Published by the members of the World Wide Web Circle of Friends for the members of the World Wide Web Circle of Friends about the members of the World Wide Web Circle of Friends. We are everyday people doing extraordinary things on an International Scale on the web! We have different life experiences, different cultures, different ideas and some of us even speak different languages but by learning to see what we have in common, we can more easily overlook any differences. "We are family" and we care and love to share!
days until Reunion 2008 in
Special Celebrations in July include: Birthday Calendar to see when members are celebrating their special days.
June Birthday & anniversary celebrations:
Birthdays
Pat Piercy July 4, BC, Canada
Jami Erikson July 9,Maryland, USA
Lois Hinson July 10, NC, USA
Mary Jo Thibodeau July 10, Saskatchewan, Canada
Lena St Pierre July 17, Ontario, Canada Chelsea Malin Jul 20, Missouri, USA
Norma Wilcox July 24, Alberta, Canada
Becky Lewis July 21, Maryland, USA
Jan Brine July 28, Australia
Damas Dukundane July 30
Anniversaries
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND/OR ANNIVERSARY TO EVERYONE CELEBRATING!! If you are not listed in the calendar please be sure to emailBigSisPat BC Canada.
For celebration notifications emailJami from Maryland.
Welshgog WelshGoG aka Owen from Wales
One Man's Kingdom?
At one time in history, men of wealth or power (or possibly vision), were keen to make their mark upon the world to leave something behind them to remind the world who they were!
One such man came to a small valley in Wales, where minerals could be dug from the earth, and sold for profit elsewhere; and land could be bought quite cheaply upon which to build a home and his industries. Labourers could be recruited locally; building materials quarried from his land; and a local river harnessed to power his machines.
So this man bought land and employed people to dig stone from it to build a home for him, he opened a mine, and a quarry and employed more people to work in them. He established a mill at the side of his river and employed more folk to work there too. His mine and quarries were high on the mountainside; so the man devised and had built a system by which the coal and minerals could be brought down to his valley, from where they could more easily be transported. He decided that his workers should live nearer to his works and his mill, so decided that he would have built for them cottages - which he would rent to them. Now the man needed a shop, from which his workers could buy food, clothing and furniture, and an Inn, from which his workers could buy ale or spirits. Soon this man had his own little kingdom - in his own little valley.
You can see this man's kingdom in the picture above; his home is the large white building on the left, his mill is the large building on the right. The terrace of cottages the man built for his workers is partly obscured, but can be seen to the right of his home; while the Inn and shop that he built are close to, and on the left of his mill in the picture.
Eventually, our man noticed that profits from the sale of his coal and minerals and the products of his mill were decreasing; so unfortunately he couldn't offer his workers an increase of pay; but, as they lived in his cottages, and bought food from his shop and ale from his inn, they didn't actually need money! He would give them instead tokens, which they could redeem for food and goods - anywhere within his kingdom; and in this way, our man could regain some of this lost money!!
However, each year, profits seemed to decline; while the cost of maintaining the cottages and of buying and transporting food and ale seemed to rise - so he was forced, unfortunately, to charge more tokens as rent and for the food that he sold. Would you believe it - his workers eventually started to leave his kingdom; they claimed that they were starving, that their children were ill from lack of nourishment - they were even prepared to take their indebtedness to him with them!!
After a few more years this man found that he could no longer get people to take employment with him, his mine and quarry closed for lack of men to work them. His mill lasted a while longer, but eventually suffered the same fate. His family grew up and moved away - eager to make their own mark upon the world and his kingdom gradually dwindled away.
What mark you ask did this man leave upon his world?
Well his fine home now provides shelter for elderly and infirm people who would struggle to look after themselves; though it no longer bears his name.
The workers cottages that he had built; were renovated and modernized (saved from ruin really), and each was sold for many times the annual profit of the man's kingdom.
His inn and shop were demolished when the building became unsafe.
His mill, now no-longer powered by a water-wheel, is currently being used by a company who manufacture plastic pellets.
Of his mine little remains - indeed only the smoke stack for boilers that once existed to make steam for winding engines.
This mine has been lost for so long now that few even remember its name; though many can tell of the hardship that workers there endured. Limbs and lives this mine claimed in its day; when a tired miner grew careless at the end of a long shift, or when cost cutting left insufficient shoring in an area still worked.
