The Land that made me me ... Thanks Fred R and my brother, George K!

Nice video, if you are old enough to understand.
Unfortunately (or fortunately), I do understand.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/J55S38xwxnQ?rel=0

 

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Urgent prayers requested for Christians in Iraq ... Thx Ramey H!

This is an urgent request.  Please pray for these people.  We cannot ignore this.  I got this forward from a friend.

A friend just got a text message from her brother asking her to shower him and his parish in prayer.  He is part of a mission and ISIS has taken over the town they are in today.  He said ISIS is systematically going house to house to all the Christians and asking the children to renounce Jesus.  He said so far not one child has.  And so far all have consequently been killed.  But not the parents.  The UN has withdrawn and the missionaries are on their own.  They are determined to stick it out for the sake of the families - even if it means their own deaths.  He is very afraid, has no idea how to even begin ministering to these families who have seen their children martyred.  Yet he says he knows God has called him for some reason to be his voice and hands at this place at this time.  Even so, he is begging prayers for his courage to live out his vocation in such dire circumstances.  And like the children accept martyrdom if he is called to do so.  She asked me to ask everyone we know to please pray for them.  These brave parents instilled such a fervent faith in their children that they chose martyrdom.  Please surround them in their loss with your prayers for hope and perseverance. She was able to talk to her brother briefly by phone.  She didn't say it but I believe she believes it will be their last conversation.  Pray for her, too.  She said he just kept asking her to help him know what to do and do it.  She told him to tell the families we ARE praying for them and they are not alone or forgotten -- no matter what.  Her email broke my heart.  Please keep all in your prayers.  Thanks This came this morning... Just a few minutes ago I received the following text message on my phone from Sean Malone who leads Crisis Relief International (CRI).  We then spoke briefly on the phone and I assured him that we would share this urgent prayer need with all of our contacts. "We lost the city of Queragosh (Qaraqosh).  It fell to ISIS and they are beheading children systematically.  This is the city we have been smuggling food too.  ISIS has pushed back Peshmerga (Kurdish forces) and is within 10 minutes of where our CRI team is working. Thousands more fled into the city of Erbil last night.  The UN evacuated it's staff in Erbil.  Our team is unmoved and will stay.  Prayer cover needed!" Please pray sincerely for the deliverance of the people of Northern Iraq from the terrible advancement of ISIS and its extreme Islamic goals for mass conversion or death for Christians across this region.  May I plead with you not to ignore this email.  Do not forward it before you have prayed through it.  Then send it to as many people as possible.  Send it to friends and Christians you may know.  Send it to your prayer group.  Send it to your pastor and phone him/her to pray during your church service - making a special time of prayer for this.  We need to stand in the gap for our fellow Christians.

obama praises Muslim cleric before the UN ... Unbelievable! ... Thx Ramey H!

Obama Praises Muslim Cleric Who Backed Fatwa on Killing of U.S. Soldiers

Controversial cleric gets nod in Obama’s speech at the United Nations

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President Barack Obama addresses the United Nations General Assembly / AP

BY: Adam Kredo
September 24, 2014 1:40 pm
President Barack Obama favorably quoted and praised on Wednesday in his speech before the United Nations a controversial Muslim cleric whose organization has reportedly endorsed the terror group Hamas and supported a fatwa condoning the murder of U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
Obama in his remarks offered praise to controversial cleric Sheikh Abdallah Bin Bayyah and referred to him as a moderate Muslim leader who can help combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL or ISIS) radical ideology.
However, Bin Bayyah himself has long been engulfed in controversy for many of his views, including the reported backing of a 2004 fatwa that advocated violent resistance against Americans fighting in Iraq.
This is not the first time that the Obama administration has extoled Bin Bayyah, who also has served as the vice president of a Muslim scholars group founded by a radical Muslim Brotherhood leader who has called “for the death of Jews and Americans,” according to Fox News and other reports.
The State Department’s Counterterrorism Bureau (CT) was forced to issue multiple apologies earlier this year after the Washington Free Beacon reported on its promotion of Bin Bayyah on Twitter.
“This should not have been tweeted and has since been deleted,” the CT Bureau tweeted at the time after many expressed anger over the original endorsement of Bin Bayyah.
However, it appears that Obama and the White House are still supportive of Bin Bayyah, who, despite his past statements, is still hailed by some as a moderate alternative to ISIL and al Qaeda.
“The ideology of ISIL or al Qaeda or Boko Haram will wilt and die if it is consistently exposed, confronted, and refuted in the light of day,” Obama said before the U.N., according to a White House transcript of his remarks.
“Look at the new Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies—Sheikh bin Bayyah described its purpose: ‘We must declare war on war, so the outcome will be peace upon peace,’” Obama said, quoting the controversial cleric.
Concern over the administration’s relationship with Bin Bayyah started as early as 2013, when outrage ensued after he was reported to have met with Obama’s National Security Council staff at the White House.
While Bin Bayyah has condemned the actions of groups such as Boko Haram and ISIL, he also has taken controversial positions against Israel.
He issued in 2009 a fatwa “barring ‘all forms of normalization’ with Israel,” according to a Fox report on the White House meeting.
Additionally, the notorious 2004 fatwa permitting armed resistance against U.S. military personnel in Iraq reportedly stated that “resisting occupation troops” is a “duty” for all Muslims, according to reports about the edict.
Patrick Poole, a reporter and terrorism analyst who has long tracked Bin Bayyah, expressed shock that the Obama administration would endorse the cleric on the world stage.
“It is simply amazing that just a few months ago the State Department had to publicly apologize for tweeting out it’s support for Bin Bayyah, only to have Barack Obama go before the leaders of the entire world and publicly endorse Bin Bayyah’s efforts,” Poole said.
“It seems that nothing can stop this administration’s determination to rehabilitate Bin Bayyah’s image, transforming him from the Islamic cleric who issued the fatwa to kill Americans in Iraq and calling for the death of Jews to the de facto White House Islamic mufti,” he said.
This type of mentality has contributed to the administration’s foreign policy failures in the region,” Poole said.
“This is a snapshot of why this administration’s foreign policy in the Middle East is a complete catastrophe,” he said. “The keystone of their policy has been that so-called ‘moderate Islamists’ were going to be the great counter to al Qaeda. But if you take less than 30 seconds to do a Google search on any of these ‘moderate Islamists,’ you immediately find they are just a degree or two from the most hardcore jihadis and have little to no difference when it comes to condoning violence.”
A White House official said that the president’s remarks speak for themselves and declined to add anything further.

