A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....03-28-06....Hall of Fame #15

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[Billie]

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

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We're ALMOST FOUR YEARS OLD now! Still having fun. We hope you are. As promised, for your information and perusal, here is our fifteenth "Hall of Fame" - a list of all our threads from the very beginning ... from Monday, June 24, 2002, through yesterday, March 27, 2006.

"Getting to Know You"

Previous Hall of Fame Threads

09-23-02 .................................. HALL OF FAME #1
12-31-02 .................................. HALL OF FAME #2
03-24-03 .................................. HALL OF FAME #3
06-25-03 .................................. HALL OF FAME #4
09-30-03 .................................. HALL OF FAME #5
12-30-03 .................................. HALL OF FAME #6
03-23-04 .................................. HALL OF FAME #7
06-29-04 .................................. HALL OF FAME #8
09-28-04 .................................. HALL OF FAME #9
12-29-04 .................................. HALL OF FAME #10
03-29-05 .................................. HALL OF FAME #11
06-28-05 .................................. HALL OF FAME #12
09-27-05 .................................. HALL OF FAME #13
12-28-05 .................................. HALL OF FAME #14

December 2005, January 2006

12-29-05 ..............................THE PEAR TREE: LESSONS IN LIFE
12-30-05 - 01-01-06....NEW YEAR TRADITIONS, PAST & PRESENT
01-02-06 .......................................................MILITARY MONDAY
01-03-06 .....................................................WORDS IN REPRISE
01-04-06...........................................WORDS IN REPRISE, cont'd
01-05-06 ..............................................SOME 'FINEST' EXCUSES
01-06,07,08-06 ........................................T.G.I.F. AT THE FINEST
01-09-06 ......................................................MILITARY MONDAY
01-10-06.................................................TURNING THE TABLES
01-11-06........................................................WRITER33 ESSAY
01-12-06 ....................................................JOHNHUANG ESSAY
01-13,14,15-06 .........................................T.G.I.F. AT THE FINEST
01-16-06 ......................................................MILITARY MONDAY
01-17-06...................................................LET'S GO SHOPPING!
01-18-06.......................................................WRITER33 ESSAY
01-19-06 ....................................................JOHNHUANG ESSAY
01-20,21,22-06 ........................................T.G.I.F. AT THE FINEST
01-23-06 ......................................................MILITARY MONDAY
01-24-06 ................................................A BIRDER'S EYE VIEW
01-25-06 ..................................WINTER POETRY & POTPOURRI
01-26-06 ... POETRY & POTPOURRI, cont'd, JOHNHUANG ESSAY
01-27,28,29-06......................................T.G.I.F. AT THE FINEST
01-30-06 .....................................................MILITARY MONDAY
01-31-06 ...LADIES & GENTLEMEN, the PRESIDENT of the U.S.

February 2006

02-01-06...................................................A LETTER TO MY PETS
02-02-06...............................KIDS SAY THE DARNEDEST THINGS
02-03-04-05-06 .........................................T.G.I.F. AT THE FINEST
02-06-06 .......................................................MILITARY MONDAY
02-07-06..............................WELCOME ~ AIN'T GOT NO THEME
02-08-06............................FUN WITH PHOTOS & A COMPUTER
02-09-06....................................................JOHNHUANG ESSAY
02-10,11,12-06........................................T.G.I.F. AT THE FINEST
02-13-06 ......................................................MILITARY MONDAY
02-14-06...............................VALENTINE'S DAY AT THE FINEST
02-15-06.........................................................PETS & FRIENDS
02-16-06........................................................WRITER33 ESSAY
02-17,18,19-06........................................T.G.I.F. AT THE FINEST
02-20-06 .....................................................MILITARY MONDAY
02-21-06 .............................................ARE YOU FROM TEXAS?
02-22-06 ........POETRY & POTPOURRI for the GOLDEN YEARS
02-23-06..............THINGS YOU CAN LEARN FROM YOUR CAT
02-24,25,26-06.......................................T.G.I.F. AT THE FINEST
02-27-06 ......................................................MILITARY MONDAY
02-28-06.............................................................ICE CASTLES

March 2006

03-01-06...........................................HOUSECLEANING AVOIDUS
03-02-06..................................................JOHNHUANG ESSAY
03-03,04,05-06......................................T.G.I.F. AT THE FINEST
03-06-06.....................................................MILITARY MONDAY
03-07-06............................................................ALL ABOARD!
03-08-06...................................................ALL ABOARD, cont'd
03-09-06.....A LOWER YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE FR PET DAY
03-10,11,12-06.......................................T.G.I.F. AT THE FINEST
03-13-06....................................................MILITARY MONDAY
03-14-06..........A FINEST PET DAY ~ THE DOGGIE DICTIONARY
03-15-06..........................BUTTERFLIES!! THE "PRETTY" BUGS!
03-16-06...................................................JOHNHUANG ESSAY
03-17,18,19-06 ..........................................KISS ME ~ I'M IRISH!
03-20-06........ .............................................MILITARY MONDAY
03-21-06 ..SPRING,TIME FOR BIRDS, BEES & BLOOMIN' TREES
03-22-06 ........SPRING, TIME FOR BIRDS, BEES, TREES, cont'd.
03-23-06 ................................................................RAINBOWS
03-24,25,26-06 .....................................T.G.I.F. AT THE FINEST
03-27-06 ....................................................MILITARY MONDAY

We're Here Because of You.

12-28-05 ~ Hall of Fame #14

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

[Billie]

Next time.....ask before you leap.....or somethin' like that. : )

I can't hear you. :)

[.30Carbine]

Thank you all for the pings to your beautiful posts! May the Lord be your confidence and may you lay down and sleep in sweet peace this night as a result (Prov. 3:24)!

