A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....06-16-03....A Celebration of Whoever

ru4Liberty; Billie; Friends of Whoever

[Billie]

"I am a figment of the imagination."
"I have no profile."

By ru4Liberty

Anyone who knew whoever knows she would NOT like us to be maudlin at her passing. Remember, this is the lady who has told many of us that she longed to look upon the face of the Savior, so she’s blissfully happy. Today, let’s make it a point to remember her and the blessing she was to our lives. Let’s remember her humor, her wisdom, her inspiration.

Do you remember when you first met her? I do. We met in a political chat room back in ‘99. We hit it off right away for many reasons but mostly because of our shared faith. For the next 3 years we were together every day via IM, chat rooms, phone calls. At the time I was 24/7 caregiver for my father, and who was the constant in my life that kept me sane (mostly). Over the next 3 years, we laughed, cried, prayed, fussed and dreamed. We took long “cyber walks” through scenic settings we found online. When Daddy finally passed in September 2001, she was an enormous help to me. I don’t know what I would have done without her.

Would you believe that who almost missed FR? In the chat room where we met, there were a couple of disgruntled former FReepers (you know the type) who had her convinced that FR was the bane of the internet. At my urging, she checked out FR and found it to be delightful, so she registered and began posting on a limited basis. Then she got involved on the Canteen and later the Finest threads and was in her element. Boy, did she enjoy her time on FR!! She enjoyed learning HTML and then sharing what she’d learned with others. She loved the prayer threads and was a faithful prayer warrior. Those of us who chatted with her in our chat room were a little jealous of her time on FR. Once she got involved on FR, we got less of her time. But we decided to be magnanimous and share her with y’all! ;-)

I would like to thank all of you who made her time on FR so enjoyable. This was a woman who thought she might be online for 20-30 minutes a day when she first got her computer! She never dreamed of the treasures the internet would unfold for her.

who’s greatest priority in life was serving the Lord. She was utterly grateful for what He did for her at Calvary and wanted the whole world to receive the grace that was extended to mankind as a result of His sacrifice. She even witnessed her faith to the hospice workers who attended her in her last days. From early on in our relationship, I knew that she couldn’t wait to get to her heavenly home so she could look upon Jesus’ face for the first 100 years. It would be impossible to accurately remember who without extending to all an invitation to know the Lord in the power of His resurrection. For those of us who are His, this goodbye is only temporary. There will be a time of reunion in a place where there are no more goodbyes for all eternity.

To my friend, who: I love you, girlfriend! Thanks for the wonderful memories we stored up over our all-too-brief friendship. Thanks for making me laugh and cry and think. Thanks for being a solid rock when Daddy was so sick and when he finally passed. Thanks for loving my little Chelsey so much. Thanks for your unwavering faith in all the situations we faced. You will be sorely missed, my friend, but not for long. Soon and very soon, we will all be together again. Hallelujah!

GBYEA
LYM
BSLM

From ST.LOUIE1

Whoever collected pigs, she loved kittens and puppy dogs, and she was always finding cute things (of which The Thin Man often 'borrowed!') to post on the threads. I've gathered some that she was particularly fond of and wanted to post them here as we remember our who. From her friends, these are some of her favorites: (The first one - the empty frame - she absolutely LOVED! It was her portrait.)   :)

THE WEEKEND THREAD 06-14,15-03 Week in Review

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[ru4liberty]

She loved sharing what she had learned with others. She had such a giving way about her.

[ru4liberty]

Pippin, you knew her well enough to know she was quite special, plus you have an eternity to get to know her better! :-)

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

I am at work and broke the rules about posting on forums.
BUT I had to post my tribute to whoever.
I am both sad and happy.
Sad because she is gone.
Happy because she is Home.
Thank You for this beautiful tribute.

[ru4liberty]

Tonk, thanks for a lovely tribute to who. She would have loved it.

[Billie]

Thank you. And for breaking the rules for her....shows how special you thought she was. :)

[ru4liberty]

I'm so glad ru, that you and your fellow chat room friends were able to share who with us.

Skinny, it would have been very selfish of us to keep her entirely to ourselves!

As you said, she truly did enrich a lot of lives. We're richer for having known her.

[ru4liberty]

Here's the announcement of who's passing for anyone who may have missed it.

[Diver Dave]

There is so much I could say about our dear friend, who, I will try to keep it short.

