A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....1 - 03 and 04 - 06...Words in Reprise

DollyCali and All the Finest | January 3, 2006 | DollyCali

[DollyCali]

[MEG33]

Thank you Dolly!

One of my favorite quotes is.....

"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

Albert Einstein

[DollyCali]

“Situations” of Technology and Life have prevented the hostesses previously scheduled from being with us today. So please join us in their absence with a look at “Words”.. a thread reprised from this past Summer. This thread will run for two days so please visit with us as your time permits.”

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Dolly.

[DollyCali]

good morning! I hope life finds you both doing well as we tip toe into the New Year

[DollyCali]

That quote sometimes applies to me I am afraid to say meg. It is a good one. I love Einstine's quotes. Have many on my profile page

[MEG33]

People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us. ~Iris Murdoch

[DollyCali]

Lovely! and true.

[MEG33]

Give me an excuse and I will post flowers! ;)

[DollyCali]

That would be lovely to put on your profile page.

I miss flowers this time of year. When I lived in NC, my ex and I had a large green house. It was primarily orchids but we did have a slew of other things(that he objected to).. but year round I had various cut flowers & herbs.. Miss that (as well as the climate)

[DollyCali]

May the Lord of great love and of creation keep the men and women of our military in His loving and eternal care. May the families be immersed with peace and comfort as they proudly know their loved ones are giving their best for the things that are dear to all of us. AMEN

Below are names of some of our FReepers' loved ones who are serving our country. If you have someone you would like to add, please address a post to Billie; Mama_Bear; Dutchess; The Mayor; GodBlessUSA; DollyCali, and we will add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nation’s leaders, and military personnel, and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.

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gator girl........................husband severa............husband, brother Maigrey............................cousin mystery-ak.............son, husband Gogrammy...................grandson Inspectorette.......................son Blessed American..........nephew Slip18..........................nephew Diver Dave.......niece, nephew ConspiracyGuy........2 nephews Pippin............niece's husband sneakers..............................son weldgophardline.....brotherinlaw jamaly.................brotherinlaw Future Snake Eater..........cousin WaterDragon.............grandson WaterDragon...........son-in-law BeforeISleep...................son kimmie7......................brother Armymarinemom............3 sons american_ranger.............son LadyX.........................grandson fawn796.......................nephew ValerieUSA....................2 sons Lakeside........................2 sons LakeLady......................nephew Spruce.........................daughter Leofl......................................son chena......................................son Hope and Glory..................son Philman_36..............2 nephews bjcintennessee.......son, niece TheMayor...............friends'son homeschoolmama...........nephew ariamne...................2 cousins mhking.........................cousin visualops..........................cousin auboy.............................cousin Ladysmith..nephew, friend's son tina07......soninlaw & his friend MontanaCowgirlCop.......brother Misty4jc........................husband Colorado Slim................nephew Tapatio....................2 nephews ProudAFDad............................son Alouette................................son Katydidnt..............................son Q6-God...................twin brother Q6-God.....................active duty Warrior Nurse...........active duty SK1 Thurman...........active duty David Osborne.........active duty fc2tomschermuly......active duty bkwells....................active duty LongCut....................active duty cjk...........................active duty Trish.........................active duty ODC-GIRL.................active duty AF_Blue...................active duty Notwithstanding.......active duty thumperusn..............active duty Veloxherc.................active duty Don Simmons...........active duty wingnutx...................active duty Old Sarge.................active duty CGblue.....................active duty bigghurtt...................active duty frankiep....................active duty veeceeque................active duty JRios1968...............active duty NoLongerFreeState....active duty wolf creek………….daughter JesseJane ............ cousin SoldiersPrayingMom...............son WakeUpandVote...........brother kimmykay ……….son mrs tiggywinkle............cousin cyber ant……...nephew Nadine………………….nephew

scubachick.....................husband OhioWfan................................son ladtx..................................2 MozartLover...........son, nephew ak_daddoo........................nephew Dubya............................nephew LBGA (RIP)..........................son katykelly..............................son cookcounty.............................son SpookBrat........................nephew SpookBrat........................cousin Doug from Upland............soninlaw Himyar....................................son boxerblues........................2 sons the piper....................................son sheeza................................husband kemathen7.........................husband Tiffee4Bob..........................boyfriend deadhead.............................cousin JimRobinson...............2 nephews TexKat.......................son, step-son StarCMC.............................brother Consort........................2 daughters Consort.......................son-in-law Darheel...............................niece Repubmom………….son Donaeus...........................nephew dixie sass........................nephew BeAllYouCanBe........................son Repubmommy........................brother AgThorn................................2 sons kneezles.................................son RoseinRoseBear.....cousin's hubby Atomic Conspiracy......half-brother Atomic Conspiracy...........nephew Atomic Conspiracy..............niece Sunflowergal....................grandson DollyCali……….friend JohnMike mrstank..............................husband MrsMike31........................husband Rose0508.….son spotbust1............................husband campfollower............................fiance LUV W........................................son painter...................................nephew Bykrbayb........................................son SilentServiceCPOWife........husband Walkenfree................2 grandsons Walkenfree.................. 3 nephews Walkenfree..................granddaughter Zechariah_8_13.......brother-in-law Zechariah_8_13.......................cousin DirtyHarryY2K......................daughter DirtyHarryY2K................son-in-law nelibeli...................................nephew Skimask.....................................son El Gato...............................nephew Palladin...............................grandson MississippyMuddy...................sister MississippyMuddy.....2 nephews Kramster...............................stepson gonzo.........................friend's son Socratic.............................nephew jkphoto...............................nephew LoneRedRanger......brother-in-law Jemian...................................son freema....................nephew, son Azbushgal..............................son PreviouslyA-Lurker...........brother kimmykay.................................son right2parent..............................son NavySEAL F-16........................son Ike............................................son Skyraider.......... Son CMS............. active duty. Jen's Mom.....................daughter Meg33...........................grandson 911angelady.....................2 Sons