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Back nine ... Thx Lyle S!

This will give you pause to think………….

BACK NINE.  I FIRST STARTED READING THIS EMAIL AND WAS READING FAST UNTIL I REACHED THE THIRD SENTENCE.  I STOPPED AND STARTED OVER READING SLOWER AND THINKING ABOUT EVERY WORD.  THIS EMAIL IS VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING. MAKES YOU STOP AND THINK. READ SLOWLY!
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AND THEN IT IS WINTER

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.

But, here it is - the ' back nine' 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 vividly seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that 'I was only on the first hole' and the 'back nine' was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like.

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 become. 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!

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 I’m on the ' back nine' and I'm not sure how long it will last, this I know for sure, that when it's over on this earth . . .. it's over. A new adventure will begin!

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 on the ' back nine' 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 you’re on the 'back nine' 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!

"Life" is a gift to you. The way you live your life is your gift to those who come after. Make it a fantastic one.

LIVE IT WELL!  ENJOY TODAY!  DO SOMETHING FUN!  BE HAPPY!  HAVE A GREAT DAY!
Remember, "It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

LIVE HAPPY IN 2014

LASTLY, CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:

~Your kids are becoming you . . . but your grandchildren are perfect

~Going out is good . . . Coming home is better!

~You forget names . .. . But it's OK because other people forgot they even knew you!
~You realize you're never going to be really good at anything .. . . especially golf!
~The things you used to care to do, you no longer care to do,
but you really do care that you don't care to do them anymore!

~You sleep better on a lounge chair with the TV blaring than in bed. It's called "pre-sleep".
~You miss the days when everything worked with just an "ON" and "OFF" switch..
~You tend to use more 4 letter words . . . "what ?" . . . "when ?". . . ” ???
~Now that you can afford expensive jewelry, it's not safe to wear it anywhere.
~You notice everything they sell in stores is "sleeveless"!
~What used to be freckles are now liver spots.
~Everybody whispers.
~You have 3 sizes of clothes in your closet . . . 2 of which you will never wear.

~~~But Old is good in some things ~~~ Old Songs, Old Movies, and best of all, OLD FRIENDS

Stay well, "OLD FRIEND! " Send this on to other "Old Friends!" and let them laugh in AGREEMENT

It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived.
TODAY IS THE OLDEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN, YET THE YOUNGEST YOU'LL EVER BE,

SO ENJOY THIS DAY WHILE IT LASTS.

Fly-boy expertice ... Thx Ramey H!

true????????????????

Tommy Fitzpatrick, 26, drunk and in the dark found his bar near 19th street in downtown Manhattan

And successfully landed at the front door….twice.

Attack on ISIS , the beheading force ... Thx Ramey H!

Absolutely spectacular!!!!

"NO BOOTS ON THE GROUND"  Yeah, right. What you are about to look at is a A/H1-G D model  Longbow Apache Gunship.  They are working in concert with Special Forces ON THE GROUND they are using laser designators to show where the primary targets are.  The buzz saw sound is the 20mm minigun , and the hack-hack sound is the 30mm chain guns.  Of course you can see the hydra 2.75 rockets as well as the large explosions being the Hellfire Missiles.  If you have never seen anything like this before, this is The Army in Action on enemies.      .    click here:  >>>   Love Special Forces and Army aviation!

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Bob Looney ... SamKat

Bob Looney

My son, Jeff, granted  me one of the greatest favors of my life yesterday in driving Jeanie and me though our home towns of Portsmouth and New Boston.  Further east, we drove to the top of the Wheelersburg Memorial Cemetery and witnessed a celebration of love by friends and family of our good friend Bob.  In later years, he somehow adopted his first name of John.  

Of the friends, they were split among several I did not know and six Mound Park Urchins octogenarians, mainly with their spouses.  The reverend Sweeney said only a few words but the grateful daughters, Lisa and Laurie, gave loving testimonies of their dad.  Then granddaughter, Mandy, sang softly in acapello, Amazing Grace.  Soothing to our souls.  Most of the Urchins present had heard Mandy sing when she was nine, at a party Bob hosted in his South Shore Ky home years ago.  All of the girls are beautiful and talented.  There were a few other wonderful stories by Ginny, Bob’s sister, and a few.  Dick Klitch told some stories of our humble and so well-liked friend and his nearly adjoined Urchin brother, Bob Lyles, who has passed on before.  Marine Sergeant John Bob Looney was given the American Legion Post 23 send off with a twenty-one gun salute. 

In all, it was a ceremony of life as endings should be.  I am happy about a personal feeling with the Father of Jesus that Bob will be enjoyed among Heaven’s dwellers.

Sam Kegley (with Wife, Jeanie).