God Bless America on September 11th, 2011

It has been ten years since that tragic day of September 11th, 2001...
when America's Homeland was viciously attacked and nearly 3,000 Americans lost their lives in an instant.

We pray now, for our Country and those who lost someone they loved on that day. And, we pray, for those who escaped with their lives, but forever carry their memories.

Like many of you, I remember watching the events unfold on my TV that day, surrounded by my family - wondering what might happen next. It was extremely frightening, however, I pray we never forget.

God bless You All, our Courageous Military, and God bless America...

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"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." ~ 2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV)

TV Specials honoring the 10th Year Anniversary of 9/11

As we near September 11th, 2011... Let us never forget the terrible tragedy of that day - 10 years ago. May we continue to display our American flags with honor and Pray for our Country!

(*Please Note: Most of these programs listed below will not be suitable for young children.)


TV SPECIALS:

*The National Geographic Channel will air a documentary, "George W. Bush: The 9/11 Interview" on the September 11, 2011 terrorist attacks. Premieres August 28th.

(President George W. Bush will be speaking in this documentary in intimate detail about the days and weeks following the world changing event of 9/11)


*FOX NEWS will have Documentary Specials and LIVE Coverage from New York, at the site of Ground Zero on September 11th.

(Specials will include: "9/11 -- Day of Terror" and "Secrets of 9/11.")


*"Children of 9/11" Special to Air on Monday, September 5th on NBC

(TEN YEARS AFTER SEPTEMBER 11TH 2001, THIS SPECIAL, "CHILDREN OF 9/11" GIVES A VOICE, FOR THE FIRST TIME, TO YOUNG PEOPLE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THAT FATEFUL DAY.)


*CMT Pays Tribute to the Stories of Survival from 9/11 When "Angels Among Us" Premieres September 8

(New CMT Series Explores Real-Life Encounters with Angels. The first one-hour episode of ANGELS AMONG US takes an awe-inspiring look into their individual miracles of survival, with touching stories that can only be explained by acts of divine intervention.)


*CBS to Broadcast "9/11: 10 Years Later," Marking the 10th Anniversary of the World Trade Center Attack, Sunday, Sept. 11

(Two-time Academy Award winner Robert De Niro returns as host of the program, taking viewers back to Ground Zero 10 years later, as the special presents exclusive footage inside the rebuilding of the site and the 9/11 Memorial.)

*Nick News Special on 9/11 for Kids Too Young to Remember, In "What Happened?: The Story of September 11, 2001," Airing Sept. 1 at 9 P.M. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon

(Nick News assembles experts to take on kids' questions about 9/11 and its aftermath.)


*PBS will have several Specials honoring the 10th anniversary of 9/11 from September 5-11

(Specials include: America Remembers: 9/11, New York Philharmonic 10th Anniversary Concert for 9/11, Engineering Ground Zero, Frontline 9/11 special - please check your local PBS for times.)


*History Channel Remembers 9/11 on Its Tenth Anniversary - "9/11: The Days After," a follow-up to "102 Minutes That Changed America," will premiere Saturday, September 10, and they will also have "Voices from Inside the Towers" and the "Making the 9/11 Memorial".

(As the world prepares to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, the HISTORY CHANNEL will remember as well with a powerful and poignant lineup of 9/11 documentaries, a global simulcast and a partnership with the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.)



Please check the Family TV Schedule for times for these programs and other Specials Commemorating 9/11.

As we remember the terror of this horrible event in our American History, let us take heart in these words from our former President:

"Tonight, I ask for your prayers for all those who grieve, for the children whose worlds have been shattered, for all whose sense of safety and security has been threatened. And I pray they will be comforted by a Power greater than any of us, spoken through the ages in Psalm 23:

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil for you are with me.

This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace. America has stood down enemies before, and we will do so this time. None of us will ever forget this day, yet we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world.

Thank you. Good night. And God bless America."

~ President George W. Bush

on the night of September 11, 2001

  I know I will watch some of these shows, but I must admit, not all. It is difficult to re-live the memories of this tragic day, yet it is important for us all to remember it. I cannot imagine what those who were there on that day are going through... especially, after the earthquake on Tuesday, (August 23, 2011) which forced people to evacuate their work places after the buildings shook - reminding them eerily of 9/11 all over again.

 I pray for all the families who endured loss on that day of September 11, 2001 and for those who have lost loved ones - soldiers, fighting for our freedom ever since.

God Bless America ~ Land that I love!

God Bless our Soldiers... Veterans Day - November 11th, 2010

For all of our Soldiers, who have served,

and for Those who continue to serve America today,

May God bless you and your families...

for your sacrifice for this Country and our Freedom! 

