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Pat Scott, karmat, Iain, Sonifo, Lee Kirkwood
I'm so happy to see you, Iain!!!

Pat.........

I salute your police and press for being so thorough.  I pray the little girl will be found, but my fears is that she is now eternity.  My experience in these matters is that the investigators (Detectives) start their investigation with the family (Usually the father) first, then the mother.  Should the trail grow cold, they move toward a family member like an uncle, grandfather, etc.  Most child abductions are carried out by one of the above. I wouldn't be too quick to rule out a neighborhood boy in his teens or early thirties, or the sick (mentally) old man in the neighborhood.  After all of the above have been thoroughly investigated, the police move to the unknown.  Along with the investigation of the father, the police quickly check the whereabouts of registered sex offenders and whether they are employed near the scene of the alledged crime.

My oldest daughter (10 at the time) was molested by one of these dirty old men (over 70) who lived across the street.  You folks may not understand my next comment, but it's police jargon.  After yanking him out of bed in the middle of the night, I had the pleasure of screwing a pistol into his ear and arrested him on the spot.  I promise you folks, it was very hard not to pull the trigger.  He died in prison.

((((HUGS)))) A big hug just for you, Pat!

Chandraya loves the birthday wish!  Thank you!

Sorry folks but I'm having computer problems!!!!!! Bah!!

I work with Windows XP and when I downloaded the recpmmended updates last month my machine crashed. Same again at the end of last week.

I am up and running again, however there is still problems. Something is still not right and I may have to Format the Hard Drive again to get things Ok again.

It is a huge task with the volume of data I keep on my PC - all backed up!

Very frustrating.

Jenny - keep warm sis. I'm missing you.

Larry - Nice new photo.

Pat - Great work as usual.

Lee - Sorry bro, I'll reply to you when I am in better shape. Not much hair left to pull out now!!

Just as a matter of interest folks. Since I removed my Anti-Virus software I am not getting anywhere near as much rubbish in my Inbox as I used too.

Ken - Rest easy bro and take it easy on your walks.

It may be a while before I post again, on the other hand there may be some nice computer friendly pixies around tonight who might just sprinkle some PC friendly dust on this box of junk and miraculously fix it for me.

Tee Hee!!

LOL

Your brother in Christ

Iain

Sonja wish Chandraya also a happy birthday from me
and a BIG HUG

Pat thank you for the news about little Cecilia i keep here in my prayers  I hope and pray they bring her home  savely

RIA

Iain i am happy to see you

Yes compuiters are very nice so long as they work
but when you have problems

Lee, having been married to a police officer (he was in both Northern Ireland and here in Canada), I can completely understand your comment above.  Jack was in similar positions a few times.  What a world we live in.

Sonja, glad she liked that.  I'll see if I can find something else for her.  We love her so much and so enjoy seeing photos of her.  Hope we see one with a great big cake!

Jen...........

Don't discount having the wedding at a golf course.  You'll always find trees, shrubs, green grass, and fantastic backgrounds.  Shop around till you find one that fits your needs. Most club houses have banquet rooms, etc.



Iain........

Good to see you posting.  You've erased a few fears around here.  No need in responding, just glad your back.

Pat.........

Yes, you would understand.  I will always believe the incident affected her to some degree, but she is now about to celebrate her 50th (Surprise Birthday party from her husband).  I'll be flying to So. Cal on the 8th of Nov.  My daughter is an E.R. nurse in a trama hospital, and married to a Los Angeles police detective.  Three children of her own, and one adopted throw away child at age 5 who is now an engineer in San Diego.  They (She and her husband) have five grandchildren.  BTW, her youngest daughter Debbie, is a Second Lt. in the Army stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington and a graduate from West Point.

HAPPY [SECOND] BIRTHDAY TO EVERYONE.

And NOW I'm off to play a round of golf.

Is that right

   Am i Maestro

How is that possible
   
                   RIA?

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Well Well lol!


Monkey Business

The Monkey Poem

Three monkeys sat in a coconut tree,
Discussing some things that are said to be;
Said one to the others, "Now listen you two,
There's a rumor that certainly cannot be true --
That man descended from our noble race,
The very idea is a total disgrace!"

"No monkey ever deserted his wife,
Starved her babies, and ruined her life!
And you've never known a mother monk
Leave her babies with others, - and bunk!
Or pass them on from one to another,
Till they scarcely know who is their mother."

"Another thing that you never would see,
Is a monk build a fence round his coconut tree,
Forbidding all other monkeys from taking,
For then they would all become thieves in the making!
If I were to put a fence round my tree,
Starvation would force them to steal from me!"

