[Mama_Bear]

Good morning! I am here, and it is not even 9 AM yet. How about that? LOL.

Paul Atreides, it is a pleasure meeting you. What a feather in your cap it must have been to find that Rush got such a kick out of the graphic you made! I am continually amazed at the vast wealth of talent and creativity on FR. Thank you for what you do here. Enjoy your day in the Finest Spotlight. :-)

[dansangel]

I received this in my e-mail from .45MAN. I wanted to share this with you all. I apologize if any of you have already seen it:


I want you to close your eyes and picture in your mind the soldier
at Valley Forge, as he holds his musket in his bloody hands.
He stands barefoot in the snow, starved from lack of food, wounded from months
of battle and emotionally scarred from the eternity away from his family
surrounded by nothing but death and carnage of war.
He stands though, with fire in his eyes and victory on his breath. He
looks at us now in anger and disgust and tells us this...
I gave you a birthright of freedom born in the Constitution and now your
children graduate too illiterate to read it.
I fought in the snow barefoot to give you the freedom to vote and you
stay at home because it rains.
I left my family destitute to give you the freedom of speech and you
remain silent on critical issues, because it might be bad for business.
I orphaned my children to give you a government to serve you and it has
stolen democracy from the people.
It's the soldier not the reporter who gives you the freedom of the
press.
It's the soldier not the poet who gives you the freedom of speech.
It's the soldier not the campus organizer who allows you to demonstrate.
It's the soldier who salutes the flag, serves the flag, whose coffin is draped
with the flag that allows the protester to burn the flag!!!
"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our
time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Amen."
Prayer Wheel:
When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our
U.S. ground troops in Afghanistan, AND all over this world.
There is nothing attached.... This can be very powerful.... Of all the gifts you could give a US Soldier, Prayer is the very best
one.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[daisyscarlett]

Good morning, Lori. It is good to "run into" you again on the thread. You are still here aren't you...lol...Hard to keep up with you these days.

What a lovely graphic you have created for Paul Atreides. He is one of our Finest and a bright hope for the future.

Happy Holidays! Let it Snow! DaisyScarlett

[Billie]

How'd you get here so early?!!! :)

Hi, Lori - did your company leave today?

[Paul Atreides]

Thanks, Mama! It is an honor to be among such wonderful people. Thank you for the great graphic. I was amazed at Rush mentioning the graphic, and couldn't believe the FR server crash.