Pictured above are the man's quarry, and the spoil heaps from his mine. Below are pictures which show all that is left of his devices for moving coal and minerals down into his valley.
Nature has now reclaimed much of this man's kingdom, as you can see.
Frogs and small fish live in the pool where his mine once stood; wild birds nest in the quarry where minerals once were extracted; trees, grass and shrubs grow in abundance over all of his works.
The owner? His name is remembered, though usually spoken with distaste, or contempt!
Please take a moment to visit Owen's Space
Whale watching is now one of the fastest growing tourism activities in the country. Many take a trip in a whale watching boat, others just sit on a headland and see them from there. Amazingly, there are 43 species that travel through Australian waters.
Humpbacks and southern right whales are the most common along the east coast, although orcas – or killer whales – and the rare all-white whale called Migaloo have also been sighted.
Interestingly, humpbacks and southern rights follow a similar route each year. Renowned for their spectacular ocean antics, humpbacks will leap out of the water, roll in the air with their huge fins outstretched like wings and crash noisily back into the ocean.
Measuring 14–18 metres at maturity and weighing up to 50 tonnes, humpbacks can be easy to see due to their active behaviour.
Aussie Jan .
Be sure to check out all the wonderful craft ideas in the WWWCOF Craft Site and let us get this group active and crafting. Any ideas, please send them to Aussie Jan .
WWWCOF Kraft Corner
Tips & Recommendations
For the Ladies
Pat I know we have read most of these but a good idea to review.
Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or loved one's life
Crucial
Because of recent abductions
in daylight hours, refresh yourself
of these things to do
in an emergency situation...
This is for you,
and for you to share
with your wife,
your children,
everyone you know.
After reading these 9 crucial tips ,
forward them to someone you care about.
It never hurts to be careful
in this crazy world we live in.
1 . Tip from Tae Kwon Do :
The elbow is the strongest point
on your body.
If you are close enough to use it, do!
2. Learned this from a tourist guide
in New Orleans
If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse,
DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM .
Toss it away from you....
chances are that he is more interested
in your wallet and/or purse than you,
and he will go for the wallet/purse.
RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk o a car,
kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole
and start waving like crazy.
The driver won't see you, but everybody else will.
This has saved lives.
4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars
after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit
(doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc.
DON'T DO THIS!)
The predator will be watching you, and this
is the perfect opportunity for him to get in
on the passenger side, put a gun to your head,
and tell you where to go.
AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR ,
LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.
If someone
is in the car
with a gun
to your head
DO NOT DRIVE OFF,
repeat:
DO NOT DRIVE OFF!
Instead gun the engine
and speed into anything, wrecking the car.
Your Air Bag will save you.
If the person is in the back seat
they will get the worst of it .
As soon as the car crashes
bail out and run.
It is better than having them find your body
in a remote location.
5 . A few notes about getting
into your car in a parking lot,
or parking garage:
A.) Be aware:
look around you,
look into your car,
at the passenger side floor ,
and in the back seat
B.) If you are parked next to a big van,
enter your car from the passenger door .
Most serial killers attack their victims
by pulling them into their vans while the women
are attempting to get into their cars.
C.) Look at the car
parked on the driver's side of your vehicle,
and the passenger side.. If a male is sitting alone
in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back
into the mall, or work, and get a
guard/policeman to walk you back out. 6. ALWAYS take the elevator
instead of the stairs.
(Stairwells are horrible places to be alone
and the perfect crime spot.
This is especially true at NIGHT!)
7. If the predator has a gun
and you are not under his control,
ALWAYS RUN!
The predator will only hit you (a running target)
4 in 100 times; And even then,
it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ.
RUN, Preferably in a zig -zag pattern!
8. As women, we are always trying
to be sympathetic:
STOP
It may get you raped, or killed.
Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking,
well educated man, who ALWAYS played
on the sympathies of unsuspecting women.
He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often
asked "for help" into his vehicle/ o r with his vehicle,
which is when he abducted
his next victim.
9. Another Safety Point:
Someone just told me that her friend heard
a crying baby on her porch the night before last,
and she called the police because it was late
and she thought it was weird. The police told her
"Whatever you do, DO NOT
open the door."
The lady then said that it sounded like the baby
had crawled near a window, and she was worried
that it would crawl to the street and get run over.
The policeman said, "We already have a unit on the way,
whatever you do, DO NOT open the door."
