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A TRIBUTE TO OUR TROOPS!!!

R.Ihttp://www.projo.com/extra/terror/tribute/Questions/comments, co

Please visit this site!! They are establishing tribute pages for our military men and women!!! You can post to the site if you would like to send a message to a person in the military -- or you may post your own site so that others can send a message to your loved one who is serving!! This is a wonderful thing to encourage our troops!!

ntact us here.

My son who is serving in Iraq has a tribute page on 'A Tribute To Our Troops'. Please post a message to my son by clicking on his personal tribute web page:

http://www.projo.com/cgi-bin/extra/terror/tribute/view.cgi?id=13612

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

JamesPeter Matthews

Army

Winsted, CT

My Son Daniel is serving with the United States Marines and will be leaving for Iraq soon. Please check back, as I will be posting a tribute page for him also and would ask that you might sign it so that he will know how much his service to us and the free country we live in means to each and every one of us!! Thank you so much, Proud Military Mom, Pastor Lin

UPDATE (December 2005): Jimmy has come home!!!! He is with us at home, at least for now!!! We are glad to have him with us safe and sound.....

Daniel has left for duty..... I will be posting his page as soon as he sends home a picture.... PLEASE keep him and our other military men and women in your prayers!!!!!

UPDATE: May 1, 2006 -- Dan has sent his picture home from Iraq -- here is his special page:

http://www.projo.com/cgi-bin/extra/terror/tribute/view.cgi?id=14920

DANIEL MATTHEWS

UNITED STATES MARINES
WINSTED, CT

I have found this reading that I would like to share -- the title is Mother of An American Soldier -- it applies to mothers with son (and daughters) in any branch of the service:

MOTHER OF AN AMERICAN SOLDIERAuthor Unknown

You see me every day going about life as usual - or so it appears. I rub shoulders with you at work. I shop at Wal-Mart and the grocery store. I fill my car at the corner gas station. You might see me anywhere. Don't be deceived: My life has not been "normal" for months. I am the mother of an American soldier.

Although I continue the routines of life, I do so with a burdened heart and distracted mind. There are some tell-tale signs of who I am.

I'm the one with the frayed yellow ribbon pinned on my clothing. It was fresh and new when my son first deployed months ago. Even though the war is supposedly over, my son is in a place where bullets and grenades are still killing our soldiers. I am determined to wear my ribbon until he comes home, because it reminds me to pray for him every minute. When you see me wearing that ribbon, please stop and whisper a prayer for him and all the others still there.

My house is the one with the faded yellow ribbons the tree in the yard and one on the mail post. There is an American flag on a pole attached to the front porch, and a small red-and-white banner with a blue star in the middle in my window. When my son gave this to me before he left, I told him that I never wanted to cover the blue star
with a gold one. Gold Star Mothers are the ones whose sons come home in body bags.

When you drive by a house of this description, please pray for the son or daughter overseas and for the parents waiting inside for their child to come home.

To those of you who have posted yellow ribbons at your house or in the windows of your schools, thank you. It warms my heart every time I see your expressions of support for our troops.

One of the hardest things about being the mother of an American soldier is living 1,500 miles (how bout 2600 miles!) away from the post of my son's unit. Wives usually live on or near the fort, where
they can glean support from others in the same situation. But a mother may live across the nation, so she feels totally alone.

Letters rarely make their way home, and if they do, it is weeks after they were written. We go more than a month without hearing anything; then we might get a short phone call. E-mail is out of the question most of the time.

Every week is like a rollercoaster ride that I want to get off. When I read a soldier has been killed and his name has not been released pending notification of kin, restlessness, depression and insomnia rule my life until 24 hours have passed and the men in dress uniforms have not appeared at my door. I pray constantly they will never come.

When you hold your baby close, remember we mothers of American soldiers held our babies, too. Now our "babies" are putting themselves in harm's way for your babies.

And if you see a woman at the store buying tuna and crackers, beef jerky, powdered Gatorade, baby wipes and potted meat, check to see if
she is wearing a yellow ribbon. If so, stop and pray for her. She is probably the mother of an American soldier, getting ready to send her
child another "care package." You may see tears in her eyes or dark circles under them.

I am there among you, trying to carry on some semblance of a normal life. Like so many others,
I am the mother of an American soldier.

