A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....11-26-02

11-26-02 | dansangel; Billie

[Billie]

Good morning, nicmarlo - welcome to the Finest - hope to see 'more' of you very soon. :)

[MeekOneGOP]

Dad's doing great, thanks. His pain is slowly going away. He only takes 1 pain pill when he wakes up in the a.m., and that's it. Before, his shoulder blade was hurting so bad he'd take 2 every 4-6 hours.

His next Doc appt. is next Monday Dec. 2nd to follow up from his skin graft on Nov. 22nd. His hand is doing ok, but I expect he'll have rehab to get mobility and strength in it.

[MeekOneGOP]

Happy Thanksgiving to you too, FRiend !!

[lodwick]

Good morning guys - great to see ya on a cold, rainy day here in CenTex. brrr

Stay well, stay warm.

[Aquamarine]

Nice to meet you wirestripper. I've seen alot of your post here and have agreed with you on many occasions.
I've watched my husband strip wire before and when I see your posts I can picture you stripping the lies away to get to the truth in the same way that the protective insulated coating is stripped away to expose the copper wire. :)
Thank you for your service to our country.

Click on the pic

[Mo1]

Oh just send her some flowers and maybe she'll forget about .. hehe

[MeekOneGOP]

I wonder if pork will catch on!

LOL !! I went to UT Arlington, and there were (still are) a LOT of Middle-Eastern students there. I had a roommate in the dorm for a while that was Kuwaiti, Hadi was his name. A group of us from the dorm would go to Burger King on occasion, including Hadi. Another dorm resident, "Opie" (he looked like Ron Howard), would also go and was constantly telling Hadi that he saw them put Pork on his burger !! Hadi never thought it was too funny, though, LOL !

[Cold Heat]

Thank you for the words and the song! What a great gift!

[Pippin]

Hi, Billie!

Good to "see" you so early too! :^)

[Pippin]

LOL!!!

[Aeronaut]

Guess I do now, thank you very much. Have a great day.

[Mo1]

I wonder if pork will catch on!
Pffffttttt! Good one! :-)

[Salvation]

Congratulations, wirestripper!

A wonderful story to share with all of you today!

THE HAND

Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class
a fun assignment -- to draw a picture of something for which they
were thankful.

Most of the class might be considered economically disadvantaged,
but still many would celebrate the holiday with turkey and other
traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought,
would be the subjects of most of her student's art. And they
were.

But Douglas made a different kind of picture. Douglas was a
different kind of boy. He was the teacher's true child of misery,
frail and unhappy. As other children played at recess, Douglas
was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess at
the pain Douglas felt behind those sad eyes.

Yes, his picture was different. When asked to draw a picture of
something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand. Nothing
else. Just an empty hand.

His abstract image captured the imagination of his peers. Whose
hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer,
because farmers raise turkeys. Another suggested a police
officer, because the police protect and care for people. Still
others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so
the discussion went -- until the teacher almost forgot the young
artist himself.

When the children had gone on to other assignments, she paused at
Douglas' desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The
little boy looked away and murmured, "It's yours, teacher."

She recalled the times she had taken his hand and walked with him
here or there, as she had the other students. How often had she
said, "Take my hand, Douglas, we'll go outside." Or, "Let me show
you how to hold your pencil." Or, "Let's do this together."
Douglas was most thankful for his teacher's hand.

Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.

The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something
about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends
showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the
world. They might not always say thanks. But they'll remember the
hand that reaches out.

[Pippin]

Good Morning, Salvation!

[Pippin]

Hi, Meekie!

[Billie]

LOL, Dubya! Too funny!

Good morning, IG. Just wanted to say hello. :)

[Cold Heat]

ROFL!

[Cold Heat]

Great story!

[Billie]

Love that poster, loddy! Wonder who did it?

[ValerieUSA]

Good Tuesday Morning Fine FReeper