[DollyCali]

will check in as time permits the next few days. If I can find computers at the remote locations, I will do so... May peace and joy attend your day today.

[The Mayor]

January 3, 2006

A Three-Step Conversion

Read:
Acts 2:38-47

Those who gladly received his word were baptized . . . . They continued daily in the apostles' doctrine. —Acts 2:41-42

Bible In One Year: Genesis 7-9; Matthew 3

Someone has said that a committed Christian undergoes three conversions: "First to Christ, then to the church, and then back to the world."

We see an example in Acts 2 and 8. With their baptism, 3,000 people declared their conversion to Christ (2:41). Then they demonstrated their conversion to the church by devoting themselves to the teaching of the apostles and fellowshiping with other believers. "Having favor with all the people" (2:47) suggests they were also helping others. Later, when persecution scattered them, they "went everywhere preaching the word" (8:4). This was their conversion back to the world.

Conversion is first of all a commitment to Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. This brings salvation. But once we know Jesus as our Savior, it is only natural to want to join a fellowship of others who share the same faith. "Lone-ranger" Christians—people who don't want to get involved—tend either to slip back into their old ways or become smug and self-righteous.

Although fellowshiping with other believers is vital, there is more to our responsibility. We need to return to the world with compassion, loving deeds, kind words, and warm smiles. It takes only one conversion to be saved but all three to be what God wants us to be. —Herb Vander Lugt

Once we receive God's saving grace
New life in Christ has just begun;
Then as we study, serve, and pray,
We'll seek that others may be won. —D. De Haan

The conversion of a soul is the miracle of a moment; the growth of a saint is the task of a lifetime.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
How Do You Live The Christian Life?

[MEG33]

Thank you, Mayor.

[kassie]

Great job!

[The Mayor]

Good day Meg..

I'm digging up some quotes. I have some great ones in my profile page but I have some Reagan ones I'm tryin to find.

[The Mayor]

Here's my strategy on the Cold War: We win, they lose."
- Ronald Reagan

"The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
- Ronald Reagan

"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's just that they know so much that isn't so."
- Ronald Reagan

"Of the four wars in my lifetime none came about because the U.S was too strong."
- Ronald Reagan

"I have wondered at times about what the Ten Commandment's would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress."
- Ronald Reagan

"The taxpayer: That's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination."
- Ronald Reagan

"Government is like a baby: An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other."
- Ronald Reagan

"If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."
- Ronald Reagan

"The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program."
- Ronald Reagan

"I've laid down the law, though, to everyone from now on about anything that happens: no matter what time it is, wake me, even if it's in the middle of a Cabinet meeting."
- Ronald Reagan

"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first."
- Ronald Reagan

"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."
- Ronald Reagan

"Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book."
- Ronald Reagan

"No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.
- Ronald Reagan

[luvie]

REST IN PEACE
842 OF OUR FINEST
LOST IN IRAQ
IN 2005
YOU ARE MY HEROES.

[Gucho]

Bump - Thanks for the ping.

[NicknamedBob]

Words, huh? I do struggle with them ...

The Wordwright


“A natural at rhyming,” they said with quiet awe,
As if the effort of the work was just a lucky draw.
The poet grimly sets to task and nails the fabric down.
He stretches it to smooth it; portrays a bit of frown.

The subject matter fights him. He struggles on despite,
And witnesses remark there seems no effort in this wright.
While storms torment his vision, and tempests on him pour,
He delicately sets a bit of shell upon the shore.

The setting must be balanced. He knows it must be so,
But others only notice as the vistas slowly grow.
His struggle is exhausting, and soon to bed must he,
But not before he finishes his latest travesty.

So tempted to destroy it, his stare a rueful stance,
He shrugs and turns away from it without a backward glance.
“Another masterpiece,” they cry, and celebrate each rhyme,
And tearfully, he vows that he will do it right next time.

NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . . . . October 25, 2004