A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....02-10-03...."Kissed by a President"

Dutchess and Billie

[dutchess]

How're you doing? Hope this day was special for you. It was for me to be able to feature you. Have faith that the Lord is watching over Eric and all our military men and women...It was with great pleasure that you "allowed" me to use you as my test spotlight!

Sweet dreams. I bet Eric and all the others are so pumped up...this is what they have chose to do...

[nicmarlo]

Who do you suppose is brainwashed?

I occasionally listen to NPR (very occasionally)....when I have, I don't hear them recommending books to read, I never hear them having guests on who differ in the "P.C." accepted beliefs.....yet, on FOX, for example, they ALWAYS have on guests with opposing views. Savage (who I find to abrasive to listen to regularly) never tells you "take his word for it." He and Hannity and Boortz and Rush always direct you to the source they're quoting....they state dates, events, etc. NPR just spits out what's the talking point of the day; as you said brainwashing propaganda. No facts, or if any, they're taken so out of context, it's contemptible.

[nicmarlo]

what an absolute cutie!!!!

[ohioWfan]

Oh, Faith, I appreciate those kind words so very much!

It was DittoJed's and your commitment to praying for the President that was one of the main reasons I was drawn to FR in the first place......thanks for coming here, and THANKS for your prayers for Eric. This is the hardest thing I have ever done.....to let this precious little boy, turned courageous young man go. I told him the other night that I was tempted to take away that dedication of him to the Lord to do whatever HE willed with him! (He knew I was kidding).

dutchess, Billie, daisy......FAITH is a FR GEM! Think about featuring her someday!

[nicmarlo]

What a day that will be

Won't it be though? A part of me longs for that, daily; the other part wants to see my children have children....even though I know we'd all be so much happier with the Lord, never to look back, never to miss a thing.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Well, well, uhhh....well, uhhhh.....

He's not your GRANDCHILD!

(Phew, I made it through THAT one!)

[ohioWfan]

Oh honey, you don't have to worry about that sweet spirit. He knows the Lord. That will keep his spirit whole.

Oh, thanks for those words, Nan! You are so right!

The sweet spirit he possesses comes from his Savior. No demons in Iraq can take it away from him!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

A big DITTO to all you're saying. Kids, relatives, neighbors....we ARE closer here, aren't we?

I was chastised during the election, by a family member who I'd THINK would be at least a tad interested, as her dad served in the military....that I needed to stop sending her political stuff. Is that all I was interested in? Do I think that's HEALTHY? Is everything OK, yada yada yada.

Sad, cuz yes, a LOT was riding on that election. Good grief.

[KansasConservative]

Thanks for the welcome Billie! This is a wonderful thread and I'll definitely stop by more often.

[JustAmy]

She is a cutie. I'm sooo happy that Mom got her for us.



I'm sure glad Mom took this picture of us!!!

[ohioWfan]

OH, dutchess!! This day was so very special for me! THANK YOU!!!

I am so exhausted.......as my Mom used to say bone weary......that I may not make it to the Dose!

If I don't, could you tell my friends there about Eric's leaving today?

You know what's funny? He's in KENTUCKY! I'm falling apart, and he's in KENTUCKY!
........One day at a time!

(And did you see that pic when he was 15 months? Makes you want to tweak his cute little cheeks, doesn't it?)

[lonestar]

I ditto that!

[ohioWfan]

Nice recovery, BG. hehe

[Brad’s Gramma]

(gulp)

[Brad’s Gramma]

Cut yourself some slack for about a month, kiddo. You'll have good days, and bad. Just be prepared for the bad. Take naps, don't feel bad about feeling bad, walk, do some FUN stuff, go sit in his room, and most importantly read God's Word. Pray. Read the Word some more.

Log on.

HARRASS ME! Harrass Homeschool Mama! Yeah, SHE needs it!!!!

.........you know. Stuff like that. Do you still have my phone number?????????

[nicmarlo]

a LOT was riding on that election. Good grief.

I got made fun of, too; I lost sleep and weight; I was awakened in the middle of the night to pray (I sleep through earthquakes, sirens blaring, telephones ringing....but at that time, a still small voice woke me up to pray for Bush, for what was going on in Judge Sanders' Court, and in all the other countless actions filed in Florida); I even sent flowers to the lawyers in Florida, thanking them for what they did defending Kathryn Harris, to whom I sent e-mails; calls to Gore's VP office, stating my anger about what he was doing.....up until they shut off the phones....I think they had too many complaints; I sent e-mails to my Colorado Senators Campbell and Allard about the military votes, I called G.W. Bush's office and spoke to a man, telling him how upset I was, how I am praying for Bush, etc.; and I could never sleep past 5:30 a.m.......I'd turn on FOX to find out what NEXT happened/was happening....and there I'd pray, yet again); my fingers swelled so bad, I had to go to the doctor....he said it was nerves.....

No one could understand why I was SO upset about what Algore, the Rats, and the Florida Supremes were doing....they didn't GET IT; they were either totally unconcerned or if upset, not nearly to the extent I was. Those who were upset/angry just didn't have the passion about how WRONG this was, for our country, our rule of law, or our futures.

[WVNan]

LOL...don't we get so tired of being treated like the old lady/gentleman who is "a bit off" and somewhat obsessed with politics? "Something unhealthy about "dwelling" so much on "negative" things." "You need to get a life." Yada yada yada.

[ohioWfan]

Sage advice, Gramma. But what if I have bad days when I need to have good days? hmmmmm???

Seriously, I will sit in his room and cry, I will strive to be in God's Word every day, and I might just give you that call.

[Brad’s Gramma]

But what if I have bad days when I need to have good days?

May I get back to you on that? The doctor stepped out for a minute. Thank you for your patience.

[ohioWfan]

Thanks, lonestar!