CONNECTICUT BLUE STAR MOTHERS

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"We, the mothers of members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, do unite to establish a permanent organization. Desiring to continue to be of service to our nation, we dedicate our time, and lives if necessary, to the perpetuation of democratic government, and are proud and honored that our sons and daughters have been chosen to serve their country." (Preamble)

BLUE STAR MOTHERS CONSTITUTION: "Americanism is an unfailing love of country; loyalty to its institutions and ideals; eagerness to defend it against all enemies; undivided allegiance to the flag, and a desire to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity."

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This is written in Response To
Statements spoken of:

The BOLDNESS of Christian Women.

I will ANSWER this, out of

THE WORD OF GOD.

The Subject addressed here is: Prophesy,
& More especially, Prophetesses:

Joel 2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon ALL flesh; and your sons and your DAUGHTERS shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
Joel 2:29 And also upon the servants and upon the HANDMAIDS in those days will I pour out my spirit.
Act 2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
Act 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon ALL flesh: and your sons and your DAUGHTERS shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
Act 2:18 And on my servants and on MY HANDMAIDENS I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

Exo 15:20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

Jdg 4:4 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
2Ki 22:13 Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.
2Ki 22:14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
2Ki 22:15 And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,
2Ki 22:16 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:
2Ki 22:17 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.
2Ki 22:18 But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard;
2Ki 22:19 Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.
2Ki 22:20 Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.
2Ch 34:22 And Hilkiah, a`nd they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect.
2Ch 34:23 And she answered them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell ye the man that sent you to me,

Luk 2:36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
Luk 2:37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
Luk 2:38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and *spake*
of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
(Strong's Definition of *spake*, used in this Verse)G2980
λαλέω

laleō

lal-eh'-oA prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, that is, utter words: - preach, say, speak (after), talk, tell, utter. Compare G3004.

Act 21:9 And the same man had four DAUGHTERS, virgins, which did prophesy.

1Co 14:1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
1Co 14:24 But if ALL prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:
1Co 14:31 For ye may ALL prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.
1Co 14:39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
Rev 10:11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.
Rev 11:3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

1Ch 16:22 Saying, Touch NOT mine anointed, and do
MY PROPHETS
NO harm.

Psa 105:15 Saying, Touch NOT mine anointed, and do
MY PROPHETS
NO harm.

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Rev. Lin McGee

Pastor Lin is presently serving our church as co-pastor and organist. She is the wife of Pastor David McGee, the mom of eleven children and five step-children, the grandma to thirty-three little (and not so little) ones.

She and Pastor David have recently had their sons Jim (Army) and Dan (Marines) return from their tours of duty with the United States Military. Each has served two tours in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraq Freedom. To honor their service and the service of all who have served past and present, Pastor Lin has founded the first Chapter of the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. in Connecticut -- the Connecticut Blue Star Mothers, CT Chapter One. www.ConnecticutBlueStarMothers.org She works among the other mothers as President, Pastor, Blue to Gold, VAVS, Veterans Service Coordinator, and website manager. She is also presently serving as the State Co-ordinator for Connecticut with the Silver Star Families of America. www.silverstarfamilies.org

She is the founder and pastoral director of the international women's ministry: Women of Ministry / Women of Faith International. http://groups.msn.com/WomenofMinistryWomenofFaith She co-founded and serves Faith and Life Ministries International with Pastor David. http://groups.msn.com/FaithandLife

Pastor Lin loves music and is presently working on the Hymnal Committee for the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches. She is also writing a book in relation to mothers of the military which will include original music, prayers, poems, and inspirational thoughts. She loves birds, butterflies, and people. She is a musician, Christian clown, and loves to do hand crafts. PASTOR LIN DOES NOT COOK!

