A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....02-09-05....Maine, The Pine Tree State

Mama_Bear

[Mama_Bear]

[Mama_Bear]

If you would like to be added to or removed from the Finest ping list, freepmail me.

[Mama_Bear]

Remember our military in prayer. Good night, all.I'm off to bed.

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Mama.

[.45MAN]

Good mahnin to ya Mama Beah! Nice piece on Maine. Born thaya myself.

[JohnHuang2]

Driveby G'morning to ya, Mama_Bear :-)

And G'morning .45MAN and Aeronaut.

[Aeronaut]

Hey John, How's it going?

[phancypants]

Sometimes it is so lovely to read the Pledge of Allegiance...thank you!

[DollyCali]

Ping to MB & wheelbarrow (new FReeper, whose family has a summer place on Bustin Island in Maine. & emailing link to his relatives.)..Hi John,Ann, Ken, Warren..

:)

Mama.. what a great tribute. Have you done all of the state threads? I am bookmarking this thread & hope to get back to it to check out the others. Eventually

I love how you do the double frame & "matting" . Prolly is a different name but whatever it is called is lovely. Thank you for your hard work

I had O out for our morning bike/run. Not freezing as outside cats water bowl was not frozen.. heavy pea soup fog

[DollyCali]

you are up early also.. enjoyed your "product" the other day. I am never here at same time you are (and you are prolly gone by now)

[GailA]

Good morning Mama Bear and ALL here at the FInest.

[KeyWest]

Thanks. From Bath, home of BIW the best ship builder in the world.

[The Mayor]

February 9, 2005

Fast Freeze

Read:
Deuteronomy 9:9-16

Go down quickly from here, for your people whom you brought out of Egypt have . . . quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them. -Deuteronomy 9:12

Bible In One Year: Leviticus 1-4

Thanks to Internet technology, I can watch ice building up on Lake Michigan from my warm office 30 miles away. The changing angle of the sun's rays in winter chills the earth. Frigid temperatures turn surging water into rock-hard ice in a surprisingly short time. Witnessing this rapid transition reminds me of how quickly our hearts can turn cool toward God.

That happened to the ancient Israelites. After God miraculously rescued them from slavery, they became impatient when Moses climbed Mt. Sinai to meet God and didn't return according to their timetable. So they got together and created their own god (Exodus 32:1). The Lord told Moses to hurry back down the mountain because the people had so quickly turned away (Deuteronomy 9:12).

When situations don't unfold according to our timetable, we might assume that God has lost interest in us. When we no longer feel close to Him, our hearts may grow cold. But God is always with us. As the psalmist wrote, "Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?" (Psalm 139:7).

Even when God seems distant, He's not. His presence fills heaven and earth (vv.8-10). There's never a reason to let our hearts freeze over. -Julie Ackerman Link

Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all Thy quickening powers;
Kindle a flame of sacred love
In these cold hearts of ours. -Watts

The question is not where is God, but where isn't He?

FOR FURTHER STUDY
Questions Skeptics Ask About The God Of The Old Testament

[StarCMC]

What an AWESOME thread Mama Bear!! I'm pinging a couple of Mainers!!

[ST.LOUIE1]

Morning, ((((((((fuzzy))))))))

Another 'beauty' today.....just like *you*. : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Good morning, Rus!

[ST.LOUIE1]

((((((( Pippin )))))))

[ST.LOUIE1]

Morning, BillieBlue!

Wherever you are. : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Morning, lovely ladies. : )

[Mama_Bear]

Good morning!! I was just now arriving at the thread and who should I bump into but my very most favorite louiewolf!

Another 'beauty' today.....just like *you*. : )

Awwww......thank you. :-)

Isn't Maine beautiful? But, I'm afraid too cold for me.

Hey, on the chance that you would be here this morning, I brought donuts. The glazed have your name on them... ;-)