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Posted on 11/01/2008 12:28:05 AM PDT by JustAmy
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Thank You Amy for Your thoughtful greeting & for Your many pings!!
Awww sweet HUGS & KISSES bear!
Please tell Marissa I convey my congrats on her reading award!That’s great!
:)
Hugs!
Always love seeing F L Laura...Pres B. also,natch!
But right now just commenting on Your Fri ping,T Y as always, CMac!
I /we will always remember to never forget!
Thanks much for a ping to that always touching to see pic!
Yea FR is back!
Where it otter be!
:)
Thanks for the adorable ping!
What a wonderfl story & Yepper I cried most of the way through it!
I would have been one to contribute to bless those great MEN.
Thanks for being God’s vessel to domino effect that blessing for them!
Wow!
So cute, yorkie! Hallelujah Free Republic is running good.
**What Is A Hug?**
Perfect, jaycee! I am a full body hug type of person! Hugs to all of you!
Mornin’ all, and if I left anybody out, I apologize! Thanks for all the pings—haven’t been able to get on all week. What’s up with that?
Y’all have a great day!
Thanks for the links, Dolly. Will check them out later after answering pings. Have a beautiful Sunday!
LOL~~~yes, we lost Saturday for sure! I can’t remember the times I tried before giving up. Off and on all day, as I’m sure everyone did. I said to myself “there are hundreds of FReepers out there just like me, having breakdowns”.....But we made it!
Thank you for the nice graphic and lovely words this morning, Meg!
I love your toast and egg graphic I just saw this morning. I haven’t had breakfast and it looks mighty good to me.
Thank you, Majie. I felt I needed to look over the rainbow all last week. It was hard for all of us. Since we can’t change it, we will try to make the best of it and look for better days.
Thanks again, Majie! I had a patriotic heart very heavy last week. I’m so afraid Obama will “change” our country too much, since he doesn’t even like the “Star Spangled Banner”. I’m afraid he doesn’t appreciate our Military like he should.
Good morning friends
Wishing all a Blessed Sunday.
(forgot how to post a picture, help anyone?;)
Thank you, G.G.! No matter how we are feeling, sad or happy, a hug can make everything better. Nothing like it, is there?
One of my boyhood heroes was Davy Crockett, the “King of the Wild Frontier.” I looked up to him, admiring his courage and exploits.
Years later, my brother gave me a book that traced the experiences of the real-life David Crockett. I was surprised by his humanness. The real Davy Crockett made mistakes and had serious personal problems. The book depicted him as both flawed and frail.
This was both disappointing and reassuring to me. It was disappointing because he was less than I had come to believe, but reassuring because that reality made Crockett more accessible to me—and even more of a hero.
In the Bible we see that God consistently used people who were far less than perfect. That shouldn’t surprise us. God is glorified by showing Himself strong through our weaknesses. It shows us that He desires to work through our lives not because we are perfect but because He is. And since He uses weak and foolish things (1 Cor. 1:27), it means you and I are prime candidates for His work.
The Lord isn’t looking for superheroes. He uses those of us who are flawed and frail, so that He can show His strength and grace. He wants those with a willing and available heart.
But you’ll never find a spot where east and west are actually next to each other. In going west, you never “find” east. East goes on forever. West goes on forever. They never meet. You can’t get farther from something than that.
What difference does this make? Just this: When you read in Scripture that your forgiven sins are separated from you “as far as the east is from the west” (Ps. 103:12), you are assured that they are an immeasurable distance away—gone forever. If that’s not enough, try this: God says, “I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; and I will not remember your sins” (Isa. 43:25).
Concerned about your sins? Through Jesus’ death on the cross, God is able to say, “What sins?” But He will do that only if you put your faith in His Son.
Happy Birthday snugs!!!
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