I have copied and pasted the information below. Tawny and I went to school together, we both lead lives that are very involved with the Military. As most of you all know, my children's dad is an active duty Marine. I would hope that the same kind of effort and prayer would go into effect for my children's dad as they have for Joe Houston. Please lift all these people involved in your prayers!!! Joe's finacee' Jenn posted on her facebook status: No sign of my beloved- the Lord has veiled him. We know he's not with the plane & wherever he is, his helmet & vest are with him!

It just breaks my heart! Pray that these friends who are searching (All volunteers) do not grow weary (ISAIAH 40:31)



Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 12:00pm
End Time:
Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 12:00pm
Location:
Corpus Christi (San Jose Island)
Description
This is the status for tomorrow. There may be changes for Thursday and the rest of the week. We will send out an updated email as we have information.

Dear Friends,

Thank you for all being involved with this and showing your interest. Here's what we came up with at the meeting. There will be two groups going out tomorrow. One at 8AM and the other at noon. The ferry over to San Jose Island leaves promptly at those times so be there at 7:30AM or 11:30AM. The 8AM crew will be grouped when we meet at the ferry. The noon group needs to go over on the ferry without being grouped. Someone (probably Nicole) will be waiting to put you in a group when you get on the island. Let me know if you plan on going and what time so we have a general idea of how many people and also there are a few people who need rides. My email is nhimitrust@yahoo.com
There is a $12 roundtrip fee per person for the ferry (we are working on getting the fee reduced).
The meeting place to get on the ferry:
Fisherman's Wharf
900 Tarpon St.
Port Aransas, TX 78373
You will be grouped into 5's with one leader and designated to one search area to ensure that we don't duplicate. The leader will have a GPS and maps. Please let someone know if you have medical experience before being grouped.
This is a beachy/marshy/heavy brush island. Please dress accordingly. Long pants, hiking boots, bright colored shirt (so that you're visible to your group and Joe), and something reflective if possible. Please be prepared by bringing:
-backpack
-whistle
-hat
-sunscreen
-bugspray
-water (1 gallon per person in bottles, not jugs)
-food/snacks for yourself
-cell phone
OPTIONAL ITEMS
-binoculars
-GPS
-first aid kit
If anybody has a mountain bike please bring it. We need them to send people further down the island. You can take your bike on the ferry but no motorized vehicles.

We need food/snacks and water to pass out to the volunteers. Please contact Tawny Novosad if you'd like to help with food. 361-876-8969 or tawnynovosad@yahoo.com

We also are trying to raise money to help pay for the ferry, gas, and other search expenses. You can email myself or Tawny if you can help in this area.

Matt Kavanagh is the point person for search planning. 610-905-5085

Please email me (Amy Warner) if you're going to search and let me know what time. 361-334-6703 or nhimitrust@yahoo.com

If anybody has access to boats, jet skis, helicopters, or other means of search transportation please let us know.

We do have offers for babysitting if needed. Again, please let us know.

PASS THIS ON! The more people we can get helping, the more area can be covered. Please forward this email. Thanks again and anything you can do is greatly appreciated.

Blessings,
Dave and Amy Warner
Matt Kavanagh and Nicole Lamberti
Nick and Tawny Novosad
and many more

I am thinking about coming back to blog in the near future.....

Happy Birthday X-Daddy!

God has truly blessed me. You have been there for me in more ways than my real dad has. (Not trying to be mean, it is a fact here).  Thank you for always being there for me.  May this be the happiest and most blessed Birthday!

Love in Christ,
SP

In a few short days, a black man will move from his private residence into a much larger and more expensive one owned not by him but by the taxpayers. A vast lawn, perimeter fence and many well-trained security specialists will insulate him from the rest of us, but the mere fact that this man will live there should make us all stop and count our blessings — because it proves we live in a nation where anything is possible.

Many believed this day would never come. Most of us hoped and prayed that it would, but few of us actually believed we would live to see it. Racism is an ugly thing in all of its forms and there is little doubt that if this man had moved there 15 years ago, there would have been a great outcry — possibly even rioting in the streets. Today, we can all be both grateful and proud that no such mayhem will take place when this man takes up residency in this house.

This man, moving into this house at this time in our nation's history is much more than a simple change of addresses for him — it is proof of a change in our attitude as a nation. It is an amends of sorts — the righting of a great wrong. It is a symbol of our growth, and of our willingness to judge a man, not by the color of his skin but by the content of his character.

There can be little doubt now that the vast majority of us truly believe this man has earned both his place in history and his new address. His time in this house will not be easy — it will be fraught with danger and he will face many challenges. We're sure there will be many times when he asks himself how in the world he ended up here, and, like all who have gone before him, the experience will age him greatly. But in every way a man can, he asked for this. His whole life for the past fifteen years appears to have been inexorably leading this man toward this house. It is highly probable that in the past, despite all of his actions, racism would have kept this man out of this house. Today, we thank the Lord above that we are Americans and live in a nation where wrongs are righted, where justice matters and where truly anything is possible. A nation where O.J. Simpson is finally going to jail.

What, you thought this was about Obama???

Happy Anniversary X-Daddy and Beth!