We Remember our fallen and our Troops because
it shows respect.
They are willing to give their
lives so that we may live in freedom.
Our thanks to God and to our Troops.
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY to all who live in the land of the free.
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OF THE
STATES OF AMERICA
AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS,
ONE NATION UNDER GOD,
INDIVISIBLE, WITH
AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL!
No, freedom isn’t free and it won’t last long if
you neglect your civic duties and take your
freedoms for granted.
May God Bless Our Troops and those who gave
their lives for our country.
When you read this, please stop for a moment
And Say a Prayer for our servicemen, past and present.
Of all the gifts you could give a US Soldier,
Prayer is the very best One.
Respect and thanks
to those who are still serving would be appreciated.
Remembering those who have fallen, is a way to show
our respect.
Remember, our country is only as honorable and strong
as its people. Our
soldiers are volunteers and come from
among our citizens. Our government elected officials are
elected from among our citizens. Each of us plays an important
part in working together for
good of all.
We have the freedom to do most anything we want.
We also have a civic duty to behave in a civilized
manner and to be
respectful to each other.
We have these freedoms because we are honorable,
self-reliant,
civilized people who
believe in personal responsibility for our own
actions and who can still work together even if our govern-
ment officials don’t show up immediately in times of
emergencies.
United We Stand – Divided We Fall.
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
The values of our country are recorded in our book,
“A Year of Good Manners” by Margery Sinclair and Jan Polk.
These are values which must be taught. They are best taught
by parents. When people hear the title, they say this should
be taught in our schools! No, these values should be taught
at home and then we should expect to see them everywhere
including our schools, our movies, our music and especially
in our leaders. They originate in our homes. We all have
a civic duty to know these values.
Treat yourself to this book. $27.95
I did not write the following, but received it as an email. Civilized people have dreams like this and it does come true for
some of us:
It was a busy morning, about 8:30 , when an elderly
gentleman in his 80’s arrived at the hospital to have stitches removed from his
thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it
would be over an hour before someone
would to able to see him. I
saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with
another patient, I would evaluate his wound. On exam, it was well healed, so
I talked to one of the doctors, got the
needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound.
While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had
another doctor’s appointment this
morning,
as he was in such a hurry.
The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the
nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
I inquired as to her health.
He told me that she
had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer’s
Disease.
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit
late.
He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had
not recognized him in five years now.
I was surprised, and asked him, ‘And you still go every
morning , even though she doesn’t know who you are?’
He smiled
As he patted my hand and said,
‘She doesn’t know me,
But
I still know who she is…’
I had to hold back tears as he left. I had goose bumps on my arm and thought,
‘That is the kind of love
I want in my life.’
True love is neither
Physical, nor romantic.
True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will
be, and will not be.
With all the jokes and fun that are in emails, sometimes
there is one that comes along that has an important message.
This one I thought
I could share with you.
The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of
everything;
They just make the best
Of everything they have.
Life isn’t about how to survive the storm,
but
“How to dance in the rain.”
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A birthday book with 365 common every day courtesies and the reasons to use them. $27.95
Election Day is Tuesday, May 18 in Ky. I say vote for the most honorable person running.
Honor trumps experience. A honorable person will not lie, cheat or steal.
How do we trust any one who cannot read or will not read bills before they vote on them.
Things can be changed before they are signed by the President and no one (who didn’t read it)
would even know it.
Most of today’s problems are 25 year old problems. What does that say for the incumbents?
It is nice to see the silent majority speaking up. When civility is no longer practiced by our
leaders and they can no longer work with anyone outside their own party, it is time to get some who
care more for the country than they do for their own careers.
Civility must be taught. We cannot expect more of our leaders than we expect of ourselves.
A way to contribute to our country is to be an honorable, civilized, law-abiding citizen and
Please Vote!
www.ayearofgoodmanners.com provides 365 common, everyday courtesies and the
reasons to use them. Common sense, honor, respect for others, and confidence are a result
of knowing this information.
Happy Mothers Day to all the wonderful moms in our world.
Being a mother is the most important job in the world.
Mothers decide what kind of world we will live in.
Mothers decide who our fathers will be.
Mothers decide what kind of people we will become just by
the way we are treated in our first two years of life.
Mothers are the ones who teach us how to become honorable,
loving, civilized people.
Happy Mothers Day and Thank You for being a wonderful Mother.
Southeastern Plein Air Festival event is open to 16 professional plein air
artists and 15 up and coming plein air artists. Plein Air Artists paint their
pieces outdoors and many have an impressionistic style. They use their brush
strokes and color palette to convey the organic appearances of their surroundings
and to simulate the natural lights and shadows of the objects that they are
creating.
The festival is a month long, so there will be many opportunities to enjoy
the beautiful pieces that will be produced. Spectators are welcome to all of the on location events, May 3-7 2010,
to watch the artists in their element. The collection of paintings, created
during the festival, will be on exhibit from May 7 until June 4. The museum is
open Monday through Saturday from 10 am- 4 pm and there is no charge to attend.
For those interested in acquiring paintings, there will be multiple chances
to do so: the Wet Paint Auction will take place on May 7; the Online Auction
will be available for those who are unable to travel; the Live Auction will
take place on June 4, 2010 at the Gadsden Museum of Art,
AL. 35901
website: www.gadsdenmuseum.com
GMA Blog will keep you posted of daily activities:
http://gadsdenmuseum.blogspot.com/
Painting locations are:
May 3: Downtown
(9am-4pm)
May 4: Noccalula Falls (9am-4pm), The Brow (5pm-7pm)
May 5: Historic Distric (9am-4pm)
May 6: Rural Countryside (9am-4pm)
May 7:
Auction (5pm-8pm) at the
We have a truly great line up of professional artists
(Stars) for our Second Plein Air Festival:
Ron Bayens from
(native of
www.ronaldbayensportraits.com/
Donna Chieves -
http://www.alabamapleinairartists.org/chieves.htm
Dot Courson -
John Guernsey -
Greg Little -
Park
http://www.greglittle.fineartstudioonline.com/
Susan Loeb -
Deborah Pellock -
Brenda Plunkett -
Springs
http://www.gadsdenmuseum.com/plein_air_online_auction_coosa.php
Jan Polk -
Dmitriy Proshkin -
http://www.fineartliaisons.com/view_artist.pl?artist_id=70
Craig Reynolds -
Ann Rhodes -
Robin Roberts -
http://www.alabamapleinairartists.org/roberts.htm
Ann Stickney -
http://www.alabamapleinairartists.org/stickney.htm
Joan Ray Weaver,
Katrina Webber -