The following is part of Pastor Lin's bio:

Pastor Lin Is A Member - Of The Ordained Clergy - With:

The National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (Oak Creek, WI)
The Fellowship of Connecticut Congregational Christian Churches (Hartford, CT)
Eagle Rock Congregational Church (Thomaston, CT)
JESUS - My Lord and Savior - Church (Winsted, CT -- mission church of West Gulfport Baptist Church, Gulfport Mississippi)

Pastor Lin's Ordination Has Been Recorded In The Permanent Records Of:

The West Coast Congregational Library (Los Angeles, CA)
The Congregational Library (Boston, MA)
The Congregational Library (Oak Creek, WI)
The Hartford Seminary (West Hartford, CT)
The First Church of Winsted (Winsted, CT)
The First Congregational Church of Otis (Otis, MA)
The New Boston Congregational Church (New Boston, MA)

Pastor Lin Presently Serves In The Following Ministry Capacities:

Co-Pastor, Eagle Rock Congregational Church
Organist, Eagle Rock Congregational Church
Co-Pastor, JESUS - My Lord and Savior - Church (Winsted, CT)
Co-Founder, Faith and Life Ministries (Winsted, CT)
Team TV Ministry Program Provider with David McGee for: 'A Message From God' (Cable 13, Winsted, CT area; Cable 5, Torrington, CT area)
TV Ministry Program Provider for: 'Women's Faith Time' (Cable 13, Winsted, CT area; Cable 5, Torrington, CT area)
Founder, 'Women of Ministry / Women of Faith' INTERNATIONAL
Member, National Association New Hymnal Committee (Oakcreek, WI)
Member, Missions Committee (CT Fellowship)
Member, Christian Education Committee (CT Fellowship)
Board of Directors, The Church in The Wildwood (Colebrook, CT)
Board of Directors, Asian Faith Mission of India (Kerala, India)
Board of Directors, Agape Children's Home (Kerala, India)

Pastor Lin Was Selected For and Has Received The Following Awards/Recognitions:

Award, Alumni Of The Year for Outstanding Achievements 2004, Northwestern Connecticut Community College (Winsted, CT)
Recognition/Award, Given to the Top Three Outstanding Students of Bible and Theology Class of 1997 -- Granted Through 'Interpretation', A Journal of Bible and Theology -- Per Recommendation of The Faculty of The Hartford Seminary (West Hartford, CT)
Membership, Empire Who's Who (Mineola, NY)
Membership, Madison Who's Who (Long Island City, NY)
Membership, American Association of Christian Counselors (Forest, VA)

Pastor Lin's Fields of Studies Include:

Northwestern Connecticut Community College (Winsted, CT) -- AS Degree in Human Services, 1984
Charter Oak College (Hartford, CT) -- BS Degree in Psychology, 1987
The Consultation Center Of the CT Mental Health Center and Department of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine (New Haven, CT) -- Training in counseling interventions in sexual assault, 1984
Susan B. Anthony Project for Women (Torrington, CT) -- Training in violence, crisis intervention, advocacy, counseling, 1984
Northwestern Connecticut Community College (Winsted, CT) -- Study of Sign Language and Deafness, 1987-1989
Tantur Institute (Jerusalem, Israel) -- Study program in/on the Holy Land and Faiths, 1990
United Church of Christ, Litchfield North Association (Goshen, CT) -- Completion of Studies for Master of Divinity Equ., 1995
Hartford Seminary (West Hartford, CT) -- Masters of Arts Degree in Religious Studies, 1996
Hartford Seminary (West Hartford, CT) -- Certificate in Black Ministries Program, 1996
Hospice Foundation of America, Teleconference (Pittsfield, MA) -- Living With Grief: At Work, At School, At Worship, 1999

Pastor Lin is Skilled in The Following Areas of Ministry:

Biblical and Theological Studies
Women's Ministries
Hospice and Bereavement
Music, Dance, and Art
Christian Counseling and Crisis Intervention
Disabilities Ministries
Christian Clowning
Worship, Worship Resources and Retreats

Contact information: Pastor Lin McGee, 111 Marshall St., Winsted, CT 06098; Phone: 860-379-1298; email RainbowBells@sbcglobal.net

Please visit Pastor Lin at her women's ministry: http://groups.msn.com/WomenofMinistryWomenofFaith

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The following is part of Pastor Lin's bio:

Pastor Lin Is A Member - Of The Ordained Clergy - With:

The National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (Oak Creek, WI)
The Fellowship of Connecticut Congregational Christian Churches (Hartford, CT)
Eagle Rock Congregational Church (Thomaston, CT)
JESUS - My Lord and Savior - Church (Winsted, CT -- mission church of West Gulfport Baptist Church, Gulfport Mississippi)

Pastor Lin's Ordination Has Been Recorded In The Permanent Records Of:

