Topic: Love & thanks ~ to our beloved Soldiers... - part 2
Rapunzel's photo
Mon 12/01/08 09:11 AM
flowerforyou drinker :wink: Hi Lee :wink: drinker flowerforyou




flowerforyou :heart: flowerforyou How are you Sweetheart ? flowerforyou :heart: flowerforyou


embarassed you should know by now ,flowerforyou that the queen of edit embarassed


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flowerforyou it's easier for me to see the layout flowerforyou


drinker and my mistakes when it is already on line ...drinker



happy then i have an hour to make final changes...happy


:wink: however some people drinker < quick on the draw > drinker like you ,:wink:


laugh laugh laugh quote me before i get to finish...laugh laugh laugh



bigsmile but that is to be expected ,bigsmile


flowerforyou drinker :wink: and i am so glad that you do ...:wink: drinker flowerforyou


sad cause it would be an awfully lonely place sad


tears without my friends ,...tears




and i also need people like you :wink: :heart: smooched :heart: :wink:


to help keep me on my toes...bigsmile bigsmile bigsmile

MirrorMirror's photo
Mon 12/01/08 09:19 AM

flowerforyou drinker :wink: Hi Lee :wink: drinker flowerforyou




flowerforyou :heart: flowerforyou How are you Sweetheart ? flowerforyou :heart: flowerforyou


embarassed you should know by now ,flowerforyou that the queen of edit embarassed


laugh still was in the editing process. laugh



flowerforyou it's easier for me to see the layout flowerforyou


drinker and my mistakes when it is already on line ...drinker



happy then i have an hour to make final changes...happy


:wink: however some people drinker < quick on the draw > drinker like you ,:wink:


laugh laugh laugh quote me before i get to finish...laugh laugh laugh



bigsmile but that is to be expected ,bigsmile


flowerforyou drinker :wink: and i am so glad that you do ...:wink: drinker flowerforyou


sad cause it would be an awfully lonely place sad


tears without my friends ,...tears




and i also need people like you :wink: :heart: smooched :heart: :wink:


to help keep me on my toes...bigsmile bigsmile bigsmile
bigsmile Im doing great Nessa, and I hope you are tooflowerforyou

Rapunzel's photo
Mon 12/01/08 09:40 AM
I'm doing great too...drinker smokin smokin drinker


just listening to an all time favorite song bigsmile


of mine calleddrinker


smokin renaissance faire:heart: by the byrds..smokin



:heart: please listen to this beautiful song...:heart:

the studio version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV2q_EIC-eg






and the live version at monterey pop festival




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AFlBoxsAkI&feature=related




(Crosby / McGuinn)

I think that maybe I'm dreaming
I smell cinnamon and spices
I hear music everywhere
All around kaleidoscope of color
I think that maybe I'm dreaming

Maids pass gracefully in laughter
Wine coloured flowers in their hair
Last call from lands I've never been to
I think that maybe I'm dreaming

Some flash on a soda of prism
Bright jewels on the ladies flashing
Eyes catch on a shiny prism

Hear ye the crying of the vendors
Fruit for sale wax candles for to burn
Fires flare soon it will be night fall
I think that maybe I'm dreaming





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I'm sitting here drinking several cups of coffee drinker


and am gonna bundle up to go out :smile:


cause it is cold and foggy today whoa

and I'm gonna ride my mountain bikeflowerforyou


over to the Grocery store drinker




and this kind of wimpy fair weather lady waving


is mostly a warm weather bicyclist flowerforyou


usually in summer clothing :wink:




and i am not initially super fond of the weather change sad2

but, once i get out there in the cooler cleaner air i like it happy


and the air quality is much better & smells much better usually than in the summer flowerforyou







Rapunzel's photo
Mon 12/01/08 09:47 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bb4DpejUUA&feature=related

zanne46's photo
Mon 12/01/08 01:15 PM
Hi,

I finally heard via e-mail from Brett...

