[DollyCali]

[MamaB]

Hello.

[DollyCali]

[The Mayor]

June 1, 2007

What’s the Point?

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READ: Ecclesiastes 12:6-14

Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all. —Ecclesiastes 12:13

Scientists once thought that the vertebrate with the shortest life-span was the turquoise killifish. This small fish lives in seasonal rain pools in equatorial Africa and must complete its life cycle in 12 weeks before the pools disappear.

But researchers from James Cook University in Australia have now found that the pygmy goby has an even shorter lifespan. It lives fast and dies young. This tiny fish lives in coral reefs for an average of 56 days. Its rapid reproductive cycle is designed to help it avoid extinction.

What’s the point of a life that goes so fast and ends so quickly? It’s a question asked by one of the wisest men who ever lived. In his later years, Solomon, the third king of Israel, wandered from God. He became spiritually disoriented and lost his sense of direction and purpose. He looked at all of his accomplishments and found them worthless. Until he remembered his God (12:13-14), he forgot that we live not merely for ourselves but for the honor of the One who made us to worship and enjoy Him forever.

Significance is not found in the number of our days, but in what our eternal God says about how we have used them

God gives to us the gift of time
To use as best we can,
To live each moment in His will
According to His plan. —Sper

Life is short. Live for God.

Bible in One Year:   2 Chronicles 15-16; John 12:27-50

[Kitty Mittens]

Good Morning Everyone. I Love your Pledge Graphic, (((((Dolly)))))!

MrsNooseman, your Table is Lovely!

Have a Blessed Weekend, Dear Finest FRiends!

[Mama_Bear]

Mornin', Dolly. I'll be wearing red and waving the flag tonight, supporting our military on the corner of Blackstone and Shaw with Jim, Sheila, Amy and the fabulous FResno FReepers.

[Diver Dave]

Received an e-mail this am from #3 daughter relative to a story from Murfreesboro, Tennessee's The Daily News Journal (dnj.com).

Portrait of courage: Photo touches hearts around the world

Here's a copyright photo from the article. Kleenex Alert!

My e-mail was titled, "A picture worth a thousand words." One blog suggests, "No, it's worth at least a million".

"Heather Southward Golczynski pulled out of her mailbox Tuesday six more letters, sent from across the nation by people touched by her husband's sacrifice and her son's courage."

Click the link above for the rest of the story...

[.30Carbine]

Hello Darling Dolly!

[Beth528]

In March, 2005, this song was performed at a Diamond Rio concert. They received an immediate standing ovation, and continue to do so every time they perform it! Sadly, major radio stations wouldn't play it because it was considered politically incorrect. Consequently, the song was never released to the public. If this song speaks to your heart, share it with friends and loved ones. Then let us cease being the silent majority and join together -- not as a particular political party, but as Americans! In God We Still Trust

[DancesWithCats]

My brother is retired Navy.

My niece’s husband is active duty Navy.

A close friend is active British Paratrooper.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

An A-10 Thunderbolt II fires a 30mm GAU-8 Avenger seven-barrel Gatling gun at a rate of 3,900 rounds a minute May 29 over the Pacific Alaska Range Complex in Alaska. The A-10 is assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The 355th FS's primary missions include air strike control, close air support, target interdiction, joint air attack team, combat escort, and combat search and rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)

070601-N-6710M-006 SASEBO, Japan (June 1, 2007) – A CH-46 Sea Knight lands on the flight deck of USS Tortuga (LSD 46) during deck landing qualifications as the ship transits through Pioneer Channel. Tortuga is a dock landing ship serving under Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7/Task Force 76, the Navy’s only permanently forward-deployed amphibious force. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brandon Myrick (RELEASED)

070520-N-0933M-084 SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, Calif. (May 20, 2007) - Members of Combat Service Support Detachment (CSSD) 1 and CSSD-3 fire the M-4 rifle at various moving targets during a live-fire evolution. The SEAL support units participated in a semi-annual weapons familiarization and qualification exercise on San Clemente Island. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Pat Migliaccio (RELEASED)

070528-N-5459S-007 BALTIC SEA (May 28, 2007) - Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) man the rails and wave to guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) during a "Sail Pass" in the Baltic Sea. Mahan recently turned over duties to Normandy as acting flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Vincent J. Street (RELEASED)