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This tommorow is Friday the 13th, and believe it or not the only one this year!
This Friday some people will be so paralyzed with fear they simply won't get out of bed. Others will steadfastly refuse to fly on an airplane, buy a house, or act on a hot stock tip. It's Friday the 13th, and they're freaked out.
"It's been estimated that [U.S] $800 or $900 million is lost in business on this day because people will not fly or do business they would normally do," said Donald Dossey, founder of the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville, North Carolina.
Among other services, Dossey's organization counsels clients on how to overcome fear of Friday the 13th, a phobia that he estimates afflicts 17 to 21 million people in the United States.
Symptoms range from mild anxiety to full-blown panic attacks. The latter may cause people to reshuffle schedules or miss an entire day's work.
When it comes to bad luck of any kind, Richard Wiseman�a psychologist at the University of Hertfordshire in Hatfield, England�found that people who consider themselves unlucky are more likely to believe in superstitions associated with bad luck.
"Their beliefs and behavior are likely to be part of a much bigger worldview," he said. "They will believe that luck is a magical force and that it can ruin their lives."
Wiseman found that one quarter of the 2,068 people questioned in a 2003 survey associate the number 13 with bad luck. People with such feelings, he found, are more likely to be anxious on days like Friday the 13th and thus more prone to have accidents. In other words, being afraid of Friday the 13th could be their undoing.
Ominous Number
So how did Friday the 13th become such an unlucky day? Continued...
Bigsis Pat's Journal
You can find my journal entry in Jami's Pet Column, titled "The Canine Lady"
Feature Story for this week: Fathers' Day
Very curious, here in Brazil the Father's Day has been on August, not on June.
Nowadays here in Brazil we'll celebrate the Valentine's Day, more accurate on June 12th.
Anyway I am Father, and I'd like to mention that to be Father means to be dedicated and to open the hands from yours own value to share with the family's matters, mainly with sons' matters. It doesn't matter how old they are. If to be Mother means to suffer into paradise, to be Father means to be a good issues' managemen... lol.
I am sorry for your boring day in Canada, here in Brazil, despite to be winter the days still are sunny. The room temperature is around 20 / 30C depending on the place inside Brazil you are.
Best regards,
Valter Roda
Come to visit Brazil, I recommend!!!
Dia dos Pais // Father's Day - Brazil
Editors Note: After reciving this email from Valter, I did some checking, and, like Brazil, there are many countries who celebrate Fathers' Day on a day different from our June celebration.
Here's what I found:
Father's Day Around the World
Around the world, people celebrate Fathers Day to honor dads and to express their love and affection for them. It may be noted that the date of Father's Day festival in not fixed and different countries around the world celebrate Father Day on different times of the year. Sometimes, even the manner of Father's Day celebration differ, what is common everywhere though is the spirit of the festival. In countries across the globe people take opportunity of Father's Day to honor their dad with cards, chocolates, flowers and other gift of love. Spending time with dad and indulging in fun-filled activities is another common feature of Father's Day celebration around the world.
Most people around the world celebrate Father's Day, but the dates to honor dads are not the same everywhere. In many countries the customs and traditions may be very different than the ones you know.
When is Father's Day where you live?
"HAPPY FATHER'S DAY"
He knew that along with the woman he fell in Love with, there was a package. He knew that package would not be easy to carry. As he asked himself, would the Love they felt now be enough to get them through the next few years? See that package was three sons. One 11 yrs old, one 5 1/2 years old and one but just 3. They decided their Love was worth the try. Two years later they shared the birth of their daughter.
Now as these boys grew, each had different needs and most certainly different personalities. During that journey down life's path the two youngest sons began to make undesirable choices. As she was pleading for his help to rear them she was also pushing away and over protecting her sons. He could not win for losing.
Time went on and their lives became more stressed and more involved with many bad choices her sons made. There was a point in their lives when the youngest son overdosed and almost died. He was there at her side the whole way. Agreeing or not.
Their daughter grew up, married and had a baby girl. The Light of their lives. This baby girl renewed something that had went away a long time before. As they held her tiny body and watched all the tubes in her, knowing they could lose her at any moment, they prayed for God to spare her life. Allow them to Love this child together. A symbol of their Love many years before.
Now this little one has grown to a precious young girl and lives with the two who held a Love for her that was unable to be put into words. She is bright and asks many questions. Her last one was can I have two Mommy's and two Daddy's? I asked why? She said she wants us to be her Mommy & Daddy as well as her Pop Pop & Mema.
