A Few of FR's Finest...Every Day...06-03 thru 05-05...T.G.I.F. at the Finest

Mama_Bear

[Mama_Bear]

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

Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world.

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.

On Mondays please visit us to see photos of A FEW OF FR'S VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY

If you have a suggestion, or an idea, or if there's a FReeper you would like to see featured, please drop one of us a note in FR mail.

We're having fun and hope you are!
~ Billie, Mama_Bear, Dutchess, Aquamarine, Dolly Cali ~

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, Dolly Cali ~



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"Getting to Know You"

THIS WEEK'S THREADS


05-30-05 ~ Remembering Them Then ~ Honoring Them
ByDollyCali

05-31-05 ~ Military Monday on Tuesday
By Billie
Presented by The Mayor

06-01-05 ~ Another Finest Play Day
By Mama_Bear

06-02-05 ~Frog pops the big Question but she says "NON"
By JohnHuang2
Presented by Dutchess

Have a wonderful weekend!

03-29-05 ~ Hall of Fame #11

Click on the photo to view the album. To submit your photo, please contact dansangel or .45Man at danbh59@yahoo.com and include Freeper Photo Album in subject line.

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[luvie]

Thanks, as always, to the two of you for keeping us focused on Whose we are! Bless you!

[Brad’s Gramma]

You'd REALLY like it over here...

:)

[GailA]

Have fun and wave Old Glory a few times for me. I have to work tomorrow.

[Mama_Bear]

Have fun and wave Old Glory a few times for me. I have to work tomorrow.

Will do.

[DollyCali]

have a wonderful time at the flag waving shin dig!!! .. EMB.. wow on the pix.. I have several favs today.. LOVE the Statue of liberty & formation above..Cancelled PM plans.. just too tired to be social lately

a few pix from last weekend.

[Mama_Bear]

have a wonderful time at the flag waving shin dig!!!

We had a great time. Not a lot of people tonight, but we had a good group and got lots of positive response from the cars that passed by.

Then we topped of the evening with a wonderful dinner and a Margarita at the Outback Steakhouse.

Now I am ready to toddle off to bed. :-)

[mrstank]

Nice pictures DollyCali, I really like the way you arranged them.

Sorry I've been away for so long. I just haven't had much time to be on the internet since November. My DH came home from Iraq in February, but left a couple of weeks ago to go back to Kuwait. He volunteered this time, and will be in a quieter area, so hopefully it will be a fairly easy deployment.

Anyway, just wanted to say hi, and hopefully I'll be around a bit more again.

[The Mayor]

June 4, 2005

Have A Great Day!

Read:
Psalm 118

This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. -Psalm 118:24

Bible In One Year: Proverbs 12-14

I was in a convenience store one day, standing in line behind a man paying for his groceries. When he was finished, the clerk sent him off with a cheery "Have a great day!"

To the clerk's surprise (and mine) the man exploded in anger. "This is one of the worst days of my life," he shouted. "How can I have a great day?" And with that he stormed out of the store.

I understand the man's frustration; I too have "bad" days over which I have no control. How can I have a great day, I ask myself, when it's beyond my control? Then I remember these words: "This is the day the Lord has made" (Psalm 118:24).

The Lord has made every day, and my Father will show Himself strong on my behalf today. He has control over everything in it-even the hard things that will come my way. All events have been screened through His wisdom and love, and they are opportunities for me to grow in faith. "His mercy endures forever" (v.1). "The Lord is on my side; I will not fear" (v.6).

Now, when people give me the parting admonition to have a great day, I reply, "That's beyond my control, but I can be grateful for whatever comes my way, and rejoice-for this is the day the Lord has made." -David Roper

When dawn announces each new day,
Before you rise up out of bed,
Rejoice-be glad and give God praise,
And thank Him for what lies ahead. -Sper

A smile is a curve that can set things straight.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
How Much Does God Control?
When Hope Is Lost

[Kitty Mittens]

Beautiful Post, my Lady!

Thank you for the Daily Devotional, Mr. Mayor!

[LadyX]

"My DH came home from Iraq in February, but left a couple of weeks ago to go back to Kuwait. He volunteered this time, and will be in a quieter area, so hopefully it will be a fairly easy deployment."

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You have no idea how very happy I am to have you here again, mrstank!!

Often seeing your name on my Ping! List when I make Replies, I've wondered how you are, last hearing when your husband (mrtank..:)) surprised you with a brief return to the States for your birthday/anniversary in November.

Hesitated to follow up with Freep Mail, in case there was some news you did not care to share -- but just continued to pray for you and for him.

-- Thank you, Father, for mrstank's wellbeing; his safety,
his dedication to his fellow service members,
and their contributions to America --

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((( Hugs )))

[LadyX]

"The Lord has made every day, and my Father will show Himself strong on my behalf today. He has control over everything in it-even the hard things that will come my way.

**All events have been screened through His wisdom and love, and they are opportunities for me to grow in faith.** "His mercy endures forever" (v.1). "The Lord is on my side; I will not fear" (v.6)."

**"Lord, help me to remember this when moments are difficult
and I am challenged by things small or large."**

Your child,

Maggie

[Aquamarine]

Good morning everyone. Love the picture montage Dolly, you need to tell me how you did that. :)

Good job working the street last night Mama Bear (does that sound right?) lol

Thanks to The Mayor and LadyX for such moving posts.

It's so great to see you again Mrs Tank, I've missed you!

[LadyX]

Hi, Aqua!

"Good job working the street last night Mama Bear (does that sound right?) lol"

WELL -- it was rumored she was dressed like THIS --

but then again, she lives in California..:))

-- *The LadyX is Going Out To * --

[WVNan]

I was just thinking about these two yesterday and wondering how they are doing. Sent up a little prayer for them.

I'm not really here G of B. Em's coming over.

[WVNan]

Glad to see you around mrstank. Also glad that your DH is deployed in a safer place now. Of course, we are always in prayer for all of our people who are serving our country, wherever they are.

[WVNan]

You're going out to.....get a bucket? Hi Sistah, I'm not really here. Miss Em is coming over for Grammy to keep for an hour or so, then have to go get my hair cut.

[Mama_Bear]

Good job working the street last night Mama Bear (does that sound right?) lol

LOL!!! Thanks, sistah. ;-)

[Mama_Bear]

Miss Em is coming over for Grammy to keep for an hour or so.

Are you to Emma?

What a coincidence! My mother has always been "Grammy" to my son. In fact, her FR screen name is "Grammy Bear", although she rarely posts on FR.

If you have a use for it, I know she would be more than happy to share the "Grammy" graphic that SAMWolf gave her years ago. :-)

[WVNan]

to Emma

Yeah, that looks cool. Thank your Mother, and thank you. Onto my profile page it goes. (If you don't mind).

[Mama_Bear]

Onto my profile page it goes. (If you don't mind).

Sure don't. We are happy to share it. :-)