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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-9,10,11-05...From East to West Freepers Decorate Best
Billie
Posted on 12/09/2005 7:36:02 AM PST by Billie
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, Dutchess, DollyCali, Mama_Bear, GodBlessUSA ~
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Good morning, FReeper FRiends! We're Christmas'ing all this month at the Finest, and this weekend you are invited to join us on a tour of the Finest Homes, where many of our regulars are going to share their decorations with you in their posts throughout the weekend. In addition, we would love to see your Christmas trees, your outdoor lights, favorite decorations, recipes, Christmas traditions in your home.
Because the thread may get really *graphics-heavy*, I ask that you keep your photos a reasonable size (both physical and in bytes), but do hope you will feel free to post as many as you like, and drop in often to see the offerings of others. I will start with a little bit of Christmas in my kitchen, which helps get me in the mood to bake cookies and other goodies we don't need but think we can't do without. :)
As we share our photos and traditions with others, I'd like to share a link to a wonderful Christmas album: "Merry Christmas With love" by Clay Aiken, who has one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard. My favorite song is #6: "Mary Did You Know". I've been listening to it over and over and over, but you should be able to listen to all of the songs on that CD.
![](http://www.d21c.com/billie/AikenMaryDidYouKnow.jpg)
Clay Aiken ~ "Merry Christmas With Love"
Mary Did You Know
Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy would one day walk on water? Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy would save our sons and daughters? Did you know that your Baby Boy has come to make you new? This Child that you delivered will soon deliver you.
Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy will give sight to a blind man? Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy will calm the storm with His hand? Did you know that your Baby Boy has walked where angels trod? When you kiss your little Baby you kissed the face of God?
Mary did you know.. Ooo Ooo Ooo
The blind will see. The deaf will hear. The dead will live again. The lame will leap. The dumb will speak The praises of The Lamb.
Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy is Lord of all creation? Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy will one day rule the nations? Did you know that your Baby Boy is heaven's perfect Lamb? The sleeping Child you're holding is the Great, I Am.
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From My House to Yours.....
Merry Christmas, Ya'll!
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Free Republic; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: christmasdecorating; christmasdecorations; freepers; fun; military; patriotic; surprises; veterans
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To: Billie
Watch out! It's mistletoe!Wolfies ready! Lay one on me! : )
To: GodBlessUSA; Mama_Bear; DollyCali; Aquamarine; Diver Dave; dutchess; MEG33; All
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posted on
12/09/2005 2:53:49 PM PST
by
Billie
To: Billie
Beautiful thread, beautiful home decorations. Thank you, wolfie. I'm glad you think so.
Everything *you* do is bautiful. : )
TWO TREES? I love it! : )
Oh, wait! I do believe that's a mirror behind the tree. :)
LOL!!!!! You're sooooo cute! AhhhhhRooooo!!
To: Billie
Hi Billie, yes that is the outside of my house. The pic is from another year. The deer were animated, moved their heads and tails. Lucy was so afraid of them, would bark at them...I guess she thought they were real. So, I gave the deer away :-)
Every year, I think about decorating early so I can enjoy it longer, but it never happens.
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posted on
12/09/2005 2:56:11 PM PST
by
deadhead
(God Bless Our Troops and Veterans)
To: ST.LOUIE1
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posted on
12/09/2005 2:56:59 PM PST
by
Billie
To: DollyCali
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posted on
12/09/2005 3:02:46 PM PST
by
La Enchiladita
(What Child is this, who laid to rest in Mary's arms, is sleeping ....?)
To: Pistov Elf; Billie; Mama_Bear
Yep!! St.Louie1...a.k.a. Wolfie Toofums...you have earned Santa's Naughty List, again...and it's
BIG TIME!!!
Yo! Elfie!
To: Billie
Wolfies ready! Lay one on me! : ) LOL Take your pick! :)
Surely you know I'm gonna say.....ALL OF THEM! : )
And I don't know what "bautiful" means. LOL
To: Billie
This is the most gorgeous song; has me in tears.... thank you.
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posted on
12/09/2005 3:08:09 PM PST
by
La Enchiladita
(What Child is this, who laid to rest in Mary's arms, is sleeping ....?)
To: Billie; All
Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!
By Kelly Boggs Dec 9, 2005 bp news
McMINNVILLE, Ore. (BP)--It almost did not air. Network executives thought it moved too slowly for a Christmas special. They also were convinced that the absence of a laugh track, a staple of 1960 era comedies, would be the kiss of death.
To further complicate matters, the man behind the cast of animated characters insisted upon using real kids for the voice-overs. As a result, only a couple of the children who were cast had any acting experience.
However, what most concerned the suits at CBS was the religious content. The climax of the 30-minute program focused on a main character quoting Scripture.
The executive producer even insisted that the Bible could not be read on network television. However, the creator of what has become a Christmas classic refused to edit or otherwise water-down the content.
In spite of network executives concerns, A Charlie Brown Christmas made its television debut on Thursday, Dec. 9, 1965. The result: More than 15 million homes tuned in and it captured nearly half of the possible audience.
