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Spent the entire month of June in the va hospital. Again (second year in a row). And then 4 1/2 months in a skilled nursing rehab facility. Solved some of the medical issues but I'm still under the weather. Arms and hands still extremely weak. Still in bed for most of my time. Still can't sit in my powerchair very long. Still can't feed myself, etc. Still can't type. Still using voice recognition software to enter posts, etc. Very slow. Our big problem right now is Chris is overwhelmed and stressed out. We're now looking for a full-time, live-in 24/7...

Threats surround us on a daily basis. Being able to recognize them and react are essential. This is ongoing commentary of those threats

Merry Christmas, FReepers & friends. Best to you all, God's blessings, and on our country in these challenging times. Thank You, God.

by Jim Clayborn | RNNHere's a touching palate cleanser to start the day. The Kentucky Wildcats hosted their annual "blue-white scrimmage" when a father and son caught the eye of Coach John Calipari. The father, a coal miner, sat there with his face still covered in coal dust while his son looked excited to be at the game and with his dad.Coach Calipari snapped a photo and tweeted "My family’s American dream started in a Clarksburg, WV coal mine, so this picture hits home. From what I’ve been told, after his shift, he raced to be with his son &...

People's Convoy rally 3/7/22

Herschel Walker, a Heisman Trophy winner and member of the College Football Hall of Fame who went on to play twelve seasons in the NFL, posted a video on Twitter on Sunday taking American professional sports leagues to task for their approach to Black Lives Matter. “America wake up,” Walker says in his tweet, “if we love our Country, let’s speak up, stand up and protect it.” “For the first time in a long time I stopped in the middle of my work-out because last night I saw something that really, really disturbed me,” Walker said. “I saw a bunch...

Well, just got back from the doc and he says it is esophageal cancer and I will be facing one or more surgeries, chemo and whatknot--

So this is very cool. William Dillon was sent to prison for murder at the age of 21 and spent the next 27 years behind bars. The only problem is that Dillon didn't commit that murder, as was later proved, thanks in large part to the necessary work of the Innocence Project. Dillon, though, doesn't seem to be consumed by bitterness (which would be thoroughly understandable). Rather, he's making the most of his newfound freedom. For instance, he asked to sing the National Anthem before a Rays game, and on Wednesday night that wish was granted ...

After a Brooklyn principal's controversial ban on "God Bless The USA" from a graduation ceremony in favor of Justin Bieber's song "Baby," several New York Republicans are blasting the decision as anti-American and offensive. Congressman Bob Turner-- who last year replaced disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner-- even staged a bizarre press conference adjacent to Hawkins' Public School No. 90, where he and several elementary school children camped outside on Monday waving American flags and belting out "Proud To Be An American." The press conference, however, took a turn when several hecklers showed up to protest Turner's sing-a-long. Amidst the uncomfortable singing,...

^Check out the link if you're interested in buying Patriotic Items, personally I found this guy after searching for God Bless Our Troops bumper stickers that I couldn't find anywhere. Happy searching :)

Today is a special day for my dad Dan. He is a veteran of the Korean War. He fought in the battle at Chosin Reservoir. He has won a purple heart and bronze star. He is the most amazing man to his seven kids and wife of 58 years.

Dear Gov. Haley: A lot of women are going to be disappointed with your comments on conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham's radio show. This isn't about your plan to create jobs, or the fact that you're encouraging women to run for office. No, I'm talking about how you stooped to a condescending, catty low Thursday in talking about another woman. . . . You responded: "All I will tell you is, God bless that little girl at The Post and Courier. Her job is to create conflict, my job is to create jobs."

More lasts today … This morning President & Mrs. Bush departed the White House for Camp David, Maryland, where they will spend their last weekend as the First Couple before Tuesday’s inauguration. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave her final press conference today at the State Department in Washington. She also met with Israel’s Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. Dr. Rice’s last official act as Secretary of State was signing a memorandum with Foreign Minister Livni that will help prevent arms smuggling to terrorists in Gaza. And today Press Secretary Dana Perino delivered the Administration’s final press briefing (Transcript). Dana took...

For Immediate ReleaseOffice of the Press SecretaryApril 20, 2007 President's Radio Address   President's Radio Address  Audio  En Español       In Focus: School Safety THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, the thoughts and prayers of millions of Americans are with the victims of the Virginia Tech attacks. We mourn promising lives cut short. We pray for the wounded. And we send our love to those who are hurting. The day after the attack, Laura and I attended a memorial service on the campus in Blacksburg. We met with faculty members who lost students and colleagues, and shared hugs with grieving moms and...

Yesterday our son called from Morehead, NC to let me know that the USS Austin had arrived in North Carolina!!

He is found at the very, very end, these days, with little fanfare or triumphalism. If you blinked, in fact, you'd miss Him. But He is there, just the same, and -- to some people in the news media -- it is a very big deal, indeed. God, that is. At the conclusion of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's March 28 speech to the Conservative Party's national caucus, and his March 13 speech to our troops in Afghanistan, God is acknowledged, and His assistance is sought. "God bless Canada," said the Prime Minister on both of those occasions. And Mr. Harper...

LifeSiteNews.com Wednesday August 31, 2005 Ten Year Old Arrested for Giving Food to Terri Schiavo Apologizes TAMPA BAY, August 31, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Ten year-old Joshua Heldreth, the eldest of eight children, was arrested on Good Friday of this year for trespassing while attempting to bring a drink of water to Miss Terri Schaivo.  Days later Schiavo died of intentional dehydration.  In court Joshua pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 hours of community service and ordered to write an apology for his actions.The boy whose arrest photo was splashed on front pages of newspapers across the nation wrote in...

I just admitted my wife to ICU suffering from a stroke. While I am not a frequent poster, I read FR every day and have seen the support the folks here give to others. I have been the receipent of the Lord's blessings many times in my life and ask for your prayers for Cookie's recovery. Thanks Tom

I just heard Tony Snow say he has colon cancer.

It was just mentioned on NBC at the end of the race that a plane crash carrying Hendricks motorsports personnel had occurred and thus no victory lane activities took place. Jimmie Johnson won the race. NBC ended the broadcast shortly after the announcement. You can find a link to the text at the above site, but I'll copy it here as it appears to be busy now.... Hendrick plane goes down close to Martinsville track By JIM UTTER ThatsRacin.com Writer A Hendrick Motorsports plane carrying two pilots and eight other passengers crashed into Bull Mountain, about 10 miles west of...