He told her that they think a serial killer
has a baby's cry recorded and uses it to coax
women out of their homes thinking that someone
dropped off a baby He said they have not verified it,
but have had several calls by women saying that
they hear baby's cries outside their doors
when they're home alone at night.
Please pass this on and DO NOT open the door
for a crying baby ----
This e-mail should probably be taken seriouslybecause
the Crying Baby theory was mentioned on
America 's Most Wanted this past Saturday when they profiled
the serial killer in Louisiana
We don't have to be perfect today.
In this issue ...
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Challenge yourself to get to know a WWWCOF member that you don't already know. You can start by emailing any of the members who have contributed to this week's issue to say hello from your corner of the globe.
Member of the Month
Our member of the month for June Chrissie from the UK
Chrissie has put so much effort into changing her attitude on life. It took a lot of work on her part and we are all so proud of how far she has come. I for one love the new upbeat Chrissie!
Congratulations
Chrissie !
Nominations are now being accepted for July's member of the month.
This award is not intended to be a comparison of member to member; each member's time and contributions are valuable and we acknowledge with pride that every member does what they can do.
The "winner" is the member who has received the most votes from the membership and nominations for Member of the Month for June closes June 30th so be sure to cast your ballot HERE
Every member of the WWWCOF gives their best of their time and abilities; each one deserves this award!
Our Furry Friends/ Family Members
PATCHES (and it's not a Sheltie)
Stolen by: me....
Hello everyone I been so busy this whole month and so far and I think I am
finally getting some down time. First welcome Robyn to the circle. You
will certainly enjoy all the friends you will meet along the way in this
wonderful group. My name is Ruth, I am from Michigan, I am married 37 years
to George, no children but Mama Ruth to lots of critters. I have six dogs
at the moment 4 of my own and two fosters. I have a two cats. Pictures are
of my new kitten Patches who a hoot.
I been really busy this last week getting things ready for the Women's Club
I belong too. I help set up and work our bake sale on Saturday, and not
only was that going on in our home town Hastings but we had the annual
Thornapple Garden Tour and annual Book Sale for the Hastings Public Library
this weekend so a lot of things going all at once. I was in at 8:00 and
never got home till 8:00 so I was really exhuasted. Patches came into our
family on Saturday while I was sitting at the Garden Tour booth a family was
giving away free kittens and I saw Patches and thought I been wanting
another kitty since I lost my Jezz and as you can guess Patches got a new
home with us. So far we are doing great and he seem not mine the dogs much.
Yesterday Sunday a lady from Ann Arbor came to see and Precious and she
adopted her and so Precious will be leaving next weekend. Spirit had her
first heart worm shot last Friday and came through with flying color now if
she can come through the next two we will be home free. Spirit came to us
with bad case of heartworms and we are treating her for this before she can
be adopted. Well can't think of much more but certainly miss my chats with
everyone. May every one have a great week.
Ruth Hokanson
An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard; I could tell
from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home and was
well taken care of.
He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his head;
he then followed me into my house, slowly walked down the
hall, curled up in the corner and fell asleep.
An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out.
The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked inside and resumed his spot in the hall and again slept for about an hour. This continued off and on for several weeks.
Curious I pinned a note to his collar: 'I would like to find out who the owner of this wonderful sweet dog is and ask if you are aware that almost every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap.'
The next day he arrived for his nap, with a different note pinned to his collar: 'He lives in a home with 6 children, 2 under the age of 3 - he's trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?'
The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of
his tongue.
-Anonymous
Remember:
Your pets are your most loyal family members, giving unconditional Love. So Don't forget to give them a big hug today.
I am looking for more stories about your PET ....... please submit to me so I may feature them in the newsletter Pet Column. email your stories to me, Jami from Maryland
And here is a request from BigSisPat: BigSisPat
Argentina Report
No, I didn't sent anything in this week. We had abit of a "distraction" or "crisis" for want of a better word over the last weekend. My son Ruben had been told Thursday he was to travel to the USA Saturday to sort out a problem with something supplied by his place of work. He has the advantage of having dual nationality, so by using his British passport he would not have needed a visa. But on checking in at the Buenos Aires international airport, he was told he could not travel on that passport because for the States they now have to have a machine readable bar-code... something introduced this year I think. So he tried with his Argentine passport, but for that he needs the visa. He changed his flight for Wednesday night, and I had to drop everything and get together any possible papers and documents he might need to visit the British Embassy, Monday morning, and take them to him. First thing Monday morning we were at the British Embassy before they opened. We explained the situation, but they said, all he could do was renew his passport, or apply at the American Embassy for a visa. He decided to do both, as his British passport runs out at the end of this year anyway. They said, no way could his passport be ready in under a week, and the US Embassy told him he'd have to wait a minimum of three days before the visa was authorized.
