A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....11-15, 16-05....Oh, My Eyes!!

Billie

[Billie]

[Billie]

[silent_jonny]

1st?

Good morning :)

[The Mayor]

November 15, 2005

The Right Focus

Read:
Psalm 90

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. —Psalm 90:12

Bible In One Year: James 1-2

We call life's older years the "sunset years." But are they really that rosy? For some, they are. But for many others, even Christians, the sunset years may become clouded with bitterness or despair.

To minimize this, we must make it our goal early in life to get the right focus. Robert Kastenbaum understood this. He wrote, "I do feel an increased sense of responsibility to this future self and to all those who cross my path. What kind of old man will I be, given the chance? The answer to that question depends largely on the kind of person I am right now."

As I have observed contented older people, I've learned that it is our focus more than our feelings that determines the sort of people we are. I once visited a godly woman in her nineties who was feeling her age in every joint and organ. "Old age ain't for sissies!" she groaned honestly. Then, as always, her groans gave way to praise for God's goodness. A focus of gratitude, begun early in life, parted the clouds and let the sun shine through.

What is your focus today, regardless of your feelings? Is it one of gratitude for Jesus and His gift of eternal life? If so, you'll grow sweeter as you grow older. —Joanie Yoder

We can be young in heart and mind,
To others we can yet be kind,
Sing songs of praise to God through tears,
And grow in grace through all our years. —Zimmerman

What you will be tomorrow depends on the choices you make today.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
Finishing Well

[Billie]

1st?

Good morning:)

You are 1st. I looked for my *1st Place Ribbon* but couldn't find it, so here's a flower for you.:)

[Billie]

Good morning, Rus. Always good food for thought, along with our morning coffee - for which I NEED a cup. Have not had mine yet. :)

[NicknamedBob]

I hate those things. So much technology going to waste.

It's like taking a magnificent art print and folding it into a paper hat.

The second picture was kinda spooky, like something coming alive in the garden. Technically, it wss messed up by having the fencepost visible.

Beautiful tables, though!

[silent_jonny]

Thank you :)

Great way to start the day.

[g'nad]

rainin' here... temp droppin'... one deer in the freezer, 'nuther one hangin'...

lazy day ahead... gotta werk tuhnite...

g'mornin'...

[Issaquahking]

Got to run for work... but I see Bev Doolittle art has come to FR!

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Morning few of FR Finest

[GodBlessUSA]

This is funny. I think I need more coffee, I have yet made anything out in the pictures. I don't want to guess and give it away to anyone else who hasn't seen them yet. :)

[MaryFromMichigan]

Here is one I found in a recent email...

"If your eyes follow the movement of the rotating pink dot, you will only see one color, pink.

If you stare at the black + in the center, the moving dot turns to green.

Now, concentrate on the black + in the center of the picture.

After a short period of time, all the pink dots will slowly disappear, and you will only see a green dot rotating.

It's amazing how our brain works.
There really is no green dot, and the pink ones really don't disappear.

This should be proof enough, we don't always see what we think we see."



Thanks for the bandwidth, Billie!

[Billie]

I hate those things. So much technology going to waste.

It's like taking a magnificent art print and folding it into a paper hat.

The second picture was kinda spooky, like something coming alive in the garden. Technically, it wss messed up by having the fencepost visible.

Beautiful tables, though!

LOL! Glad you liked the tables.

I think stereograms are fascinating, but can't look at too many of them at once because, oh, my, does it make my eyes hurt.

Maybe you should write a poem about them today though. LOL!

[Billie]

You're welcome. Glad you started your day here. :)

[Billie]

rainin' here... temp droppin'... one deer in the freezer, 'nuther one hangin'...

lazy day ahead... gotta werk tuhnite...

g'mornin'...

G'mornin' back to you, great white hunter. Nice seeing you drop in lately - bring stew when you cook it. :)

[Billie]

Got to run for work... but I see Bev Doolittle art has come to FR!

:)

Hi there! Glad you stopped in before work. Hope you had time to study Bev Doolittle's *work*. :)

[Billie]

Back in a few.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Good Morning FR Finest.

[Pippin]

Wrong thread Jonny!

LOL!