He is tired,cold,and extremely busy....

After a marine got them stuck in the sand..they had to shovel out for many hours....On Thanksgiving..

For Brett..the best part was being able to eat his Thanksgiving dinner with his best marine brother....

Even though they ate a cold dinner..

He counts the months down of when he will return to the USA....

hmmmmm I miss him so much....:heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:


Journey2008's photo
Tue 12/02/08 08:01 PM

Hi,

I finally heard via e-mail from Brett...

He is tired,cold,and extremely busy....

After a marine got them stuck in the sand..they had to shovel out for many hours....On Thanksgiving..

For Brett..the best part was being able to eat his Thanksgiving dinner with his best marine brother....

Even though they ate a cold dinner..

He counts the months down of when he will return to the USA....

hmmmmm I miss him so much....:heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:




Suzanne, I am soooo glad you heard from Brett!! It's such a good feeling when you can read words from your child, even better to hear them on the phone. I always made sure my employer knew when my son was overseas so that if, at any given time, he was able to call me, I was taking that call no matter what the circumstances. I know you are counting the months also till you can hold on tight to him again.

MirrorMirror's photo
Tue 12/02/08 08:09 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bb4DpejUUA&feature=related


flowers

MirrorMirror's photo
Tue 12/02/08 08:10 PM
drinksEverybody should be thankful to the soldiers for keeping us free.drinks

Rapunzel's photo
Thu 12/04/08 08:27 AM

Hi,

I finally heard via e-mail from Brett...

He is tired,cold,and extremely busy....

After a marine got them stuck in the sand..they had to shovel out for many hours....On Thanksgiving..

For Brett..the best part was being able to eat his Thanksgiving dinner with his best marine brother....

Even though they ate a cold dinner..

He counts the months down of when he will return to the USA....

hmmmmm I miss him so much....:heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:








drinker :heart: flowerforyou :heart: flowerforyou drinker :heart:

Rapunzel's photo
Thu 12/04/08 08:29 AM


Hi,

I finally heard via e-mail from Brett...

He is tired,cold,and extremely busy....

After a marine got them stuck in the sand..they had to shovel out for many hours....On Thanksgiving..

For Brett..the best part was being able to eat his Thanksgiving dinner with his best marine brother....

Even though they ate a cold dinner..

He counts the months down of when he will return to the USA....

hmmmmm I miss him so much....:heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:




Suzanne, I am soooo glad you heard from Brett!! It's such a good feeling when you can read words from your child, even better to hear them on the phone. I always made sure my employer knew when my son was overseas so that if, at any given time, he was able to call me, I was taking that call no matter what the circumstances. I know you are counting the months also till you can hold on tight to him again.


flowerforyou :heart: drinker hugs and love & prayers & blessings for you both,drinker :heart: drinker


:heart: flowerforyou :heart: my beloved sisters and for your awesome Sons :heart: flowerforyou :heart:


Rapunzel's photo
Thu 12/04/08 09:03 AM

drinksEverybody should be thankful to the soldiers for keeping us free.drinks



smokin drinker smokin Amen....smokin drinker smokin

drinker I wish more people would get over themselves drinker


flowerforyou for long enough to thank another human being flowerforyou



:cry: who places him or herself in harm's way :cry:


drinker smokin drinker to help protect & preserve our Freedomdrinker smokin drinker





Rapunzel's photo
Thu 12/04/08 03:43 PM
Edited by Rapunzel on Thu 12/04/08 03:52 PM
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Rapunzel's photo
Sun 12/07/08 12:44 PM

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flowerforyousmokin drinker lots of love & prayers drinker smokin flowerforyou


:heart: drinker :heart: & blessings for our Mighty Troops :heart: drinker :heart:




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Rapunzel's photo
Mon 12/08/08 01:11 PM
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Rapunzel's photo
Tue 12/09/08 09:43 AM
Edited by Rapunzel on Tue 12/09/08 09:43 AM


TWAS THE NIGHT ​ BEFOR​E CHRIS​TMAS ,​
HE LIVED ​ ALL ALONE ​,​
IN A ONE BEDRO​OM HOUSE ​
MADE OF PLAST​ER AND STONE ​.



