Merry Christmas to all. I spent several Christmases & other special days away from loved ones when I was in my beloved Marine Corps, serving in Vietnam, '68-'69. For love of country & my Corps, I would do it all over again. Semper Fidelis.
I CURSE THOSE IN THE WHITE HOUSE ( i don't think you will here the words MARRY CHRISTMAS coming from the white house ) i have never seen so much evil in this country ++++ it took about a hundred years & they have done it +++++ they took god out of the country .
Yes, a friendly and poignant reminder that these precious little ones, DESERVE, our protection. Just as it is our duty to protect our Nation. It need not be so much declared, that we defend and protect our families, and the generations to come. Or what will become of our future generations?
As President Reagan said of abortion.....It appears to me that the very people voting "for" abortion.....have already been born. The same goes for those who will not defend their Country and families...they have already been defended and protected by older generations. Where, Pray Tell, has the disconnect occurred? Indoctrination by government agencies is far reaching. Consider government's educational Common Core, and look at the attacks on God and churches, and look no further.
Christus Vincit.
Ronald King > Jerel BartlettDecember 8, 2013 at 7:30am
Thank You Jerel, It's our duty to say--it like you did..!!
The Old Testament tells of many bad societies and warns the Israelites to stay clear of their evil ways. Abortion and infanticide were hated by God, and if Israel started to associate with any of them or turned a blind eye, after some time of warning, they were corrected.
Now, as a country and as individuals, or fighting or enabling or promoting abortion is watched by God. So, for me, even paying the $1 fee Sebelius imposed through Obamacare exchanges is seen by God as participating in the evil. That was actually Sebelius' point, like a test of whether you follow God fully or not.
Also, the fine for not participating is not a fine...it's a TAX. If you pay taxes to a gov., and they use that tax to pay for abortion, then you're part of the financing of abortion. So paying the first year $95 TAX is also not an option.
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I CURSE THOSE IN THE WHITE HOUSE ( i don't think you will here the words MARRY CHRISTMAS coming from the white house ) i have never seen so much evil in this country ++++ it took about a hundred years & they have done it +++++ they took god out of the country .
Yes, a friendly and poignant reminder that these precious little ones, DESERVE, our protection. Just as it is our duty to protect our Nation. It need not be so much declared, that we defend and protect our families, and the generations to come. Or what will become of our future generations?
As President Reagan said of abortion.....It appears to me that the very people voting "for" abortion.....have already been born. The same goes for those who will not defend their Country and families...they have already been defended and protected by older generations. Where, Pray Tell, has the disconnect occurred? Indoctrination by government agencies is far reaching. Consider government's educational Common Core, and look at the attacks on God and churches, and look no further.
Christus Vincit.
Thank You Jerel, It's our duty to say--it like you did..!!
Now, as a country and as individuals, or fighting or enabling or promoting abortion is watched by God. So, for me, even paying the $1 fee Sebelius imposed through Obamacare exchanges is seen by God as participating in the evil. That was actually Sebelius' point, like a test of whether you follow God fully or not.
Also, the fine for not participating is not a fine...it's a TAX. If you pay taxes to a gov., and they use that tax to pay for abortion, then you're part of the financing of abortion. So paying the first year $95 TAX is also not an option.
They'll have to put me in jail.
To my fellow patriots,
As a former soldier who spent 23 years in the active army- 17 of those overseas somewhere,
Like so many of my fellow patriots, I too spent many holidays away from my family. The one that
caused the most noticeable loneliness of course was Christmas.
Two years ago on Christmas Day something gripped me, and in a sudden and profound fit of utter
depression I was compelled to write this work. This is my first and only attempt at writing a poem.
I hope it moves you as it moved me.
To all of you who have served- THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICES-
and Merry Christmas to you all.
In His Name,
James M. Shofner
SFC, USA, Retired
ANOTHER CHRISTMAS WITHOUT DADDY
The wind is bitter cold
The snow is sharp against his skin
The sergeant shivers in the Silent Night
Tears slide silent across his cheeks
Another Christmas Eve
All alone in a Silent Night
Visions of Christmas dancing in his head
Dreams of his children sleeping in their beds
Dreams of his soul mate
Dreams of his wife
Her warmth embracing
Her love everlasting
Another Christmas Eve
All alone in a Silent Night
For the Children
Daughters 14, 12, and 9
Another Christmas without daddy
Tears slide silent across their cheeks
Daddy is far away again
Daddy is in another foreign land
Living in danger
Living in fear
Other children far away
They need him today
Allaying their fears
Drying their tears
Another Christmas Eve
All alone in a Silent Night
Daughters 14, 12, and 9
Another prayer for daddy
Trying to be strong, Trying to be brave
Dreams of daddy as they lay down to sleep
Momma stands silently watching
Tears slide silent across her cheeks
Watching the sadness in their eyes
Mourning the tears on their cheeks
Daughters 14, 12, and 9
Being strong for momma
Being strong for daddy
Tears slide silent down their cheeks
The aroma of apple cider and pumpkin pie
Christmas Tree and gifts shining bright
Visions of no more hungry children
Dreams of a better world
For the Children
Daughters 14, 12, and 9
Another Christmas without daddy
Tears slide silent across their cheeks
Dreams of a world where daddy stays at home
Dreams of a world living in peace
No more need for fighting
No more need for war
Father, Mother and daughters 14, 12, and 9
Gazing sadly and silently at the stars above
Another Christmas Eve without daddy
Another Christmas Eve without his family
Another Christmas Eve
All alone in a Silent Night
Visions of Christmas dancing in his head
Dreams of his children sleeping in their beds
©James M. Shofner
SFC, USA, Retired
“Home of the Wizard”
25 December 2011
Thank you for the poem it was beautiful and wonderful it also moved me