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Posted on 04/01/2002 2:10:24 AM PST by Snow Bunny
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We had [a] fabulous Easter, my friend. Glad you and yours did too =^)
I have my teddybear and am off to bed. hahahaa
Thank you sooooo much for being here. (((( HUG )))
Thanks for providing access to such a wonderful "family."
It's really simple, ghost-man. You tell your wife that Billie and Snow Bunny are the reason that the FReeper Canteen ROCKS!!
They are the two most caring and giving gals and they make EVERYONE feel welcome!
That, my FRiend, is a very GOOD THING!!
Hey IG, you have a GOOD week, ya hear!
Mornin' who, how goes the battle on the left coast?
[And special prayers for my FRiends among the USS JOHN C STENNIS CVN 74 AVIATORS. Per Adua Ad Astra, American Warriors!]
Nice and sunny here in VA Beach today. Hoping like hell it stays that way for hubby's homecoming later this week. Spring break this week, so oldest son is home from school. He can sing his ABCs now (for a 5 yr old diagnosed with high functioning autism, it's something to celebrate). Not 100% clear but it's a great improvement. Can't wait to see what my hubby's reaction is to seeing his kids after 6 months (At 2yrs old Robbie is 3ft tall, JJ is almost 4 ft tall. They take after daddy, who is 6'3" *L*)
Hope everyone has a great day! I'll prolly stop by again later this afternoon, after I'm done cleaning house.
Your Easter page was outstanding. Sorry I'm a day late with kudos.
I can only imagine the hard work you put into it.
You deserve a 'Louie'. : )
Beamer has been walked and back on the couch, sigh...I don't know about him.....
BEAVERTON -- The French horns, guitars and the 100-person choir fell silent Sunday as David Beamer faced a full sanctuary at Beaverton Christian Church.
Beamer's son, Todd, spoke the ill-fated words, "Are you guys ready? Let's roll," to fellow passengers who helped fight hijackers on United Flight 93, which crashed Sept. 11 in rural Pennsylvania.
Amid the hand-clapping hoopla of Easter, the elder Beamer used a break from the celebration to offer a quiet message about the comfort that faith can bring.
"We want you to have what we have," said Beamer, who stood alone, hands clasped in front of him, on the green-carpeted stage.
By that, Beamer did not mean the pain of losing Todd, who was 32 when he died on the doomed flight. Beamer meant he wanted the congregation to share the faith in the Easter story of Jesus Christ's resurrection that has sustained him and his wife, Peggy, through their son's death.
"We've had the experience of Sept. 11 to draw upon (our) faith," Beamer said. "I can assure you, without it, I wouldn't be standing here today."
Beamer, chief operating officer of a software company, spoke Saturday night and at three Sunday services at the Beaverton church, which draws about 2,000 people to weekly services. Pastor Clark Tanner invited the Beamers, who attend a similar nondenominational Christian church near their home in Maryland.
While congregation members sniffled softly in their seats, Beamer spoke without tears of the "blessings" that accompanied his son's death.
Beamer said he knows Todd, who was a Christian, is in heaven, which made it easier for his parents to look into the 40-foot pit at the crash site. He is thankful for Todd's wife, Lisa, and the healthy post-Sept. 11 birth of their daughter, Morgan, now nearly 3 months old.
He mentioned Lisa Jefferson, the operator who took Todd's call from a seat-back Airfone on Sept. 11. Jefferson was a blessing, he said, because she knew the Lord's Prayer and said it with Todd.
With the phone line still open, Jefferson heard Todd call out, "Let's roll," to other passengers. She relayed the words to his family after his death.
Most of all, Beamer said, he is grateful for God's gift of his son, Jesus Christ, to the world.
"This particular Easter, in a more earthly way, we know a little bit more how that feels," Beamer said, "to lose your only son."
Ours was especially blessed. My son-in-law just came home with the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt last week. Safe and sound. Much celebrating and prayers of gratitude ensued.
Thanks for allowing me to share this with all of you.
In memory of Eric Michael Logsdon, USMC
Semper Fidelis,
Norb
HJ
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