So I want to say "HAPPY FATHER'S DAY" To my husband John who withstood the long walk of many hard roads. Who is here now with us as a family of three to Love, Play, and help write the chapters in this next new "Book of Life" once again.
Written By: Charla Linder Simmons
Dedicated To: My Husband John
June 9, 2008
When the good Lord was creating Fathers, he started with a tall frame.
Carol Emberly Nanaimo BC
When God made Fathers From the Desk of Linda Rhodes Alabama, USA
Special Celebrations in June include: Birthday Calendar to see when members are celebrating their special days.
June Birthday & anniversary celebrations:
Birthdays
Larry Schuman June 11
Christine Mills June 12, Delaware, USA
Liz Jones June 14, Ontario, Canada
Sharon Greene June 15, British Columbia, Canada
Fran Gunst June 19, Tennessee, USA Dottie Jones June 23, Maryland, USA
Charles Linder June 24, Florida, USA
Nameya Iikela June 11
Marie Elena Villalob June 16 Argentina
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.
BIRTHDAY CLOCK
It tells you how many hours and how many seconds you have been alive on this earth and when you were probably conceived. How cool is that?
This is really cool, fun and most of all, very interesting. After you've finished reading the info, click again, and see what the moon looked like the night you were born. This is neat. Who says our time clocks aren't ticking...
Birthday Calculator
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
Jan's Ramblings
Hugs, Aussie Jan Diary of events
I just recived this important email from Darryl Broatch.
Hi Pat, Darryl UK
Hi WWWCOF would like to thank all fellow members who donated to Shirley's tree. and those who said they would and didn't, the tree was very expensive and when I bought I trusted them for doing it hope those people are still donating. Maxine and George Ontario, Canada
The tree is so pretty still small, but will grow,it's only been 25 days that the tree was planted, a lot of blooms for the first year.
Sherley's Tree
Love Lena Ontario, Canada
Charla
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
checked this out with Snopes & also Best Buy site at bottom. It is all
true.
No more Best Buy for me.
BEST BUY, MY FOOT
Best Buy has some bad policies.... Normally, I would not share this with
others, however, since this could happen to you or your friends , I decided
to share it. If you purchase something from, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, JC
Penny, Sears etc. and you return the item with the receipt they will give
you your money back if you paid cash, or credit your account if paid by
plastic.
It's true! read it for yourself!! Best Buys return policy
In this issue ...
Click on any of the following to be taken to that section of the newsletter. If you can come up with any icons for the sections below I would sure appreciate you sending them to me. Please notify me of any broken links.
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 Nominations
Chrissie - because she 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!
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 May closes April 30th so be sure to cast your ballot here today! Do be sure to add your comments as to why you have selected the member you are nominating.
Every member of the WWWCOF gives their best of their time and abilities; each one deserves this award!
Our Furry Friends/ Family Members
The Canine Lady<.B>
The manager here at Twin Gables has dubbed me "The Canine Lady", because of my new "career", dog walking.
I am walking two dogs, one belongs to my ne friend Fiona, who is visiting here from Edmonton, the other belongs to Christine, my neighbour across the way.
Haley is a 12 year old Border Collie who was abused. My friend Fiona got her from a rescue group in Edmonton, and has owned her for 2 years.
She is deaf, and is very skittish around younger, aagressive and loud dogs. She doesn't seem to have a problem with humans, and appears to like Max a lot.
Doggie, (yes that's her name) is 11 years old and is a Wolf Hound Collie mix. She was also rescued. Her former owner was away a lot, and she was kept tied up all day long. One day the owner had an accident and passed away. doggie, was taken to the local SPCA. Christine and her husband went there and rescued doggie and she has bee with Cjhristine now for 7 years and is loved very much.
Fiona is staying here at Twin Gables on a working vacation, and has to go into Nanaimo every day foor about 7 hours, and asked me if I could take Haley out a couple of times a day for exercise and to relive hereself. I said no problem.
Christine, is an older lady, and has trouble walking so she has to depend on others to walk Doggie for her, and offered to pay me to do it.
I don't take Haley & Doggie at the same time, as I don't think I could manage them both.
Doggie, being younger likes to get going, and it's all I can do to keep up with her. I don't have to leash Max, as he rarely goes far from me. When I do get out of site, and then he finally sees me, he comes running over, as if to say, wow, I thoght I'd lost you! lol. so I ususally take Doggie out around noon.