"Here's another thing a monkey won't do;
Go out late at night and get in a stew,
Using a gun, a club or a knife,
To take some other monkey's life!
Yes, man descended! - the ornery cuss;
But, brothers! - he didn't descend from us!"

www.gospelcom.net

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Chris that was very nice

But Pat i have 500 i think that is coming from the
praktice area  but i love it there i will i thing learn
but that i am tomorrow morning.

500 how is it possible and i am the only in Holland who
have that done hahahahahahahaha

RIA

That is too funny, Chris.  Interesting perspective.  

Lee, I'm not an officer, but had it been me, I think my feelings would have been very similar to yours.  (This next part sounds totally jaded) What kind of idiot molests a police officer's daughter???  (Any molestation is terrible, awful, and errrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggh, but it seems that an officer could make your life miserable in ways others could not!)

Hi Everyone..
Just thought I would stop in and say hello-Iian I am new here but, understand your frustrations with your computer-Ive had plenty in the past..we purchased a Hewitt Packard 2 years ago..It had been nothing but, problems-4 hardware problems in 2 years-finally we were able to make progress and get them to either give us a new computer or a refund..Well, we had received a Prophetic word from our pastors to take the $ and run-I don't know how many of you believe in prophetic words but, this was oviously from the Lord-we didn't listen ..we chose to get the new computer (we thought)instead of the refund..because the refund was much less then then what we purchased it for. Well, guess what happened? we got the new computer and from day 1 it would not even let us go online and load more then  2 pages or check mail-no matter what we did-it did the same thing-finally we called them back after 3 days and said we wanted the refund..We purchased a dell, and we have had nothing but good service and the Lord has totally blessed us with this computer-Next time we will listen to what the Lord is saying.
Hope you resolve your issues soon.
Rachelle

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Morning Devotional...

Holding Back
C. H. Spurgeon

"Keep not back."      --Isaiah 43:6


Although this message was sent to the south, and referred to the seed of Israel, it may profitably be a summons to ourselves.

Backward we are naturally to all good things, and it is a lesson of grace to learn to go forward in the ways of God.

Reader, are you unconverted, but do you desire to trust in the Lord Jesus? Then keep not back. Love invites you, the promises secure you success, the precious blood prepares the way.

Let not sins or fears hinder you, but come to Jesus just as you are. Do you long to pray? Would you pour out your heart before the Lord? Keep not back.

The mercy-seat is prepared for such as need mercy; a sinner's cries will prevail with God. You are invited, nay, you are commanded to pray, come therefore with boldness to the throne of grace.

Dear friend, are you already saved? Then keep not back from union with the Lord's people. Neglect not the ordinances of baptism and the Lord's Supper.

You may be of a timid disposition, but you must strive against it, lest it lead you into disobedience. There is a sweet promise made to those who confess Christ--by no means miss it, lest you come under the condemnation of those who deny Him.

If you have talents keep not back from using them. Hoard not your wealth, waste not your time; let not your abilities rust or your influence be unused.

Jesus kept not back, imitate Him by being foremost in self-denials and self-sacrifices.

Keep not back from close communion with God, from boldly appropriating covenant blessings, from advancing in the divine life, from prying into the precious mysteries of the love of Christ.

Neither, beloved friend, be guilty of keeping others back by your coldness, harshness, or suspicions. For Jesus' sake go forward yourself, and encourage others to do the like. Hell and the leaguered bands of superstition and infidelity are forward to the fight.

O soldiers of the cross, keep not back.

The latest on Cecilia.  Our whole province is so saddened by the disappearance of this dear little girl...

http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/10/22/missing_reax031022

I saw a report of this on CNN today too.  Did any of you see it?

NARDS 656,
Well said Bro, well studied.
I just love a person who studies the scriptures for themselves, and thinks things through.
You are a Berean! lol.
Regards, Chris.

Pat thank you for the last news about Cecilia
I have read the webpage.
I hope and pray that they do here nothing poor girl
when she is alive what must she be angry
And i hope and pray that she is alive and that they have done nothing and that they soon may here find
This news is making me sad also in Holland are children
missed. In what for world are we living
It is terrible
RIA

Hi all,

Thanks for the suggestion, JudyB, I will start with
today and then head to the prayer forum when I am
away for so long.

So many postings and "nosey me" wants to know it all; so I struggle to read all of them and really do not digest them well.

Glad that you have seen Al and Lee discussing the words of the Bible.

See how you can have a discussion without dissension among the posters.

The good LORD has chosen each and every one of his followers to be a part of HIS plan--to be more Christlike in our manner.

So with so many different personalities you can see how each one of us have different interpetations.

HE just wants us to believe in HIM, love the one who created you ; and obey the one who  spend a horrible death dying on the cross for our sins; to develop a personal relationship with HIM.

That what I do; just walk and talk to HIM on a daily basis.

Could never do it without HIM.

