911 Tribute

" Remembering 9-11...

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A Different Perspective"

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by Linda Scott

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Beneath the American soil

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Buried on September 11, 2001

Lies the future of every man, woman, and child

Who's lives were taken at the hands and deeds

Of despicable men, known to us as terrorists

In this grave site ,lies not only the bodies of mortals,

But instead, every fiber of their being

Here lies the next breath of each...that was never taken

Here lies the last thoughts of each.. as they faced death

Here lies the fear and agony that each had felt

Here lies the unfinished prayers or screams

Upon the lips of numbers unknown

Here lies the pain and suffering each endured

for minutes or hours of which we have no knowledge

Here lies the tears that normally brings relief

But not for them

Here lies the blood that each had shed

that once sustained their lives

But not any more

Here lies the hopes, dreams, and the future

of nearly 3000 souls

Along with goals, expectations and achievements

Never to be realized

Here lies the words and hugs

Bestowed upon one another

As they shared one of the most intimate times of their lives..

Their impending deaths

Here lies the confusion and mayhem they felt

As they hopelessly searched for ways to survive

Here lies the heroism and the love of their fellow man

As they sacrificed their own lives in an attempt to save a strangers'

Here lies the unanswered questions that each had asked

While trying to understand what was happening

And WHY

Here lies all the unspoken words...never to be heard

Here lies every moment of every life

That was lost that horrific day

And here lies all that was denied each life

By the hands and deeds of despicable men,

Who's acts are seared into the minds and hearts

Of the millions who watched in horror

Here lies the grief , felt by untold numbers

In a nation of wealth and power

That was brought to it's knees that day

And here lies the haughtiness of the nation's peoples

Now clothed in remembrance and humility.

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Linda Scott

2008

Copyright © 2008

 

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"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. 

There will be no more death or mourning 

or crying or pain, for the old order 

of things has passed away."
Revelation 21:4

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AND THEN IT IS WINTER

  LUNCH and Then it was Winter 

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You know. . . time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all. I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams.
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But, here it is... the winter of my life and it catches me by surprise...How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my youth go? I remember well seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that winter was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like.
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But, here it is...my friends are retired and getting grey...they move slower and I see an older person now. Some are in better and some worse shape than me...but, I see the great change...Not like the ones that I remember who were young and vibrant...but, like me, their age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we'd be. Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for the day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore... it's mandatory! Cause if I don't on my own free will... I just fall asleep where I sit!
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And so...now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I wish I had done but never did!! But, at least I know, that though the winter has come, and I'm not sure how long it will last...this I know, that when it's over on this earth...its over. A new adventure will begin!
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Yes, I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn't done...things I should have done, but indeed, there are many things I'm happy to have done. It's all in a lifetime.
  

 
So, if you're not in your winter yet...let me remind you, that it will be here faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life please do it quickly! Don't put things off too long!! Life goes by quickly. So, do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether this is your winter or not! You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life...so, live for today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember...and hope that they appreciate and love you for all the things that you have done for them in all the years past!

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~ God's Rosebud Poem ~

This is a great poem!

  

  

A new minister was 

walking with an older,
more seasoned minister
in the garden one day.

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Feeling a bit insecure 
about what God 
had for him to do, 
he was asking the older 

preacher for some advice.

  

 

The older preacher walked 

up to a rosebush and 

handed the young preacher
a rosebud and told him to 

open it without tearing 

off any of the petals.

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The young preacher
looked in disbelief at 

the older preacher and 

was trying to figure out
what a rosebud could 

possibly have to do
with his wanting to 

know the will of God for 

his life and ministry.

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But because of his great 

respect for the older 

preacher, he proceeded 

to try to unfold the rose,
while keeping every petal 

intact.

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It wasn't long before he 

realized how impossible
this was to do.

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Noticing the younger 

preacher's inability
to unfold the rosebud
without tearing it,
the older preacher
began to recite the 

following poem... 

 

"It is only a tiny rosebud,
A flower of God's design;
But I cannot unfold the petals
With these clumsy hands of mine."
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"The secret of unfolding flowers
Is not known to such as I.
GOD opens this flower so easily,
But in my hands they die."
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"If I cannot unfold a rosebud,
This flower of God's design,
Then how can I have the wisdom 
To unfold this life of mine?"
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"So I'll trust in God for leading 
Each moment of my day.
I will look to God for guidance 
In each step along the way."

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"The path that lies before me,
Only my Lord and Savior knows.
I'll trust God to unfold the moments,
Just as He unfolds the rose."
 

 

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Thoughts To Ponder

Isn't this the truth and I wonder why I bothered working all those years?

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Why Are Whites Racists?

I have been wondering about why 

Whites are racists,

And no other race is...

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Proud to be White

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Michael Richards makes his point...

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Michael Richards better known as Kramer

From TVs' Seinfeld does make a good point.

This was his defense speech in court

After making racial comments in his comedy act.
In it he raised a few interesting points...

Someone finally said it.

But how many are actually paying attention to this?

There are African Americans, Mexican Americans, 

Asian Americans, Arab Americans, etc.

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And then there are just Americans...

You pass me on the street and sneer in my direction.

You call me 'White boy', 'Cracker', 'Honkey', 'Whitey', 'Caveman'...

And that's OK...
But when I call you Nigger, Kike,

Towel head, Sand-nigger, Camel Jockey, Beaner, Gook, or Chink...

You call me a racist.

You say that whites commit a lot of violence against you...
So why are the ghettos the most dangerous places to live in?

You have the United Negro College Fund.

You have Martin Luther King Day.
You have Black History Month.
You have Cesar Chavez Day.
You have Yom Hashoah.
You have Ma'uled Al-Nabi.
You have the NAACP.
You have BET...

Imagine if we had WET

(White Entertainment Television)...

We'd be racists.

If we had a White Pride Day,

You would call us racists.

If we had White History Month,

We'd be racists.

If we had any organization for whites 

only to 'advance' OUR lives,

We'd be racists.

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We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 

a Black Chamber of Commerce,

And then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce.
Wonder who pays for that???

A white woman could not be in the

Miss Black American pageant,

But any color can be in the Miss America pageant.

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If we had a college fund that only 

gave white students scholarships...

You know we'd be racists.

There are over 60 openly proclaimed

Black Colleges in the US ...
Yet if there were 'White colleges',

That would be a racist college.

In the Million Men March,

You believed that you were marching 

for your race and rights.
If we marched for our race and rights,

You would call us racists.

You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and orange,

And you're not afraid to announce it.
But when we announce our white pride,

You call us racists.

You rob us, carjack us, and shoot at us.
But,

When a white police officer shoots 

a black gang member or beats up 

a black drug dealer running from the law 

and posing a threat to society, 

you call him a racist.

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I am proud...

But you call me a racist.

Why is it that only whites can be racists?

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There is nothing improper

About this e-mail...
But let's see which of you are 

proud enough to send it on.
I sadly don't think many will.

That's why

We have LOST most of OUR RIGHTS

In this country.
We won't stand up for ourselves!

BE PROUD

   ~    TO-BE-WHITE!
It's not a crime YET...

But getting very close! 

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~ Funny Seniors ~

Seniors Can Be Funny At Times

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