A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....09-30-03....Hall of Fame #5

Billie

[The Mayor]

DADDY'S EMPTY CHAIR

A man's daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her father.
When the minister arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows.
An empty chair sat beside his bed. The minister assumed that the old fellow had been informed of his visit.
"I guess you were expecting me," he said. 'No, who are you?" said the father.
The minister told him his name and then remarked, "I saw the empty chair and I figured you knew
I was going to show up."

"Oh yeah, the chair," said the bedridden man. "Would you mind closing the door?"
Puzzled, the minister shut the door. "I have never told anyone this, not even my daughter," said the man.
"But all of my life I have never known how to pray. At church I used to hear the pastor talk
about prayer, but it went right over my head. I abandoned any attempt at prayer,
" the old man continued, "until one day four years ago, my best friend said to me,
'Johnny, prayer is just a simple matter of having a conversation with Jesus.
Here is what I suggest. Sit down in a chair; place an empty chair in front of you,
and in faith see Jesus on the chair. It's not spooky because he promised,
"I will be with you always". Then just speak to him in the same way you're doing
with me right now.'"

"So, I tried it and I've liked it so much that I do it a couple of hours every day.
I'm careful though. If my daughter saw me talking to an empty chair, she'd either
have a nervous breakdown or send me off to the funny farm."

The minister was deeply moved by the story and encouraged the old man to continue
on the journey. Then he prayed with him, anointed him with oil, and returned to the church.
Two nights later the daughter called to tell the minister that her daddy had died that afternoon.
"Did he die in peace?" he asked. "Yes, when I left the house about two o'clock, he called me over to his bedside, told me he loved me and kissed me on the cheek. When I got back from the store
an hour later, I found him dead. But there was something strange about his death. Apparently,
just before Daddy died, he leaned over and rested his head on the chair beside the bed.

What do you make of that?" The minister wiped a tear from his eye and said,
"I wish we could all go like that."

Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive.
I asked God for water, He gave me an ocean.
I asked God for a flower,He gave me a garden.
I asked God for a friend, He gave me all of YOU...

[Pippin]

Yes, It is! :O(

[MEG33]

She's fluffy and adorable!

[ST.LOUIE1]

I know

And oh-so-humble you are, too. :) (Or were you agreeing that it's a huggy day, not that wolfie gives good hugs?!)

Both! : )

[deadhead]

"Here's another sweet pic...my napping Princess."

Good Morning jwfiv, adorable pic!!!

[deadhead]

Hi Meg, there are so many awesome Finest threads for you to catch up on!

Happy that you are part of our Finest Family :-)

[MEG33]

Wonderful,Mayor.

[Calpernia]

Goodmorning Billie! You should know better than to encourage me with the wav files :) Now I'll be posting them all day!

Click the Canary!

Tidbit:

The Canary bird came from the Canary Islands, off the coast of Africa. The birds are named after the islands, not the other way around. Curiously, the Romans named them the "Dog" Islands, for the inhabitants bred an extremely large type of dog. As might be expected, the ever pragmatic Romans were more interested in fierce, guard dogs, than in little singing birds! "Canary" is a corruption of "canis", Latin for dog.

[Billie]

Aqua! Thanks! Hope today finds you feeling much better!

I keep saying every day that I need to use all these wonderful graphics 'someone' (who doesn't like to be thanked but gives great wolfie hugs) has given me, plus a few that I've found and/or created! It's fun to use them - but much quicker to post a reply without them!

[MEG33]

Thank you ,deadhead,I just got lucky one day and happened by.

[deadhead]

Good Morning Pip

[MEG33]

I forgot to say I loved the other bird song!

[Diver Dave]

Diver! Haven't seen that Atta Boy in a while! How's our California Golden-haired Guy?!

Doin' okay, thanks.
Looks like you've been busy creating a few graphics.
I mentioned yesterday that it was an anniversary, but today marks a more important one IMO.

Forty Years ago today I raised my hand and took the Oath of Allegiance to the US Navy and the United States of America. That oath has and never will expire.
I said my good-byes to my mom and girl friend and boarded a DC-6 for a trip to San Diego and the US Naval Recruit Training Command AKA Boot Camp.
That girl friend became my bride and the oath at our wedding ceremony thirty-eight years ago has not and will not expire either.
I'll be checking in later, but I've got some writing I've got to get finished. :)

[Billie]

How cute! She does look so lovable. I don't think I've seen a kitty nap upside down - Roscoe does it all the time!

[Calpernia]

It does sound like Lucy is doing better. Glad to hear the report.

[Calpernia]

I love yard sales. It is amazing what you can find at those!

[Aquamarine]

That gif is a beaut! Louie made the sweetest Logan gif for COB to use over on the Texas Termite thread, he's very gifted!

I'm slowly feeling better. Thanks for asking.

[Billie]

Well, if she doesn't seem to be in any pain, that must be a blessing. Hopefully the drooping mouth and 'drunken' walk will go away soon. Thank you for keeping us posted. You know we care.

[Mo1]

WOW ... Cool Thread Billie

Congrats to one and all .. Y'all do such a wonderful job

[Calpernia]

Meant to be.