http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/country/ en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:06:40 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2416856/posts "The night also is thine." - Psalm 74:16 DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, THIS HOUR AND THIS SECOND. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME YOUR SAINTS CAN GATHER BEFORE YOUR THRONE OF GRACE WITH PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION. LORD, WE PRAY FOR ALL OF YOUR SAINTS NO MATTER WHERE THEY MAY BE OR WHATEVER THEIR NEED. LORD, WE PRAY ESPECIALLY FOR OUR TROOPS AND PATRIOTS WHO FAITHFULLY PLACE THERE PRAYERS FOR OUR HEROES AT THE FOOT OF THE THRONE,AND TO ALL MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT WHO HOLD YOUR TRUTHS CLOSE TO THEIR HEARTS. LORD, WE PRAY FOR... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2416856/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:06:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2413181/posts "Thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor." - Psalm 68:10 The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light, I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight. My wife was asleep, her head on my chest, My daughter beside me, angelic in rest. Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white, Transforming the yard to a winter delight. The sparkling lights in the tree I believe, Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve. My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep, Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep. In perfect contentment, or... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2413181/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:16:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2407864/posts "They go from strength to strength." - Psalm 84:7 DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, THIS HOUR AND THIS SECOND. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME YOUR SAINTS CAN GATHER BEFORE YOUR THRONE OF GRACE WITH PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION. LORD, WE PRAY FOR ALL OF YOUR SAINTS NO MATTER WHERE THEY MAY BE OR WHATEVER THEIR NEED. LORD, WE PRAY ESPECIALLY FOR OUR TROOPS AND PATRIOTS WHO FAITHFULLY PLACE THERE PRAYERS FOR OUR HEROES AT THE FOOT OF THE THRONE,AND TO ALL MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT WHO HOLD YOUR TRUTHS CLOSE TO THEIR HEARTS. LORD, WE PRAY FOR... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2407864/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:06:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2402707/posts "Thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor." - Psalm 68:10 DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, THIS HOUR AND THIS SECOND. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME YOUR SAINTS CAN GATHER BEFORE YOUR THRONE OF GRACE WITH PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION. LORD, WE PRAY FOR ALL OF YOUR SAINTS NO MATTER WHERE THEY MAY BE OR WHATEVER THEIR NEED. LORD, WE PRAY ESPECIALLY FOR OUR TROOPS AND PATRIOTS WHO FAITHFULLY PLACE THERE PRAYERS FOR OUR HEROES AT THE FOOT OF THE THRONE,AND TO ALL MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT WHO HOLD YOUR TRUTHS CLOSE TO THEIR... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2402707/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:58:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399429/posts In June, 40-year-old Shane Dawley and his 36-year-old wife, Rhonda, uprooted themselves and their four boys from their suburban Atlanta rental home and bought an old five-acre farmhouse in Ogdensburg, Wisc. Their goal: Flee the rat race and adopt a more self-reliant lifestyle amid the troubled economy. While urban and suburban real estate is still generally under pressure, the rural market is holding up better in many areas, thanks in part to buyers such as the Dawleys. Sometimes dubbed "ruralpolitans," these city and town dwellers are looking at land as their new safe investment, one they hope could prove more... WSJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399429/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 16:51:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2397491/posts "Thou art from everlasting." - Psalm 93:2 “He is eternal in all his attributes, in all his offices, in all his might, and willingness to bless, comfort, guard, and crown his chosen people.” DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, THIS HOUR AND THIS SECOND. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME YOUR SAINTS CAN GATHER BEFORE YOUR THRONE OF GRACE WITH PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION. LORD, WE PRAY FOR ALL OF YOUR SAINTS NO MATTER WHERE THEY MAY BE OR WHATEVER THEIR NEED. LORD, WE PRAY ESPECIALLY FOR OUR TROOPS AND PATRIOTS WHO FAITHFULLY PLACE THERE PRAYERS FOR... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2397491/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:58:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2393292/posts "Be thankful unto him, and bless his name." - Psalm 100:4 DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, THIS HOUR AND THIS SECOND. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME YOUR SAINTS CAN GATHER BEFORE YOUR THRONE OF GRACE WITH PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION. LORD, WE PRAY FOR ALL OF YOUR SAINTS NO MATTER WHERE THEY MAY BE OR WHATEVER THEIR NEED. LORD, WE PRAY ESPECIALLY FOR OUR TROOPS AND PATRIOTS WHO FAITHFULLY PLACE THERE PRAYERS FOR OUR HEROES AT THE FOOT OF THE THRONE,AND TO ALL MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT WHO HOLD YOUR TRUTHS CLOSE TO THEIR HEARTS. LORD,... