To: La Enchiladita

thank you La Enchiladita!

201 posted on 08/15/2006 7:08:22 PM PDT by prairiebreeze (Brought to you by the American Democrat Party, aka alQaeda, Western Division.)

To: Purple Mountains Maj

cute graphic, thanks!

202 posted on 08/15/2006 7:10:39 PM PDT by prairiebreeze (Brought to you by the American Democrat Party, aka alQaeda, Western Division.)

203 posted on 08/15/2006 7:29:23 PM PDT by sibb1213

204 posted on 08/15/2006 7:30:15 PM PDT by sibb1213

205 posted on 08/15/2006 7:35:33 PM PDT by The Mayor ( http://albanysinsanity.com/)

To: prairiebreeze

206 posted on 08/15/2006 11:00:55 PM PDT by MEG33 (GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES.)

To: La Enchiladita

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

207 posted on 08/15/2006 11:03:40 PM PDT by MEG33 (GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES.)

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

;^)

208 posted on 08/15/2006 11:09:07 PM PDT by La Enchiladita (Make your choice and save your tears....AM YISRAEL CHAI!)

To: prairiebreeze

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

209 posted on 08/16/2006 12:10:26 AM PDT by Majie Purple

To: Purple Mountains Maj; Billie

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 :)

210 posted on 08/16/2006 4:40:48 AM PDT by stopem (God Bless the U.S.A the Troops who protect her, and their Commander In Chief !)

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

211 posted on 08/16/2006 5:34:20 AM PDT by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)

To: La Enchiladita

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. :)

212 posted on 08/16/2006 5:38:47 AM PDT by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)

To: ST.LOUIE1; Billie; dutchess; DollyCali; GodBlessUSA; Mama_Bear; Aquamarine; JustAmy; deadhead; ...

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

213 posted on 08/16/2006 5:53:17 AM PDT by The Mayor ( http://albanysinsanity.com/)

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.

214 posted on 08/16/2006 6:07:29 AM PDT by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)

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

215 posted on 08/16/2006 6:55:28 AM PDT by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)

To: GodBlessUSA; La Enchiladita

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

216 posted on 08/16/2006 6:57:13 AM PDT by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)

217 posted on 08/16/2006 7:39:12 AM PDT by Billie

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.

218 posted on 08/17/2006 3:59:16 AM PDT by .30Carbine (May God be the Glory)

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