Why Did My Son Have To Die?

A mother asked this President...  'Why did my son have to die in Iraq?' 

   

   
A mother asked this President..  'Why did my son have to die in Saudi Arabia?'

   

   
A mother asked this  President...  'Why did my son have to die in Kuwait?' 
   

   

Another mother asked this President...  'Why did my son have to die in Vietnam ?'

   

   

Another mother asked this President...  'Why did my son have to die in Korea ?'

   

   

Another mother asked this President...  'Why did my son have to die on Iwo Jima?'

   

   

Another mother asked this President...  'Why did my son have to die on a battlefield in France ?'
   

   

Yet another mother asked this President... 'Why did my son have to die at Gettysburg?'
   

   

And yet  another mother asked this President... 'Why did my son have to die on a frozen field near Valley Forge?'

Then long, long ago, a mother asked..

  

   

'Heavenly Father...why did my Son have to die on a cross outside of Jerusalem?'

The answer is always the same, 'So that others may live and dwell in peace, happiness, & freedom.'

This was emailed to me with no author.  I thought the magnitude and the simplicity were awesome.

If you  are not willing to stand BEHIND our  troops,

Please, please feel free to stand in front of them....

   

  
ONE  FLAG, ONE LANGUAGE, ONE NATION UNDER  GOD! 

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{~ Christmas Present ~}

Warning 

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This might make your eyes wet! 

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Those were the days........jokes were 

funny, not disgusting ...and the girls 

were dressed to make them look pretty, 

 not vulgar........ 

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This is a great video. It makes me thankful 

that I am old enough to have lived in the 

 time of Bob Hope.

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 http://biggeekdad.com/2011/02/bob-hope-christmas/ 

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BOB HOPE

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1st Day Of January, 2014

Were You Awake To See The New Year Come To Your Part Of This World At 12:01 AM? 

I Woke Up 10 Minutes Before Midnight, Turned On Our Bedroom TV To Watch The Ball Drop, 
Then Turned It Back Off And Was Right Back Into Dreamland Within A Couple Minutes, Ha, Ha!
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VERY FIRST KING SIZE BED

Merry Christmas! 

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THANK GOD FOR THAT BED AND 

THE BABY WHO SLEPT THERE.

   

To one who has faith, 

no explanation is necessary.

To one without faith, 

no explanation is possible".

~Thomas Aquinas 

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How true this is - love it. 

Makes my heart smile.

  

HOPE YOU KEEP THIS GOING!

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The Three Trees

  "Story of the Three Trees"