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2393292/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:11:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2388083/posts "Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us." - Psalm 68:28 DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, THIS HOUR AND THIS SECOND. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME YOUR SAINTS CAN GATHER BEFORE YOUR THRONE OF GRACE WITH PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION. LORD, WE PRAY FOR ALL OF YOUR SAINTS NO MATTER WHERE THEY MAY BE OR WHATEVER THEIR NEED. LORD, WE PRAY ESPECIALLY FOR OUR TROOPS AND PATRIOTS WHO FAITHFULLY PLACE THERE PRAYERS FOR OUR HEROES AT THE FOOT OF THE THRONE,AND TO ALL MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT WHO HOLD YOUR TRUTHS CLOSE TO THEIR... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2388083/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:53:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2386686/posts OK Yall. We turned on the Country Music channel and are watching Country at the White House. Brad Paisley is performing and we are enjoying the intamate lil concert and I blab out to KV that this must be an event for GW/Laura and friends. UHG! There the camera goes (60 inch tv) on Obama Close up and the Michelle too. They then cut to an interview with Brad done in the WH driveway and he oozed with Obama Love. How painful! Music so good but the butt kissing Country Love to obama is horrid. The Grand Ole opry just... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2386686/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:33:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383750/posts From Concord to New Orleans. From the Northwest Territory to the American west. From the Philippines to San Juan Hill. From Europe before 1920 to Europe controlled by the Axis powers. From Korea and Vietnam to the Middle East. They have worn everything from the everyday to specialized outfits. They started with crude single shots and now use precision weapons. They've been shot down by their own government and hailed as heroes. They're doctors and lawyers, tradesmen and farmers. They are all different races, creeds, colors, nationalities, and faiths. They come from places as large as New York City and... Huntington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383750/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:28:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383388/posts WASHINGTON – The euphoria of 2008 is over: America is in a funk. Elected last November on a wave of optimism, President Barack Obama now finds himself governing an increasingly pessimistic country in recession while muscling through Congress a health care reform overhaul and weighing whether to commit more troops to the 8-year-old Afghanistan war. The latest Associated Press-GfK poll shows that Americans grew slightly more dispirited on a range of matters over the past month, continuing slippage that has occurred since Obama took office as the year began. They were more pessimistic about the direction of the country. They... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383388/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:08:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381594/posts WASHINGTON – Democrats just don't get the election message from voters and are pushing a liberal, big government agenda at their party's peril, Republican officials said Sunday as they predicted a political price after the majority's victory on health care. Voters are "tired of the borrowing, the spending, the bailouts, the takeovers," said Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana, the No. 3 House GOP leader, pointing to GOP victories in gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey last week. The Democratic-controlled House narrowly approved a health care bill Saturday night, with 39 Democrats voting against it and a single Republican voting... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381594/posts#comment Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:19:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372955/posts http://www.cnbc.com/id/30308959 CNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372955/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:52:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2350010/posts Please see link above for a reference and quick explanation. However, I have seen God do amazing things over the past month and a half and I believe when people pray in agreement anything is possible. 2 Chronicles 7:14 (New International Version) 14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. I challenge everyone to the "14 day prayer" again. This is how it goes: The first thing... mikelets456 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2350010/posts#comment Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:38:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2345514/posts Whether you’re taking that cross country trip you always planned, out on a scenic Sunday drive through the country, or fighting road rage on a jammed up highway, these songs are the perfect soundtrack to the streets. Pop in you favorite Willie Nelson Greatest Hits CD (ha) and get back on the road again! I had to cut this short as I found tons of songs that could fit this post. I left a lot of great stuff off for now, let me know which ones you think should go on future post like this. Sir Mix-A-Lot - "My Hooptie"... Blogcritics music http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2345514/posts#comment Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:44:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2333950/posts inspired by the DHS Report, and angry Townhall Mobs. YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2333950/posts#comment Mon, 7 Sep 2009 15:47:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2331950/posts I have a challenge for everyone on this site and to pass on to others. Over the past 6 months I have been doing this 14 day prayer and have seen amazing results! So now I will challenge you or ask that we as a group, collectively do this together, because there is power in prayer. Before we get into specifics I want to mention that we did this on a smaller scale before and I have seen amazing results. It started when I returned from the Specter/ Sebelius town hall meeting. I told of what happened there (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306697/posts) and... me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2331950/posts#comment Fri, 4 Sep 2009 11:21:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330509/posts If Patriotic "on hold" music on the Capital switchboard was enough to irritate Mrs. Pelosi, this song just might make her melt! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330509/posts#comment Wed, 2 Sep 2009 17:30:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329913/posts School calls account untrue ROTC student feels wronged SPRING HILL - It's getting personal for Heather Lawrence and her father. "Now they're calling my daughter a liar," Mark Lawrence said today. Heather returns to Springstead High School on Wednesday after a three-day suspension for telling a Muslim classmate to "take that thing off your head and act like you're proud to be an American." She said the student, whom she previously had never met, remained seated during the Pledge of Allegiance last Tuesday morning during homeroom. A few days later, an assistant principal sent her home and issued a five-day... Hernando Today http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329913/posts#comment Wed, 2 Sep 2009 00:54:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2318510/posts Watch this video - I did a keyword search for 'flyover', and 'God and Country' - so sorry if this has already been seen. If there's a better link, please add it to the thread. Fox News via Youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2318510/posts#comment Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:41:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1103363/posts I posted the following statement to our front page in response to the criticism I'm receiving lately as to not being fair and balanced and perceived mistreatment of trolls and assorted malcontents. Got news for all, I'm NOT fair and balanced. I'm biased toward God, country, family, liberty and freedom and against liberalism, socialism, anarchism, wackoism, global balonyism and any other form of tyranny. Hope this helps. Statement by the founder of Free Republic: In our continuing fight for freedom, for America and our constitution and against totalitarianism, socialism, tyranny, terrorism, etc., Free Republic stands firmly on the side of... Free Republic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1103363/posts#comment Tue, 23 Mar 2004 02:22:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2298355/posts WASHINGTON, July 21 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed Alison Krauss, Union Station, Brad Paisley and Charley Pride to the White House Tuesday for a night of country music. The event marked the second in a series created to celebrate "the music that's contributed to the life of this nation and chronicled the history of our people," Obama noted. "We began this tradition last month with an evening of jazz. And tonight, we celebrate another uniquely American art form: country music," he added. The commander in chief thanked Krauss and Paisley for participating earlier in the day in a... UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2298355/posts#comment Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:29:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2297913/posts The White House went a little bit country Tuesday. "Now, I know folks think I'm a city boy, but I do appreciate listening to country music," President Barack Obama said to guests gathered in the East Room for a performance by country musicians Alison Krauss and Union Station. Brad Paisley and country music legend Charley Pride also entertained the audience, which included first lady Michelle Obama, Cabinet secretaries and lawmakers. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2297913/posts#comment Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:14:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2287139/posts DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, THIS HOUR AND THIS SECOND. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME YOUR SAINTS CAN GATHER BEFORE YOUR THRONE OF GRACE WITH PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION. LORD, WE PRAY FOR ALL OF YOUR SAINTS NO MATTER WHERE THEY MAY BE OR WHATEVER THEIR NEED. LORD, WE PRAY ESPECIALLY FOR OUR TROOPS AND PATRIOTS WHO FAITHFULLY PLACE THERE PRAYERS FOR OUR HEROES AT THE FOOT OF THE THRONE,AND TO ALL MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT WHO HOLD YOUR TRUTHS CLOSE TO THEIR HEARTS. LORD, WE PRAY FOR YOUR CONTINUED HAND OF GUIDANCE AND PROTECTION IN EACH... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2287139/posts#comment Tue, 7 Jul 2009 11:33:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281380/posts "I'm going to say it again . . . I cannot believe this is happening,” John Finn said as he surveyed a crowd of more than 2,000 who traveled to Pine Valley to celebrate his 100th birthday. The Medal of Honor recipient has spoken all over the country about his heroic counterassault on enemy planes at Pearl Harbor nearly 68 years ago... But nothing could compare to yesterday's much more personal tribute, Finn said. “Who'd ever expect this kind of crowd out here?” the Live Oak Springs resident asked, supporting himself on two canes, yet fit and sharp-witted for his... San Diego Union Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281380/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:42:56 GMT