Stephen C. McKinney Memorial Thread (1969-2001)
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I've had the chance to read a little more of what has been going on, and I am really in awe. God is so good! So faithful in times of trouble! And Tracie, you just shine with God's glory. Dear sister, I have no words to say what I'm feeling. Praise God for your faithful, loving heart! I pray that God continues to uphold you, and that His name will always be magnified by your story.
"O God, you are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you,
my body longs for you,
in a dry and weary land
where there is no water.
I have seen you in the sanctuary
and beheld your power and your glory.
Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods;
with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
On my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the watches of the night.
Because you are my help,
I sing in the shadow of your wings.
My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me."
Psalm 63:1-8
"O God, you are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you,
my body longs for you,
in a dry and weary land
where there is no water.
I have seen you in the sanctuary
and beheld your power and your glory.
Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods;
with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
On my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the watches of the night.
Because you are my help,
I sing in the shadow of your wings.
My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me."
Psalm 63:1-8
"A choice made freely is stronger than one compelled"
- Stephen R. Donaldson's The Wounded Land
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- Stephen R. Donaldson's The Wounded Land
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I haven't checked in on this thread for a month or so. I just spent the last two hours reading and I'm sitting on the couch stunned, wiping tears from my eyes. Tracie, I'm praying for a miracle for you. I know your surrounded by a wonderful family and, in the end, what more can any of us ask for then to be surrounded by pure love.
Thanks for putting everything in perspective for me and thanks for renewing and strengthening my faith in god.
Love,
Brinn
aka
Erin Nano
Thanks for putting everything in perspective for me and thanks for renewing and strengthening my faith in god.
Love,
Brinn
aka
Erin Nano
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. John Stuart Mill
"...and in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make."
you sure have made a lot of love here furls!! bringing everyone out of
the woodwork! you're just a gift. once again, thank you. for all the love
you've brought to this forum and into the world.
hugs.
you sure have made a lot of love here furls!! bringing everyone out of
the woodwork! you're just a gift. once again, thank you. for all the love
you've brought to this forum and into the world.
hugs.
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
Furls Fire wrote:
Dame Julian wrote:
Yikes...ain't God good! Hello again!!Hi all, I can't stay long, I just wanted to come on and say how much I love everyone here, and to thank you all for the prayers you have said for me. You all mean the world to me. My dear friends.
Dame Julian wrote:
Hang in there, hazelnut. The Hand of God is a floor you can't fall off of, no matter what.In this vision he showed me a little thing, the size of a hazelnut, and it was round as a ball. I looked at it with the eye of my understanding and thought "What may this be?" And it was generally answered thus: "It is all that is made." I marvelled how it might last, for it seemed it might suddenly have sunk into nothing because of its littleness. And I was answered in my understanding: "It lasts and ever shall, because God loves it."
Shared pain is lessened; shared joy is increased.
--Spider Robinson
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Durris, Esmer, Iryssa, what joy you have brought me by your posts in here. It has been such a long long time. Brinn, Joy...gosh everyone! I love you all so much! God bless you all and keep you.
big big huggles to everyone!
I'm truly at a loss for words.
big big huggles to everyone!

I'm truly at a loss for words.
And I believe in you
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.

altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.


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and yeah Fisty, i was on for just a little bit. can't stay long right now either. but i wanted to come and say hi and let everyone know how happy i was to see some dear friends come back. 
it has been snowing today, a gentle hush settles over the mountain when it snows. such peace, such grace. it was a good day.

it has been snowing today, a gentle hush settles over the mountain when it snows. such peace, such grace. it was a good day.

And I believe in you
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.

altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.


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For Myles--
When evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love
For Mom--
Did you ever know that you're my hero,
and everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
for you are the wind beneath my wings.
Fly...fly high against the sky...
Thank you, thank you, thank God for you
The wind beneath my wings

When evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love
For Mom--
Did you ever know that you're my hero,
and everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
for you are the wind beneath my wings.
Fly...fly high against the sky...
Thank you, thank you, thank God for you
The wind beneath my wings

For Tracie and all the family:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KsfwvpcQhY
"Pressed but not crushed, persecuted not abandoned, I'm blessed beyond the curse for His promise will endure that His joy is gonna be my strength..."
Though the Forswornness last longer than the Vow and the Sunbane send Earthpower into hiding, The Narrator (whose mastery and patience exceed SRD's as the sun a candle) WILL make good his intent to make all manner of things well.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KsfwvpcQhY
"Pressed but not crushed, persecuted not abandoned, I'm blessed beyond the curse for His promise will endure that His joy is gonna be my strength..."
Though the Forswornness last longer than the Vow and the Sunbane send Earthpower into hiding, The Narrator (whose mastery and patience exceed SRD's as the sun a candle) WILL make good his intent to make all manner of things well.
Shared pain is lessened; shared joy is increased.
--Spider Robinson
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danlo, love you...hugglessss

And I believe in you
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.

altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.


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That's a great one Durris, we love playing it on Sunday.
It's one of the "lift up your hands and praise Him" songs.

For Myles--
When evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love
For Mom--
Did you ever know that you're my hero,
and everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
for you are the wind beneath my wings.
Fly...fly high against the sky...
Thank you, thank you, thank God for you
The wind beneath my wings

When evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love
For Mom--
Did you ever know that you're my hero,
and everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
for you are the wind beneath my wings.
Fly...fly high against the sky...
Thank you, thank you, thank God for you
The wind beneath my wings

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Hey all...
Scans came back, tumor on kidney is no longer there, tumor on lung is no longer there, tumor on liver is still there but has had no growth since her last scans in Houston.
We are going to go down tomorrow and speak with the oncologist about maybe trying to do more treatments.
Uh, all I can say is Praise God, because He is the only One that could have done this...She's coming back to us.
Scans came back, tumor on kidney is no longer there, tumor on lung is no longer there, tumor on liver is still there but has had no growth since her last scans in Houston.
We are going to go down tomorrow and speak with the oncologist about maybe trying to do more treatments.
Uh, all I can say is Praise God, because He is the only One that could have done this...She's coming back to us.
That's wonderful news!Harley Guy wrote:Hey all...
Scans came back, tumor on kidney is no longer there, tumor on lung is no longer there, tumor on liver is still there but has had no growth since her last scans in Houston.
We are going to go down tomorrow and speak with the oncologist about maybe trying to do more treatments.
Uh, all I can say is Praise God, because He is the only One that could have done this...She's coming back to us.

If anyone deserves a miracle, that's Tracie...

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