I came back Monday afternoon, when there was nothing more I could do to help him on his way, he hung on there waiting to see what would happen. Wednesday afternoon his company authorized him to put the flight on hold and return to this city. While he was in the bus back home (5 and 1/2 hour trip)he got a call from the British Embassy saying due to the need, they had got his passport through in time!!!!
Anyway he felt a bit disinflated about the whole thing, especially as a few months ago he had had the opportunity for a trip to Mexico to promote his communications company, but in that case travelling as an Argentina ( not as a Brit) would have meant no need for a visa. His Argentine passport was then in the process of being renewed, and didnt come, and didnt come!
And to think a brief trip to Peru had been cancelled because the "emergency" had come up in Kentucky.
This could be a warning to anyone else anywhere who wants to travel to the States. They told us in the British Embassy that he could have gone to other places on his older passport, it is just USA that demand the new system. Ruben isn't going just right now. He'll be already next time though!
So well, having been distracted by all that, I haven't produced anything for the Global.
It doesn't matter how old our kids are, when they have a problem, we feel it with them, don't you agree?
Take care, Daphne
REUNION ARGENTINA OCTOBER 2008
With three months to go before
Reunion 2008, Sharon has made positive moves to be here. Who else is going to be brave enough to come?? Those of us in the host country, are still waiting to know how many have confirmed their flight, especially if we want to take full advantage of group bookings and possible discounts once here.
If it wasn't for last minute nothing would ever get done!!! Please let us know real soon
Who are we going to add to this group for reunion 2008
The inscription form to take part in this unforgettable event can be found here: Inscription Form Look forward to getting lots of them!!
Our planet awareness site,
Planet Kryzys has many interesting stories of different aspects of a planet under Crisis. Do please take a moment to visit it.
A new Nature Photo contest has started and as fitting with our Planet awareness site, it is of course nature based, and the theme this time is Nature's SKY. You have plenty of time to watch out for those sunsets, cloud formations, rainbows, storms, night skies etc etc
Photos sent in just have to be members' own or members 'family and friends. Look forward to seeing what you all come up with.
The Circle's Computer help site has had some new articles added recently sent in by Pat.
Alphalist There are an incredible number of useful articles there to help you get the best from your computer or put things right that aren't working too well. Perhaps you also know of some trick we could all use, so send it in and get it added.
Recipe Corner
Members Favourites
All that will be left is a smile!
Our Recipe book has close on 2,000, not counting the many others in various links World Recipes There are several "cookbooks" in there, General, Regional/seasonal, Mexican, Oriental, and within those, recipes set out in many categories. If your recipe isn't in there I"ll be happy to add it for you. It has its very own search engine, so you can find things according to ingredient, origin, category etc.
Does anyone have a recipe of something produced from their corner of the globe?? We would love to add it to our unique cookbook! Cookery Tips Again if you have anything you would like added, or if you want info on anything that isn"t there, just let us know.The Humble PARSLEY Arthitis: three of four cups of Parsley tea a day is the most advisable. Shiny Hair: Boil a handful of parsley in a little water. Leave to cool, and use as a rinse after shampooing. You'll get a beautiful shine. An Appetite Stimulator: drink a cup of parsley tea before supper. Acne and other skin infections: Apply a parsey compress directly to the affected part and then cover with gauze. Keep the gauze damp with hot water. Indigestion: Chew on a couple of fresh parsley stalks. Or drink a cup of dried parsley in water. Or make an infusion of concentrated parsley, putting two cupfuls of parsely in a litre of water. Bad breath: Parsley is the only known way of removing the smell of garlic from your breath. It also neutralizes the smell of onions, tabacco and almost all other causes of bad breath. Insect bites and stings: chop up and crushin a glass or porcelain container, ( do not use metal as this produces an undesirable chemical reaction) Apply the paste directly to the bite or sting. Urinary Problems: drink several cups of parsley tea a day until the symptoms disappear. Parsley acts as a laxative helping eliminate excess liquids, and form an excellent kidney tonic. Cough: Drink a litre of parsley tea a day. The high vitamin "C" content also helps cure colds.
