A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....08-06 thru 08-08-04....T.G.I.F. at the Finest

Billie

[Billie]

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

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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in need; and congratulate those deserving. We strive to keep our threads entertaining, fun, and pleasing to look at, and often have guest writers contribute an essay or a profile of another FReeper.

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~ Billie, Mama_Bear, dutchess, Aquamarine ~

Bush - Cheney 04

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, Aquamarine ~



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"Getting to Know You"

THIS WEEK'S THREADS


08-02-04 ~ Military Monday
By Billie
Presented by The Mayor

08-03-04 ~ Luvya, Dubya! (Countering the Baddest & the Ugliest)
By Billie

08-04-04 ~ Blue Angels
By Aquamarine

08-05-04 ~ Take this bounce and shove it!
By JohnHuang2
Presented by Dutchess

Have a wonderful weekend!

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

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[Texagirl4W]

Who could look at this picture and not smile. What a man. What a precious baby!

[ST.LOUIE1]

LOL!!

Hi, Aqua! Enjoy your weekend. : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Happy weekend, Ms.Mittens. : )

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

MEDIA LIED, ON PURPOSE, ABOUT SWIFT BOAT VETS, TODAY!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1186614/posts

[ST.LOUIE1]

Thanks, Tonk. I'll read it later. Geez, what liars! (Media)

[jwfiv]

Wishing all my friends and neighbors here at the Finest a most wonderful weekend.

[lonestar]

I like that duck.

Weinie

[Conspiracy Guy]

; )

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

040804-N-7512V-133 Okinawa, Japan (Aug. 4, 2004) – A soldier assigned to the First Battalion of First Special Operations Airborne Unit, Torii Station, Okinawa, Japan, performs a static jump out of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the “Flying Tigers” of Marine Helicopter Medium Squadron Two Six Two (HMM-262). HMM-262 is assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Kaitlyn Rae Vargo (RELEASED)

040729-N-9712C-001 Camp Roberts, Calif. (July 29, 2004) – Builder 2nd Class Patrick King, a range coach from the Thirty-First Seabee Readiness Group, gives a demonstration on the M136 AT-4 rocket launcher to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Forty (NMCB-40) Seabees. NMCB-40 Seabees are currently conducting training for an upcoming deployment while providing logistic support for deployed Seabee battalions. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman John P. Curtis (RELEASED)

OVER THE NORTH SEA -- An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 494th Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, banks away after receiving fuel during a training mission here July 19. The F-15E Strike Eagle is considered the most advanced two-seat tactical aircraft in the world. The "E's" radar system allows aircrews to pick out bridges and airfields on the radar display from distances more than 80 miles away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tony R. Tolley)

[The Mayor]

bump

[The Mayor]

August 7, 2004

An Unbroken Chain

Read: 2 Tim. 1:1-7; 2:1-2

The things that you have heard from me . . . commit these to faithful men. —2 Timothy 2:2

Bible In One Year: Psalms 72-73; Romans 9:1-15

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Whenever I meet a Christian for the first time, I'm interested in learning how he came to trust Jesus as his Savior. Each person has a different story to tell, but they all testify that they learned the truth because of the efforts of others—their parents, pastors, Sunday school teachers, Bible club leaders, friends, writers. Someone has rightly observed that the body of Christ grows through "an unbroken chain of teachers."

In today's Scripture we learn that Timothy became a believer through the influence of his grandmother Lois, his mother Eunice, and the teaching of Paul (2 Timothy 1:5; 2:2). The apostle told Timothy to become part of that chain and "commit these truths to faithful men who will be able to teach others also" (v.2).

The "faithful men" Paul had in mind were probably church elders, yet he was expressing a principle that applies to every believer. We had to receive the truth from someone; now it is our gracious privilege and solemn duty to transmit that truth to others.

Think of yourself as a link in the living chain that extends from the time Jesus lived on earth to the present. We must keep that chain strong by telling others about Him so that the gospel will reach to future generations. —Herb Vander Lugt

Give me a passion for souls, dear Lord,
A passion to save the lost;
O that Thy love were by all adored,
And welcomed at any cost. —Tovey

The good news is meant to be shared.

[The Mayor]

August 8, 2004

"We Cut The Coal"

Read: Romans 16:1-16

I commend to you Phoebe . . . ; for indeed she has been a helper of many and of myself also. —Romans 16:1-2

Bible In One Year: Psalms 74-76; Romans 9:16-33

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Winston Churchill knew that people who work behind the scenes don't always get the credit they deserve. During World War II, many of England's coal miners wanted to enlist and fight on the front lines. Churchill acknowledged their patriotism but reminded them of how valuable their work was to the cause of the war. "Some must stay in the pits," he said, "and others must stay in the army. Both are equally needed, and for both there is equal credit."

Looking ahead to when children would ask their parents what they did in the war, Churchill said, "One will say, 'I was a fighter pilot'; another will say, 'I was in the submarine service'; . . . and you in your turn will say with equal pride and with equal right, 'We cut the coal.'"

Paul too recognized the vital importance of those who worked behind the scenes. Much of Romans 16 is dedicated to honoring some of his fellow workers in the faith—people such as Phoebe, Andronicus, and Urbanus—whom we would otherwise never know about. Their service was valuable to Paul and to the cause of reaching people for Christ.

Your labor for the Lord may be unseen and unheralded, but it is essential. Continue to "cut the coal." You are valuable to the Lord. —Dave Egner

Use now what God has given you,
Count not its worth as small;
God does not ask of you great things,
Just faithfulness—that's all! —Bosch

Your little is a lot when you give your all.

[LadyX]

Father, we come before you with praise and thanks
for your mercy and grace and forgiveness.
You are the Giver of Life and Light,
and in this pivotal hour in our nation,
founded in your Holy Name, we ask your guidance.

Give us wisdom, Lord, that we may indeed be
your servants and a beacon to the world
of what your precepts can bring to mankind.
Give us strength,
and the ability to stay the difficult course.

Amen.

[The Mayor]

Amen, I'm off to Church

[firewalk]

good morning LadyX
(thanks for the ping)

[LadyX]

Good morning to you, BeforeISleep!

We're having days of COOL weather with low humidity, and loving it..:))
Record setting lows in the 50's at night, by the way.

It's so nice to have the windows open, day and night....

[firewalk]

We're having days of COOL weather with low humidity, and loving it..:))

I prefer low humidity
& am looking forward to traveling to a cooler climate

[Texagirl4W]

Good morning, LadyX. Such a beautiful prayer. Hope you have a super Sunday.

[LadyX]

Circling the field again and finding your reply, it affords the opportunity to express sincere prayers for your rapid recovery from your surgery.

Although I haven't had your particular problem, when in 1968 I had half my thyroid removed (turned out to be a benign tumor), the woman in the next bed had had neck bones operated upon. I know how uncomfortable she was.

I also saw my husband through two spinal surgeries on three ruptured disks at the bottom of his spine....one in 1966, and the other in 1972.

We sound like a soap opera...:))
"As The Body Ages ---" -
LOL

[Texagirl4W]

I didn't realize that I had not mentioned what happened. I had an Anterior Cervical Fusion where they get a piece of bone from the hip and fuse it onto the injured disk, holding it in place with a steel plate. I had had to have this once before but this time was much easier. I'm in a neck collar but feeling OK. Expect to go back to work half days the last week of the month.

Also, last October I had some disk in my lower back fixed. This involved having a rod in my lower back. That has healed fine.

So, when this is over I'll be a new person.

On another note, we are having lovely weather in North Texas. The temps will not get over 90 in the next 5 days.

Hope you all have a great Sunday.