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Just thought a prayer thread for Governor Mitt Romney would be good.

Vanity: Prayer Request for a dear friend.

This really isn't my thing, but I thought I'd reach out to a great community for some support. My grandfather is going through an operation, maybe two, to clear out his arteries. Doctors have confirmed with my dad and uncle yesterday that he'll be a DNR should it not work. What makes it worse is that my father wants me at the hospital, but I'd rather not go to deal with it my own way, because quite frankly I'd don't need to cry for a whole day and if that happens, well, I've had much time to reflect on my...

GT'er 23Skidoo Needs Prayers (Glocktalk) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- He's had another stroke, his second in 2 years. This one sounds even worse than the first, from what his sister-in-law has said so far. This is what she posted initially, on 7/31 "I AM ASKING FOR PRAYERS FOR MY BROTHER-N-LAW. HE HAS HAD ANOTHER STROKE THIS MORNING AND AS OF RIGHT NOW THINGS DON'T LOOK VERY GOOD. SO PLEASE ASK GOD TO HELP HIM RECOVER." And this is the update she gave me later, "LONE UPDATE.....HE HASN'T WOKE UP YET BUT WHEN I GOT UP THERE I STARTED I STARTED PESTERING HIM TO...

The out pouring of Love and Support through this forum helped me more with dealing with the passing of my wife Jani, than these few words could ever hope to express. I cannot thank you all in person but through the love of Our Father I am sure you know my THANKS is heart-felt.

My beautiful wife of 15 yrs went home to her heavenly Father last night. She had been fighting cancer for over 2 years. She died in her sleep, peacefully. To know her was to love her. Her suffering is now ended ad she will be surely missed.

. The mission of the Manhattan Institute is to develop and disseminate new ideas that foster greater economic choice and individual responsibility. The Single-Mom Catastrophe June 03, 2012 By Kay S. Hymowitz The demise of two-parent families in the U.S. has been an economic catastrophe for society. The single-mother revolution shouldn’t need much introduction. It started in the 1960s when the nation began to sever the historical connection between marriage and childbearing and to turn single motherhood and the fatherless family into a viable, even welcome, arrangement for children and for society. The reasons for the shift were many, including...

Thanks to all who have kept me in your prayers.. I am home with my wife and my girls thankfully. I am going to continue therapy on an out patient basis and I think it will benefit me greatly in the long run. Thankfully I have some answers now... But a part of the problem is that I have neglected my own health over the last few years as I was taking care of my mom who was dying of lung cancer. Then after she passed away last year I sort of isolated myself. and I have not been feeling...

I wish to make a muster of those we know who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom ... I'll start ... Taps please ... On October 24th 1972 ,an aircraft crash landed on USS Midway's deck. This aircraft ran into a group of parked aircraft and destroyed eight of them, killed 5 crewmen and injured 23 others. Among those killed were my best friend AOAN Danny Cherry and my very good friend AME2 Karl Blankenship. Please ... just a moment of silence for these true heros on Memorial Day

Just an update on Snowie. I talked to Snowie today and finally got him to tell me what exactly he has, he has pancreatic cancer. He has not been feeling well for the past few days, he has been sleeping more. Snowie has also slipped into depression and tells me he just wants it to be over, lots of prayers please. thank you all so much, and God bless.

Hello, my friend has been told he has cancer and may not make it much longer. He is only 19 and does all he can for others. please help me pray for him to get better and make it through this cancer. He goes by Snowie, and is my online friend from Japan. Thank you all and God bless.

I have not been posting as much on FR lately. I have been dealing with a lot of health issues in recent months. A lot of it is personal and some of my friends don't even know about about everything im dealing with. I have not wanted to be seen as whining or overwelming someone with my own problems. I initially rejected the idea. But I have decided that spening 6 to 12 months in a nursing home is the best thing for me right now. I can focus on outpaitent therapy and get the care I need. I am...

A six-year-old boy who wanted to help his father clear timber ended up losing his life due to his altruistic urge, in one of the more gruesome recent tragedies. Jeffrey Bourgeoiff, who was helping his father throw branches into a wood chipper, decided to throw a few branches in himself while his father’s back was turned

A great FReeper who most of you have known for a long time, but needs to remain anonymous, asked me to post a thread asking for our prayers. My FRiend has been having major marital problems due to his wife's infidelity. They separated for a while, during which time she attempted suicide. She was hospitalized following this and they have since reconciled and are working on strengthening their marriage. During the separation, my FRiend was in an altercation where he needed to defend himself. However, this altercation has resulted in him being charged with attempted murder. In the midst of...

ANN ARBOR, MI – The Thomas More Law Center announced that it has appealed a controversial decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court. The appeal was filed in the case of Bradley Johnson v. Poway Unified School District late last week. For the past twenty-five years, Bradley Johnson, a high school math teacher at the Poway School District located in California had been displaying red, white and blue banners in his classroom that contained patriotic phrases such as: “In God We Trust,” “One Nation Under God,” and “God Bless America.” He displayed the banners...

A poem I wrote to highlight the difference between Jesus and false religion. In the scriptures Jesus received the most opposition from the most religious people of his day. At it's core Jesus' gospel and the good news of the Cross is in pure opposition to self-righteousness/self-justification. Religion is man centered, Jesus is God-centered. This poem highlights my journey to discover this truth. Religion either ends in pride or despair. Pride because you make a list and can do it and act better than everyone, or despair because you can't do your own list of rules and feel "not good...

Ben Breedlove had to fight a life-threatening heart condition all his life. He finally lost that fight on Christmas night, but not before he recorded these two beautiful videos telling the stories of his near-death experiences and talking about his thoughts on death. http://www.buzzfeed.com/jpmoore/heartbreaking-videos-a-teenager-made-the-week-befo

LAKE CITY, Minn. (KTTC) -- The family of the Lake City police officer who was shot while responding to a domestic call is asking community members to leave their porch lights on for the next three days, as a sign of support. 32-year old officer Shawn Schneider remains in critical condition. Police say there were two people inside the house prior to the arrival of the officers. A woman escaped before the officer was shot and she was not harmed, thanks to officer Schneider.

In February of this year my older brother went to the hospital due to severe pain and swelling in one leg. Those doctors could not figure out what was causing the pain and swelling, so they sent him home to see his own doctor. His doctor could not figure out the problem either; mean while his other leg started hurting. He was sent to Houston for yet another set of test; still no results. His doctor and the doctors in Houston tried different treatments (medicine) to treat his pain. By this time he has used up his vacation, sick leave...

Please pray for my kids and wife. Feeling beyond scared sitting here in my hospital room hoping against hope the latest pain in my chest is not what I think it is. I am a huge believer in Christ and ask His mercy and protection not for me but for the sake of my kids and wife. Working up the courage to call them but don't really know what to say without freaking them out. Got a really bad feeling about things right now and praying it will pass...never have been so scared in my life.