Fw: Prepare The Way Of The Cross

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Sent: Thu, March 28, 2013 6:12:15 PM
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                        Happy Easter!

Love, Marilyn

Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 5:14 PM 

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Happy Easter Everyone! Awesome!!  We complain about the cross we bear but don't realize it is preparing us for the dip in the road that God can see and we can't.  Whatever your cross, whatever your pain, there will always be sunshine, after the rain.... Perhaps you may stumble, perhaps even fall; But God's always ready, to answer your call..... He knows every heartache, sees every tear, a word from His lips, can calm every fear... Your sorrows may linger, throughout the night, But suddenly vanish, dawn's early light... The Savior is waiting, somewhere above, to give you His grace, and send you His love.... God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage.

Fw: Fwd: Wet Pants

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WET
PANTS 

Come with me
to a third grade classroom..... There is a
nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk and all of
a sudden, there is a puddle between his feet and
the front of his pants are wet. He thinks his
heart is going to stop because he cannot
possibly imagine how this has happened. It's
never happened before, and he knows that when
the boys find out he will never hear the end of
it. When the girls find out, they'll never speak
to him again as long as he
lives.





The boy
believes his heart is going to stop; he puts his
head down and prays this prayer, 'Dear God, this
is an emergency! I need help now! Five minutes
from now I'm dead
meat.'





He looks up
from his prayer and here comes the teacher with
a look in her eyes that says he has been
discovered.





As the
teacher is walking toward him, a class mate
named Susie is carrying a goldfish bowl that is
filled with water. Susie trips in front of the
teacher and inexplicably dumps the bowl of water
in the boy's
lap..





The boy
pretends to be angry, but all the while is
saying to himself, 'Thank you, Lord! Thank you,
Lord!'





Now all of a
sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule,
the boy is the object of sympathy. The teacher
rushes him downstairs and gives him gym shorts
to put on while his pants dry out. All the other
children are on their hands and knees cleaning
up around his desk. The sympathy is wonderful.
But as life would have it, the ridicule that
should have been his has been transferred to
someone else -
Susie.





She tries to
help, but they tell her to get out. You've done
enough, you
klutz!'





Finally, at
the end of the day, as they are waiting for the
bus, the boy walks over to Susie and whispers,
'You did that on purpose, didn't you?' Susie
whispers back, 'I wet my pants once
too.'





May God help
us see the opportunities that are always around
us to do
good..





Remember.....Just going to
church doesn't make you a Christian any more
than standing in your garage makes you a
car.





Each and
everyone one of us is going through tough times
right now, but God is getting ready to bless you
in a way that only He can. Keep the
faith.





My
instructions were to pick four (4) people that I
wanted God to bless, and I picked you. Please
pass this to at least four (4) people you want
to be blessed and a copy back to
me.





This prayer
is powerful, and prayer is one of the best gifts
we receive. There is no cost but a lot of
rewards. Let's continue to pray for one
another. 







The
Prayer: 




Father, I ask
You to bless my friends, relatives and those who I care deeply for, who are reading this
right now. Show them a new revelation of Your
love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You to
minister to their spirit at this very moment.
Where there is pain, give them Your peace and
mercy. Where there is self-doubt, release a
renewed confidence through Your grace. Where
there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs.
Bless their homes, families, finances, their
goings and their comings.
Amen. 







(If the Lord
lays upon your heart to send this to more than
four '4' people, you are truly
blessed

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Fw: Look who's running the White House show

Sent: Fri, March 8, 2013 5:46:18 AM
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Hi,

I saw this coming way back!  Where have you all been?

We are not United States of America any longer the way I see it.

It is only going to get worst all the time.

God Bless us All!

Marilyn

Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 12:06 AM 

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Our Future!!! 

Subject: FW: Look who's running the White House show

This is very serious, and if we do not start making noise, we are all going to be very surprised, sooner than you think.      Why couldn't we find qualified men who were 'born in America'  to help make decisions for our country ? Arif Alikhan - Assistant Secretary for Policy Development for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Mohammed Elibiary - Homeland Security Adviser Rashad Hussain - Special Envoy to the (OIC) Organization of the Islamic Conference Salam al-Marayati - Obama Adviser - founder Muslim Public Affairs Council and its current executive director Imam Mohamed Magid - Obama's Sharia Czar - Islamic Society of North AmericaIslamic Society of North America Eboo Patel - Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2899 / Virus Database: 2641/6150 - Release Date: 03/05/13

Fw: Fwd: Incredible WW II story with great photos

Sent: Wed, March 6, 2013 3:21:31 PM
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WW II B17 Survival Story

