A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-23, 24, 25, 26-05....Home for the Holidays

Mama_Bear

[Mama_Bear]

Oh, there's no place like
home for the holidays
'Cause no matter how far away you roam
When you pine for the sunshine
Of a friendly face
For the holidays, you can't beat
Home, sweet home

I met a man who lives in Tennessee
And he was headin' for Pennsylvania
And some home made pumpkin pie
From Pennsylvania folks a travelin' down
To Dixie's sunny shore
From Atlantic to Pacific, gee
The traffic is terrific

Oh there's no place like home
For the holidays, 'cause no matter
How far away you roam
If you want to be happy in a million ways
For the holidays, you can't beat
Home, sweet home.

09-27-05 ~ Hall of Fame #13

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 12-19-05 Military Monday 12-20-05 Christmas Poetry and Potpourri 12-21-05 Silent Night ~ Christmas Music 12-22-05 It's a Furry Finest Christmas

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

[MEG33]

My kittens have been having a great Christmas! Hope you are enjoying yours! ;)

[DollyCali]

Politically Correct
Twelve Days of Christmas

On the 12th day of the Eurocentrically imposed midwinter festival, my potential-acquaintance-abuse-survivor gave to me,

TWELVE males reclaiming their inner warrior through ritual drumming

ELEVEN pipers piping (plus the 18-member pit orchestra made up of members in good standing of the Musicians Equity Union as called for in their union contract even though they will not be asked to play a note...)

TEN melanin-deprived testosterone-poisoned scions of the patriarchal ruling class system leaping,

NINE persons engaged in rhythmic self-expression,

EIGHT economically disadvantaged female persons stealing milk-products from enslaved Bovine-Americans,

SEVEN endangered swans swimming on federally protected wetlands,

SIX enslaved fowl-Americans producing stolen nonhuman animal products,

FIVE golden symbols of culturally sanctioned enforced domestic incarceration, (NOTE: after a member of the Animal Liberation Front threatened to throw red paint at my computer, the calling birds, French hens and partridge have been reintroduced to their native habitat. To avoid further animal-American enslavement, the remaining gift package has been revised.)

FOUR hours of recorded whale songs,

THREE deconstructionist poets,

TWO Sierra Club calendars printed on recycled processed tree carcasses.

And a Spotted Owl activist chained to an old-growth pear tree.

[MEG33]

LOL!

[apackof2]

Ha! Good One

MERRY CHRISTMAS

TO ALL MY FREEPER FRIENDS

[apackof2]

[LaineyDee]

Merry Christmas!!!

[apackof2]

I am so busy I shouldn't be freeping!

I am having the family Christmas at my home plus I have a party to go to tonight however I did want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas

After Sunday it will slow down a bit and we'll talk

[LaineyDee]

Merry Christmas!! That's more like it!  :)

[GregoTX]

Thank you!!! Merry Christmas to you too!

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

And a big HUG and Merry Christmas back at ya!

(ALL of ya!)

[Calpernia]

Merry Christmas to All My Freeper Family!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1546527/posts

[The Mayor]

A Blessed Merry Christmas
To all my Free Republic friends

December 24, 2005

The Call Of The Present

Read:
Luke 1:26-38

Let it be to me according to your word. —Luke 1:38

Bible In One Year: 2 John, 3 John, Jude

The life of the mother of Jesus was simple and plain. She did the tasks that others did at her age, learning how to be a good homemaker for her future husband. There was nothing out of the ordinary about her external life—at least not revealed in Scripture.

Yet what treasures of grace lie concealed in Mary's attitude! When the angel announced that her child would be called "the Son of God," she responded, "Let it be to me according to your word" (Luke 1:38).

Her answer contained all that our Lord requires—the pure, simple submission of the soul to His will. This was the secret of Mary's deep spirituality: She abandoned herself to God's will in the present and received the grace to do what God asked of her.

What is God asking you to do? It may be something magnificent, or something ordinary. It may be to respond actively to a command of Scripture, or to submit patiently to present suffering. "What God arranges for us to experience at each moment is the holiest thing that could happen to us," commented the 18th-century writer Jean-Pierre de Caussade.

Are you able to accept each moment with grace and submission? Can you respond to the Lord as Mary said to the angel, "Let it be to me according to your word"? —David Roper

May we learn the blessed secret
Of delighting in Your will,
Welcoming whate'er You send us,
Joy or sorrow, good or ill. —Anon.

To know God's will is a treasure; to do God's will is a privilege.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
Ruth & Hannah: Learning To Walk In Faith

[Mama_Bear]

Ya'll are just awesome!

Awwwwww......thank you, freema.

Sorry it has taken so long for me to answer my pings on this thread, am having to dash in and out as time permits.

I read where your Marine is home for Christmas this year. Yes, that is a wonderful blessing and the best Christmas gift one could ever ask for. Hug him real tight and please tell him that this grateful American thanks him for his service.

God bless, and Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[Mama_Bear]

Fantastic thread, Lori. Thank you.

T'was a labor of love for some of the most fantastic people I know. :-)

Thanks for coming by. It is wonderful to be among FRiends. I hope you have a blessed Christmas, Victoria.

[Billie]

[Billie]

Thank you for this lovely Christmas Card, snugs.

Merry Christmas Hugs, snugs. :)

[Mama_Bear]

Wow-o-wee!! This is a humdinger thread!!

Thanks, Elfie. I hope when your work is finished you can relax and enjoy the beauty of the season. You and your friends do an amazing job making dreams come true this time of year. :-)

Just so you know, (and you might pass on the word), I am expecting to here reindeer hoofs on my roof tonight. I have been very good this year. ;-)

[Mama_Bear]

I would LOVE to go to a Mannheim Steamroller concert! I don't think they have ever come to this area though.

[Mama_Bear]

here = hear.

[Billie]

Have been reading through the comments just now and wanted to tell you how beautiful (and/or cute) all your Christmas cards are, sweet wolfie!

Let's go caroling again. :)