The West Coast Congregational Library (Los Angeles, CA)
The Congregational Library (Boston, MA)
The Congregational Library (Oak Creek, WI)
The Hartford Seminary (West Hartford, CT)
The First Church of Winsted (Winsted, CT)
The First Congregational Church of Otis (Otis, MA)
The New Boston Congregational Church (New Boston, MA)

Pastor Lin Presently Serves In The Following Ministry Capacities:

Co-Pastor, Eagle Rock Congregational Church
Organist, Eagle Rock Congregational Church
Co-Pastor, JESUS - My Lord and Savior - Church (Winsted, CT)
Co-Founder, Faith and Life Ministries (Winsted, CT)
Team TV Ministry Program Provider with David McGee for: 'A Message From God' (Cable 13, Winsted, CT area; Cable 5, Torrington, CT area)
TV Ministry Program Provider for: 'Women's Faith Time' (Cable 13, Winsted, CT area; Cable 5, Torrington, CT area)
Founder, 'Women of Ministry / Women of Faith' INTERNATIONAL
Member, National Association New Hymnal Committee (Oakcreek, WI)
Member, Missions Committee (CT Fellowship)
Member, Christian Education Committee (CT Fellowship)
Board of Directors, The Church in The Wildwood (Colebrook, CT)
Board of Directors, Asian Faith Mission of India (Kerala, India)
Board of Directors, Agape Children's Home (Kerala, India)

Pastor Lin Was Selected For and Has Received The Following Awards/Recognitions:

Award, Alumni Of The Year for Outstanding Achievements 2004, Northwestern Connecticut Community College (Winsted, CT)
Recognition/Award, Given to the Top Three Outstanding Students of Bible and Theology Class of 1997 -- Granted Through 'Interpretation', A Journal of Bible and Theology -- Per Recommendation of The Faculty of The Hartford Seminary (West Hartford, CT)
Membership, Empire Who's Who (Mineola, NY)
Membership, Madison Who's Who (Long Island City, NY)
Membership, American Association of Christian Counselors (Forest, VA)

Pastor Lin's Fields of Studies Include:

Northwestern Connecticut Community College (Winsted, CT) -- AS Degree in Human Services, 1984
Charter Oak College (Hartford, CT) -- BS Degree in Psychology, 1987
The Consultation Center Of the CT Mental Health Center and Department of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine (New Haven, CT) -- Training in counseling interventions in sexual assault, 1984
Susan B. Anthony Project for Women (Torrington, CT) -- Training in violence, crisis intervention, advocacy, counseling, 1984
Northwestern Connecticut Community College (Winsted, CT) -- Study of Sign Language and Deafness, 1987-1989
Tantur Institute (Jerusalem, Israel) -- Study program in/on the Holy Land and Faiths, 1990
United Church of Christ, Litchfield North Association (Goshen, CT) -- Completion of Studies for Master of Divinity Equ., 1995
Hartford Seminary (West Hartford, CT) -- Masters of Arts Degree in Religious Studies, 1996
Hartford Seminary (West Hartford, CT) -- Certificate in Black Ministries Program, 1996
Hospice Foundation of America, Teleconference (Pittsfield, MA) -- Living With Grief: At Work, At School, At Worship, 1999

Pastor Lin is Skilled in The Following Areas of Ministry:

Biblical and Theological Studies
Women's Ministries
Hospice and Bereavement
Music, Dance, and Art
Christian Counseling and Crisis Intervention
Disabilities Ministries
Christian Clowning
Worship, Worship Resources and Retreats

Contact information: Pastor Lin McGee, 111 Marshall St., Winsted, CT 06098; Phone: 860-379-1298; email RainbowBells@sbcglobal.net

Please visit Pastor Lin at her women's ministry: http://groups.msn.com/WomenofMinistryWomenofFaith

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Christina

THE SUITCASE AND THE DUFFLE BAG

Awarded: Tuesday August 7, 2001

Awarded: January 6, 2003Once, some long lost age ago,
my husband left for war –
It was only called a “conflict”
So I wondered just what for…

At some point, or another
he must have packed his gear-
I don’t remember helping him,
just watching him, with fear…

Off he went, with one small wave
and I waited for a year.
Michael began to walk and talk
and I wished his dad were here.

At some point in the fairy tale
my husband did come home
He had a duffle bag this time
and came back home, alone.

