A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....02-09,10,11-07....T.G.I.F. at the Finest

February 9, 2007 | Billie

[La Enchiladita]

It is cool here, but about triple your temp....LoL...A little birdie just told me....It's your...

[MEG33]

I believe it is crocus.

[WVNan]

Is it really your birthday?

[MEG33]

Twenty Third Psalm

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the
still waters.

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for
his name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will
fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they
comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
~~~
May Your Sunday Be Filled With Blessings

[ST.LOUIE1]

Hoping you have a glorious Sunday. : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Wishing you a special day, Rus! : )

[DollyCali]

The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it's the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it's the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable.

A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the garage with a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the morning paper in the other. What began as a typical Saturday morning turned into one of those lessons that life seems to hand you from time to time. Let me tell you about it:

I turned the dial up into the phone portion of the band on my ham radio in order to listen to a Saturday morning swap net. Along the way, I came across an older sounding chap, with a tremendous signal and a golden voice. You know the kind; he sounded like he should be in the broadcasting business. He was telling whomever he was talking with something about "a thousand marbles." I was intrigued and stopped to listen to what he had to say

"Well, Tom, it sure sounds like you're busy with your job. I'm sure they pay you well but it's a shame you have to be away from home and your family so much. Hard to believe a young fellow should have to work sixty or seventy hours a week to make ends meet. It's too bad you missed your daughter's "dance recital" he continued. "Let me tell you something that has helped me keep my own priorities." And that's when he began to explain his theory of a "thousand marbles."

"You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. The average person lives about seventy-five years. I know, some live more and some live less, but on average, folks live about seventy-five years.

"Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 and I came up with 3900, which is the number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire lifetime. Now, stick with me, Tom, I'm getting to the important part.

It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about all this in any detail", he went on, "and by that time I had lived through over twenty-eight hundred Saturdays." "I got to thinking that if I lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy. So I went to a toy store and bought every single marble they had. I ended up having to visit three toy stores to round up 1000 marbles. I took them home and put them inside a large, clear plastic container right here in the shack next to my gear."

"Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away. I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more on the really important things in life.

There is nothing like watching your time here on this earth run out to help get your priorities straight."

"Now let me tell you one last thing before I sign-off with you and take my lovely wife out for breakfast. This morning, I took the very last marble out of the container. I figure that if I make it until next Saturday then I have been given a little extra time. And the one thing we can all use is a little more time."

"It was nice to meet you Tom, I hope you spend more time with your family, and I hope to meet you again here on the band. This is a 75 Year old Man, K9NZQ, clear and going QRT, good morning!"

You could have heard a pin drop on the band when this fellow signed off. I guess he gave us all a lot to think about. I had planned to work on the antenna that morning, and then I was going to meet up with a few hams to work on the next club newsletter.

Instead, I went upstairs and woke my wife up with a kiss. "C'mon honey, I'm taking you and the kids to breakfast." "What brought this on?" she asked with a smile. "Oh, nothing special, it's just been a long time since we spent a Saturday together with the kids. And hey, can we stop at a toy store while we're out? I need to buy some marbles.

A friend sent this to me, so I am sharing this with you all, my FRiends.

And so, as one smart bear once said..."If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred

minus one day, so I never have to live without you."

Winnie the Pooh.

Have a wonderful Lord's Day!

[DollyCali]

Well, Last year dear FRiend my post to you was pulled because it offended "someone".. let's see if I can come up with something that passes the Nanny Safe test!!!!!

Happy Birthday
Rus (The Mayor)
May you have a Splendid day
& great year ahead!

[.30Carbine]

Thanking God for your shared beauty here this morning, Meg!

[The Mayor]

February 11, 2007

Out Of Proportion

READ: Psalm 111

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. —Psalm 111:10

I’ll never forget the time I had my picture taken with Shaquille O’Neal, one of the giants of professional basketball. I never thought of myself as short until I stood next to his 7'1" frame. With my head tucked under his arm, I suddenly realized that I wasn’t as tall as I thought I was, at least not when standing next to the Shaq!

The psalmist wrote, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (111:10). Fearing God requires that we get things in the proper proportion, like the fact that He is so much greater in every way than we are. "The works of the Lord are great" (v.2). They are the outworking of His love, strength, wisdom, foresight, will, and faithfulness. Fearing God means coming to grips with this truth.

But it’s easy to miss the point when we don’t stay close to God. The closer we get to Him, the more we realize how much we are lacking, and how desperately we need His far greater wisdom to direct our lives. Left to our little selves, we get everything out of sync. If we’re honest, we have to admit that our limited perspective is often wrong and sometimes can be destructive.

Wise people realize how little they know and how much they need the great wisdom of God.

Great works, Jehovah, You have wrought,
Exceeding deep Your every thought;
A foolish man knows not their worth,
Nor he whose mind is of the earth.  —Psalter

The wise will recognize their limitations and God’s unlimited power.

Bible in One Year:   Leviticus 11-12; Matthew 26:1-25

[The Mayor]

Thank you all so much.. My extended family here at FR..

[MEG33]

;) It's so good to see you! I was searching for a picture to go with the 23rd Psalm and loved this one.

[MEG33]

Thank you for our Daily Bread! Have a good one!

[.30Carbine]

Thanks, FRiend!

[.30Carbine]

I echo with thanks and Happy Birthday wishes of my own all those from your FReeper family, Rus! God bless you mightily in every endeavor of faith inspired by hope and fulfilled in love, in Jesus' Name, amen! May this be your best year yet, filled with wonder, love, and praise! May you truly be overwhelmed by the mighty working of God in and through and to you every single day!

[luvie]

Great to see you sneak in here for a moment, Louibo!

[luvie]

[click on picture]
~~~~~~~~~
"Heaven Opened Up Its Doors"
by Jeff Russell
aka Texas Songwriter

[ST.LOUIE1]

Hi, Luvbo!

Still pretty as ever, I see. : )

[MEG33]

((((Wolfie))))

[ST.LOUIE1]

Fuzzy! Come out-come out-wherever you are! : )