[Billie]

Oh, what a sweet, sweet picture!

[ST.LOUIE1]

Next time.....ask before you leap.....or somethin' like that. : )

I can't hear you. :)

[Billie]

Beware! You're 'fuzzing' this monkey.

Uh oh, now I'm skeered. :)

Gotta go - dinner time, mean monkey. :)

[ST.LOUIE1]

Beware! You're 'fuzzing' this monkey.

Uh oh, now I'm skeered. :)

Awwww.....you're so cute. : )

Gotta go - dinner time, mean monkey. :)

: )

About time! LOL

[NicknamedBob]

"Is there any subject that you haven't written about?"

Nothing comes to mind.

[The Mayor]

That's so cute!

[DollyCali]

Thanks for clever graphic .. just got home about half an hour ago & to some bad news as my power & dsl are taking turns going down.. and NO reason as the weather is NOT bad here..

still have a lot to do yet for tomorrow..

pray?

[DollyCali]

OMG..... you are here!

big smile!

Hope you are doing well. YOU HAVE BEEN IN MY THOUGHTS & PRAYERS

[GodBlessUSA]

Hi Dolly :),
I'm doing ok. Thank you! I'm so grateful for the prayers.
HUGS!

[Kitty Mittens]

That Picture is Adorable, Dear Carbine!

Goodnight and God Bless you to All the Finest.

[Pippin]

Thanks, EG! :o)

[DollyCali]

Morning all.. at a remote. Finally lost all power & DSL last night & needed to wait until a decent hour to find a remote to "work feverishly" at. Over the past few days the Power had gone off frequently for just a few seconds to minutes. I had minimized the computer time & had it off more.

a large tree limb on our property finally took out the lines to both my & neighbor's home (they are in Fla for winter).. but security lights etc are out). I had been intermittently "loosing power" over the past weeks & guess this has been the culprit

I wonder if Murphy is single? He controls so much of my life and shares "so much" with me, we might as well be married.

I brought over my computer & awesome 10 year old 13" monitor to punch out the thread, still needing work.

FReepmail to Billie & Dutchess

[MEG33]

How aweet..Thank you!

[The Mayor]

March 29, 2006

A Bold Entrance

Read:
Hebrews 4:14-16

Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace. —Hebrews 4:16

Bible In One Year: Judges 7-8; Luke 5:1-16

One morning, Scott Long and his wife had just awakened and were lying in bed when suddenly a young fellow entered their bedroom. He walked around the bed to Scott's side.

If the trespasser had been a total stranger, his entrance would've been criminal intrusion. If he had been a friend, his entrance would've been just plain obnoxious. But it was their toddler son who had entered their bedroom, jumped on the bed, and boldly said, "I want in the middle." Scott was struck with the beauty of a child's security in knowing he is wanted.

We are welcome in our heavenly Father's presence as well. Hebrews 4:16 tells us we can "come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need." We can approach Him confidently about anything—our needs and our desires—knowing that He cares for us (1 Peter 5:7).

Writer Phillips Brooks said, "If man is man and God is God, to live without prayer is not merely an awful thing; it is an infinitely foolish thing."

Let's not be foolish and ignore the help we can find in prayer to our Father. Instead, let's approach Him with the boldness of a child who knows he is loved and wanted by his father. —Anne Cetas

When we approach the Lord in prayer,
We can come boldly to His throne;
His children come expectantly,
For grace and mercy will be shown. —Sper

Pray as a child talks to his father.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
Praying With Confidence

March 29, 2006

A Bold Entrance

Read:
Hebrews 4:14-16

Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace. —Hebrews 4:16

Bible In One Year: Judges 7-8; Luke 5:1-16

One morning, Scott Long and his wife had just awakened and were lying in bed when suddenly a young fellow entered their bedroom. He walked around the bed to Scott's side.

If the trespasser had been a total stranger, his entrance would've been criminal intrusion. If he had been a friend, his entrance would've been just plain obnoxious. But it was their toddler son who had entered their bedroom, jumped on the bed, and boldly said, "I want in the middle." Scott was struck with the beauty of a child's security in knowing he is wanted.

We are welcome in our heavenly Father's presence as well. Hebrews 4:16 tells us we can "come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need." We can approach Him confidently about anything—our needs and our desires—knowing that He cares for us (1 Peter 5:7).

Writer Phillips Brooks said, "If man is man and God is God, to live without prayer is not merely an awful thing; it is an infinitely foolish thing."

Let's not be foolish and ignore the help we can find in prayer to our Father. Instead, let's approach Him with the boldness of a child who knows he is loved and wanted by his father. —Anne Cetas

When we approach the Lord in prayer,
We can come boldly to His throne;
His children come expectantly,
For grace and mercy will be shown. —Sper

Pray as a child talks to his father.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
Praying With Confidence

[The Mayor]

Are you having bad weather? Or is this the remnants from last week?

[DollyCali]

Old trees like old people have a hard time keeping their limbs up to snuff!

:-)

I am using neighbor's dinosaur computer. She is about 75 & this is breaking edge for her.. I could do a whole thread just on this experience.. maybe I will! ..it is a nightmare for me. My neighbors with good computer/dsl are all at work or gone. And my best friends to use theirs are many miles away

I need to be nearby as I am awaiting the repair people for wires etc.

I hope they top the tree. I had requested it a few years ago & they said for households they don't do "preventive trimming".. they do for street lines.

[The Mayor]

That's a crock... Years ago I used to do that for Edison and we trimmed trees and yes cut them down as a preventive..

[snugs]

You need a tame tree surgeon pity you do not live in south East England as I know a contact of a contact who would do it at friend's rate :0)