A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....10-05,06,07-07....T.G.I.F. at the Finest

October 5, 2007 | Billie

[Billie]

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.

On Mondays please visit us to see photos of A FEW OF FR'S VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY

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 ~




"Getting to Know You"

THIS WEEK'S THREADS


10-01,02-07 ~ Military Tribute
By Billie
Presented by The Mayor

10-03,04-07 ~ Kansas ~ "The Sunflower State"
By Billie

Have a wonderful weekend!

03-27-07 ~ Hall of Fame #19 ~ Final

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

[La Enchiladita]

“Dancing ladies”...:)

[Majie Purple]

Thanks for the ping to those purple wildflowers! Very kind & thoughtful.

[Majie Purple]

More beautiful flowers!
Happy Weekend to you too!

[Majie Purple]

Awww, that tigerw/ the red ball is an adorable pic!

[Majie Purple]

For some reason that link didn’t take so I had the mod remove my 105...there, removal mystery solved!
:)

[Majie Purple]

For some reason that link didn’t take so I had the mod remove my 105...there, removal mystery solved!
:)

[Majie Purple]

Thanks again,re: my 105 goof, removal!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

071001-N-5459S-003 RED SEA (Oct. 1, 2007) - A volcano on the Yemeni island of Jabal at-Tair erupts in the early morning hours of Oct. 1, 2007. The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), along with the Yemeni Coast Guard, and other NATO forces are in the area conducting search and rescue operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Vincent J. Street (RELEASED)

070928-N-1739M-185 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 28, 2007) – Guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) takes on fuel from nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing 11 are returning to their homeport of San Diego after a six-month deployment to promote peace, regional cooperation and stability in the Western Pacific and Middle East. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Scott McCall (RELEASED)

071004-N-5928K-006 PERSIAN GULF (Oct. 4, 2007) - An MH-60S Seahawk, attached to the "Chargers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 transports supplies to nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65), while guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) and guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69) follow behind. Enterprise and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are underway on a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class N.C. Kaylor (RELEASED)

070928-N-5928K-011 PERSIAN GULF (Sept. 28, 2007) - Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) transit alongside each other in the Persian Gulf. Enterprise and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are underway on a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class N.C. Kaylor (RELEASED)

[Kitty Mittens]

I Love the Pic of the Big Kitty you Posted, Lady Jag! That is a Beautiful Cat!

[Kitty Mittens]

Wonderful Pictures, Dolly!! Those Asters are Beautiful, and I Love that Sycamore Tree, and the River! The River Reminds me of the King's Pond, Here where I Live.

I was Out Driving my Little MG Convertible Down Some Dirt Roads Today, and Saw Some Lovely Yellow Flowers Growing Along the Road. Our Savior has Created the Most Amazing Things, and I Hope to Go Back and Snap a Pic of those Flowers.

Thank you for the Awesome Pics! I Hope you can Post a Turtle Pic or a Blue Heron Pic Soon, if they Came Out Allright!

[Kitty Mittens]

Your Entire Pic and Table are Outstanding, Meg!

~Flowers on the King's Ranch~

Praying for your Back to Feel Better Soon!

[MEG33]

Thank you, Kitty, for your prayers...My back is better..I am doing more...a little sore but no bad pain today..

Love yours..as I always do..Those look like dianthas..or pinks as I used to call them. The Lord has provided us with so much wonder.

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you, Sweet Meg! I Usually Take Pics of Wildflowers, but I Snapped a Few of my Potted Flowers that I Keep Outside, my Dianthus and a Marigold I haven't Posted Yet. I did have 2 Yellow Mums in Pots, but Something Chewed Most of the Green Leaves and Blooms Off. :( I Even Saw a Mockingbird Pluck Part of a Bloom and Eat it, unless he was Eating a Worm or Bug that just Happened to be on it, Lol.

Goodnight to my Finest FRiends, and our Lord Bless us and Grant us a Beautiful Lord's Day.

[MEG33]

Sweet Dreams, Kitty.

[The Mayor]

October 7, 2007

Sunset Hours

READ: Philippians 3:20–4:1

They shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be fresh and flourishing. —Psalm 92:14

If you are still young and energetic, you may find it difficult to sympathize with the feelings that afflict many older people. But those who have passed the midpoint on life’s journey and have begun to descend the westering slope can appreciate what David said: "I have been young, and now am old" (Ps. 37:25). And because aging often brings with it pain and loss, there may be those who vainly wish that their summertime days would never end.

But listen to Christian essayist and theologian F. W. Boreham: "Someday my life’s little day will soften down to eventide. My sunset hours will come . . . . And then, I know there will arise, out of the dusk, a dawning fairer than any dawn that has yet broken upon me. Out of the last tints of sunset there shall rise a day such as I shall never have known before; a day that shall restore to me all that the other days have taken from me, a day that shall never fade into twilight."

So no matter where we are on the heavenward pilgrimage, if we are walking with Jesus we can rejoice. And since we know that our faithful Father will abide with us till our journey on earth is over, we can actually be thankful for the lengthening shadows and the setting sun.

Beyond the sunset, O blissful morning,
When with our Savior heaven is begun;
Earth’s toiling ended, O glorious dawning,
Beyond the sunset, when day is done.  —Brock
© Renewal 1964 The Rodeheaver Co.

To live is Christ; to die is gain. —The apostle Paul

Bible in One Year:   Isaiah 28-29; Philippians 3

[Kitty Mittens]

Beautiful Devotional, Mr. Mayor. "Out of the last tints of sunset there shall rise a day such as I shall never have known before; a day that shall restore to me all that the other days have taken from me, a day that shall never fade into twilight." Amen.

May Everyone's Lord's Day be Blessed.

Create in me a Clean Heart

Flower on my Shepherd's Ranch

~To Him Be All Glory and Splendid Honor,
Both Now and Forevermore~
(2Pet.3:18)

[MEG33]

Wishing You A Blessed Lord's Day

Psalms 19:1-4
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the
work of his hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they
display knowledge.
There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard.
Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of
the world.

[MEG33]

Amen..Lovely, Kitty.

[Mama_Bear]

Wishing all a beautiful day!