The extensive kitchen help section has also grown! And there are tips and hints on just about everything from Alcohols in cooking to "Why didn't I think of that" type tips:
Cookery Tips Again if you have anything you would like added, or if you want info on anything that isn't there, just let us know.
If you read this page write to me anyway.
Daphne
Fun
5 reasons not to mess with children.
A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.
The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible
The little girl said, 'When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah' The teacher asked, 'What if Jonah went to hell?' The little girl replied, 'Then you ask him '
A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they were drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's work
As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was
The girl replied, 'I'm drawing God.' The teacher paused and said, 'But no one knows what God looks like.' Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied,
'They will in a minute.'
A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds. After explaining the commandment to 'honor' thy Father and thy Mother, she asked, 'Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?'
Without missing a beat one little boy (the oldest of a family) answered, 'Thou shall not kill.'
The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture
'Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, 'There's Jennifer, she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael, He's a doctor.'
A small voice at the back of the room rang out, 'And there's the teacher, she's dead.'
A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to make the matter clearer, she said, 'Now, class, if I stood on my head, the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the face.'
'Yes,' the class said 'Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn't run into my feet?'
A little fellow shouted, 'Cause your feet ain't empty.'
To the Top Plant a seed of friendship; reap a bouquet of happiness!
Scatter seeds of kindness everywhere you go!
One of the World Wide Web Circle of Friends' best kept secrets is Jeanette's Garden Room . Jeanette from the Land Down Under has set up this site for all of those who love gardening - like she does, and loves to be creative in making garden junk. Do take some time to visit and join her site and share ideas, seeds, photos of your garden and plants, laughter and great sites to visit.
RAINBOWS
I'm sure you all know that a "rainbow" is light refracted through millions of droplets
of water but did you know that a rainbow is really a spectacular light show? A typical
rainbow is sunlight spread out into its spectrum of colours and diverted to the observer
through those water droplets.
The "bow" of the rainbow is actually a group of nearly circular arcs of colour all
having a common center and the angle of light refraction to create a rainbow is between
40 and 42 degrees to the eye of the observer?
For more fascinating information on rainbows go to: Rainbows
where you'll find out that even the moon can create rainbows.
Merrie
Health Matters Managing Your Stress Levels
So, what's the most effective route to managing stress? Here are some tips to help you take charge of your life and reduce your level of stress:
Develop good coping strategies to use when you feel stressed - and practice using them when you're feeling calm so you can call on them when your stress level rises. Learn relaxation techniques, practice meditation, and engage in a pleasurable physical activity. These methods all help to counter the stress response in the body. If you can't learn them on your own, sign up for a course on stress management or specifically on relaxation techniques. (Note: These are not "new age" techniques - they have been proven to reduce stress.)
If you currently use harmful coping mechanisms, like drinking, smoking, or overeating when stressed, commit to breaking those habits, and get help if necessary. Join a support group focused on your issue.
Remember the "serenity prayer" and decide what you can and cannot change - then take actions to change the things you can. Try to jettison any stress you feel about things you have no control over.
If you are worrying about a particular issue or problem, develop a plan of action to deal with it. And if someone can help guide you or give you input to help you make decisions or a plan of action, seek out his or her assistance. It may sound silly, but write down your plan, or make a contract with yourself about what actions you will or won't take - and hold yourself to it!
Practice having a positive attitude. Attitude matters - you can view the glass as half full or half empty, and it makes a tremendous difference. Practice gratitude as well. It will focus your attention on the positive things in your life and help you see opportunities and solutions.
Work on developing a resilient personality. Resilience is characterized by five traits:
1. Insight - know yourself and accept the truth.
2. Adaptability - respond in creative and imaginative ways.
3. Responsibility - don't bother with blaming others or wait for someone else to fix your problem.
4. Commitment - engage with the reality of life and commit to personal growth.
5. Connection - communicate with openness and clarity.
Keep a journal and write down your concerns and worries, and then leave them there, especially before you go to bed at night. Studies have shown that keeping a journal reduces stress levels and helps people put their lives into perspective.
Have more fun, and develop your sense of humor. Seek out pleasurable activities and events, and watch more comedy. Laugher is good medicine.
Carve out personal time every day, and indulge yourself with things that bring you pleasure: a hot bath, dark chocolate, a good book, or music.