WE SALUTE YOU!
Our Best & Bravest,
Soldiers, Veterans, and Fallen Heroes

Somebody's praying you through...





September 11th, 2010

Remembering 9-11-01.

My prayers continue to go out to the Family and Friends of those we lost on that day and our courageous soldiers, as well.

God bless America and All who Defend Her!

"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."

-2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV)

Flag Day... May we all remember She Stands!

June 14, 2010 ~

I wanted to share this inspiring song, written and sung by Michael W. Smith, in honor of the American Flag and all that she represents. Throughout our history... through celebrations, parades, conflicts, burials, sporting events and games, in peacetime and in battle... whether on foreign soil or home - She Stands!

Michael W. Smith - She Stands
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Michael W. Smith - She Stands

God Bless America!!!

Memorial Day

May you all have a restful and peaceful Memorial Day, as we remember loved ones and honor our soldiers.

Catch the National Memorial Day Concert 2010 on your local PBS station, airing several times from May 30th to June 1st.

Check your local listings for times airing:
http://www.pbs.org/memorialdayconcert/

It's a Live Holiday Concert with Music and Patriotic Tributes.

Live from the West Lawn of the United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., Emmy Award-winner Gary Sinise and Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna host a special concert honoring soldiers, their families and those who have given their lives for the country.


God's blessings to you all on this Memorial Day!

Saints & Soldiers on TBN

Saints & Soldiers, The Movie-

Airing on TBN-
June 1st:  2 AM - 3:30 AM
July 4th: 2 AM - 3:30 AM
July 5th: 7 PM - 8:30 PM

(please note: this movie is not for children)

Based on a true story of heroism and sacrifice, SAINTS AND SOLDIERS was an acclaimed hit on the film festival circuit, winning over 10 best film awards around the country.

In some of the most vicious days of World War II, four American soldiers survive a massacre of prisoners and remain trapped behind enemy lines. When they encounter a hiding British officer with valuable intelligence information, the group decides to try and sneak back into friendly territory with the data. However, that proposition is rife with difficulties: the group is mostly unarmed, the weather is freezing cold, they have no food, and the woodlands are crawling with German soldiers.

Can each of the men overcome their fear and the odds to deliver the information that may save hundreds of Allied lives?

TCM 2010 Memorial Day Weekend Tribute

In honor of Memorial Day, TCM will air War Movies in tribute of our Veterans. These movies will air from May 28th - 30th.

Please Note: These movies, most likely, are not suitable for children due to war violence, etc. There are ratings given after the description of each movie, below.



Turner Classic Movies

May 28, 2010 Friday

6:00 AM Lost Patrol, The (1934)
A British army troop fights off Arab snipers while holed up in an oasis. Cast: Victor McLaglen, Boris Karloff, Wallace Ford. Dir: John Ford. BW-72 mins, TV-PG,

7:15 AM Dive Bomber (1941)
A crusading scientist fights to prevent bomber pilots from blacking out. Cast: Errol Flynn, Fred MacMurray, Alexis Smith. Dir: Michael Curtiz. C-132 mins, TV-G,

9:30 AM Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
General Jimmy Doolittle trains American troops for the first airborne attacks on Japan. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Van Johnson, Robert Walker. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. BW-138 mins, TV-PG

12:00 PM Command Decision (1948)
A senior officer faces the horror of sending his men on suicide missions over Germany during the last days of World War II. Cast: Clark Gable, Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon. Dir: Sam Wood. BW-112 mins, TV-PG

2:00 PM God Is My Co-Pilot (1945)
A flyer dismissed as too old fights to prove himself against the Japanese. Cast: Dennis Morgan, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale. Dir: Robert Florey. BW-88 mins, TV-PG

3:30 PM Battleground (1949)
American soldiers in France fight to survive a Nazi siege just before the Battle of the Bulge. Cast: Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban. Dir: William A. Wellman. BW-119 mins, TV-PG

5:30 PM Sergeant York (1941)
True story of the farm boy who made the transition from religious pacifist to World War I hero. Cast: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Margaret Wycherly. Dir: Howard Hawks. BW-134 mins, TV-G

8:00 PM Stalag 17 (1953)
A cynical serviceman in a World War II POW camp has to prove he's not an informer. Cast: William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger. Dir: Billy Wilder. BW-120 mins, TV-PG

10:15 PM Great Escape, The (1963)
Thrown together by the Germans, a group of captive Allied troublemakers plot a daring escape. Cast: James Garner, Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough. Dir: John Sturges. C-172 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

1:15 AM Bridge On The River Kwai, The (1957)
The Japanese Army forces World War II POWs to build a strategic bridge in Burma. Cast: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Sessue Hayakawa. Dir: David Lean. C-162 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

4:00 AM King Rat (1965)

