A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....08-09,10-05....Money is No Object

Billie

[Allegra]

Thank you for your kind words. :-)

Loggies rule!

[Allegra]

What an odd thing to say, unless he was just encouraging you to be the best you can be and not settle for anything less than that.

He was a former Marine Drill Instructor and also my swimming coach. He believed in MOTIVATING. LOL

[The Mayor]

August 10, 2005

Walking Away

Read:
Exodus 33:12-23

My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. —Exodus 33:14

Bible In One Year: Jeremiah 17-20

After winning a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, wrestler Rulon Gardner took off his shoes, placed them in the center of the mat, and walked away in tears. Through that symbolic act, Gardner announced his retirement from the sport which had defined his life for many years.

Times of walking away come to all of us, and they can be emotionally wrenching. A loved one "walks away" in death. A child moves away from home. We leave a job or a community and it feels as if we've left everything behind. But when we know the Lord, we never have to walk into an unknown future alone.

It's worth pausing to reflect on how much the children of Israel walked away from when Moses led them out of Egypt. They left the heavy burden of slavery, but they also left everything stable and predictable they had ever known. Later, when the Lord told Moses, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest" (Exodus 33:14), Moses replied, "If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here" (v.15).

During our most difficult times, our stability comes from the presence and peace of God. Because He goes with us, we can walk into the future with confidence. —David McCasland

I never walk alone, Christ walks beside me,
He is the dearest Friend I've ever known;
With such a Friend to comfort and to guide me,
I never, no, I never walk alone. —Ackley
© 1952, The Rodeheaver Company

Every loss leaves a space that only God's presence can fill.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
How Does God Keep His Promises?

[Lakeside]

Good morning, Mayor, and all the Finest.

I like what you said in post #196 of this thread:

"...life is built on dreams and Faith in Christ."

So very true!

Have a very fine day--

[The Mayor]

Good Morning Lakeside..

That is how I try and live my life.
And with pure determination to correct the wrongs in local government..

[Rammer]

Thanks. It's very much like wrestling, but the object is not to pin the opponent but rather to apply a joint lock or a choke which causes them to "submit". It's more like a cross between Judo and wrestling than anything else.

No significance to the color of the outfits. I happened to wear a blue "gi" (pronounced gee) that day and my opponent wore white.

I won that match on points and a few others, lost some too. I ended up 3-3 that weekend.

[Rammer]

Hi! How are you doing this week?

[OESY]

This whole USA country was hardly big enough for this baby:





The space shuttle Discovery glided back to Earth to a pre-dawn landing in the Mojave desert today, nearly 14 days after its 5.8-million-mile journey began.



After a one-day delay and a shift in plans from the East Coast to the West, the shuttle Discovery landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California Tuesday at 8:11:22 a.m. Eastern time.

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

My, my, that's a nice jet you got there Billie...

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Are we doing all this on your credit card? Will the shops we will be going to have much larger sizes than what is shown on your illustration? Sounds like fun!

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

AWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

WOW! LM is a big dog! Sorry to hear about his leg. That's funny but good about him getting out but not going anywhere.

[Mama_Bear]

Good morning, Maggie!

Paper dolls are fun. Let's never grow up! :-)

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Thank you, Mayor.

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Sorry, that should have read:

AAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!

[scubachick]

Babychick and I would love Disneyland too!!!!!!!!!! And Sea World! We miss you and we love you!

[Mama_Bear]

Good morning, Rammer. Thanks for the photos and info on Jiu Jitsu.

This gives me a perfect opportunity to show off my grandson, Gage, and his mother in their gis (gi's? gis'? LOL. Whatever.)

They are practicing karate. This is when they first started. They have both advanced a couple of belts since this was taken.

You're in NC? My favorite niece lives in Charlotte, visited her there last summer. :-)

You have a great day, Rammer!

[Rammer]

Thanks Mama_Bear! I'm in Charlotte, too. Nice place to live, sort of (the liberals have taken over and taxes are going up up up).

[OESY]

BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! As in: LLLLOOOOLLLL!!!!

[Billie]