FW- 26 Praying Men- Thanks "Sweet One" sister, Sharon Lundy and widowed sis-in-law, Norma

This may be a re-cycle or Deja Vu from my "sweet one", sister, Sharon Lundy.




Sam



-----Original Message----- From: Norma Spurlock To: sharonelund@aol.com







God's 26 Guards



Here's a message that will bring you chills.



Have you ever felt the urge to pray for someone and Then just put it on a list and said, 'I'll pray for them later'? Or has anyone ever called you and said, 'I need you to pray for me, I have this need?'



Read the following story that was sent to me and May it change the way that you may think about prayer and also the way you pray. You will be blessed by this....



A missionary on furlough told this true story while Visiting his home church in Michigan .



'While serving at a small field hospital in Africa , Every two weeks I traveled by bicycle Through the jungle to a nearby city for supplies. This was a journey of two days and Required camping overnight at the halfway point.



On one of these journeys, I arrived in the city Where I planned to collect money from a bank, Purchase medicine, and supplies, and then begin My two-day journey back to the field hospital.



Upon arrival in the city, I observed two men fighting, One of whom had been seriously injured.. I treated him for his injuries and at the same time Talked to him about the Lord..



I then traveled two days, camping overnight, and Arrived home without incident....



Two weeks later I repeated my journey. Upon arriving in the city, I was approached by the young man I had treated. He told me that he had known I carried Money and medicines. He said, 'Some friends and I followed you in to the jungle, Knowing you would camp overnight. We planned to kill you and take your money and drugs. But just as we were about to move into your camp, We saw that you were surrounded by 26 armed guards.



At this, I laughed and said that I was Certainly all alone in that jungle campsite.. The young man pressed the point, however, and said, 'No, sir, I was not the only person to see the guards, My friends also saw them, and we all counted them. It was because of those guards that We were afraid and left you alone.'



At this point in the sermon, One of the men in the congregation jumped to his feet and interrupted the missionary and asked if he could tell him the exact day this happened. The missionary told the congregation the date, and The man who interrupted told him this story:



'On the night of your incident in Africa , It was morning here and I was preparing to go play golf. I was about to putt when I felt the urge to pray for you. In fact, the urging of the Lord was so strong, I called men in this church to meet with me here In the sanctuary to pray for you.



Would all of those men who met with me on that day stand up?' The men who had met together to pray that day stood up. The missionary wasn't concerned with whom they were, He was too busy counting how many men he saw.



There were 26.



This story is an incredible example of how the Spirit of the Lord moves in behalf of those who love Him. If you ever feel such prodding to pray, go along with it, you don't know what it can mean to that person.



Nothing is ever hurt by prayer except the gates of hell. I encourage you to forward this to as many people as you know. If we all take it to heart, We can turn this world toward God once again. As the above true story clearly illustrates, 'With God all things are possible'.



More importantly, how God hears and Answers the prayers of the faithful.



After you read this, please pass it on and Give God thanks for the beautiful gift of your faith, For the powerful gift of prayer, and for the many miracles He works in your own daily life.... And then pass it on. Who says God does not move on the earth today?



I asked the Lord to bless you as I prayed for you today. To guide you and protect you as you go along your way. His love is always with you, His promises are true, and when we give Him our cares you know He will see us through. So when the road you're traveling on seems difficult at best, Just remember I'm here praying, and God will do the rest.=



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Dumb and dumber- Mosque being permitted by NYC mayor and commission near ground zero.

Ridiculous!  The mayor announces that the muslim mosque can go ahead near ground zero.  Maybe they will load it with atomic weapons to take out the whole city or the eastern coastline.  Dumb!  DUMB!!   D U M B !!!!!

Sam

AZ Governor to Phoenix suns owner- Thanks Judi cole!

----- Original Message -----

From: judith Cole

Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 14:57

Subject: Terrific statement by AZ Governor to Phoenix Suns owner









The lady sure packs a punch!









Governor vs. Phoenix Suns owner













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The owner of the Phoenix Suns basketball team, Robert Sarver, opposes AZ's new immigration laws. Arizona's Governor, Jan Brewer, released the following statement in response to Sarver's criticism of the new law:



"What if the owners of the Suns discovered that hordes of people were sneaking into games without paying? What if they had a good idea who the gate-crashers are, but the ushers and security personnel were not allowed to ask these folks to produce their ticket stubs, thus non-paying attendees couldn't be ejected. Furthermore, what if Suns' ownership was expected to provide those who sneaked in with complimentary eats and drink? And what if, on those days when a gate-crasher became ill or injured, the Suns had to provide free medical care and shelter?"





-Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer

A New Cosbyism- Thanks John Bob Looney!

