A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....10-13-04...Celebrate Autumn!

Mama_Bear

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

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[JohnHuang2]

G'morning to ya, ((((((((((((((Mama_Bear!))))))))))))))))

[Mama_Bear]

Hey, good morning and Happy Autumn to you, (((((JH2)))))!

[JohnHuang2]

Happy Autumn backatya, my friend
*SMILES*

[JohnHuang2]

Great layout job, btw

[Mama_Bear]

Great layout job, btw

Thank you so much. :-)

[JohnHuang2]

Quite welcome :-)

[Mama_Bear]

[DollyCali]

morning you 2!

What a beautiful thread.

Lotsa prayers for POTUS tomorrow.. to be firm, strong & "the winner"

[JohnHuang2]

G'morning to you -- and a Bear hug for you, too!

(((((((((((((((DollyCali!))))))))))))))))

[Mama_Bear]

Morning Dolly. Gosh you are either up very late or very early. LOL.

Thanks for your sweet compliments on my post. This was an easy one (compared to the states I put together), but I loved working with the fall colors.

I join you with prayers for our President.

[JohnHuang2]

I join you with prayers for our President.

Count me in :-)

[Mama_Bear]

Good night you two. I have an early morning dentist appointment, so I better get some sleep.

[JohnHuang2]

G'nite, sleep well, my friend, and good luck at the dentist.

[DollyCali]

thanks for hug..can never get enough of those, can we?

on the ATRW thread I just posted..

somewhere between Late & early are three groups..

the turn out the lights group
the insomniacs
the dawn patrol

tonight I am the insomniac representative. but did a few hours of prayer closeting for the debate/POTUS.. another bath , some wine & will try to cut some zzzzssss...

[ST.LOUIE1]

Ohhhhhh....what a beautiful post! And the poem warms the cockles of me heart. : )

Morning, ((((((fuzzy))))))

[The Mayor]

I don't have my ping list, my puter broke, I'm on my kids pc

October 13, 2004

Witness From A Wheelchair

Read: Matthew 25:31-40

The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve. —Matthew 20:28

Bible In One Year: Isaiah 41-42; 1 Thessalonians 1

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A woman named Nancy put this ad in her local newspaper: "If you are lonely or have a problem, call me. I am in a wheelchair and seldom get out. We can share our problems with each other. Just call. I'd love to talk." The response to that ad was surprising—30 calls or more every week.

What motivated this woman to reach out from her wheelchair to help others in need? Nancy explained that before her paralysis she had been perfectly healthy but in deep despair. She had tried to commit suicide by jumping from her apartment window, but her fall left her paralyzed from the waist down.

In the hospital, utterly frustrated, she sensed that Jesus said, "Nancy, you've had a healthy body but a crippled soul. From now on you will have a crippled body but a healthy soul." As a result of that experience, she surrendered her life to Christ. When she was finally allowed to go home, she prayed for a way to share God's grace with others, and the idea of the newspaper ad occurred to her.

Every believer can do something to help others. Limited as we may be by sickness, old age, or disability, we can still pray, call, or write. No matter what our condition, we can be effective witnesses for Jesus. —Vernon Grounds

Lord, let me be a shining light
So others then may view
Your mercy and Your love displayed
In all I say and do. —Sper

Only after talking to God about people are we ready to talk to people about God.

[Mama_Bear]

.....the poem warms the cockles of me heart. : )

Awwwww........and it's a Fine day when I can warm the cockles of wolfie's heart! :-)

Have a wonderful day, ((((((((wolfie)))))))).

[Mama_Bear]

Thanks for the Word and the coffee, cuz. Hope your 'puter ills pass quickly.

I bet it's been looking beautiful up in your neck of the woods. Has the peak of the colorful fall season come and gone already? I remember from being in New England, it doesn't last long.....but it is breathtaking!