User:Harry B. Strickland

I am interested in the adoption program. I am a retired Educator/Athletic Coach of 40 years. I am currently active in the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Georgia Society, Blue Ridge Mountains Chapter. I am the current President, Chaplain, and Registrar. I am also a member of the Hiawassee United Methodist Church where I hold the position of Lay Leader. I have a morning devotion that goes out by Email to over 100 Compatriots and Friends. My main purpose in my retirement is the "Preservation of our National Heritage" concentrating on Schools, Community, Patriotic Businesses and all that wants to be informed of the Revolutionary War, Patriots, and those that want to keep this Nation a "One Nation Under God" Unified! The Wikipedia Program will enhance my ability to Educate, stimulate, and assost American citizens that want to "Take our Nation back" to a "Christian Nation". The opportunity to have a Adopter would be seriously received by my user Name: Harry B. Strickland My Morning Devotion:

Blue Ridge Mountains Chapter Sons of the American Revolution

Harry B. Strickland, President/Chaplain Inspirational Quote " The Choice you make today will usually affect                              Tomorrow." Good Morning Compatriots and Friends: Yesterday we had a planning session at our Church. One of the roles of our church is "Outreach". The extending of service or assistance beyond current or unusual limits (an outreach program). I believe that outreaching connects us with another to fulfill a basic need: A Longing for Belonging "And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near."1

There is deep within the heart and soul of every one of us a need and longing to belong. The one who has no sense of belonging and being connected in relationship to at least one meaningful companion or friend, is more likely than not to become physically ill, We cannot live healthily without having at least one (and preferably more) healthy relationships.

Not belonging, not feeling loved and accepted and/or being rejected can be one of life's most painful experiences. Ralph Keyes in his book Is There Life after High School? Writes that Mia Farrow has never forgotten the time every girl but Mia was asked to dance. Nor did Charles Schulz of "Peanuts" cartoon fame ever forget that the yearbook staff rejected his every cartoon. Movie actress Ali McGraw confesses she doesn't forget the fact that she never had one date in all of high school. Henry Kissinger is best remembered by his classmates as the kid nobody wanted to eat lunch with at school."2  And perhaps many of us can remember when kids were choosing teams and we were the last one to be chosen. It was pretty devastating.  As I've said many times if Jesus, when on earth, needed close friendly relationships, how much more do we need them?

Speaking personally, one of the best places I have found to find healthy connections and friendships is in a healthy, non-judgmental, non-legalistic, loving, God-fearing (respecting) church and having Compatriots and Friends like you. We all need to reach out to others to "Preserve our National Heritage" and belong to "One Nation Under God." This is why we need to pray for one another and ourselves to reach out. You are daily in my prayers for a loving relationship by "reaching out." Harry

Prayer: "Dear God, thank you that you have created us for relationships. Please help us first to be a good friend and then find a few loving relationships to get legitimate needs met in healthy ways. Thank you for hearing and answering our prayers. Gratefully, in Jesus' name, amen."

1. Hebrews 10:25 (NLT). 2. Donald B. Strobe, Collected Words. Cited on www.Sermons.com.

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