Subject: FW: [Fwd: A new Cosbyism]

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:53:25 -0700











He should have been our first black president!













Bill Cosby has done it again...

Nothing we haven't all said.. But not so eloquently.



BACK TO CASH AND CARRY WOULD HELP ALSO!



Bill Cosby has a great way of "distilling" things. Looks like he's done it again!





AMERICA NEEDS A CANDIDATE WITH THIS PLATFORM!!







I HAVE DECIDED TO BECOME A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT IN THE YEAR 2012..



HERE IS MY PLATFORM:



(1). Any use of the phrase: 'Press 1 for English' is immediately banned. English is the official language; speak it or wait outside of our borders until you can...



(2). We will immediately go into a two year isolationist attitude in order to straighten out the greedy big business posture in this country.. America will allow NO imports, and we'll do no exports. We will use the 'Wal-Mart 's policy, 'If we ain't got it, you don't need it.' We'll make it here and sell it here!



(3). When imports are allowed, there will be a 100% import tax on it coming in here.



(4). All retired military personnel will be required to man one of the many observation towers located on the southern border of the United States (six month tour). They will be under strict orders not to fire on SOUTHBOUND aliens.



(5). Social Security will immediately return to its original state. If you didn't put nuttin in, you ain't getting nuttin out.. Neither the President nor any other politician will be able to touch it.





(6). Welfare... -- Checks will be handed out on Fridays, at the end of the 40 hour school week, the successful completion of a urinalysis test for drugs, and passing grades.



(7). Professional Athletes -- Steroids? The FIRST time you check positive you're banned from sports ... For life.



(8). Crime -- We will adopt the Turkish method, I.e., the first time you steal, you lose your right hand. There is no more 'life sentences'. If convicted of murder, you will be put to death by the same method you chose for the victim you killed: gun, knife, strangulation, etc.



(9). One export of ours will be allowed: wheat; because the world needs to eat. However, a bushel of wheat will be the exact price of a barrel of oil.



(10). All foreign aid, using American taxpayer money, will immediately cease and the saved money will help to pay off the national debt and, ultimately, lower taxes. When disasters occur around the world, we'll ask The American People if they want to donate to a disaster fund, and each citizen can make the decision as to whether, or not, it's a worthy cause.



(11). The Pledge of Allegiance will be said every day at school and every day in Congress.



(12). The National Anthem will be played at all appropriate ceremonies, sporting events, outings, etc.



My apology is offered if I've stepped on anyone's toes .... Nevertheless....





GOD BLESS AMERICA !





Sincerely, Bill Cosby



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Missouri- Thanks Judi cole!

You all may have heard this before......................






Why are our elcted official & media so upset with Arizona?

Missouri has set the bar! Show me a simple solution to a complex problem & you can bet our federal government had absolutely nothing to do with it!

The "Show Me" state has once again showed how it should be done. Please circulate this around!



In 2007, Missouri placed on the ballot a proposed constitutional amendment designating English as the Official language of Missouri. Nearly 90% voting in favor! English became the official language for ALL governmental proceeding in Missouri. It also means no individual has the right to demand government services in a language OTHER than English. Fairly simple & saves them millions each year.



In 2008 a measure was passed that requires our Highway Patrol and other law enforcement officials to verify the immigration status of any person arrested, and inform federal authorities if the person is found to be here illegally. It allows Missouri law enforcement offices to receive training to enforce federal immigration laws. The bill makes it clear that illegal immigrants will NOT have access to taxpayers’ benefits such as food stamps and health care through Missouri HealthNET. Gee, let’s see - Enforce the law & we save more money!



In 2009 a measure was passed that ensures Missouri's public institutions of higher education do NOT award financial aid to individuals who are here illegally. The law also requires all post-secondary institutions of higher education to annually certify to the Missouri Dept. of Higher Education that they have NOT knowingly awarded financial aid to students who are unlawfully present in the United States. Ditto!



So while Arizona has made national news for its new law, it is important to remember Missouri has been proactive in addressing this growing problem. Total created by our federal government’s failure to do their job.



Missouri has sent a clear message that illegal immigrants are NOT welcome in state and they are certainly NOT welcome to receive public benefits at the expense of Missouri taxpayers!







Article in "The Ozarks Sentinel" Editorial Opinion - Nita Jane Ayres, May 13, 2010

Softball or tennis- spinning a ball

I have never pitched to a batter in softball.  I was enthralled by the pitching of Wayne Widdig in the great post WW II district tournaments in Mound Park in Portsmouth, Ohio.  I dreamed of giving his windup and slinging the ball at around a hundred miles and hour as Wayne did.  I did not give it sufficient practice for anybody to want me to pitch in a fast pitch game.  I spoke with Anne Marie and Eddie Feigner- playing wife and great pitcher of the "King and His Court" traveling softball team by phone a few times. 