Lee, I would have been following you in Atlanta; running down the isle to meet Charles Stanley.

I will be heading out next Wed. to Fayetteville, NC and will not be back for a week.

Keep us in your thoughts as we travel.

Karmet, I have now gotten use to the idea of eating bisquicks and gravy; I have to try "grits" and my daughter said that one of the finger foods will be
meatballs in barbecue sauce not my italian gravy.

Meika , keep up the questions--Lee, Meika has a lot of questions and with her questions ; I have learned a lot of good Christian responses from the posters here.l  She is a delight.

Janie, I will keep you in my prayers for your doctors
appointments to be all good news---Forward and Upward!!!!

Going to see the latest on Terry --was so excited when I heard they hooked her up again

Thought of everyone's prayers here.

Take care and as always,

Love in Christ,
Joyce

FROM CHRIS....


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I'm sorry I don't know how to do the fancy stuff, but the wish is from our hearts!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET CHANDRAYA!

From Grandma Janet and Abby.

Hello Everyone.......Rai  thank you.   I am quite excited to see my little granddaughter tonight.

Sonja....I heard the story about you making the card for me.    Thank you again,  I just love it.

Jane....Wow you have 8 grandbabies and 5 great-grandbabies.   You must have been a child bride yourself.  haha  They are wonderful eh!

Mieka.....I tried to post to you last night but the door was already closed.    Thank you very much.  I love all my grandbabies.   They are precious.

Larry .... I'm so glad you have one grandchild and one great-grandbaby.    That would be a special day when one gets a grandbaby.

Janet.....   Thank you for your comments.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHANDRAYA.     GOD BLESS YOU.




Love you all.


Ruthie

IT is 10.45 in Holland i close the computer now
I wish you all a good evening and a good night
       Lots of love RIA

Good Night Ria!  ((((hug))))  

Chandraya is sitting right here looking at all this Birthday wishes...she loves them all and says "Ah, how sweet, mom!"

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How is everyone today??
I was supposed to go watch some kids today after practice but their mom called and said she didn't need me since that she was home now. today has been a good day pretty much goofed off but had some classes of work. I got told today by a lady i work with 2nd hour who is our 1st and 2nd grade teacher that if i have a free hour next year she wants me back to work with her! it made my day! well i need to get my lesson done for tonight and practice some on my saxaphone and paino.
Last night Domenic played my paino it was cute he was having fun!!
ttyl
Sarah

Hi folks...been away lately...have you missed me?  So many projects and needs.  I try to make myself available to all who need me.  (that's a full time job!)    Last night a girlfriend called - her 2 sons had been in a car wreck and she couldn't drive - would I take her to the hospital...of course!  God answered our prayers, and only one broken clavical and alot of seat belt bruising resulted.  I got to bed at 4:30am!  
This past weekend was my high school class reunion.  Memoribile for more than one reason...

Friday as I was leaving for my high school reunion, my 2001 car wouldn't start.  First time I'd ever had any trouble with it, and with no previous warning.  My girlfriend drove me to the event.   I got a ride home with one of my former classmates and he jumped me off and the car ran like nothing was ever wrong with it.  I drove it around some, thinking I'd charge up the battery a little, but it was too late to do anything about it then.  The next morning it was dead again.  The next event was a lunch and I rode my motorcycle there – got the same fellah to follow me home to jump me off again.  Thought I'd get it running and drive it down to the local auto supply place and purchase a new battery.  This time he connected the cables with + to – and smoke started billowing out from under the hood.  I jumped out and jerked off the jumper cable, but the jumper cable was melted!  I could just imagine what kind of damage could have been done to the electrical system, and the money involved, but the Lord gave me peace and I stayed cool throughout the ordeal.  We drove to Walmart and he purchased a new jumper cable to replace the melted one.  

I called a wrecker service and had the car towed first to the auto parts store where I purchased a battery which they installed, but the car was still dead.  So then I had it towed on to the dealer where I'd purchased the car, but their service department was closed on Saturday, so I just left the car on the lot.  At one point during this I prayed aloud, that this whole ordeal would come to a 'good end.'  I had no idea how God would bring this about.  My classmate indicated that he would pay for the damage – whatever it was, that he would reimburse me.  The men at the auto parts store said that it could be the car's computer (now that could get VERY EXPENSIVE).  

Monday they checked the car and the old battery out.  The old battery was still good!  I asked them to put it back on the car.  A couple of fuses were replaced and the car runs as good as new!  Returned the new battery and got $84 back.  My classmate will send me $80 – the cost of the invoice, and I didn't even have to pay the towing charges because I have AARP road service!    I think God was trying to prove to this guy that He is Real and Relevant!   He said to me, "I think 'somebody' is watching out for you"!  Praise the Lord - I think so too!  Only I know His Name!