I take Haley out twice a day in the morning, and the afternoon. As soon as I say to Max, let's go walk Haley, he immediately runs to her door.
Haley, is a slow mover, which is fine by me. Max, on the other hand, has so much energy, it amamzes me (he is after all 16!). so he runs off does a little investigation, then will come barrelling back, just to check and make sure Haley is OK.
So now Max and I are geting lots of exercise walking the two dogs. I think he actually enjoys it as he is a very social dog with both other dogs and humans.
BigSisPat BC Canada.
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
REUNION ARGENTINA OCTOBER 2008
This week's brain teaser: Very difficult.
A man is accused of the murder of another man, but the judge thinks there isn't enough evidence to condemn him. So he decides the fairest way he can think of to resolve the situation. He decides to shut the man up in a room that has two doors, one that leads to instant freedom, the other to instant death. There are two guards, on at each door, only they know which door is which. One of the guards always tells the absolute truth the other always lies.
The prisoner is allowed to ask just one question to just one of the guards to guarantee his freedom
What is the question?
Look for the answer elsewhere in the newsletter!!
With four months to go before Reunion 2008, 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
Photo Reunion 2004
Photo Reunion 2006
Photo Argentine Chapter and Add:
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:
inscriptionform Look forward to getting lots of them!!
Recipe Corner
Members Favourites
All that will be left is a smile!
While Daphne is away we will be featuring the "Best of", and here is her Father's Day submission from last year. Still works. lol
Spicy BBQ Spareribs
WWWCOF COOKBOOK
A spicy barbecue sauce perks up spareribs. Using the parboiling liquid gives depth and flavor to the BBQ sauce.
WWWCOF COOKBOOK
Yield: 10-12 Servings Preparation Time: 1:00maackjeanne
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray an 8 X 8-inch baking dish
with cooking spray and set aside. Sift together flour, baking powder,
baking soda and sea salt. Set aside. Beat together butter, 1 cup
Splenda, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until light and
fluffy. Beat in 2 whole eggs and one yolk, one at a time. Alternately
add flour mixture and milk in batches, beginning and ending with flour
mixture. Mix well. Fold in chopped cherries. Spoon batter into
prepared baking dish. Lightly beat egg white with fork. Add 3
tablespoons brown sugar replacement and sliced almonds. Stir until
almonds are lightly coated. Spoon topping over batter. Bake 50-60
minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center
comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack approximately 10 minutes.
WWWCOF Seasonal Regional Favourites
Chocolate Dipped Pretzels
WWWCOF Seasonal Regional Favourites
Milisa Gardner says: This can be Messy!!! But fun to make and great to eat. You could make this for dad on Father's Day... YUM YUM great recipe to do with kids
You see, we have recipes for all tastes in our marvellous cookbook. (but there is still plenty of room for more, so just keep them coming!!)
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. Daphne from Argentina
PLANET KRYZYS, our Planet awareness site: has been updated with a novelty tree Jan of Australia, discovered on a walk. There are lots of interesting member notes in thereEcoportal
As if that isn"t all, there is the matter of over fishing in all the seas and oceans of the world. And please don't accuse me of pessimism. It is happening NOWAlphalist 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. Daphne from Argentina
if you read this page write to me anyway.
FUN
They Walk Among Us!
I was at the checkout of a Wal-Mart. The clerk rang up $46.64 charge. I gave her a fifty dollar bill. She gave me back $46.64. I gave the money back to her and told her that she had made a mistake in MY favor.
She became indignant and informed me she was educated and knew what she was doing, and returned the money again. I gave her the money back, same scenario! I departed the store with the $46.64.
I walked into a Starbucks with a buy-one-get-one-free coupon for a Grande Latte. I handed it to the girl and she looked over at a little chalkboard that said 'buy one-get one free.' 'They're already buy-one-get-one-free,' she said, 'so I guess they're both free'. She handed me my free Lattes and I walked out the door.
One day I was walking down the beach with some friends when one of them shouted, 'Look at that dead bird!' Someone looked up at the sky and said, 'Where?'