Establish a strong support system among family and friends and seek them out when you need emotional support or guidance about problem solving.
Whatever your problems are, or whatever you are struggling with, know there are people around you who can help. If you are overwhelmed with stress and feel you can't see a way out, or you're struggling with chronic anxiety or depression, you should think about seeking help from a professional, if you haven't done so already. There's no need to go it alone. Good help and successful treatment is available.
Linda T Rhodes
Trivia Quiz Game yet? Go on try it ... it is fun and it is hosted by Aussie Jeanette
Earthweek
Inspirational
THIS MORNING I SEARCHED MY WALLET...
THEN I CHECKED MY POCKETS...
THEN I SEARCHED MY HEART...
Thanks for being my friend and e-mail buddy
LIFE ISN'T ABOUT WAITING FOR THE STORM TO PASS...
What is most valuable, is not what we have in our lives, but WHO we have in our lives.
Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.
May You Have the Greatest of Journeys, Good Health, Love, Joy, Peace, True Happiness and Friendship and Safety Always
susanherring@hotmail.com
Here is a new way to look at a deck of cards!!
Deck of Cards
It was quiet that day, the guns and the mortars, and land mines for some reason hadn't been heard.
Just then an army sergeant came in and said, 'Why aren't you with the rest of the platoon?'
The sergeant asked in disbelief, 'How will you do that?'
So when I want to talk to God and thank Him, I just pull out this old deck
of cards and they remind me of all that I have to be thankful for.'
The sergeant just stood there. After a minute, with tears in his eyes and pain in his heart, he said, 'Soldier, can I borrow that deck of cards?'
Please let this be a reminder and take time to pray for all of our soldiers who are being sent away, putting their lives on the line fighting.
Please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our
servicemen and women all around the world.
Have not read this in a long time, but enjoyed reading it again.
The best gift
you can give Anyone is Prayer
Jami wwwcof:
I have been told our Jami has an incurable problem with her spine, which is causing pain in other parts of her body. Please add Jami to your prayers for relief from Pain and a cure to be found.
Ruth wwwcof: Please continue to pray for God to heal Ruth and for her to be back on her road to a healthy path. Bless you Ruth.
Helen Bradley: Is very sick please keep Helen in prayer for God's touch. Helen has Pulmonary Fibrosis. The doctors say they have done all they can do.
Bea Barnett wwwcof: Bea is doing much better. Please keep Bea in prayer for healing. A request also from Bea. Please pray for my daughter. Her husband left her last week, with no money or food in the house,They have 2 cjildren under 18 and she is beside herself. OH I pray she can get help. All she does is cry, only wish I could be there for her. She stood by him while he recovered from heart surgery, (remember) she took care of him a at home and she was the only bread winner for over a year. He told her she spent too much time with her children. Oh Dear God pray for her.
Please keep Bea's daughter in prayer for God to provide for them and for strength.
Pat Broatch wwwcof: Please keep Pat in prayer for God to give her strength and heal her from this illness she has.
Maxine wwwcof: Maxine and George are now home from their trip to see Mary Jo. Please keep Mary Jo, Maxine's daughter in prayer for healing, strength, and faith. Maxine is not in the best of health herself. Please keep this family in your prayers daily.
Brittany Rathburn: (Flmaries Granddaughter) Brittany has some neurological problems affecting her use of her right side. PLease pray for God to heal Brittany as she is only in her early 20's. she is doing better and out of the hospital.
Jonna Miller wwwcof: Jonna is pregnant and we are asking for your prayers for a healthy baby and a clean and healthy Mommy. Please keep Jonna in your earnest prayers.
Jami wwwcof: Jami asks for prayer for her niece. God knows her needs. Please lift her up for God's will to be done.
Wanda wwwcof: Please keep Wanda in prayer for relief from her Fibromyalgia pain.
Marie Linder wwwcof: Please keep Mom in prayer for relief from her Fibromyalgia pain.
Sue Romans: (Char's Cousin) Please pray for Sue She is in constant pain. We found out she also has fibromyalgia. Please pray for God's Mercy to be upon Sue and lift this from her.
Muire : ( 28 year old Mommy with Brain Cancer) Muire has been allowed to start her chemo back up. Please keep Muire in constant prayer as well as her daughter and husband.