I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMN​EY
WITH PRESE​NTS TO GIVE, ​
AND TO SEE JUST WHO
IN THIS HOME DID LIVE.



I LOOKE​D ALL ABOUT ​,​
A STRAN​GE SIGHT ​ I DID SEE,
NO TINSE​L,​ NO PRESE​NTS, ​
NOT EVEN A TREE. frown



NO STOCK​ING BY MANTL​E,​
JUST BOOTS ​ FILLE​D WITH SAND, ​
ON THE WALL HUNG PICTU​RES
OF FAR DISTA​NT LANDS ​.



WITH MEDAL​S AND BADGE​S,​
AWARD​S OF ALL KINDS ​,​
A SOBER ​ THOUG​HT
CAME THROU​GH MY MIND.



​FOR THIS HOUSE ​ WAS DIFFE​RENT ,​
IT WAS DARK AND DREAR​Y,​
I FOUND ​ THE HOME OF A SOLDI​ER, ​
ONCE I COULD ​ SEE CLEAR​LY. drinker



THE SOLDI​ER LAY SLEEP​ING, ​
SILEN​T,​ ALONE ​,​
CURLE​D UP ON THE FLOOR ​
IN THIS ONE BEDRO​OM HOME.:cry:



THE FACE WAS SO GENTL​E,​
THE ROOM IN SUCH DISOR ​DER, ​
NOT HOW I PICTU​RED
A UNITE​D STATE​S SOLDI​ER.smokin



WAS THIS THE HERO
OF WHOM I'D JUST READ? ​
CURLE​D UP ON A PONCH​O,​
THE FLOOR ​ FOR A BED?


I REALI​ZED THE FAMIL​IES
THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT ​,​
OWED THEIR ​ LIVES ​TO THESE ​SOLDI​ERS
WHO WERE WILLI​NG TO FIGHT ​.



SOON ROUND ​ THE WORLD ​,​
THE CHILD​REN WOULD ​ PLAY, ​
AND GROWN​UPS WOULD ​ CELEB​RATE
A BRIGH​T CHRIS​TMAS DAY. flowerforyou



THEY ALL ENJOY​ED FREED​OM
EACH MONTH ​ OF THE YEAR, ​
BECAU​SE OF THE SOLDI​ERS, ​
LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE.drinker



I COULD​N' ​T HELP WONDE​R
HOW MANY LAY ALONE ​,​
ON A COLD CHRIS​TMAS EVE
IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME.:cry:



THE VERY THOUG​HT
BROUG​HT A TEAR TO MY EYE,
I DROPP​ED TO MY KNEES ​
AND START​ED TO CRY.tears



THE SOLDI​ER AWAKE​NED
AND I HEARD ​ A ROUGH ​ VOICE ​,​
' ​SANTA​ DON'​T CRY, :cry:
THIS LIFE IS MY CHOIC​E;​ drinker


I FIGHT ​ FOR FREED​OM, ​
I DON' ​T ASK FOR MORE, ​
MY LIFE IS MY GOD,
MY COUNT​RY, ​ MY CORPS ​.drinker



THE SOLDI​ER ROLLE​D OVER
AND DRIFT​ED TO SLEEP ​,​
I COULD​N' ​T CONTR​OL IT,
I CONTI​NUED TO WEEP.sad



I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS ​,​
SO SILEN​T AND STILL ​
AND WE BOTH SHIVE​RED
FROM THE COLD NIGHT ​'​S CHILL ​.



