Perhaps, it is more of a compendium of what others have done. This thread being a tribute to Terri on her birthday and in this season of Christmas, I remind if you have not seen it yet, to review the words written by Monsignor Thaddeus Malanowski, Terri's priest, which are repeated just above in T'wit's post #159. This special letter was written by Monsignor to us for our thread.
I would love to extoll the virtues and accomplishments of this great priest who courageously stared death in the face, but others can do a far better job than I.
It is no surprise that detractors would arrive on this thread in hopes of disrupting and changing its direction. They have flailed against us many times in the past both here and from the far left in the media as they continued their struggle to mimimize the effect Terri's Legacy. The redoubled efforts of the far left during the recent elections, for those who notice, saturated the media with attempts to neutralize that legacy. For that legacy has dulled their efforts to make euthanasia acceptable. Monsignor saw the same faces at Pinellas Park and would recognize them here and in the media as well.
At Pinellas Park, the few detractors did what they could to derail attention, to aggravate, and disrupt, but it didn't succeed there as they found themselves surrounded by a greater force of good will. I am sure Monsignor would invite us to look beyond those same types clamoring to gag us here and in the media and to focus on the Gift brought by Terri to us all of good will.
It is a thankless job if we expect material reward on earth as some would have us believe. Our thanks here on earth is more likely to come in the form of attacks on our senses, and effort to break down our resolve. But Monsignor would have us look beyond that.
I invite you all to read the tribute by Bykrbayb on #45. In it, she reminds us of Sophie Scholl, a role model for those of us staring in the face of those who would have us dead.
It would be a welcome site for others of Terri's List to post your own tributes.
We are unabashed pro-life conservatives keeping in the spirit of FreeRepublic as we persevere. Terri must be watching from above as we confront those forces who assaulted her as we continue.
I would hope for Terri to smile on our efforts and see that we not squander her great Gift.
8mm
