[dutchess]

Good Monday Morning...please stop by and say hello to our very special OhioWFan

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Dutchess.

[dutchess]

Below are names of some of our FReepers' loved ones who are serving our country. Thanks to all who have contributed.

If you have someone you would like to add, please let us know, and we would love to add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nation’s leaders, and military personnel, and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.

OhioWfan .... son Eric
mystery-ak ..... son Jonathan and husband
Gogrammy ..... grandson
Inspectorette ..... son Eric
LBGA ..... son is deployed
Slip18 ..... nephew active duty USN
anniegetyourgun ..... nephew Josh
Himyar ..... son Robert
Doug from Upland ....son in law
severa .... husband
G'nad .... active duty Marine
LongCut .... active duty Navy
Trish .... active duty Marine
Maigrey ... cousin Sgt.C. Cole
ladtx .... 2 of his sons
Mama_Bear .... nephew
gator girl .... husband
Blessed American .... nephew
Pippin ... a niece and a nephew
SK1 Thurman .... active duty
David Osborne .... active duty
boxerblues'....Son (101st)
thpiper....son(502nd)
sheeza....husband
kemathen7....husband
DiverDave....niece US Army
weldgophardline...brotherinlaw


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Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad. Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace; strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

[nicmarlo]

Morning y'all.....hope you have a good day.

Congratulations, OWF, on being one of FR's Finest!!!

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody !! Happy Monday !

And a very special G'mornin' to the FReeper of the day: OhioWFan !!

39 degreee here as I post this...

Have a cup while you FReep !

For those who prefer hot chocolate.....

[MeekOneGOP]

Here is the shuttle article this morning, just and update, fyi...

Mystery object draws interest - Shuttle Columbia;
future US 'shift changes' on ISS via Russian Soyuz

Excerpt:

HOUSTON - A mysterious object - possibly a softball-size chunk of ice - that fell off Columbia gained NASA's interest Sunday, but investigators said again that virtually nothing has been ruled out.

As the search for clues for what went wrong entered its second week in the shuttle disaster, the agency is considering a big change for the astronauts left in space.

NASA and its Russian counterpart may swap the three explorers now aboard the International Space Station for two to be launched in April aboard a Russian Soyuz vehicle.

Supplies of water, used for drinking and for producing oxygen, are running low, and the proposed crew transfer could be the best approach to get the astronauts down while the shuttle program remains on hold.

On Sunday, officials provided new details in their search for why the shuttle disintegrated, including a closer examination of parts found in Texas.

They were trying to identify the unknown object that was spotted near the shuttle one day after its Jan. 16 launch. A Department of Defense radar at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida detected a small object moving away from Columbia at around 11 mph.

NASA officials were quick to point out that the object could have been something deliberately released from the shuttle, such as discarded wastewater. But they have not ruled out that it may have been a more critical part coming loose.

"Nothing is off the table," NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe said.

Click here for entire article

[MeekOneGOP]

Rest in peace, shuttle heroes...

[Molly Pitcher]

dutchess and Billie , beautifully done!! Thanks so much for featuring ohio.

And ((((ohio))))....Love the pics of such a wonderful family, and your profile. Very, very special, indeed!!

[dansangel]

Howdy {{{{{{{{{dutchess}}}}}}}}}}}! Ya done good, sistah! You made a beautiful tribute to a beautiful FReeper!

{{{{{{{{{{{{{ohioWfan}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} - you ROCK! You are an inspiration to FReepers everywhere. I'm jealous as all get-out of "The Infamous Kiss" but there are none as deserving as you. :-)

You and Eric and the rest of your beautiful family are on my daily prayer list. I know you are really *proud* of your son, as well as worried. Please know that we all appreciate what Eric is doing and will keep you uplifted in prayer.

Have a *great day* today! I start a new 2-week training class today and am anxious to meet these fine new people that we have working for us. Will try to get back later!

[Diver Dave]

Good Job on your solo trip, dutchess. Atta Girl!

Congratulations, OhioWFan. It's always been a pleasure to read your posts. May God continue to Bless and protect you and your family.

Welcome to FR's Finest... Hall of Fame. You know the drill - please step forward to center stage...

Atta Girl, OhioWFan!

[Luis Gonzalez]

Conservative...Christian...wife...mother...military mom.

If there are better words to describe the nature of a true American patriot, I can't find them.

My hat, and my sincere admiration, are off to you, and all military parents, spouses, and family of the brave men and women who will stand firm on those ramparts they watch defending colors that so gallantly stream, your sacrifices will be forever remembered by a grateful nation.

Eric is a little bit of every one of us now, there's a little corner in every one of our hearts were we fear for him, and with you, were we pray for him, as you do, and were we feel pride in him, like you do.

And we won't feel easy until he, like every one of our loved ones, comes home to the warm embrace of homeland, and the everlasting, enduring shelter of a mother's embrace.

Enjoy your most deserved tribute. God Bless you, your family, and our Republic.

"Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in thee my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of thy wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by." Psalms, 57:1

[Billie]

WHEW!!!!

[jwfiv]

A very Good Morning I bid to all my FRiends, and a special thanks to our Hostesses.

Fine job, dutchess and Billie...lovely...)

OhioWFan, very glad to know a little better the face behind the name...what a wonderful story you tell. Proud to meet you and your family...may Blessings continues to fall on you and your loves, may He keep your brave young lad safe and his eye sharp.

So cool you got to meet our President...I experience your joy and privilege vicariously...thank you...enjoy your day in the main window, OhioWFan...you know the routine...just sit there and soak up the smiles...)))))))))

[ST.LOUIE1]

Morning, dutchess!

My, my, what a wonderfully, beautiful presentation.

You have *graduated*. : )

[ohioWfan]

OH, DUTCHESS, and Billie! THANK you for this!!

We just got in......I didn't teach today because we were at Eric's Unit all morning and part of the afternoon waiting for the bus to come and take them to Ft. Campbell. No word on final orders yet.

Delayed anguish...... Once we left the floodgates opened and all the pain came rushing in and back out again, but a few minutes after we walked in the door at home, our older son called from Austria and revived our spirits! The Lord is GOOD!

[swheats]

Good day dutchess.

OhioWFan this one's for you.

[Libertina]

Well I didn't know about the kiss! I am happy all over for you OhioWFan as well as consumed with envy! (Naughty, I know ;) LOL What a great story, thank you WVNan for getting Ohio to go see her President speak! Thank you Finest hostesses for another wonderful recipient of FR's Finest! Lovely presentation Dutchess :) I hope you all had a very enjoyable Monday!
OhioWFan Special Day BUMP!