Posted on 06/20/2011 6:13:21 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God
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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.
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God Bless Our Republic
I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.
Prayers going up
Naomi and Ruth came together in less-than-ideal circumstances. To escape a famine in Israel, Naomi’s family moved to Moab. While living there, her two sons married Moabite women: Orpah and Ruth. Then Naomi’s husband and sons died. In that culture, women were dependent on men, which left the three widows in a predicament.
Word came to Naomi that the famine in Israel had ended, so she decided to make the long trek home. Orpah and Ruth started to go with her, but Naomi urged them to return home, saying, “The hand of the Lord has gone out against me!” (1:13).
Orpah went home, but Ruth continued, affirming her belief in Naomi’s God despite Naomi’s own fragile faith (1:15-18).
The story started in desperately unpleasant circumstances: famine, death, and despair (1:1-5). It changed direction due to undeserved kindnesses: Ruth to Naomi (1:16-17; 2:11-12) and Boaz to Ruth (2:13-14).
It involved unlikely people: two widows (an aging Jew and a young Gentile) and Boaz, the son of a prostitute (Josh. 2:1; Matt. 1:5).
It depended on unexplainable intervention: Ruth just so “happened” to glean in the field of Boaz (2:3).
And it ended in unimaginable blessing: a baby who would be in the lineage of the Messiah (4:16-17).
God makes miracles out of what seems insignificant: fragile faith, a little kindness, and ordinary people.
Read: Ruth 2:11-23
Proudly Supporting The United States Armed Forces!!
IN!
(and out for a little bit)
Better today — aloha, all :)
IN!
(and out for a little bit)
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Enjoy these two awesome videos.
Two little girls welcoming home their Daddy after a year’s deployment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JaZlc2Uyk0&feature=related
Matt Rogers singing Coming Home (he wrote and sang this song for his new series)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJxU7MpRD8w&feature=related
Good evening Lauren & thank you for this evenings road trip! *Hugs*
Aloha BIGLOOK!
Howdy howdy 2111USMC!
Good evening Connie! *HUGS*
And thank you for the awesome Tribute To Our Troops!
Thanks FRiend!
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