While looking at a house, my brother asked the Real Estate agent which direction was north because , he explained, he didn't want the sun waking him up every morning. She asked, 'Does the sun rise in the North?' When my brother explained that the sun rises in the East, and has for some time, she shook her head and said, 'Oh, I don't keep up with all that stuff'
I used to work in technical support for a 24/7 call center. One day I got a call from an individual who asked what hours the call center was open I told him, ' The number you dialed is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.' He responded, 'Is that Eastern or Pacific time?' Wanting to end the call quickly, I said, 'Uh, Pacific.'
My sister has a lifesaving tool in her car designed to cut through a seat belt if she gets trapped. She keeps it in the trunk.
My friends and I were on a beer run and noticed that the cases were discounted 10%. Since it was a big party, we bought 2 cases. The cashier multiplied 2 times 10% and gave us a 20% discount on both cases.
I couldn't find my luggage at the airport baggage area, so I went to the lost luggage office and told the woman there that my bags never showed up. She smiled and told me not to worry because she was a trained professional and I was in good hands. 'Now,' she asked me, has your plane arrived yet?'
While working at a pizza parlor, I observed a man ordering a small pizza to go. He appeared to be alone and the cook asked him if he would like it cut into 4 pieces or 6. He thought about it for some time before responding. 'Just cut it into 4 pieces; I don't think I'm hungry enough to eat 6 pieces.'
Yep, They Walk Among Us!
They Walk Among Us,
I was having trouble with my computer. So I called Eric, the 11 year old next door, whose bedroom looks like Mission Control and asked him to come over. Eric clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem.
As he was walking away, I called after him, 'So, what was wrong? He replied, "It was an ID ten T error."
I didn't want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired, "An, ID ten T error? What's that? In case I need to fix it again."
Eric grinned.... "Haven't you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?"
"No," I replied. "Write it down," he said, "and I think you'll figure it out."
So I wrote down: I D 1 0 T
I used to like Eric...
Wayne & Jenny Alberta, Canada
You have to be old enough to remember Abbott and Costello, and to REALLY understand computers, to fully appreciate this. For those of us who sometimes get flustered by our computers, please read on...
If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch,
'Who's on First?' might have turned out something like this:
COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT
ABBOTT: Super Duper Computer Store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm
thinking about buying a computer.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.
ABBOTT: Your computer?
COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou.
ABBOTT: What about Windows?
COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?
ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?
COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look at the windows?
ABBOTT: Wallpaper.
COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.
ABBOTT: Software for Windows?
COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write
proposals, track expenses and run my business.
What do you have?
ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?
ABBOTT: I just did.
COSTELLO: You just did what?
ABBOTT: Recommend something.
COSTELLO: You recommended something?
ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: For my office?
ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?
ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!
ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows.
COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows!
OK, let's just say I'm sitting at my computer and
I want to type a proposal. What do I need?
ABBOTT: Word.
COSTELLO: What word?
ABBOTT: Word in Office.
COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.
ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.
COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?
ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue 'W'.
COSTELLO: I'm going to click YOUR blue 'w' if you don't
start with some straight answers. What about
financial bookkeeping? You have anything I can
track my money with?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?
ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.
COSTELLO: What's bundled with my computer?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?
ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.
COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?
ABBOTT: One copy.
COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?
ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.
COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?
ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!
(A few days later)
ABBOTT: Super Duper Computer Store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off?
ABBOTT: Click on 'START' ...
Barb Ontario, Canada
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.
Have you thought about starting your own site too. Well you too can join Chrissie, along with Charla, Jami & Daphne and get your very own site. Just click on the link:
Freewebs
Chrissie
Chrissie's Home Page
If you would like to see your blog or website featured here, please email the particulars with a brief explanation.
ThanksBigSisPat .
Inspirational
Natural Highs
Think about them one at a time before going on to the next one. It Does Make You Feel Good, especially the thought at the end of #44.
1 . Falling in love.
Flower lovers ... Bellingrath Gardens
Click here: My_Friend
From the Desk of Linda Rhodes Alabama, USA
SILLY QUESTION OF THE WEEK
To the Top
Trivia Quiz Game yet? Go on try it ... it is fun and it is hosted by Aussie Jeanette
A Weather Story from Ruth
These pictures are of the storm that came through here on Sunday June 8,
2008 at about 3:00 pm and these pictures show how much damage we had. One
of old beautiful Jack pines split in two places and fell on the roof our
home. Today Monday June 9th several of the neighbors fellow came up and
cut the branches off the tree to get it off the roof and then cut the tree
down. We were very fortutate no one was hurt especially me as I was lying
on the bed taking a nap when the 100 mile wind came through and took the
tree down right over our bedroom.
