A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....02-18,19,20-05...T.G.I.F. at the Finest

Billie

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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Welcome to TGIF at the Finest!   We hope you've been having as much fun as we have with our essays and/or spotlight on various FReepers. From the beginning, we've been kicking back on Saturdays and Sundays and simply reviewing the features of the week; our weekend threads now start on Friday and continue through Sunday. If you missed seeing any of this week's threads and want to say hello there now, just click on the link for that particular day. If you'd like to drop in and out of this thread today through Sunday, please feel free to do that also. One of us will try to be around to see the welcome mat is still out, put the coffee pot on, and maybe even bring fresh flowers for the table. : )

~ Billie, Mama_Bear, Dutchess, Dansangel, Aquamarine ~



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"Getting to Know You"

THIS WEEK'S THREADS


02-14-05 ~ Sweet Hearts (A Valentine Story)
By Billie

02-15,16-05 ~ Military Tuesday & Wednesday
By Billie
Presented by The Mayor

02-17-05 ~ Breaking: "Mainstream Media accuse Blogs of having agenda
By JohnHuang2
Presented by Dansangel

Have a wonderful weekend!

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' The guy's good, folks!

Thanks, Mixer!

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12-29-04 ~ Finest Hall of Fame #10

[Billie]

[Billie]

[DollyCali]

Billie, I have asked you NOT to use that pix of me without my permission!

:)

Hope everyone has a good day preceeding a good weekend. Tonight I join a small group welcoming home a Hero who has just served over a year in Iraq. will be missing day one of our woman's retreat at church, As you can imagine mom Penny is floating on cloud nine.

will try to do thread on it

[Gabz]

Howdy!!!!!!!!!

[The Mayor]

February 18, 2005

Hearing And Doing

Read:
James 1:19-27

Be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. -James 1:22

Bible In One Year: Numbers 4-6

I read about a man in New York City who died at the age of 63 without ever having had a job. He spent his entire adult life in college. He had acquired so many academic degrees that they looked like the alphabet behind his name.

Why did this man spend his entire life in college? When he was a child, a wealthy relative died who had named him as a beneficiary in his will. It stated that he was to be given enough money to support him every year as long as he stayed in school. And it was to be discontinued when he had completed his education.

The man met the terms of the will, but by staying in school indefinitely he turned a technicality into a steady income for life-something his benefactor never intended. Unfortunately, he spent thousands of hours listening to professors and reading books but never "doing." He acquired more and more knowledge but didn't put it into practice.

This reminds me of what James said: "Be doers of the Word, and not hearers only" (1:22). If we read the Bible or listen as it is taught but fail to put to work what we have learned, we are as bad as that man with his string of degrees. His education was of no practical benefit to anyone.

Hearing must be matched by doing. -Richard De Haan

We take delight to read God's Word
And say, "Oh, yes, it's true!"
But it's of little use to us
Unless we hear and do. -D. De Haan

Open your Bible prayerfully, read it carefully, obey it joyfully.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
Can I Really Trust The Bible?

[Diver Dave]

Mornin' Billie and Co.
Friday and the work just begins.
Meet the newest addition to the family. Joined us yesterday. No name yet.

[shezza]

Billie, I just love that Pledge of Allegiance graphic!

[Flyer]

Dang, I picked a good day to drop in at The Finest.

That puppy already looks like he has a thousand questions for you.

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Billie.

[Temple Owl]

Have a great weekend.

[LadyX]

Quite thought-provoking Daily Bread message again today, Rus -- thank you.

[LadyX]

*The most irresistable face* on that sweet puppy I've seen in a long time, Dave!

C'mon - tell us if it is a male or female, and toss it up to your Finest Family to have fun with name suggestions!
Offer a color paw-autographed picture or sumpin' for the prize - LOL

We deserve the mind stretcher and having fun..:))

[GailA]

Good afternoon, boy I feel like that lady, I spent the morning in the doctor's office, just to get my RX for my synthroid refilled for the next 5 months. They just wouldn't just refill it without my seeing the Physicians Assistant.

[Flyer]

fun with name suggestions!

Since the dog will no doubt have its picture all over the internet. . . Weber!

[FreeTheHostages]

[deadhead]

LOL, I feel like the 'Whew' Lady in your graphic. Spent the day 'spring' cleaning :-) DiverDave, your pup is so cute! LadyX, great idea...I am sure the finest family can come up with some great names...hmmmmm Lucy, yea Lucy LOL

Am now listening to Asleep At The Wheel...swinging into the weekend.
Have a wonderful weekend, all.

Welcome to DD's new pup

[Diver Dave]

Mrs.d had friends at work submitting names for our new son.
Many terrific names, and we've been bouncing names back and forth and just settled on "Doc."
Among the reasons for choosing "Doc", we like it, and "Doc" was the the name of the character in my ship's logo - a Destroyer Tender - a floating repair shop for the ships of the fleet. The Piedmont got license from Disney to use his character from Snow White.

"Doc" Piedmont

[Flyer]

Welcome to the world, Doc!

[Flyer]

now listening to Asleep At The Wheel...swinging into the weekend.

Hmmm. . . that sounds like a good idea. Maybe a dose of Lyle Lovett, too.

[firewalk]

*smiling so big that my face hurts*

thank you for the ping
(& for that cute graphic)
hope you have the best weekend