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I am struggling with a very selfish grief. I am loosing it really. Everybody seems to be going on. But I am still in the middle of my grief. It is just a month ago. But I miss my mother so much. I know she would want me to be happy . But I am not there yet. I am in this selfish grief of why why why. I cant accept it. I miss her so much. I am sitting on her grave every day. I am crying and I am grieving. I talk to her. I look at her...

I am a new member to FR but have been a lurker for years. I would ask if you could lift up your prayers for my Granny, Daphane Jenkins. A couple of weeks ago she had a pacemaker put in. Then a couple of days later she had a stroke. For the past week she had been in rehab progressing very good & then yesterday she had another stroke. She's 86 years old & so full of life. Please lift up your prayers that God will heal her. Thank you & God bless you all.

Hi everyone, I'd like to ask for a strong, ongoing prayer for my friend's son, about to turn 18, and a new Marine. He will likely be heading to Afghanistan in a couple of months as a rifleman. His family and friends are incredibly proud of this wonderful young man, whom I've known since he was 2. Please keep him, his family and his unit in your prayers. Thank you.

Interpol says it is studying a request from Iran for 25 Israeli officials to be placed on its most-wanted list over Israel's offensive in Gaza. The international police agency says it took the unusual step of confirming the request publicly, as Iranian government officials have made their request public. Interpol says in a statement released Tuesday that its legal team is studying the Iranian request for the issuance of 25 red notices, the highest-level alert Interpol issues

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKAo9qgkz3Y In the above video's comment section, I was confronted by "romeomoon2", who claims 29 years of military service, yet when I asked for his MOS (mine is 19E), he did not do so, and in fact posted a FAKE mos "1369". I was unsure who to contact, so I sent this to you. If this is not in your perview, plz forward to the appropriate department. Thanks in advance, James Paul vonHelton aka Irvin Eugene Helton Jr 1/7th CAV, 1CD Ft Hood, Tx (inactive)

Folks, I'm asking for prayers for my wife. She has a growth in her throat and the doc thinks it might be cancerous. She is going in on Tuesday to have the growth removed and tested. She is the lead singer for our small church and this is all very frightening. Please add my wife to your prayer requests.

Friends,our little Grandson, Noah Stone Jackson was born January 28,2009. He has several medical problems. He has a thick covering of skin over his right eye, may be blind in his left eye, no rectum, club feet, an undeveloped trachea and other issues. We just returned home today from Fresno and Valley Children's Hospital.His parents (my son and daughter-in-law) are devastated. They lost their first born son to Potter's Syndrome (born without kidneys). They were able to hold him for 12 minutes before he died.Please pray for our grandson Noah and his parents Casey and Rebecca. He is facing many...

I just got home from visiting with my friend, Darrell, and found out that his wife (Margaret Phillips) has become very ill. About 2 weeks ago, she had immense pain in her shoulders & neck. The doctors initially diagnosed it as a muscle spasm without running any tests. As the pain increased in intensity over time, she started having trouble breathing, and was life flighted to another hospital where they ran a large series of tests on her. What was causing it was an abscess on the stem of her brain...surgery was done, but she is now unable to move...

Please pray for my sister in law

Hello: I am asking fellow freepers for a prayer request. Your help is much appreciated. I met this woman recently that I feel very strongly about. I haven't felt this way for someone in a long time. I thought of giving up on women completely a few years ago. The problem is...She's a bit reserved and defense. After several months of knowing, I decided to ask her out. While she said no, she didn't completely shut the door on me. She gave me her phone #, so there might be hope. I don't know exactly what happened in her past....

The Texas Department of Transportation's request for a 30-day extension of the public comment period for the Interstate-69/Trans-Texas Corridor Tier One Draft Environmental Impact Statement has been granted. The request was approved by the Federal Highway Administration which oversees the environmental review process for transportation projects. TxDOT has held over 500 meetings on the Trans-Texas Corridor including 254 county meetings, 95 environmental meetings and hearings on I-69/TTC, 171 environmental meetings and hearings on TTC-35, and 12 town hall meetings. The public comment period opened in December, and an extension through April 18th allows more citizens the opportunity to express their...

Hello, Not sure how to really start this. But request is for sister in law that has back surgery complications. Asking for prayer for recovery. Thank you all.

Greetings FReeper prayer warriors; Over the last many years, I have on several occasions posted a prayer request for one of Lake Havasu's Finest, Clint Campbell. It seems that the Lord, every 18 months to 2 years, sends Clint another challenge to overcome. I talked to Clint earlier this evening, and found out that he had a medical procedure the other day, and they did a biopsy on a growth on his kidney. He managed to overcome his other bouts with cancer, and if this biopsy comes back positive I am confident, that with your prayers, and God's grace and...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2007 – The additional budget request for the war on terror that Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will present to Congress today reflects troop-level recommendations made by the senior U.S. commander in Iraq, a Pentagon spokesman said today. (Video) Gates will present a $42.3 billion addition to the 2008 global war on terror supplemental request when he testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee today, Geoff Morrell, Pentagon press secretary, told reporters. This brings the overall request to just under $190 billion, after a $5.3 billion procurement request for armored vehicles was added to the $141.7 billion...

As many of you know Maria Bush's husband has been fighting terminal cancer. It now appears death is eminent. He is in the hospital in a hospice ward and Maria and her children are with him. If he should pass today it would be most appropriate as he is and has always been a great patriot and lover of freedom and the USA. Please keep the family in your prayers, they are couragously dealing with this but are still devastated by the pending loss of their husband and father.

LOS ANGELES - Divorced dad Alec Baldwin, caught yelling at his daughter on a voicemail message, said Wednesday he asked NBC to let him out of his "30 Rock" contract so he can devote his time to the issue of "parental alienation." "If I never acted again I couldn't care less," Baldwin said in a pre-taped appearance for ABC's "The View," scheduled to air Friday. The actor, in a transcript provided to The Associated Press by "The View," said that he also wanted to quit "30 Rock" so the sitcom and the hundreds who work on it wouldn't "be hurt...

I have a play -- a very loose (EXTREMELY LOOSE) adaptation of Shakespeare -- and I'm trying to get it produced. Does anyone know where I can find companies that do Shakespeare parodies and actors to perform it?

Freeper Volunteer needs prayers for his wife and her family. Volunteer is on a business trip and just got word his mother-in-law, Nita Harris, of Cookeville, TN has passed away. His wife, Jennifer, is back at their house in Illinois alone. I can't get back until tomorrow. Jennifer's Father passed away 2 months ago. Thursday was the 2 month mark. It's been a lot to deal with in so short a time.

I would like to request prayers for a wonderful lady that I work with... Her name is Margie. She had a heart attack on Thursday. They have made her comfortable at the local hospital in Waterville, but due to recent storms are only transporting her to the cardiac unit in Bangor today to have a stent put in. She is a warm and wonderful woman that cares deeply about everyone she works with and everything that she does. If it matters, I think she is either Evangelist or Born Again. Thank you all.

I know that I don't post here that much, but I know there are many people of faith here, and I want to ask you for your prayers. A friend (who is also a friend of my family) had a stroke a few days ago, and he is currently in the hospital, paralyzed from the neck down. His name is George, and he is from Germany but lives in California. I just heard today that his condition has gotten a bit worse, apparently he has a lung infection and a fever, and is partially on a respirator. The good thing...