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Please add my new little granddaughter, Jaden, to your prayers. She was born on April 18, and was back in the hospital with meningitis last night. I have no details but can keep you posted if you would like. Thank you all very much.

Your prayers to the Lord Jesus for my Tom's recovery would be dearly appreciated. He's been in the ICU for 10 days now. Thank you so much.

A man is expected to survive after he was struck by a train on the Northeast Side early Monday, San Antonio police said. The man, 22, was struck by a southbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe locomotive near Wetmore Road and Wurzbach Parkway around 5 a.m. BNSF spokesman Joe Faust said the train's engineer and conductor saw the man lying on the tracks, apparently attempting suicide, near a bridge. The crew blew the train's horn and activated its emergency brakes, officials said, but couldn't avoid striking the man. Police Sgt. Donald Leonard said the man was then scooped up by the...

Article Tools EmailPrintSteelers Nation revving up Sunday, February 06, 2011 By Karen Kane, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette From the noisy streets of the Strip District to the contemplative sanctuaries of the region's churches and even within the boundaries of the animal kingdom, the Steelers Nation is revving up for the culmination of a winning season. Pam of Pamela's P&G Diner in the Strip called it "crazy." "We were mobbed the minute we opened the doors at 8,'' she said this morning. "Everybody is wearing their black and gold. People are already lining up at the bars. It's kinda scary!" she said over...

The passing of Anthony "Budge" Rahe

A loved one is in turmoil. He's a young loved one and he's an Iraq Army Vet. I can't pray specifically, just that he gets some wisdom and some peace pretty quickly. And I pray God will help him find his true home. Thanks for the prayers.

Hundreds of Elm Grove Middle School students gathered Monday afternoon in the school gymnasium for what they thought was a meeting with their new school counselor. They quickly learned that wasn't the case. Instead, the entire school gathered to honor a classmate who's battling cancer. 13 year old Odie Harris who was diagnosed with liver cancer seven months ago and has been making regular visits to St Jude. His dream is to become a marine. Today that dream became a reality. Members of the Bossier Sheriff's Department teamed with the Make A Wish Foundation to make Odie a member of...

Our dearest STARWISE is very nervous, very blue, and has a pit in her stomach. Her cherished Mom, Jennie, age 93, is very ill and STARWISE will be traveling tomorrow to be with her at her bedside with her family members.STARWISE wants you all to know how very grateful she remains for the prayers when her Mom was so sick about a year ago. She truly knows our prayers were an immense impact on Mom's recovery then.Please pray for our STARWISE, too,....for her calm.... and that her family may have peace and harmony in this time of need.

Need some advice for peace of mind of the wife and I. We have a beautiful baby boy, almost 4 mos. old (next week) that had a high fever last weekend before Christmas. Monday we took him in and Dr. said that his cold/upper respiratory infection has given him a secondary inner ear infection ( acute otitis media (AOM). The good Dr. gave us Cifdinir (Omnicef) 3/4 TSP for 10 days and thankfully his fever has gone. However, this Christmas has been a nightmare for Mom and I due to his frequent waking and screaming. His schedule over Christmas was...

With Christmas almost here I want to find a special "Grace" to say before dinner. Apart from the one we said at catholic school - "Bless us O Lord for these Thy gifts..."etc., I found this one by Robbie Burns:- O Thou who kindly dost provideFor every creature's want.We bless Thee, God of nature wide,For all Thy goodness lent:And if it please Thee, Heavenly Guide,May never worse be sent;But, whether granted, or denied,Lord, bless us with content. Amen! Do Freepers have any favorites?

We are asking everyone to say a prayer for “Darkhorse” 3rd Battalion 5th Marines and their families. They are fighting it out in Afghanistan & they have lost 9 marines in 4 days. IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE the message spread if more could pass it on. Semper Fi, God Bless America and God Bless the United States Marine Corps... Often Tested, Always Faithful, Brothers Forever Claire Fitzgerald, Chaplain Marine Corp

Story behind the song: Having been taught as a toddler that Christmas is the holiday that Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, the little boy asked his Mom, "where's the line to see Jesus"? The Mom mentioned this to her Dad, who immediately became inspired and jotted words down to a song in just a few minutes.

Please keep Budge Rahe in your prayers!!

The New Orleans Police Department is investigating the stabbing death Ryan Lekosky, 23 from Metairie. The stabbing occurred just after 3:30 Sunday morning at the intersection of Dauphine and Iberville Streets. According to investigators, Lekosky and his wife were walking near the intersection of Dauphine and Iberville Streets, when an unknown male, drove along side of the couple and began yelling inappropriate comments at the Lekosky’s wife. A verbal argument took place between the suspect and Lekosky’s wife; and, while Lekosky was trying to break up the argument, the suspect stabbed him multiple times. The suspect then got back into...

Monsignor John Scully died Friday while consecrating the bread and wine at an 8 a.m. Mass at St. Stephen Catholic Church. He had been a priest for 62 years. "It was precisely how he wished to go and would have scripted it had we any power over the time of our death," Bishop Robert Lynch wrote on his blog. Scully, 86, was a priest in residence at the Valrico church. He was born and raised in Boston, and will be buried there next to his parents, Lynch said. Scully did many things during his decades as a priest in Florida....

She had been having a lot of chest pains and shortness of breath. She gets bronchitis a lot but she said this felt worse so she went to the hospital. At first they thought it was her heart. Yesterday they found cancer in both of her lungs and now they are doing more tests. but it doesnt look good. She has been through so much in the last several years. Her immune system has been weak. She went through this. Also, she had has to take blood thinners because she had a blood clot a few years ago. So, her...

"America has not yet felt the total impact of the blow we took on 9-11. The reverberation has yet to return. If we do not ready ourselves for the second shock, WE as America WILL FALL."

Dear FRiends, Please send prayers up for my nephew and my family. His wife and beautiful 13 year old daughter were killed in the San Bruno fire yesterday. Mercifully he and his 15 year old daughter had left with my sister only a few minutes before the explosion but materially he has lost everything and I can only imagine the horror he is suffering at losing his beloved wife and daughter. My family in the Bay Area is large and they will be doing everything humanly possible to care for them in these trying times but prayers are always welcome....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7UyZYpeReY&p=5188D7B1AD10518F&playnext=1&index=7 Please watch this short video before you pray.

How do you think the Muslim call to prayer will go over when it’s BLARING OVER A PA SYSTEM at Ground Zero 5 times a day?