A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....07-07,08,09-06....T.G.I.F. at the Finest

July 7, 2006 | 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

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We're having fun and hope you are!
~ Billie, Dutchess, Dolly Cali, GodBlessUSA, JustAmy ~

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, JustAmy ~



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"Getting to Know You"

THIS WEEK'S THREADS


07-03-06 ~ Military Monday
By Billie
Presented by The Mayor

07-04-06 ~ Happy Birthday USA ~ 2006
By DollyCali

07-05-06 ~ Warm Fuzzy Wednesday
By Billie
Presented by GodBlessUSA

07-06-06 ~ A Finest Pet Day
By Dutchess

Have a wonderful weekend!

07-01-06 ~ Hall of Fame #16

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.

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

[The Mayor]

I completely understand Meg..

[jwfiv]

Hey, SnarlinCub ... yes, of course ... Julian, CA ... in the hills of NE San Diego County ... a lovely little mining, with plenty of Old West charm.

[jwfiv]

Ooops ... I meant to say "mining town" ... )

[The Mayor]

Here is the piano playing and the words.
I will request this to be sung at Church tomorrow in honor of Maggie.

http://digitalhymnal.org/midi/dh287pn.mid

1
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,
calling for you and for me;
see, on the portals he's waiting and watching,
watching for you and for me.

Refrain
Come home, come home;
ye who are weary come home;
earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
calling, O sinner, come home!

2
Why should we tary when Jesus is pleading,
pleading for you and for me?
Why should we linger and heed not his mercies,
mercies for you and for me?

3
Think of the wonderful love he has promised,
promised for you and for me!
Though we have sinned, he has mercy and pardon,
pardon for you and for me.

[Kitty Mittens]

I just Came Here to the Finest and Found this Out; our God Help us All, Comfort Dear Maggie's Husband with His Strength.

[La Enchiladita]

Lovely, that hymn first came to mind when I saw the news this morning.

Hymns are such a consolation ... a bridge to eternity.

[La Enchiladita]

I love Julian. I visited only once, and forgot I was in California! It's a classic small town; what a great parade you had, flyover and all!

[SnarlinCubBear]

Now I completely understand. I'm in north San Diego county and love to visit Julian. Love to ride the carriage there. Great horses, etc., in Julian.

[The Mayor]

Your tag line says it all.

[The Mayor]

Posted by LadyX to The Mayor; MEG33; All
On News/Activism ^ 05/13/2006 11:24:11 AM EDT · 89 of 192 ^

"Only by choosing each day to let go of our own plans and by trusting the Holy Spirit’s leading can we cooperate with His work in us."

The Daily Bread had not yet been posted when I wrote my Reply #87!
It reinforces what I learned - we must consciously get out of His way and allow Him to guide our course...

Blessings to you, Your Honor, and to all...

I will miss her encouraging posts, her replies to all of us Meg. As she said, "we must consciously get out of His way and allow Him to guide our course..." and HE guided her course.

[The Mayor]

Just reading Maggies posts give me great joy knowing how much she Loved the Lord. At the same time much sadness and tears because we will miss her.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/user-posts?id=4583

[La Enchiladita]

Thank you, Rus. Such an honor coming from you.

One of my first thoughts was of how she and Texas Cowboy would be greeting each other up there.

Her tributes and encouragement to TC were angelic.

I only chatted with her a few times but she was very sweet to me.

She was a dynamic, passionate woman from what I could tell and I just ache for her husband for his loss.

[ConorMacNessa]

May she rest in peace.

[The Mayor]

Thank you, Rus. Such an honor coming from you.

An honor coming from me? All I do is post the daily bread everyday.

Maggie and I had a long posting history and shared many emails. She would send me things to post for Military Monday. She also loved the fact the Mrs Mayor is a Marine that married an Army cook.. : )

I am collecting some pics and will dedicate this Monday to her. She was a wonderful woman, a loving wife, mother, grand mother and great grandmother. She rubbed off on me more than I could have ever rubbed off on her.

[MEG33]

Finally got the tremor under control enough to post..I am reading and crying,praying , grieving and rejoicing in Maggie's greeting to Heaven. My heart is with her family. No more will she suffer..but the loss is nevertheless great..and she will be sorely missed.. Her words and her spirit;her courage;her faith;her humor;her love will be with me and many here on FR.
She was an inspiration. She had fought the good fight, she had finished the course. There is a big Welcome Home going on in Heaven, I know.

[The Mayor]

God Bless you Meg.

[MEG33]

He has..He has..God Bless us All.

[deadhead]

A very sad day. May God Bless Maggie and her family.

FR's Finest was Maggie's home away from home. How lucky we all were to have Maggie as part of our family here on FR. Prayers for Maggies FRiends and family.

Billie, I know that you and Maggie go way back, FRiends for many years. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

[Aquamarine]

What a hard time this is for all of us JW. You and Lady were such a good duo when when you wrote together, we always wanted more.

I'm just a mess right now yet thankful for having a person of such quality in my life for a short while.

[WVNan]

Thank you Rus. I was hoping that someone would do a thread to memorialize Sistah.

It has been nearly impossible for me to come to the Finest since Sistah went to the hospital. Knowing what she was facing, I suspected it was only a matter of time. The Finest has been the place where Sistah and I would meet and iron out our sisterly memories. She is too much "here for me to bear." I hope everyone understands. Maybe in a few days. I will try to collect some things for the Monday tribute. Thank you all.