My son, Jay, has always been a fine athlete and he could easily drive a slow pitch softball out of any park he played in.  He played no fast pitch softball that I recall; however he has caught nearly a quarter of a million pitches in practicing his fourteen year old daughter, Tobey, in softball pitching. 

My good friend, Dick Klitch, from Mound Park childhood and on throughout our lives has made a successful career from his professional tennis teaching.  Dick calls his  "meat and potatoes" tennis teaching.  So many Columbus, Portsmouth, and Columbus area students have benefitted greatly from Dick's "nuggets".  Dick's dad, Herman was also a "meat and potatoes" kids' baseball teacher in Portsmouth.   The spinning tennis ball also does similar or crazy things when it hits the court.  He made a fool out of several adversaries in his early days.  Anyway Dick is a master of spinning the tennis ball by hitting it with a racquet.
Spinning the ball is the art of making it do things as it wings through the air.  If the racquet or hand causes the ball to rotate counter-clockwise it will curve away from a right hander.  If the spin is left to right it will move towards the right hander.  If the ball is rotating downward, the ball will drop and if spinning upwards it will rise.  Speed and location, getting the ball quickly to where you want it to go, is where practrice develops the player's skills.

Basketball passes can circle around a defender but I have not known of quarterbacks benefitring by spinning the ball except that the perfect spiral is a thing of beauty.

I am a pro at nothing but metallurgical engineering, years of amateur softball playing, and writing.  I have never volleyed a tennis ball.  But I admire the great athletes I see spinning the softballs and tennis balls and Jeanie and I love to watch our Tobey and Ida Scout as they and many girls have taken over in playing softball. 

I am hoping to have Tobey take a lesson from Dick in tennis this coming weekend so that at least she can not be too embarrassed in playing her boyfriend, Charlie, when he returns from camp next Sunday.

Facebook or twitter? Thanks Judi Cole! And I thought I was the only one thinking this way

FOR A GOOD LAUGH......This is for the over 50 generation:



I thought about the 30 year business I ran with 1800 employees, all without a Blackberry that played music, took videos, pictures and communicated with Facebook and Twitter.



I signed up under duress for Twitter and Facebook, so my seven kids, their spouses, 13 grandkids and 2 great grand kids could communicate with me in the modern way. I figured I could handle something as simple as Twitter with only 140 characters of space.



That was before one of my grandkids hooked me up for Tweeter, Tweetree, Twhirl, Twitterfon, Tweetie and Twittererific Tweetdeck, Twitpix and something that sends every message to my cell phone and every other program within the texting world.



My phone was beeping every three minutes with the details of

everything except the bowel movements of the entire next generation. I am not ready to live like this. I keep my cell phone in the garage in my golf bag.



The kids bought me a GPS for my last birthday because they say I get lost every now and then going over to the grocery store or library. I keep that in a box under my tool bench with the Blue tooth [it's red] phone I am supposed to use when I drive. I wore it once and was standing in line at Barnes and Noble talking to my wife as everyone in the nearest 50 yards was glaring at me. Seems I have to take my hearing aid out to use it,

and I got a little loud.



I mean the GPS looked pretty smart on my dash board, but the lady inside was the most annoying, rudest person I had run into in a long time. Every 10 minutes, she would sarcastically say, "Re-calc-ul-ating". You would think that she could be nicer. It was like she could barely tolerate me. She would let go with a deep sigh and

then tell me to make a U-turn at the next light. Then when I would make a right turn instead, it was not good.



When I get really lost now, I call my wife and tell her the name of the cross streets and while she is starting to develop the same tone as Gypsy, the GPS lady, at least she loves me.



To be perfectly frank, I am still trying to learn how to use the cordless phones in our house. We have had them for 4 years, but I still haven't figured out how I can lose three phones all at once and have run around digging under chair cushions and checking bathrooms and the dirty laundry baskets when the phone rings.



The world is just getting too complex for me. They even mess me up every time I go to the grocery store. You would think they could settle on something themselves but this sudden "Paper or Plastic?" every time I check out just knocks me for a loop. I bought some of those cloth reusable bags to avoid looking confused, but I never

remember to take them in with me.



Now I toss it back to them. When they ask me, "Paper or Plastic?" I just say, "Doesn't matter to me. I am bi-sacksual." Then it's their turn to stare at me with a blank look.



I was recently asked if I tweet. I answered, No, but I do toot a lot."



PS



I know some of you are not over 50; I sent it to you to allow you to forward it to those who are.