Storm
Ruth from Michigan, USA
Earthweek
The best gift you can give Anyone is Prayer
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Pat Broatch wwwcof:
We have just heard from Pat Broatches's husband Darryl.
Pat has been missing somewhat for a long time and now we know why.
Pat has been and still is very ill, she contracted a virus a year ago. This
made Pat very ill for a few months, unfortunately it also traveled to her
heart, and now she has heart failure. She gets very tired quickly and also
has collapsed a couple of times, she has been in and out of hospital all
year. We have feared at some points for her life. Praise God we know
about Pat and can now lift her in prayer for God to heal her. Please
let Pat how much we care by praying for her and passing this prayer
request to everyone you know. IN JESUS NAME
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UPDATE:
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Irv wwwcof: Thank you Jesus! Please keep Irv in prayer
for continued healing.
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UPDATE:
FLMarie wwwcof: Mom also has fibromyalgia
and has been put on the new medicine Lyrica and it
is also helping her. Please continue to pray for her pain.
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Maxine wwwcof: Please keep Mary Jo, Maxine's
daughter in prayer for healing, strength, and faith. Mary Jo is
fighting cancer. George & Maxine are at Mary Jo's for a while
to be with her. Mary Jo's husband Paul, passed away recently
unexpectedly. Please keep this family in prayer.
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Lena wwwcof:Please continue to keep Lena
in prayer for strength and Faith as she continues on without
Sherley. Praise God he is now without pain.
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Edith Matovu wwwcof: Please keep Edith in prayer
as God knows her needs as well as her country Uganda.
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Pami Defraia wwwcof: Please continue to keep Pami
in prayer for complete healing of all cancer.
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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.
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UPDATE:
Billie wwwcof: With the treatments and
your prayers, she seems to be getting better every day. She
can even walk a little better now. Thanks so much for your
prayers and please keep her in them. You know Mother is 85,
but still has a sharp mind. She can't hear or see very good,
but is getting around better. Please Keep Miss Hazel as well as
Billie in your earnest prayer.
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Emma wwwcof: Please keep Emma's son in prayer
for guidance.
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UPDATE:
Bea Barnett wwwcof: PRAISE GOD! Things are looking up for
Bea and JB.. Please keep Bea in prayer. Thank you all for your prayers
as we know God is the GREAT PHYSICIAN!
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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.
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Susan: (Haley's Nana) Please continue to keep
Susan in prayer for God to make a way for healing her
Parkinson's.
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UPDATE:
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Ronnie: (Brother of Donna Coffey)
Please prayer for my brother Ronnie he had a heart attack.
He is home now and doing a little better.
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UPDATE:
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Shar: I received an email from Shar, and her 27 year old Granddaughter
passed away in her sleep . She was the Mommy of 7 young ones. Please
pray for her children and that her family opens their hearts to these
children. May each be touched by this passing that a soul be saved.
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Yvonne: Yvonne is a Grandmother also raising her 5 year old
Granddaughter. Yvonne's Mother has cancer all through her.
She is 80 years old and a Christian. Our prayer is that God take
Yvonne's Mother by the hand and guide her home soon and quick
as she is now starting to suffer and hospice is there. This is Yvonne's
first death experience ever. May God Bless Yvonne and her family
with strength and comfort.
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Kathleen: ( Dear friends of Charley & FlMarie) NO UPDATE
Please keep Kathleen in our prayer list. The Dr. told her there is
nothing they can do for her the cancer has gone through her body
and bones. She may not see the summer through. Please pray for
Salvation for Kathleen and Jodie and for God to send His healing
Angels. Kathleen is in a very bad state of depression.
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Many of us have 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, Alan, Kirk, Kevin, Anthony, Charla
Karen, Jonna, Tim,
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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, and whatever comes their way.
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Please keep "ALL MILITARY EVERYWHERE" in prayer for safety and,
an End to this War.
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Nick Bradley Iraq
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Erick Landry Iraq combat engineer.
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Gary Hogan: NO UPDATE Please keep Gary's
wife Cindy (32 years old) In Prayer for God's healing as
she has been diagnosed with stage 4 cervical
cancer.
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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.
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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. May God Bless Each One and Have a Great Week!
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 says to offer prayer, supplication, intercession, and giving of thanks on behalf of all men. Yet we sometimes neglect to pray for others because we concentrate so much on our own interests.
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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