A U.S. officer in a World War II Japanese POW camp tries to raise money to buy his fellow prisoners' freedom. Cast: George Segal, Tom Courtenay, James Fox. Dir: Bryan Forbes. BW-134 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format


May 29, 2010 Saturday

6:30 AM You're In The Army Now (1941)
Two incompetent door-to-door salesmen enlist by accident. Cast: Jimmy Durante, Phil Silvers, Jane Wyman. Dir: Lewis Seiler. BW-79 mins, TV-G

8:00 AM Buck Privates (1941)
Two small-time con artists enlist in the Army to avoid the police. Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, The Andrews Sisters. Dir: Arthur Lubin. BW-84 mins, TV-G

9:30 AM In Harm's Way (1965)
An aging Naval officer leads his men against the Japanese after Pearl Harbor. Cast: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal. Dir: Otto Preminger. BW-167 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format

12:30 PM Battle Of The Bulge (1965)
A crack Nazi unit holds off the Allies during World War II. Cast: Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan. Dir: Ken Annakin. C-170 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format

3:15 PM Battle Of Britain, The (1969)
England defends itself against the Nazi Blitz. Cast: Sir Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer. Dir: Guy Hamilton. C-132 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

5:30 PM Midway (1976)
Spectacular re-creation of the World War II battle that turned the tide for the U.S. in the Pacific. Cast: Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum. Dir: Jack Smight. C-131 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM Best Years Of Our Lives, The (1946)
Three returning servicemen fight to adjust to life after World War II. Cast: Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy. Dir: William Wyler. BW-170 mins, TV-PG

11:00 PM Pride of the Marines (1945)
A blinded Marine tries to adjust to civilian life. Cast: John Garfield, Eleanor Parker, Dane Clark. Dir: Delmer Daves. BW-120 mins, TV-G

1:15 AM Birdy (1984)
A wounded Vietnam veteran tries to help a shell-shocked friend who believes he's a bird. Cast: Matthew Modine, Nicholas Cage, Sandy Baron. Dir: Alan Parker. C-120 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format

3:30 AM Let There Be Light (1946)
In this documentary, soldiers with debilitating emotional trauma and depression receive treatment. Dir: John Huston. BW-58 mins, TV-14

4:45 AM Secret Invasion, The (1964)
Five criminals win early pardons to infiltrate a Nazi outpost. Cast: Stewart Granger, Raf Vallone, Mickey Rooney. Dir: Roger Corman. C-98 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format


May 30, 2010 Sunday

6:30 AM Battle Cry (1955)
A group of Marines eagerly await deployment during World War II. Cast: Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, Tab Hunter. Dir: Raoul Walsh. C-148 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

9:30 AM Darby's Rangers (1958)
An Army Major leads his men behind enemy lines during World War II. Cast: James Garner, Etchika Choureau, Jack Warden. Dir: William A. Wellman. C-121 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

12:00 PM Dirty Dozen, The (1967)
A renegade officer trains a group of misfits for a crucial mission behind enemy lines. Cast: Lee Marvin, John Cassavetes, Charles Bronson. Dir: Robert Aldrich. C-150 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

2:45 PM Guns of Navarone, The (1961)
A team of Allied saboteurs fight their way behind enemy lines to destroy a pair of Nazi guns. Cast: Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn. Dir: J. Lee-Thompson. C-157 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:30 PM Green Berets, The (1968)
After vigorous training, two Army detachments see service in Vietnam. Cast: John Wayne, David Janssen, Jim Hutton. Dir: John Wayne, Ray Kellogg. C-142 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM Mister Roberts (1955)
A naval officer longing for active duty clashes with his vainglorious captain. Cast: Henry Fonda, James Cagney, Jack Lemmon. Dir: John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy. C-121 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

10:15 PM Operation Petticoat (1959)
During World War II, the crew of a decrepit submarine takes on a team of Navy nurses. Cast: Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Dina Merrill. Dir: Blake Edwards. C-121 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

12:30 AM Four Sons (1928)
C-96 mins,

2:45 AM Paisan (1946)
Short vignettes reveal the personal effects of the Allied invasion of Italy. Cast: Dots Johnson, Maria Michi, Harriet Medin. Dir: Roberto Rossellini. BW-126 mins, TV-PG

5:00 AM Nazty Nuisance (1943)
Hitler summons the Axis leaders to a secret island meeting with disastrous results. Cast: Bobby Watson, Joe Devlin, Johnny Arthur. Dir: Glenn Tryon. BW-43 mins, TV-PG


God bless all of our Soldiers, past and present, who have and continue to serve our Great Country with Honor. With grateful hearts, we thank you and salute you for our Freedom. God bless you and God bless America!

Blessings to you, on this Memorial Day.






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