The week it aired, the show was No. 2 in the ratings. It went on to win critical acclaim as well as an Emmy Award for outstanding children's program and a Peabody Award for excellence in programming.
The executives at CBS were stunned at the programs success. Lee Mendelson, executive producer of A Charlie Brown Christmas, told USA Today, When I started reading the reviews, I was shocked.... They actually liked it.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas, the animated classic that features the Peanuts characters created by Charles Schultz. The storyline not only exposes the crass commercialization that characterizes too much of American Christmas, but it also highlights the real reason for the season. And after four decades, it continues to be popular.
The so-called experts are still scratching their collective heads over the success of Charlie Brown. Explanations for the shows longevity abound.
Some suggest the popularity is due to the genius of Schultz and the popularity of the characters he created. Others insist that it is the craving for nostalgia of the baby-boom generation that fuels the seasonal success of A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Contrary to expert speculation about Charlie Browns success, I believe the popularity of Charles Schultzs story about the round-headed boys search for the true meaning of Christmas runs deeper than superficial sentiment for characters or the desire to reminisce. The success of A Charlie Brown Christmas is anchored in truth.
In a society that is on the verge of committing politically correct suicide, Charlie Brown dares to declare the simple truth that the reason for the season is the birth of Jesus Christ.
When Charlie Brown shouts in desperation, Isn't there anyone out there who can tell me what Christmas is all about? Linus responds, Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you. He then takes center stage and quotes verbatim the King James Version of Luke 2:8-14.
With simple eloquence, the blanket-clutching character unashamedly announces, For unto you this day is born in the City of Bethlehem, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.
Linus quotation stands in stark contrast to a popular culture that seeks to ban the Guest of Honor from His own celebration. The message of A Charlie Brown Christmas is the supernatural reality that God sent His only begotten son into the world so the world might through Him be saved.
In the 40 years since Charles Schultz first communicated the simple truth of Christmas through his beloved Peanuts characters, American culture has grown more secular and politically correct. However, the hearts of individuals still yearn for truth and meaning.
In the vast wasteland that characterizes much of the American Christmas experience, A Charlie Brown Christmas is an oasis of truth. Year after year, thirsty souls have taken time to drink deeply the profound truth that God became a man.
Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!
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Kelly Boggs is pastor of the Portland-area Valley Baptist Church in McMinnville, Ore. His column appears each Friday in Baptist Press.
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posted on
12/09/2005 3:10:06 PM PST
by
Dubya
(Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
To: Billie
Nice thread today as always. Thanks.
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posted on
12/09/2005 3:14:29 PM PST
by
Dubya
(Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
To: Billie; Mama_Bear; Aquamarine; ST.LOUIE1; DollyCali; LadyX; The Mayor; dixie sass; GailA; ...
Rusty and Giz...Christmas 05 (Just taken an hour ago!!!!)
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posted on
12/09/2005 3:32:43 PM PST
by
dutchess
To: Billie; ST.LOUIE1
Absolute lovely wonderful marvelous thread! Love everything about it!!! And...LOL...I was so impressed with TWO trees too!!! OOPS! Mirrors...who would have thought!
Am decorating tomorrow and will certainly take pictures. (and this makes me decorate with a much more "critical eye"!)
I think this thread has started to put me into the Christmas Spirit!!! Thanks Sistah!
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posted on
12/09/2005 3:36:58 PM PST
by
dutchess
To: Billie
What a pretty thread. Since I live alone, the only thing I do is put a wreath on the front door and put my Norfolk pine in the middle of the kitchen window after I dress it up a little.
To: ST.LOUIE1
You never miss a chance do you, you Wolfbo! :o)
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posted on
12/09/2005 3:56:21 PM PST
by
luvie
(QUITTING IS NOT AN EXIT STRATEGY IN IRAQ...)
To: dutchess
To: dutchess
An awesome photo of Rusty and Giz! It looks like a painting
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posted on
12/09/2005 4:09:10 PM PST
by
deadhead
(God Bless Our Troops and Veterans)
To: deadhead
The deer were animated, moved their heads and tails. Lucy was so afraid of them, would bark at them...I guess she thought they were real. So, I gave the deer away :-)Our little four-legged friends are so funny, aren't they? Move a piece of furniture or put anything new in the yard, and they think it's a boogie man or something. Mine will bark at a tumbleweed caught on the fence! :)
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posted on
12/09/2005 4:20:49 PM PST
by
Billie
To: ST.LOUIE1; Pistov Elf; Mama_Bear
YO, Santa! What big ears you have!!!! :)
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posted on
12/09/2005 4:24:26 PM PST
by
Billie
To: ST.LOUIE1
LOL Take your pick! :)
Surely you know I'm gonna say.....ALL OF THEM! : ) Surely do. :*
And I don't know what "bautiful" means. LOL
LOL! Wondered about that. :)
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posted on
12/09/2005 4:26:31 PM PST
by
Billie
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