Over the course of the past couple years, who and I exchanged greetings on threads and through private messages. It was in one of those latter message exhanges that who and I shared our testimonies of our faith in Jesus Christ.

who accepted Jesus as her personal Savior as a young woman answering an alter call in a Baptist church. From that first moment, who grew in her faith and walk with our Lord. She never faltered in that faith. Always ready and willing to give praises to God for His gift of Salvation.

Several months ago, who hinted on a thread that she wasn't feeling well. I sent her a FReepmail asking how I could pray for her. Her answer, "That His Will Be Done."

Some time after that, and many FReepmail messages later, we learned of who's battle with cancer.

It may sound strange to some, but who and I had a few "conversations" via mail about her terminal illness. We "talked" about how there would be mourning and sorrow, but at the same time Joy and Peace, knowing that she would soon be sitting at the feet of Jesus. Please allow me to interject who's own words from a few messages last fall...

"I need to tell you again and again how much your bold testimony, unashamedly proclaimed in Free Republic has meant to me. It has emboldened me to speak out to more and more these last months. I am finding folks seeking, willing to listen, and more than I ever imagined, born again and thanking God. Thanks for your influence in my life for Jesus, Diver."

"Carry on, Diver, continue to bring inspiration and encouragement to those God presents to you. The end is coming soon for all of us, and I KNOW the peace and joy in anticipating the meeting of Jesus Himself,,,,, to see His wonderful face, sit at His feet, listen to the angels sing 'The Messiah; -greeting those I have never met, but who have become so important in my life, just singing and praising Him. Oh what a day that will be!!!!!"

"God bless you, my brother, we shall meet at His feet and praise Him together." - whoever

I expressed the desire to be notified of any services held in who's honor and memory. Again, in her own words...

"There will be no services of any kind..... I never wanted any fuss made over my death and those things always seem to turn into tears and sadness. I want folks to sing and rejoice. Thank you for saying those things, though, Dave, I really appreciate that you would want to be there. If you want to do something and feel led of the Lord, please tell the folks at The Finest how much they meant to me and how I prayed that each one would know the peace and joy that I know."

"For now, Dave, I will say God bless you and keep you and watch over you, wrap His loving, protective arms around you, give you release from pain and disability as you serve Him and bless all your service for Him." -whoever

who is my Spiritual Warrior friend. She often prayed for all of us, that we could all have that same peace and joy that she cherished so much. ru presents in the opening a link to finding out about receiving Jesus Christ as our personal Savior. If anyone has any questions regarding God's gift and promise, please feel free to drop me a line. It would be my honor to serve Him in this capacity.

[dansangel]

She touched a lot of lives and left them better for it.

One can't hope for doing any better than that during their lifetime.

(((((((ru4)))))))

[ale1]

Like ru, I met Whoever in a chatroom too few short yrs ago. The "group" came together and some left, but those that stayed formed a very special bond. I am so proud to have been part of that group.

For years, Whoever wanted me to join FR and post. Well, for one reason or other I didn't. She teased me endlessly and of course it eventually became a "thing" between us. So after all those yrs, I did indeed join. I could not miss this celebration of my "bestest" pal.

God Bless you Whoever....You are loved! Your forever friend, ale

[ST.LOUIE1]

I truly wanted to participat in the celebaration of our sweet *whoever's* life today.

I find myself too sad to do so. I know *who* will understand.

I love and miss you, my dear, sweet *Whoever*.

A beautiful post, Billie.

[ru4liberty]

Dave, what a powerful, awesome post! What a tribute to our precious who. I hope all can see that her focus in all things was to bring honor and glory to God and to bring the lost into His Kingdom. You have captured it all in your post. Thank you so much, my dear brother.

Let me say here publicly that who had a very special place in her heart for you because of your heart for the lost. God bless you exceeding abundantly, and thank you for loving my friend.

[Billie]

Thank you, Tony. I understand your sadness.

[ru4liberty]

GIRLFRIEND!!!!!!!!! You're here!!!!! Wow!!!!!!!!!!

[Billie]

I knew your post would be special. It was more than beautiful, Dave.

[habs4ever]

Wow :)

[ru4liberty]

Louie, you go right ahead and be sad. We all process these things in our own way, in our own time. who would be the first to understand.

(((((((((((Louie)))))))))))

[Aquamarine]

Welcome to FR. It's good to have a friend of Whoever join us here.. :)

[FreeTheHostages]

Appropriately, from the Bible:

[FreeTheHostages]

Thank you, Ru4. I'm too much of a newbie to know whoever "firsthand," but I did see how everyone jumped enthusiastically to greet her. Surely she's joined the Church Triumphant.