A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....01-24,25-04....Week in Review

Mama_Bear

[Mama_Bear]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997. Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world.

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

If you have a suggestion, or an idea, or if there's a FReeper you would like to see featured, please drop one of us a note in FR mail.

We're having fun and hope you are!
~ Billie, Mama_Bear, dansangel, dutchess, Aquamarine, deadhead ~

To Our FReeper FRiends: We hope you've been having as much fun as we have with our essays and/or spotlight on various FReepers. We thought we'd kick back on the weekends and simply review the features of the week. If you missed seeing them and want to say hello there now, feel free to click on the link to that particular thread. If you'd like to drop in and out of this thread today and tomorrow, please feel free to do that also. One of us will always be around to see the welcome mat is still out, and maybe even put fresh flowers on the table. ~ Billie

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"Getting to Know You"

THIS WEEK'S THREADS

01-19-04......................................... Military Monday
By BILLIE and THE MAYOR

01-20-04............... RDB3 - Once, Twice, Three Times
By BILLIE

01-21-04..................................... Celebrate Living #2
By DUTCHESS

01-22-04.............................. John's Two Cents Essay
"Bush's '04 State of The Union Address"
By JOHNHUANG2; Presented by AQUAMARINE, BILLIE

01-23-04............................... A Salute to our Military
By MAMA_BEAR

Have a wonderful weekend!

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' The guy's good, folks!

Thanks, Mixer!

1) Click on the graphic to open the Calendar.
2) Once there you can click on any month and even click to the right to go into next year. Once you are in the month that you joined FR you will need to click on the number in the calendar and then an add item screen will come up.
3) In the next box enter your name in the "Calendar Text" field and then click on submit.
4) If any of the screens fail to load simply click on refresh in your browser and that will usually fix it.
5) If all else fails or simply if you want me to do this for you send me a FReepmail and I will gladly do it for you. ~Mixer

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or .45Man at
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[Mama_Bear]

[Mama_Bear]

FReepMail me if you would like to be added to or removed from the Finest ping list.

[Mama_Bear]

Rose in RoseBear, I have added your cousin's husband to our prayer list. When you get a chance, please tell him that many here appreciate his service.

[JustAmy]

Good Morning, Lori.

How goes it this foggy morning?

[Rose in RoseBear]

Thanks so very much!

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Mama.

[Kudsman]

Morning Mama. I'm off to trudge my 12 miles in the cold and snow but I wanted to wish all a splendid weekend.

[GailA]

Good Morning Friends, keep warm and dry, MORE extremely cold weather is heading our way.

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Saturday !

[LadyX]

[dansangel]

Good morning (((((Mama_Bear)))))) - thank you for bringing us the Weekend gathering place.

Just pinging a few of you to say Good Morning and to share my news.

Most of you have heard me say how much I want to move back to FL, but need to find viable employment, first. It has become a health issue for .45MAN that we leave the Atlanta area and an emotional issue for me. My family is in FL, it is my home, I miss the ocean terribly and, above all, it is my desire to be closer to my family while I still have them. My long-distance employment search began nearly a year ago, in earnest. It has been a roller-coaster ride ever since.

Finally, by the grace of God, I have a very promising interview with a dynamic software company 10 minutes from where my parents live in FL on the 7th of February. This follows on the heels of several very positive telephone interviews. Please keep me in prayer.

Love and (((((HUGS)))))) to all of you - have a great weekend. .45MAN and I are off in a while to get "beautified" - LOL!

[MeekOneGOP]

Hey, that's GREAT news about your interview !

Good luck ! Good luck ! Good luck ! ...

[jwfiv]

Good morning, Mama_Bear...)

I wish all our Hostesses a beautiful day, and thank you for the very fine week.

Blessings on all my FRiends and neighbors.

[FreeTheHostages]

"Please keep me in prayer."

Yes. I hope you get it

[FreeTheHostages]

Thanks for all those fun posts yesterday. I just got soooo busy at work. Was gonna do a top ten list, but then . . . .

[The Mayor]

Be steadfast, immovable, . . . knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. —1 Corinthians 15:58

To survive the storms of life, be anchored to the Rock of Ages.

[The Mayor]

January 24, 2004

Steadfast Service

Read: Acts 20:23-24

Be steadfast, immovable, . . . knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. —1 Corinthians 15:58

Bible In One Year: Exodus 9-11; Matthew 15:21-39

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How do we react to tragic events? When upsetting experiences come into our personal lives and create an atmosphere of darkness and gloom, how do we respond? We may tend to panic or lose heart. A man named Abraham Davenport can teach us a lesson in steadfastness.

On May 19, 1780, a mysterious phenomenon took place. Thick darkness (perhaps caused by smoke from forest fires combined with dense fog) covered areas of New England. Filled with fear, many people thought the world was coming to an end.

The Connecticut legislature was meeting that day, and many members were urging adjournment. Abraham Davenport, however, proclaimed to his colleagues, "I am against adjournment. The day of judgment is either approaching or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for an adjournment; if it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles may be brought."

The apostle Paul had a similar determination. Even though he had faced severe hardship and opposition, and he was hearing gloomy news about his future, he was determined to "finish [his] race with joy" (Acts 20:24).

Let us, then, with soul-quieting confidence in our Lord, remain steadfast in serving Him all our days. —Vernon Grounds

We have an anchor that keeps the soul
Steadfast and sure while the billows roll,
Fastened to the Rock which cannot move,
Grounded firm and deep in the Savior's love. —Owens

To survive the storms of life, be anchored to the Rock of Ages.

[MeekOneGOP]

Hey, ya'll oughta check this out. You may have seen or heard about Weasley Clark on the cover of The Advocate, the Gay magazine ?

Well, Sloth did a spoof of that. The original cover is in post #2 ...

Wesley Clark, Cover Girl (humor)

[Mama_Bear]

Finally, by the grace of God, I have a very promising interview with a dynamic software company 10 minutes from where my parents live in FL on the 7th of February. This follows on the heels of several very positive telephone interviews. Please keep me in prayer.

Oh, this is wonderful, dansy! I am excited for both of you. Yes, I will continue to keep you in prayer.

I know how badly you have wanted this. What a huge celebration party we will have here when you tell us that you got the job and are moving back to your beloved Florida!

[Mama_Bear]

I'm off to trudge my 12 miles in the cold and snow...

My goodness, why would you do that??? There would have to be something mighty special at the end of the trek for me to trudge through 12 miles of snow. LOL