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    Please pray for my son

    My son, Noah Daniel, was born Monday morning. (He was the second of our family's two new additions.) Ever since, he has been in the NICU and diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension. He seemed pretty stable at first, but continues to woresen with each passing day. Please pray God will heal his...
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    Need an XP guru

    My XP box just up and putzed out on me the other day. All of a sudden, it won't boot. I can get it to go to certain (but random) points in the startup process, but then everything comes to a screeching halt and freezes. I've tried booting into Safe mode with the same result. I've tried to boot...
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    Wife received notice yesterday

    My wife and I have been working on a plan to get our od debt recently, but our plans just got derailed yesterday. She (along with almost everyone else in her department) learned they were losing their jobs in either December of January. I thank God that we have that long for her to find another...
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    Willow Creek Association

    Good day! I have recently learned that my church is listed as a member of the Willow Creek Association. Does anyone have a clue as to what this means? What are the beliefs of the association?
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    Prayer for financial blessings

    All, My wife and I are compelled for her to stay at home and raise our son (and any future siblings) and we feel like next July is the time to do it. But we've got ourselves in quite a deep hole with debt and need two incomes to stay afloat. Please pray that God will bless us with enough...
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    Suggestions for newbies?

    OK, I'm hoping to learn a few things from those of you who have travelled this road before me. My wife and I are in the process of setting up shop as graphic designers/artistic photographers. Some of the business we're hoping to work with require us to set up an official corporation instead...
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    Exercise help needed

    Nor really sure if this post is allowed or if it's in the right place but here goes anyway. I need the help of a fitness professional to develop a plan to help me shed some pounds. I can't really afford the services of a personal trainer so I'm hoping there is someone on the forum with...
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    Seed saving tips

    All, I'm interested in trying to save some seeds from some decorative grasses over winter in hopes of avoiding the need to buy these annuals every year. has anyone had experience with saving grass seeds and have some tips to share? Thanks!
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    My son's birthday

    My son turns one year old on Friday. Perfect excuse for a long weekend of fun, excitement, and spoiling.
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    motivationhelp needed

    All, I've faced the facts before—I'm severely obese. I want to lose about 170 pounds by then end of next year. I do good periodically—especially aftert I hit the weight-loss clinic and weigh-in. But soon the stressed of work and being a new dad and life in general creep in and I'm no longer...
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    Shopping for a pro lab

    Hi all! My local pro lab is boosting their prices—in some instances significantly—so I'm looking for alternative labs. Does anyone have any recommendations for a quality (yet price-conscious) pro lab?
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    Prayer for my son

    All, My wife and I are dealing with the possibility of our son having been developmentally injured as a result of medical negligence at his birth. We are making arrangements for him to undergo a series of tests and evaluations to determine if any damage has occurred and, if so, to what...
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    Blessings for iTunes winning caps

    All, By now I'm sure most of you are familiar with the Pepsi iTunes promo where specially marked bottles of Pepsi products have a 1 in 3 chance of having a 10-character code worth one free song download from iTunes. This is aimed toward those of you who do not use iTunes: I am offering one...
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    Is our future destined to fail?

    My wife and I have been struggling as of late—fighting over every little thing and building walls between each other. During our most recent fight, she came out and told me that she didn't rust me. While we were dating, I turned my back on Christ and did things that I shouldn't have and lied...
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    AppleScripters?

    Does anyone else meddle in AppleScript (Mac OS X environment)?
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    Anyone trying IVF?

    My wife and I went through our first IVF cycle late in 2003 and are now the proud parents of seven month old Lucas. We're contemplating going through a second cycle later this year, but have some fears and bad memories from the first time around. I'm just wondering if anyone else has tried/is...
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    Bond fans?

    Are there any fans of the classical quartet Bond out there? (I know, some people classify them as pop, but I still think of their style as classical.)
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    Pray for my marriage

    All, My wife and I don't fight often, but when we do, it's a full fledged verbal assault on each other. I know the enemy is trying to create division within our family and I just ask for your prayers to keep our marriage strong and help us keep our tempers in check. Thanks!
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    Anyone try selling photos?

    My wife and I are contemplating selling some of our photographs at local art fairs. Has anyone done this? Any advice or suggestions? How about approximate up-front costs to get prints, frames, mattes, booth space, etc.? :help:
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    New 2 the board

    Hey y'all! I'm new to the board and am looking forward to learning and sharing about Christ around here. I'm a married male from the US with a 6-month old son. My login name comes from my recent rededication to Christ after some...umm, how can I put this diplomatically...religion courses at a...
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