"We need not look to the past for greatness, because it is before our very eyes."

...It was a marvelous speech, and I would recommend that you go read the whole thing . Tomorrow is Veterans Day.  It's a chance to pause, and to pay tribute -- for students to learn the struggles that ... the past for greatness, because it is before our very eyes. I've mentioned here before that my father served in the Army Corp of Engineers in the Pacific Theater during WWII.  He was only 17 when ...

Happy Veteran's Day :: "Portrait of American Veterans, A Visaul Dialouge" project

Happy Armistace Day! Dad with the artist and his portrait Its been a ... the programs for the un-veling. My father is one of the four veterans to ... her previous project about her family and father's experiences of being a veteran to ... a grant, and she asked if my father would be interested in having his portrait ... in November to coincide with Veteran's Day. She asked again if dad would be ...

Remembrance Day

I grew up in a family that was extremely anti-war - my father never supported toy guns and was wary of documentaries that glorified war rather than presenting hard facts. At first ... ones dealing with our gypsy history, leaving us with only vague comments and oral history about the past. My father's families records were altered, leaving us baffled as to if the family had roots in Poland or Germany....

Another day another tape

This time Radar is starting to focus on the rumored abuse Linds suffered by her father. We all knew about the cutting/.Poor Lindsay her whole private life being broadcasted. I dont even want to think what he did to her that she is afraid to sleep in her own family house alone,needing her mother in bed.God.

Verse Of The Day (verseoftheday.com): 11 November 2009

... don't bring them in to scrutinize their past failures or the current struggles, but to bring them into the love of God's family. God has welcomed us graciously and compassionately. Let's do the same with new Christians. My Prayer... Father, please make me more understanding and patient with my brothers and sisters in Christ, especially those who are new Christians. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

The Sharpshooter

... I couldn't even see. One day, he missed his shot by half ...there in the summer months. One day, the horses came galloping around the...their wings in salute. From that day on, Guy developed a fascination with...not wearing a poppy around Remembrance Day. If nothing else, I thought it...a very lonely man, and my father spent more and more time ... wife died. Now, around Remembrance Day, I buy myself a cheesy ...

Junho felt like his head would explode. He drew the curtains and fell, face first,on his bed. Why did Jonghyun need to get sick today?   Groaning he turned onto his side pulling off his shirt to look at a certain big bruise on his stomach. He had fell on a chair yesterday night he remembered but he wasn't sure if it was after he consumed the mushrooms or befor. He really needed to ...

...the groups grows and grows with every day. By now the statistics say that ...? Before he could say anything his father, who appearently stepped in the room ... and the ongoing critsising of his father.   When his mother started screaming back he... Chansungs mother had made them one day and got horrible stomach aches.  ... the fashion shows even after his father and mother got divorced. He didn't...

i have a lot to do today. but i do know that once i head home for the day i can breathe again. i'm glad to have my job back, but since they called i've been struggling with the weight that... time i gave up. i can't give up. i will not come down. things i'm thankful for today: -a faithful Father who will not let me down. He is reminding me constantly that i must trust in Him and let go of my cares. ...

APM: November, Yule 2009: Dark & Light, Contest!

... 1st and was also the first day of the Celtic calendar. Star anise...marks the calendar. Paraskavedekatriaphilists embrace the day, take great joy in the good... other, equal for a single day. Cold days, fire warmed nights, ... and the Earth. On Christmas day, and for a fortnight, they ...’s baking in the kitchen. Father’s smoking his pipe and ... and yours on this Midwinter day. Huzzah! Toast soaked in honey ...