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Friday November 27, 2009

Inspiring Stories

  • as i live each day

    Friday, April 18, 2008 | An Inspiring story

           as i live  each day may i do my part to make a difference and touch one heart each day it is my goal to bring smiles and laughter into a soul  you are in my thoughts and prayers        thank god for the life he has given me help me not to waste it but to fill it with enjoyment and happiness

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  • Texan On A Vietnam Vacation???

    Sunday, May 25, 2008

    Here is Russ in the jungle.  Texan that he is he says Vietnam was his first vacation?  Always in the jungle from 1969 to 1971 as a forward air observer calling in Air support for those trapped and needing a way out.  A float face meant he was in the Marine Special Forces before there were some.  The medals he won he says were just for being first in the chow line.  Living...

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  • How Close we become....

    Thursday, June 12, 2008 | An Inspiring story

    I came here to help my attitude.  Everyone thought I had a Great Attitude.  I was Tough, taking it on the chin and getting up...dusting off and fighting back.  Well, that was the shell.
    Being on D.S. has 'connected' me in ways that I never imagined.  I found others here that were in greater peril.  I found those that I could minister too, from my heart.  There...

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  • One Year Sobriety

    Wednesday, July 23, 2008 | An Inspiring story

                     AliasPandaBaby  ©  
    July 23, 2008 
    ONE YEAR OF ZERO ALCOHOL!!!!!!!! 
    that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolations, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us. Hebrews 6:18 
    Cast yo...



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  • Good morning fellow Painiacs....This is the Dawn of a new day...No one in the garage tried to commit suicide...or murder last night!  Whew those dogs really must have issues.  That's what happens when you ban them from your house!
    I go some pretty dark places sometimes.  I guess the artist takes over; although I still have both ears. 
    I want to tell a story of a 21 year old...

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  • For those who don't know the story...

    Monday, January 5, 2009 | An Inspiring story

    In 1961 I went from a Lutheran parochial school to Hamilton Jr. High in the Heights, Houston.  Thing is for the 60's it was a pretty rough school.  Three stories of Bullies, Bad Boys and Bad girls.  On my first day I saw a razor fight.  One went to juvie and the other to the Hospital...THEY WERE GIRLS...
    I went to Mrs. Whipples home room and there with all the other M's...

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  • Incredible - But this really happened today!!!!!

    Saturday, May 16, 2009 | An Inspiring story

    Folks,
    You will not believe this, but this is as true as I stand here today!
    Today at about 12:30 ish PM I had a call from Emory Hospital Transplant unit about my doctor's referral for me to be considered to be placed on the Liver Transplant List. While we were talking, she asked about finance and did I have insurance, to which the answer was no. She then asked me if there was anyway that I cou...

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  • So much for my death sentence

    Wednesday, July 8, 2009 | An Inspiring story

    13 months ago I was told by 2 doctors from different hospitals that I wouldn`t be alive today. To which I replied, "no freaking way!!!"
    I got my bi-annual bloodwork back today.
    My MELD is 7. Mortality of less than 4%

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  • Moving into Autumn - My First Anniversary

    Thursday, October 15, 2009 | An Inspiring story

    It is Autumn, normally one of my favorite times of year but his Autumn has started as Summer ended, cold and wet. October sees me celebrating 10 years living in the USA, all of them in Georgia and after a tour up into the Appalachian Mountains this last weekend, showing my sister Angela (from Scotland) about, it brings home what a beautiful part of the world North Georgia is.
    October also bring...

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  • Yum

    Thursday, October 29, 2009 | An Inspiring story

    I just want to say, I made the absolutely BEST Vegetable Garlic soup for dinner tonite!!!!!
    1 bulb garlic, sliced thin
    2 onions, chopped
    3 carrots, sliced in chunks
    2 stalks celery, sliced
    1/4 green pepper,minced
    1/4 red pepper, minced
    4 yellow potatoes, chunked
    1 sm yellow zuccini, sliced thick
    1 sm green zuccini, sliced thick
    1 cup sugar snap peas
    1 sm. can petite diced tomatoes
    1 container organic Vegeta...











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