A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....11-16,17,18-07....T.G.I.F. at the Finest

November 16, 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.

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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


11-12,13-07 ~ Military Tribute
By Billie
Presented by The Mayor

11-14-15-07 ~ Oklahoma ~ "The Sooner State Turns 100!"
By Aquamarine & 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

CLICK TO HEAR KELLIE PICKLER'S "RED HIGH HEELS"

[Billie]

Thank you. :)

[Billie]

Thank you, Miss Kitty! That’s a pretty flag background behind ‘you’ in your frame. :)

[Billie]

How nice to see you and your awesome military pictures again. Have missed them.

[Billie]

Thank you, GeeBee. It’s brisk and cool here in the mornings, which I love!

[Billie]

Beautiful mums! I need to get new flowers for my pots, but the geraniums are still blooming and pretty, so I usually wait and get pansies for the winter months after geraniums are spent.

[Billie]

Thank you again for our daily word, Rus.

[Billie]

[The Mayor]

November 18, 2007

Straight To Heaven

READ: John 3:1-8

Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name . . . by which we must be saved. —Acts 4:12

An old spiritual warns, “Everybody talkin’ ’bout heaven ain’t goin’ there.” Since heaven is God’s dwelling place where His presence and glory are manifested in all their splendor, He has the sovereign right to determine who will be admitted and under what conditions. Any other beliefs about the how and why of admission into heaven are sadly mistaken.

Take, for example, the confidence expressed by a well-known actress. Questioned about her faith, she replied, “I pray. I read the Bible. It’s the most beautiful book ever written. I should go to heaven; otherwise it’s not nice. I haven’t done anything wrong. My conscience is very clean. My soul is as white as those orchids over there, and I should go straight, straight to heaven.”

God alone determines who goes straight to heaven. In the Bible, God’s holy Word, He tells us that only those who have trusted in Jesus Christ as their personal Savior will be admitted. The apostle Peter said, “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).

Self-judgment regarding the purity of one’s soul and one’s heaven-deserving character is not the criterion. Only God’s Word gives us the standard for admission.

I must needs go home by the way of the cross,
There’s no other way but this;
I shall ne’er get sight of the gates of light,
If the way of the cross I miss.  —Pounds

Christ believed is salvation received and heaven gained.

Bible in One Year:   Ezekiel 8-10; Hebrews 13

[MEG33]

Amen. Thank you for our daily bread, Mayor.

[MEG33]

Thank you, Gee Bee!..It was just right yesterday to get out and wash down the patio and get myself soaking wet..I have so many youpon holly berries this year that are falling as well as leaves..

[MEG33]

Thank you, Billie..Lovely..I fear my pink dogwood leaves will be gone by Thanksgiving..The deep red leaves have been beautiful this year..I do have a youpon tree loaded with berries that also can be viewed from the dining table..Looking out at the ravine one would hardly know it’s fall...so much green. I just see more sky where the leaves have fallen.

My neighbor has a corner lot where he placed pots of red geraniums in front of a utility box..Perfect sunny spot and they definitely have beautified that corner.

[The Mayor]

My Pleasure.

[MEG33]

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever
Psalm 100
1. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!

2. Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!

3. Know that the Lord, he is God!
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

4. Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!

5. For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
~
~May Your Lord's Day Be Blessing Filled~

[The Mayor]

Beautiful Meg.

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you, Miss Kitty! That’s a pretty flag background behind ‘you’ in your frame. :)

Thank you, Sweet Billie! Your Post #47 is Beautiful!

I Love your Pics, Lady Jag and Excuse_My_Belicosity!

[MEG33]

Thank you, Mayor!

[Kitty Mittens]

Oh, Meg, your Lord’s Day Offering is Incredibly Beautiful, and your Scriptures Excellent; Thank you for this Blessing!

[MEG33]

Thank you, (((Kitty}}}

I did some close bird watching yesterday and saw a nuthatch at the feeder..I finally grabbed my binoculars to make sure, but he was faster at grabbing the seed and flying away than a titmouse..and they are fast..I saw in my birdbook that I saw one last in 94...I haven’t seen a “new” bird in awhile so I was so excited! One of my blessings.

[Kitty Mittens]

Have a Beautiful Lord's Day Everyone!

~Butterfly on the King's Ranch~

Blessed God, Israel's God,
The One and Only Wonder-Working God!
Blessed Always His Blazing Glory;
All Earth Brims with His Glory.
Amen, Amen, Amen!
Psalm 72:18-20

[Kitty Mittens]

I haven’t Ever Seen a Nuthatch Here at the King’s Ranch, but Saw One Years Ago at my Dad’s House, and it was a Very Cute Bird. Our Lord has Created So Many Awesome Things!