A Few of FR's Finest...Every Day...12-15-04...Sights and Sounds of Christmas

Aquamarine

[Aquamarine]

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Sleigh ride anyone? Come take a break from the hectic holiday activities and let the sights and sounds of the season fill the air with the joyous spirit of Christmas!

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Sleigh Ride music







First Lady Laura Bush inside the White House

It's The Most Wonderful Day Of The Year
music

The Reason For The Season

For unto us a child is born,
unto us a son is given:
and the government shall
be upon his shoulder:
and his name shall be called
Wonderful, Counsellor,
The mighty God,
The everlasting Father,
The Prince of Peace.
~ Isaiah 9:6

For Unto Us A Child Is Born music

2004 Whitehouse Christmas Tree

Winter Wonderland music







And everyone's favorite place on Christmas Eve

Christmas Song music





Merry Christmas to You

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[Aquamarine]

[Aquamarine]

May your Christmas be as peaceful
and bright as newly fallen snow.

"Herein is love,
not that we loved God,
but that he loved us,
and sent His son."
- 1 John 4:10

[The Mayor]

December 15, 2004

Perfect Peace Is Possible

Read: Isaiah 26:1-9

You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. —Isaiah 26:3

Bible In One Year: Amos 1-3; Revelation 6

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Few things (if anything at all) in this fallen world can be called perfect. But God promises to keep us in "perfect peace" if we keep our minds focused on Him and continue trusting Him (Isaiah 26:3).

So why do we find it so difficult to trust Him? Often, it's because we're afraid that things won't go as we want them to unless we control them ourselves. The less we are in control, the more anxious and worried we become.

Author Hannah Whitall Smith wrote, "It is not hard, you find, to trust the management of the universe, and of all the outward creation, to the Lord. Can your case then be so much more complex and difficult than these, that you need to be anxious or troubled about His management of you?"

Yet we often think our situation is too difficult for God. If we can't solve things ourselves, we doubt that He can. We have our Christian beliefs, yes—but that isn't the same as believing God. Believing God is a personal response that grows out of our Christian faith and is expressed by our increasing trust in Him and His promises.

As our mind remains on Him, He keeps us in perfect peace. This has been the experience of countless believers, and you can experience it too. —Joanie Yoder

If God's creation helps us see
What wonders He can do,
Then we can trust His promises
For they are always true. —D. De Haan

God can be trusted in the dark as well as in the light.

[TMSuchman]

Pretty cool thread. I enjoy seeing the First Lady all the time. She is a real class act.

[Aquamarine]

Good Morning The Mayor. Such a wise inspirational today.

Hope there's not too much snow accumulation in your area and that you're able to work.

[GailA]

Good morning...it's COLD here in Memphis..I had to leave the water running last night so the drains wouldn't freeze.

[Aquamarine]

Thank you.
The First Lady is a special person, we're fortunate to have her.

[Aquamarine]

It's cold here too, 7 degrees!

[TMSuchman]

14 deg. in southeast MI.

[Aquamarine]

I'm up in altitude in the Southern Highlands, the temp drops drastically at night but thankfully comes back up to the 40's during the day.

[The Mayor]

Oh, I'll be working and just put my old military boots on. They are rubber and the only thing that keeps my feet warm. Supposed to be a high of 32 today..

I got some bad news last night.
A friend was killed in an accident at a FED ex in Syracuse. Jerry was working on an overhead door, someone turned it on, knocked him and the lift over.
Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.
I was just at a Christmas party with Jerry Sunday night.

The first thing I thought of was, I didn't ever ask Jerry about his faith in Christ. I hope and Pray it wasn't an opportunity missed.
May God rest his young soul.

[Aquamarine]

Oh no, that's horrible. Mr. A is a Firefighter EMT and I've heard some real horror stories about those automatic roll up doors. One guy was working on one at Home Depot when someone turned it on and rolled him up in it.

[lonestar]

I'll be glad when Laura gets Ms. Beasley in the WH.

Weinie

[Aquamarine]

Good Morning Weinie.

Laura Bush should be getting Ms Beasley any day now.

[The Mayor]

Unbeleivable, how sad..

People don't realize, a machine is a machine,
It doesn't stop.

[Aquamarine]

There's alot that can go wrong out there in the work place. Be careful working in the snow and ice.

[The Mayor]

I was in business for 7 years and not one accident.
We were doing some of the highest roofs in the Buffalo area.
My #1 concern is safety and I stress it..

I'm running now, see ya tonight.

[lonestar]

I like that Rudolph! Can it sing?

Weinie

[Aquamarine]

He sure can. Just click on his nose.

[dutchess]

What a beautiful fun thread! Looking forward to enjoying all the Christmas music when I get home. Great job sistah! (((((aqua))))))