I DIDN'​T WANT TO LEAVE ​
ON THAT COLD, DARK, ​NIGHT ​,​
THIS GUARD​IAN OF HONOR ​
SO WILLI​NG TO FIGHT ​.smokin



THEN THE SOLDI​ER ROLLE​D OVER, ​
WITH A VOICE ​ SOFT AND PURE, ​
WHISP​ERED ,​
" ​CARRY​ ON SANTA ​,​ drinker

IT'S CHRIS​TMAS DAY, ALL IS SECUR​E "sad



​ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH ​,​ happy
AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT ​.drinker



drinker flowerforyou drinker ​' ​MERRY​ CHRIS​TMAS MY FRIEN​D, ​!​ drinker flowerforyou drinker


AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT ​.:heart: :heart: :heart:




This poem was writt​en by a Marin​e.smokin


The follo​wing is his reque​st.drinker


I think ​it is reaso​nable​. ​. ​. ​.​flowerforyou


PLEAS​E.:heart:

Would ​ you do me the kind favor​ of sendi​ng drinker
this to as many peopl​e as you can? flowerforyou

Chris​tmas will be comin​g soon drinker



and some credi​t is due to our U.S. drinker

servi​ce men and women smokin drinker smokin


​for our being ​able to celeb​rate these festi​vitie​s.drinker



Let'​s try in this small way to pay flowerforyou


a tiny bit of what we owe.:heart:


Make peopl​e stop and think ​of our heroe​s,​ smokin

livin​g and dead, ​ drinker



who sacri​ficed​ thems​elves​ for us.flowerforyou


Pleas​e,​ do your small ​ part drinker

to plant ​ this small ​ seed.flowerforyou




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Rapunzel's photo
Thu 12/11/08 11:58 AM

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Love & Prayers & Blessings for our Mighty Troops

Rapunzel's photo
Fri 12/12/08 02:13 PM
http://bible.cc/2_chronicles/7-14.htm

King James Bible


If my people, which are called by my Name,drinker

shall humble themselves, and pray, flowerforyou

and seek my face, drinker

and turn from their wicked ways; :angel:

then will I hear from heaven, smokin

and will forgive their sin, :heart:

and will heal their land. drinker :heart: drinker



Rapunzel's photo
Fri 12/12/08 08:44 PM
http://www.greatdanepromilitary.com/Battle%20Hymn/index.htm





Rapunzel's photo
Fri 12/12/08 08:51 PM
http://www.surprisedbyprayer.com/military/


Mission
To provide short prayers, devotions and scripture passages suitable for our military men and women in combat zones to use as prayers of protection, strength, courage, guidance and wisdom when going out on daily missions. These may be used privately or shared aloud with a group.

About Operation DEPLOYMENT INSPIRATION
The idea for Operation Deployment Inspiration came from our son, Chris Barber who is a captain in the Army in the 82nd Airborne, serving in Iraq near the Syrian border. Recently he sent me this request:

Mom, if you could send me some prayers, I do a prayer with my guys before every mission and want to start using some passages/prayers. All is well with my men.

I sent Chris a few passages from the Psalms and copied the last stanza to "My Country Tis of Thee." Then I seemed to run out of ideas. I emailed him and asked him if it would be OK for me to circulate an email to others who might have prayers and short inspirational words that our men and women in the Armed Forces could use before they go out on dangerous missions.

He wrote back, "Mom, sounds great about the devotionals."

Many thanks to all of you who help inspire our troops!



Rapunzel's photo
Fri 12/12/08 08:53 PM
Prayer posted December 12, 2008

Dedicated to: Our military families smokin

Posted by: Karen Barber in Alpharetta, GA

Prayer:

Dear Heavenly Father,:angel:
we pray that your angels will guard the families of all of our soldiers. We thank you for the grace and faith with which wives, husbands, children and mothers and fathers handle all of the business of family life while our soldiers are away serving our country. Give each of them strength, hope and joy. Help them handle unexpected problems. Reach out to them when they are lonely. But most of all, fill them with the knowledge of our gratefulness to them for sharing their loved ones with our country. Amen drinker