy Blue
Kissed them and put them there.
"Now, don't you go till I come," he said,
"And don't you make any noise!"
So, toddling off to his trundle-bed,
He dreamt of the pretty toys;
And, as he was dreaming, an angel song
Awakened our Little Boy Blue---
Oh! the years are many, the years are long,
But the little toy friends are true!
Ay, faithful to Little Boy Blue they stand,
Each in the same old place---
Awaiting the touch of a little hand,
The smile of a little face;
And they wonder, as waiting the long years through
In the dust of that little chair,
What has become of our Little Boy Blue,
Since he kissed them and put them there.
103 posted on
05/25/2011 10:25:26 PM PDT by
Drumbo
("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats." - Jubal Harshaw [Robert A. Heinlein])
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