But, in the middle of the story
I flew off pretty far –
from P A to Hawaii,
for his two week R & R

My suitcase never emptied then
It was filled with memories…
I emptied it when I got home,
could smell the tropic breeze…

I have pictures of me, somewhere,
in a 2 piece bathing suit
flashing him the “V” sign
and giving a salute –-------

and every day in Paradise
we loved and laughed and talked –
(he was already different,
even in the way he walked…)

When I got home, I put my case
high upon the bedroom shelf –
until he got home from Vietnam,
where he had lost himself.

Of course, I didn’t know that yet.
We were transferred to a base;
by then he was so very strange
that I felt out of place…

I had that suitcase many years –
got rid of it one day,
but not all of the memories –
those times I packed away;

Long after the sad tale ended,
(as all fairy tales must do).
My ex gave Mike his duffle bag
and now he’s used it, too…

©Copyright August 2001 by Christina

http://armymomhaven.com/mywar/the-suit.php

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http://momsofmilitary.com/

http://www.mothersofmilitarysupport.momsservices.org/military.html

http://www.military-money-matters.com/index.html

http://www.mops.org/page.php?pageid=635&PHPSESSID=8e6d99cc5ab3ff33248816a6f0496bd9

Love, Lizzie: Letters to a Military Mom by Lisa Tucker McElroy

Websites
www.milspouse.com
www.militarymoney.com
www.Unitedthroughreading.org
www.Militaryonesource.com
www.hopeforthehomefront.com
www.operationshower.org
www.NMFA.org
www.sgtmoms.com/home.asp
www.emilitary.org
www.militarychild.org
www.militaryministry.org
www.hopeforthehomefront.com
www.militarybooks.com
www.cadence.org
www.kidslinkonline.org
www.unitedthroughreading.org/military
www.sgtmoms.com/home.asp
www.militaryministry.org (Family Readiness Kit)
http://flatdaddies.com
www.imalreadyhome.com/flatdaddy.htm
www.hugahero.com
www.patriot-kids.com/my-sailor-dad.html
www.wivesoffaith.org/programs/survival-sisters
www.angelfoodministries.com
http://wings4women.wordpress.com/conference-details/
www.staymarried4ever.com
www.shoulder2shouldercoaching.com

DVDs
Brats DVD - Understanding the Military Brat www.bratsjourneyhome.com/index.html

Radio
www.blogtalkradio.com/navywiferadio
www.christianmilitarywives.com
www.armywifenetwork.com

http://www.thebandofmothers.com/

http://www.militaryfamily.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_the_Army_Civilian_Awards

http://cpol.army.mil/library/mer/awards/public.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_government#DOD-level_awards_for_private_citizens

http://www.apd.army.mil/

http://www.apd.army.mil/USAPA_PUB_pubrange_P.asp

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"HAND OF HOPE!!!"

Please read before viewing picture - it's worth it!

A picture began circulating in November. It should be "The Picture of the Year," or perhaps, "Picture of the Decade." It won't be. In fact, unless you obtained a copy of the paper which published it, you probably would never have seen it. The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby named Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by surgeon named Joseph Bruner. The baby was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if removed from his mother's womb. Little Samuel's mother, Julie Armas, is an obstetrics nurse in Atlanta. She knew of Dr. Druner's remarkable medical proceedure. Practicing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, he performs these special operations while the baby is still in the womb. During the procedure, the doctor removes the uterus via C-section and makes a small incision to operate on the baby. As Dr. Bruner completed the surgery on Samuel, the little guy reached his tiny, but fully developed hand through the incision and firmly grasped the surgeon's finger. Dr. Bruner was reported as saying that when his finger was grasped, it was the most emotional moment of his life, and that for an instant during the procedure he was just frozen, totally immobile. The photograph captures this amazing event with perfect clarity. The editors titled the picture, "Hand of Hope." The text explaining the picture begins, "The tiny hand of 21-week-old fetus Samuel Alexander Armas emerges from the mother's uterus to grasp the finger of Dr. Joseph Bruner as if thanking the doctor for the gift of life." Little Samuel's mother said they "wept for days" when they saw the picture. She said, "The photo reminds us pregnancy isn't about disability or an illness, it's about a little person." Samuel was born in perfect health, the operation 100 percent successful. Now see the actual picture, and it is awesome...incredible....and hey, pass it on. The world needs to see this one! Don't tell me our God isn't an awesome God!!!!!

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