A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....08-15-06....Twins

DollyCali and all of the Finest AT the Finest | August 15, 2006 | DollyCali

[DollyCali]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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Twinsburg, Ohio.. the city hosting the Twins Day Festival, a three-day celebration of all things twins. Held the first full Fri-Sunday Weekend each August since 1976.. The event has a host of activities planned, from the Double-Take Parade to the Twins Day Contests, which feature such categories as Youngest Twins, Twins Coming Farthest Outside USA and Most Alike Twins, to the group photo of all the participating twins. There are parties, talent sharing, costumes, research studies, counseling sharing, and folks (not just twins.. also, triplets, quads & quints) who participate.(the pix shown are from August 2006 Twins Festival)

Many find their spouses here. and it is NOT uncommon for twins to find twins. More than 3500 twins, triplets and quadruplets came to a place named after its twin founders for what event organizers call the largest gathering of twins in the world. From as far away as Asia, Australia, & England & as young as one month old! The oldest this year were twins in their 80s.

Schools such as Harvard, Northwestern and the University of California, San Diego set up tents in attempts to lure twins to take part in studies on reproductive health, dental care, taste preferences and depth perception.

James Fowler, a professor of political science at the University of California at San Diego and his team of researchers were using twin volunteers to learn more about humans' innate levels of altruism and selfishness.

Multiple births - most often twins - occur when an egg is fertilized and then splits into two developing zygotes, or when two eggs are fertilized by different sperm. The results are, respectively, identical and fraternal twins.

And multiple births, especially identical twins, are of intense interest to scientists. Since identical twins have exactly the same genetic makeup, they're a boon to researchers studying what plays a greater role in development: nature or nurture?



Famous twins:

Minnesota Twins
Twin Cities
Chang and Eng(b,1811, original “Siamese Twins” born in Siam (Thailand)
Olson Twins
Doublement (chewing gum)Twins
Bush Twins (Of special interest & thus hi-lighted here)
Thread on their Birthday 2004 found HERE

Conjoined Twins present mystery and agony. Formed when the initial zygote does NOT completely split for twins. The are mostly girls and present a wealth of ethical, spiritual & financial questions to parents and health professionals. More information on Conjoined or Siamese Twins Found here

Any Twins here at the Finest? At Free Republic? My mom is a twin. Her fraternal twin Audrey died at 47 from complications of alcohol abuse. Mom is going strong at 87!

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[prairiebreeze]

thank you La Enchiladita!

[prairiebreeze]

cute graphic, thanks!

[sibb1213]

Thanks, it works.

[sibb1213]

Thank you.

[The Mayor]

Your welcome.. : )

[MEG33]

;} You are welcome!

[MEG33]

Great pictures, Dita..I have a picture of my mom with a similar hair do!

[La Enchiladita]

Gotta love the marcelle...!! Quite the 'do.

;^)

[Majie Purple]

Y w! Hope you both had a great 25th A!

[stopem]

Good Morning!

This was a great thread, very interesting.

FReepers are the best!

Kudo's to Billie and a big fat THANKS she did a phenominal job on my "wear red on Friday to support our awesome troops" dolls, can't wait to show them off on friday :)

[GodBlessUSA]

Hi Dolly
I looked at the Bush twins, as one collage. It looks beautiful. The entire thread is. :)

[GodBlessUSA]

Hi Dita
They are beautiful ladies! I mis read your post the first time and thought they were both you Aunts. I didn't realize you were speaking of your Mom. You have wonderful older photos of them. Very Lovely. :)

[The Mayor]

August 16, 2006

Lessons From Mom

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READ: Romans 1:8-16

I am ready to preach the gospel to you. —Romans 1:15

Dementia was slowly taking Mom Cetas from us. And there was nothing my husband or I could do to keep her from slipping away.

In those difficult days, Mom taught us many lessons. She forgot how to do a number of things, but one of the things she did not forget was how to pray. Occasionally, someone would mention a problem they were having, and she’d stop right there to pray for the person’s need.

She also continued to talk to others about Jesus. Those who took care of her at the nursing home said that she often asked the other residents and workers if they knew Jesus as their Savior. She wanted them to be sure that their sins were forgiven and they were going to heaven.

When I think of these qualities in Mom, I think of Romans 1. The apostle Paul remembered the people in the Roman church “always in [his] prayers” (v.9). And he was “ready to preach the gospel” because, as he said, “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes” (vv.15-16).

As long as Mom Cetas was able, she kept looking to Jesus in prayer and telling others about Him. We all can learn from her example of boldness and trust in the Lord. —Anne Cetas

If we with all our heart and soul
Devoutly love the Lord,
We’ll talk of Him to those we meet
And share with them His Word.  —Sper

Talking to Christ about others gives us the passion to talk to others about Christ.

Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year:   Psalms 94-96; Romans 15:14-33

[GodBlessUSA]

This is a touching, yet sad. Wonderful that Mom Cetas was able to always remember prayer. In the toughest of times, it's a good story to remember.

[DollyCali]

Romans 1:16

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

PTL for mom's like Anne's mom... her legacy is not now in dementia but when she had her faculties & used them for the Gospel

thanks as always Rus

[DollyCali]

I love the sepia coloring also. One of my photo programs has that & I use it on my civil war pix.. great touch

[Billie]

Warm Fuzzy Wednesday

[.30Carbine]

Amen to that touching, true, lovely, enriching testimony and devotion!

I've heard many such testimonies...those who are unable to even speak as death approaches...still able to sing hymns unto the God in Whom all their hope and longing is. Amen, may we find our experience so.