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A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are,God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

Bless This House



Bless this house O Lord we pray;
Make it safe by night and day;
Bless these walls so firm and stout,
Keeping want and trouble out:
Bless the roof and chimneys tall,
Let thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove
ever open to joy and love.


Bless these windows shining bright,
Letting in God's heav'nly light;
Bless the hearth a'blazing there,
with smoke ascending like a prayer;
Bless the folk who dwell within,
keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be
Fit O Lord to dwell with thee;
Bless us all that one day we
May dwell O Lord with thee.

(Click on praying hands above, or on banner at the top to hear the music)

Good morning Troops, families, veterans, Israeli, British, Australian, Polish, and Italian allies (and everybody else, and all the ships at sea). Thank you for taking such good care of the USA.

Today in Anchorage, Alaska:

Sunrise 8:19am
Sunset 7:13pm

Hi 53°F
Lo 42°F

Partly sunny

Actual yesterday in Anchorage:

Hi 52°F
Lo 43°F

State Hi 61°F Talkeetna
State Lo 9°F Anaktuvuk Pass

BTTT!!!!!!

The MHABGSITW has the flu and is home sick from school, so trip to my daughter's got postponed. So, while I woke up, I did a little more "coloring."

Don't panic, MoJo! I'm about to go work on your requests! But before I do, I need an "executive" decision:

I certainly hope my memory didn't fail me and this is how you spell it. (I'm a sidelines military supporter, you understand; never directly involved. You may recall that my late husband's military career was behind him long before we married. The closest direct involvement was back when I sent my daughter to Camp Perry a couple of times for these .22 match rifle camps; I'm not even sure what the camps were called, but I'm SURE it WAS Camp Perry! LOL)

< :::drumroll::: > The choices before the decision:

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-or-

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I hope that's the proper spelling.

(Yes, Kathy: There is a wOOhOO using that "Uncle Sam O" too.) ;)

A destroyed building is seen Monday, Oct. 6, 2003, after it was struck by Israeli warplanes that attacked a Palestinian camp in Ein Saheb, 22 Kilometers (14 miles) northwest of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday Oct. 5.

The popular TV show "while you were out" has had large success in the Israeli television market.

U.S Army Sgt. Eduardo Hernandez gets help from Najee Farez from the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps in unrolling the American flag, Monday, Oct 6, 2003 before a graduation ceremony where 31 members of the corps graduated after completing a combat infantry training cource given by the U.S army 4th Infantry Division, 1st battalion, 22nd infantry regiment in Tikrit.

A U.S. soldier guards an Iraqi detainee on the outskirts of Tikrit, on September 25, 2003. U.S. troops rigorously interrogate Iraqi detainees in a process which takes several hours, sometimes days.

Sergeant Garza (R) a US soldier from the 1st battalion, 22nd infantry regiment, 4th ID helps an Iraqi cadet with his uniform before he and 30 others participated in their Iraqi Civil Defense Corps Combat Infantry Training Course graduation.

US soldiers direct former Iraqi servicemen awaiting back salaries and Iraqi youths during a brief protest in Baghdad.

A Iraqi man walks between two U.S. Army 4th Infantry Division tanks in downtown Baiji, some 250 kms (160 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 6, 2003.

A soldier yells at demonstrators who were part of the hundreds of former Iraqi soldiers demanding redundancy pay Sunday in Baghdad, Iraq.

The new Baghdad street choir led by an American tenor practices for an upcoming concert.

A soldier yells at demonstrators in Baghdad when hundreds of ex-Iraqi soldiers demanding redundancy pay protested Sunday.

An Iraqi trembles as the traditional Baghdad "Halloween story time in the street" progresses.

The Americans naturally told the most very best frighterning stories.

A soldier pins down an unruly Iraqi protester during the demonstration of former Iraqi soldiers in Baghdad.

"OK OK, how about two out of three falls?"

A soldier keeps watch from an overpass Sunday as tension rises during a protest in Baghdad.

Our Troops endure difficulties which we often do not consider.

A soldier tries to deal with demonstrators in Baghdad on Sunday.

An Iraqi school girl hands a flower to L. Paul Bremer, Iraq’s U.S. civilian administrator, as he tours the Rafah al Assasiya school for girls in Baghdad on Monday. Second from left is Iraqi Minister of Education Dr. Ala’din Alwan and second from right is Dr. Ayad Alawi, president of Iraq’s Governing Council.

Anothe image that was rejected for publication by the New York Times, et al.

Iraqi men and children watch as a soldier from Bravo Company, 2-502 Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, walks past them during a Sunday night patrol mission in Mosul, Iraq.

The new Nebudcadnezzar Mall is expected to someday be sprawling, and have a real tile floor.

A soldier from the 4th Infantry Division cries during a memorial service for command Sgt. Maj. James Blankenbecler.

Sgt. Maj. James Blankenbecler was killed Oct. 1 in a roadside bomb attack.

A soldier with the 4th Infantry Division salutes a portrait of command Sgt. Maj. James Blankenbecler during a memorial service in Tikrit.

Gunnery Sgt. Clifford Meyers, with 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marines, hugs his wife, Danielle, on Sept. 27 at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans, after returning from Iraq.

Marine Cpl. E. J. Daigle, with 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marines, is greeted Sept. 27 by his fiancée, Kim, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base. Cpl. Daigle was in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom since April 21.

Seven-year-old Katie and her three-year-old sister Eva, from Ponchatoula, La., wait at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base on Sept. 27 with a sign for their father, Staff Sgt. Phillip Bougere, who is attached to 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marines, and has been in Iraq since April.

Air Force Academy mascot Aurora the Falcon waits for the start of the Air Force/Navy game Saturday.

Another day at the office for our Troops.

Kathy in Alaska,Prayer bump.