Navigator - Harry C. Nuessle  Bombardier - Ralph Burbridge  Engineer - Joe C. James  Radio Operator - Paul A. Galloway  Ball Turret Gunner - Elton Conda  Waist Gunner - Michael Zuk  Tail Gunner - Sam T. Sarpolus  Ground Crew Chief - Hank Hyland  B-17 in 1943  A mid-air collision on February 1, 1943, between a B-17 and a German fighter over the Tunis dock area, became the subject of one of the most famous photographs of World War II. An enemy fighter attacking a 97th Bomb Group formation went out of control, probably with a wounded pilot then continued its crashing descent into the rear of the fuselage of a Fortress named "All American", piloted by Lt. Kendrick R. Bragg, of the 414th Bomb Squadron. When it struck, the fighter broke apart, but left some pieces in the B-17. The left horizontal stabilizer of the Fortress and left elevator were completely torn away. The two right engines were out and one on the left had a serious oil pump leak. The vertical fin and the rudder had been damaged, the fuselage had been cut almost completely through connected only at two small parts of the frame and the radios, electrical and oxygen systems were damaged. There was also a hole in the top that was over 16 feet long and 4 feet wide at its widest and the split in the fuselage went all the way to the top gunners turret.

Although the tail actually bounced and swayed in the wind and twisted when the plane turned and all the control cables were severed, except one single elevator cable still worked, and the aircraft still flew - miraculously! The tail gunner was trapped because there was no floor connecting the tail to the rest of the plane. The waist and tail gunners used parts of the German fighter and their own parachute harnesses in an attempt to keep the tail from ripping off and the two sides of the fuselage from splitting apart. While the crew was trying to keep the bomber from coming apart, the pilot continued on his bomb run and released his bombs over the target. When the bomb bay doors were opened, the wind turbulence was so great that it blew one of the waist gunners into the broken tail section. It took several minutes and four crew members to pass him ropes from parachutes and haul him back into the forward part of the plane. When they tried to do the same for the tail gunner, the tail began flapping so hard that it began to break off. The weight of the gunner was adding some stability to the tail section, so he went back to his position. The turn back toward England had to be very slow to keep the tail from twisting off. They actually covered almost 70 miles to make the turn home. The bomber was so badly damaged that it was losing altitude and speed and was soon alone in the sky. For a brief time, two more Me-109 German fighters attacked the All American. Despite the extensive damage, all of the machine gunners were able to respond to these attacks and soon drove off the fighters. The two waist gunners stood up with their heads sticking out through the hole in the top of the fuselage to aim and fire their machine guns. The tail gunner had to shoot in short bursts because the recoil was actually causing the plane to turn.  Allied P-51 fighters intercepted the All American as it crossed over the Channel and took one of the pictures shown. They also radioed to the base describing that the empennage was waving like a fish tail and that the plane would not make it and to send out boats to rescue the crew when they bailed out. The fighters stayed with the Fortress taking hand signals from Lt. Bragg and relaying them to the base. Lt. Bragg signaled that 5 parachutes and the spare had been "used" so five of the crew could not bail out. He made the decision that if they could not bail out safely, then he would stay with the plane and land it.  Two and a half hours after being hit, the aircraft made its final turn to line up with the runway while it was still over 40 miles away. It descended into an emergency landing and a normal roll-out on its landing gear.  When the ambulance pulled alongside, it was waved off because not a single member of the crew had been injured. No one could believe that the aircraft could still fly in such a condition. The Fortress sat placidly until the crew all exited through the door in the fuselage and the tail gunner had climbed down a ladder, at which time the entire rear section of the aircraft collapsed onto the ground. The rugged old bird had done its job.

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The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is,

as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. 
                                                                                                     Thomas Jefferson

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Fw: Italian dog in Church

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   Dogs are truly our very best friends. This is so sad and beautiful at the same time......... Jan 16, 2013

<http://www.pawnation.com/2013/01/16/italy-dog-frequent-churchgoer-since-owner-died/>  ROME - Since his owner died two months ago, Tommy the dog has not missed a single mass in the small church in southern Italy where his mistress's funeral was held, Italian media said Wednesday.

<http://www.pawnation.com/2013/01/16/italy-dog-frequent-churchgoer-since-owner-died/2>  When the bells of the Santa Maria Assunta church begin to toll each afternoon in San Donaci near Brindisi , the 12-year-old German Shepherd sets off from the village to get himself a front row seat next to the altar, Il Messaggero newspaper said.

<http://www.pawnation.com/2013/01/16/italy-dog-frequent-churchgoer-since-owner-died/3>  His owner, who was known in local dialect as "Maria tu lu campu" -- "Maria of the fields" -- had lived alone with Tommy and three other rescue dogs, who used to follow her faithfully on her daily rounds and have now been adopted by the village.

<http://www.pawnation.com/2013/01/16/italy-dog-frequent-churchgoer-since-owner-died/4>  After following his mistress's coffin up to the church on the day of her funeral, Tommy has returned daily, sitting quietly throughout masses, baptisms and funerals, according to local priest Donato Panna, who now wouldn't do without him.