 Author unknown 

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Once upon a mountain top, three little trees stood and dreamed of what they wanted to become when they grew up. The first little tree looked up at the stars and said: " I want to hold treasure. I want to be covered with gold and filled with precious stones. I'll be the most beautiful treasure chest in the world!" The second little tree looked out at the small stream trickling by on it's way to the ocean. " I want to be traveling mighty waters and carrying powerful kings. I'll be the strongest ship in the world! The third little tree looked down into the valley below where busy men and women worked in a busy town. I don't want to leave the mountain top at all. I want to grow so tall that when people stop to look at me they'll raise their eyes to heaven and think of God. I will be the tallest tree in the world.
Years, passed. The rain came, the sun shone and the little trees grew tall. 
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One day three wood cutters climbed the mountain. The first wood cutter looked at the first tree and said, "This tree is beautiful. It is perfect for me." With a swoop of his shining ax, the first tree fell. "Now I shall make a beautiful chest, I shall hold wonderful treasure!" the first tree said.
The second wood cutter looked at the second tree and said, "This tree is strong. It's perfect for me." With a swoop of his shining ax, the second tree fell. "Now I shall sail mighty waters!" thought the second tree. " I shall be a strong ship for mighty kings!"
The third tree felt her heart sink when the last wood cutter looked her way. She stood straight and tall and pointed bravely to heaven. But the wood cutter never even looked up. "Any kind of tree will do for me." He muttered. With a swoop of his shining ax, the third tree fell.
The first tree rejoiced when the wood cutter brought her to a carpenter's shop. But the carpenter fashioned the tree into a feed box for animals. The once beautiful tree was not covered with gold, or treasure. She was coated with saw dust and filled with hay for hungry farm animals. The second tree smiled when the wood cutter took her to a shipyard, but no mighty sailing ship was made that day. Instead the once strong tree was hammered and awed into a simple fishing boat. She was too small and too weak to sail to an ocean, or even a river, instead she was taken to a little lake. The third tree was confused when the wood cutter cut her into strong beams and left her in a lumberyard. "What happened?" The once tall tree wondered. " All I ever wanted was to stay on the mountain top and point to God..."
Many days and nights passed. The three trees nearly forgot their dreams. But one night, golden starlight poured over the first tree as a young woman placed her newborn baby in the feed box. "I wish I could make a cradle for him." Her husband whispered. The mother squeezed his hand and smiled as the starlight shone on the smooth and sturdy wood. " This manger is beautiful." She said. And suddenly the first tree knew he was holding the greatest treasure in the world.
One evening a tired traveler and his friends crowded into the old fishing boat. The traveler fell asleep as the second tree quietly sailed out into the lake. Soon a thundering and a thrashing storm arose. The little tree shuddered. She new she did not have the strength to carry so many passengers safely through the wind and the rain. The tired man awoke. He stood up, stretched out his hand, and said, "Peace." The storm stopped as quickly as it had begun. And suddenly the second tree knew he was carrying the king of heaven and earth.
One Friday morning, the third tree was startled when her beams were yanked from the forgotten wood pile. She flinched as she was carried through an angry jeering crowd. She shuddered when soldiers nailed a man's hand to her. She felt ugly and harsh and cruel. But on Sunday morning, when the sun rose and the earth trembled with joy beneath her, the third tree knew that God's love had changed everything. It had made the third tree strong. And every time people thought of the third tree, they would think of God. That was better than being the tallest tree in the world.
The next time you feel down because you didn't get what you wanted, sit tight and be happy because God is thinking of something better to give you.

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There are three passages in the Bible that tell of the three trees. You might like to read them. They are Luke 2:1-7, Matthew 8:23-27 and Matthew 27:32-38.

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(: Ssshhh :)

 

Ummm.. I don't like to gossip, 

but I heard

the Father telling the Son to tell 

the Holy Spirit to tell the Angels

to protect you today, 

tonight and always!

It's in the Word.

 

  

Ssshhh...Just say AMEN and pass it on!

 

GOOD GOSSIP FROM ABOVE IS 

THE GREATEST WORD OF ALL.

 

Have a Blessed Day, my friend.

 

Look back and thank God.

 

Look forward and trust God.

 

Look around and serve God.

 

Look within and find God!"

 

Who wouldn't forward it!!!

 

God closes doors no man can open and

 

God opens doors no man can close.

 

If you need God to open some doors for you...

 

 

Without God our week would be:

Sinday, Mournday, Tearsday, Wasteday,

Thirstday, Fightday & Shatterday.

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"In God we trust"

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Good Morning!

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 Well here is the cure .. Just smile and say...





Dear Lord ...
I know you're watching over me
And I'm feeling truly blessed
For no matter what I pray for
You always know what's best!
   

   
I have this circle of E-mail friends,
Who mean the world to me;
Some days I 'send' and 'send,'
At other times, I let them be.

  

  

I am so blessed to have these friends,
With whom I've grown so close;
So this little poem I dedicate to them,
Because to me they are the 'Most'!
     

 

    
When I see each name download,
And view the message they've sent;


I know they've thought of me that day,
And 'well wishes' were their intent.
   

   
So to you, my friends, I would like to say, !
Thank you for being a part;
Of all my daily contacts,
This comes right from my heart.


   

    

God bless you is my prayer today,
I'm honored to call you 'friend';
I pray the Lord will keep you safe,
Until we write again.