A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....03-02,03,04-07....T.G.I.F. at the Finest

[GodBlessUSA]

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

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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.

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~ Billie, Dutchess, Dolly Cali, GodBlessUSA, Aquamarine ~

Welcome to TGIF at the Finest!   We hope you've been having as much fun as we have with our essays and/or spotlight on various FReepers. From the beginning, we've been kicking back on Saturdays and Sundays and simply reviewing the features of the week; our weekend threads now start on Friday and continue through Sunday. If you missed seeing any of this week's threads and want to say hello there now, just click on the link for that particular day. If you'd like to drop in and out of this thread today through Sunday, please feel free to do that also. One of us will try to be around to see the welcome mat is still out, put the coffee pot on, and maybe even bring fresh flowers for the table. : )

~ Billie, Dutchess, Dolly Cali, GodBlessUSA, Aquamarine ~



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"Getting to Know You"

THIS WEEK'S THREADS


02-26-07 ~ Military Monday
By Billie
Presented by The Mayor

02-27-07 Ain’t Got No Theme
By Billie

02-28-07 ~ Warm Fuzzy Wednesday
By Billie
Presented by Aquamarine

03-01-07 ~ JH2: Donkeys Search for Clues
By John Huang2
Presented by Dolly Cali

Have a wonderful weekend!

01-09-07 ~ Hall of Fame #18

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

"Wear Red" Friday

You will soon see a lot of people wearing Red on Fridays. Here's why..... The Americans, who support our troops, are the silent majority. We are not "organized" to reflect who we are, or to reflect what our opinions are. Many Americans, like yourself, and all their friends, simply want to recognize that Americans support our troops. Our idea of showing our solidarity and support for our troops is starting Friday and continuing on each and every Friday, until this is over, that every red-blooded American who supports our young men and women, WEAR SOMETHING RED.

Word of mouth, press, TV -- let's see if we can make the United States, on any given Friday, a sea of red much like a home football game at a University. If every one of our memberships share this with other acquaintances, fellow workers, friends, and neighbors, I guarantee that it will not be long before the USA will be covered in RED - and make our troops know there are many people thinking of their well-being. You will feel better all day Friday when you wear Red! So let's get the word out and lead by example; wear RED on Fridays.

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE. FOR US, THEIR BLOOD RUNS RED!! GOD BLESS AMERICA.

I received this in my email June 10th, 2006 - the author is unknown.
I am wearing red today and every Friday ~ Billie

[DollyCali]

great pix of ron/jackie. she looks a lot like Jul.

It is hard to see young people go so young. breaks your heart for sure.

Meg, I knew you were a widow but didn't know your hubby was so young.. for some reason I thought it was more recent. Hard to lose the love of your life & the kids lose their dads.

[DollyCali]

[MEG33]

Indeed.

[MEG33]

Romans 5:1-5 (NLT)
Faith Brings Joy

1 Therefore, since we have been made right in God's sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.

2 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.

3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.

4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.

5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
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Wishing My Finest FRiends a Blessed Sunday

[The Mayor]

March 4, 2007

A Family Thing

READ: Mark 3:31-35

Everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. —1 John 5:1

When I was growing up, I often heard my pastor read the Ten Commandments and our Lord’s command to love God with our whole being and our neighbor as ourselves. I knew I didn’t fully live up to those demands, but I took them seriously.

As an 8-year-old, I felt sadness when a 6-year-old neighbor boy in a non-Christian family died. But I also felt guilt because I was not as sad as I would have been if this had happened to one of my brothers. And still today, even though my brothers and I all have our own families who come first in our lives, we still take a keen interest in one another.

God is pleased when we cherish these family ties, but He also wants us to love all who have entered our spiritual family by being born again. This is the family Jesus referred to when He responded to a message that His mother and brothers desired to speak with Him. He looked at the audience before Him and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother” (Mark 3:34-35).

Loving the lost is our duty, but loving those born into God’s family, no matter what their faults, should come naturally. It is, after all, a family thing.

Love is an attitude, love is a prayer,
For a soul in sorrow, a heart in despair;
Love is good will for the gain of another,
Love suffers long with the fault of a brother.  —Anon.

We show our love for God when we love His family.

Bible in One Year:   Numbers 31-33; Mark 9:1-29

[MEG33]

Good Morning..Thank you ,Mayor..Good lesson!

[Lady Jag]

A field of colorful Crayolas
for a few of the finest.

[La Enchiladita]

Oh, YUM. I love color, all those colors, especially all together like that.

[La Enchiladita]

Dear Rus, I am sorry to hear of the loss in your family.
Jackie is blessed to have you caring for her. I can't imagine what people without faith do in times like this. In grief, God is all we have.

BTW, my great-grandmother was named Georgeanne. They called her Georgie.

[Lady Jag]

Here are some colorful yummies for you if you chew gum.

[La Enchiladita]

Sure, those are great. I was looking at jelly beans yesterday too; planning for Easter baskets. While shopping, I saw some camo Easter eggs, the plastic kind you put stuff inside of.

[Lady Jag]

Camo Easter eggs . . . you aren't going to hide them, are you? LOL!

[La Enchiladita]

Hide them in plain sight!! No one will know until they step on one....


CRRRAAACKKKK....!!!!

[Lady Jag]

I stepped barefoot on a cat toy this morning. I know what you mean.

[luvie]

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

[DollyCali]

LOve the crayons & the marbles... will save & try to use them for table backgrounds in future.

[DollyCali]

I always love that song & always love that graphic.. .thanks luv

[Lady Jag]

If you make something with them, I like to see. Try to remember to ping me, would you please?

[DollyCali]

It will prolly be on a major Finest Thread & if you are on the ping list you will get it.

I of course will TRY to remember to draw your attention to it,other than the initial ping.

But it seems any more I CRS..

lol

[Aquamarine]

It's not global warming

it's Spring

that's coming.