Kathleen: Please keep Kathleen and her husband Jodie in prayer for SALVATION as Kathleen battles Cancer through out her body. Jody's father just passed away and Jody is battling gout and has a high fever. They are both in bad shape.
Cindy Hogan: (32 yrs old) Cervical Cancer
Pami Defraia wwwcof: (Breast Cancer)Pami is in stage 4 and will begin chemo in 4 months. Pami is very fatigued. Please Pray for God to touch Pami with His power of healing.
Lonnie England: ( Char's Cousin) Lonnie had surgery on her one breast and they removed the cancer and also two lymph nodes. Lonnie will be having the other breast done September 3rd, 2008. Please continue to pray for Lonnie as she goes through her recovery.
Irene wwwcof: Irene has Chronic Lymphocyte Leukemia (CLL) She was diagnosed in 2002 and is in stage 1. She has to have a knee replacement soon. Please keep Irene in prayer for healing of her knee and for God to send a cure for CLL.
Susan: (Haley's Nana) Please continue to keep Susan in prayer for God to make a way for healing her Parkinson's.
John (Charla's Husband) Please keep John in prayer for continued attendance in church.
Jim Jones: Please keep him in Prayer for relief of pain.
Reanna: Please continue to pray for Jan, Reanna's Father in law. He has colon cancer. Please pray for God's healing touch.
Edith Matovu wwwcof: . Please keep Edith in prayer as God knows her needs as well as her country Uganda.
Emma wwwcof: Please keep Emma's son in prayer for guidance.
Scott Skeel: (Charla's son) Please keep Scott in prayer for God's protection and guidance.
Daphne wwwcof: Please continue to keep Daphne and the wwwcof reunion in your prayers. May this be a good turn out and many meet for the first time.
May God provide that many shall go.
UNSPOKEN prayer requests. You don't have to do anything but give the name and through prayer God will do the rest. Please send any you may have to me and we will certainly pray for you. Joyce, Steve, Scott, Carl, Dawn, Derek, Alan, Kirk, Kevin, Anthony, Charla, Karen, Tim, Jonna, Andrew, Joel, Frank
Let's Remember to pray for our Government Leaders and Global Warming. Also all that have lost homes and family in the tragedies of earthquakes, volcanoes, flood's, and whatever comes their way.
Please keep "ALL MILITARY EVERYWHERE" in prayer for safety and, an End to this War.
RED SHIRT
If the red shirt thing is new to you, read below how it went for a man...
Last week, while traveling to Toronto on business, I noticed an army sergeant traveling with a folded flag, but did not put two and two together. After we boarded our flight, I turned to the sergeant, who'd been invited to sit in First Class (across from me), and inquired if he was heading home.
The realization of what he had been asked to do hit me like a punch to the gut. It was an honour for him. He told me that, although he didn't know the soldier, he had delivered the news of his passing to the soldier's family and felt as if he knew them after many conversations in so few days.
Without a sound, all went as requested. I noticed the sergeant saluting the casket as it was brought off the plane, and his action made me realize that I am proud to be a Canadian.
Red Fridays.
Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing Red every Friday. The reason? Canadians who support our troops used to be called the 'silent majority.' We are no longer silent, and are voicing our love for God, country and home in record breaking numbers. We are not organized, boisterous or overbearing. RED
Jamie Landon:
( FlMaries Grand Daughter) Home from Iraq Still in service.
Robert Fleming:
(Peachy & Garnett's Grandson.) In Africa
Robin Smith: (Christine Mills requests) In Iraq
Nick Bradley Iraq
Erick Landry Iraq combat engineer.
ALLOW GOD TO BE YOUR PILOT
REMEMBER HE FORGIVES ALL
We have many prayer requests that go beyond our circle. Although, as we pray and we add these, our
"Circle of Prayer" becomes larger.
Do you know someone who doesn't know JESUS?
How about introducing them?
Please visit Charla's Prayer Request Page to Pray for Others.
Please email Charla , from Florida, USA with any Praises, Requests and/or UPDATES Thank you.
Pray for Others
The best gift anyone can give to another is to pray for him or her. We live in a sinful world where bad things happen to people and people are tempted to sin. Praying for another person not only helps that person find God in the midst of trouble, but also helps us recognize the blessings that God gives us daily!
1 Timothy 2:1,2
How often do we think to pray for others, whether or not they request our prayers? Bible prayers are filled with requests and thanksgiving for people other than the one offering the prayer.
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