A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....11-12,13,14-04...T.G.I.F. at the Finest

Billie

[Darksheare]

Well.. she'd been talking to me, and then went to bed..

[Pippin]

I'm gonna have to get back over to the DD thread!

It needs a "level" headed poison there! ;O)

[Texagirl4W]

Hi, Billie. The following was sent to me in an email. It's kind of long, but good. This is Excellent! - Wish It could be sent to the entire world! So, the best place to start is with Loved ones and Friends.


1. The best way to get even is to forget...

2. Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death...

3. God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts...

4. Some folks wear their halos much too tight...

5. Some marriages are made in heaven, but they ALL have to be maintained on earth....

6. Unless you can create the WHOLE universe in 5 days, Then perhaps giving "advice" to God, isn't such a good idea!

7. Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, and faith looks up...

8. Standing in the middle of the road is dangerous. You will get knocked down by the traffic from both ways.

9. Words are windows to the heart.

10. A skeptic is a person who when he sees the handwriting on the wall, claims it's a forgery.

11. It isn't difficult to make a mountain out of a molehill, just add a little dirt.

12. A successful marriage isn't finding the right person; it's being the right person.

13. The mighty oak tree was once a little nut that held its ground.

14. Too many people offer God prayers with claw marks all over them.

15. The tongue must be heavy, indeed, because so few people can hold it.

16. To forgive is to set the prisoner free and then discover the prisoner was you.

17. You have to wonder about humans, they think God is dead and Elvis is alive!

18. It's all right to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are done.

19. You'll notice that a turtle only makes progress when it sticks out its neck...

20. If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, you can bet the water bill is higher.

You are richer today if you have laughed, given, or forgiven!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

041111-N-3019M-004 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Nov. 11, 2004) - Ceremonial Color Guard, assigned to Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, renders a 21-gun salute aboard the memorial battleship Missouri during a Veteran’s Day sunset ceremony. The ceremony was attended by Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle and featured a keynote address by World War II veteran, William Paty Jr., a former prisoner of war. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Ryan C. McGinley (RELEASED)

041110-N-9079D-012 Pacific Ocean (Nov. 10,2004) - The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) approaches the guided missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) while preparing for a replenishment at sea (RAS) with the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) are currently deployed to the Western Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Ronald Dallatorre (RELEASED)

041110-N-1281L-048 Pacific Ocean (Nov. 10, 2004) - The guided missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) conducts an emergency breakaway exercise after completing a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) and the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class John S. Lill (RELEASED)

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

[Darksheare]

I'm back in DD thread myself.
(Been remiss in hangin' out there.)
:(

[lonestar]

Aunt Billie, you just flew by me!

Weinie

[tuliptree76]

wonder why *under* the rainbow.

That was me taking off. I hadn't gotten over the rainbow yet. :-)

[JustAmy]

Good morning, Billie.

Thank you for the weekend thread.
Have a great weekend.

[JustAmy]

[mrstank]

He's Home!!!!!

Ok, now that I've gotten that out of my system!! Tank surprised me last night by having some friends as his acomplices pick him up at the airport and surprise me at Applebee's by walking in while I was having dinner with the other friend. After the heart atack subsided, reality started to sink in, and my DH is home for 15 days of R&R just in time for my birthday and our 3 year anniversary next week! His driver switched leave dates with him so that he would be here for it!! Needless to say, I probably won't be around much the next couple of weeks, but will try to check in if I have time. I still can't believe I slept in his arms last night!!

[phancypants]

AWESOME!!!

Enjoy your time together!!!

[The Mayor]

November 13, 2004

Ain't It Awful!

Read: Lamentations 3:25-42

Let us search out and examine our ways, and turn back to the Lord. —Lamentations 3:40

Bible In One Year: Lamentations 1-2; Hebrews 10:1-18

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A friend told me about a man who shouted the same three words each day from his street-corner newsstand. "Ain't it awful!" he would say to passersby while extending a newspaper. People bought a paper because they just had to know what terrible thing had occurred.

Tragedy and dire predictions always make the front page, but if we become preoccupied with bad news, we will succumb to what my friend calls "awfulizing"—a pervasive pessimism that clouds every situation with gloom.

If anyone had a good reason for being despondent, it was the prophet Jeremiah. For 40 years, he declared God's judgment on the rebellious and unrepentant nation of Judah. Jeremiah suffered because of their disobedience, but he clung to his faith in God's goodness. Even after witnessing the destruction of Jerusalem and the captivity of his people, Jeremiah wrote: "The Lord will not cast off forever. Though He causes grief, yet He will show compassion according to the multitude of His mercies. Let us search out and examine our ways, and turn back to the Lord" (Lamentations 3:31-32,40).

Disobedience to God can cause great pain, but the doorway out of discouragement leads to the Lord, who "is good to those who wait for Him" (v.25). —David McCasland

Turn not aside, discouraged one,
Stir up your gift, pursue your goal;
In God's own time you'll see Him work,
He'll give you hope and lift your soul. —D. De Haan

Awful circumstances cannot alter the goodness of God.

[Billie]

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!! That is the most wonderful surprise! Bless you! You just enjoy and savor these two weeks with your hubby!

Welcome Home, Tank, and Thank you!

Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary!

[tuliptree76]

Good morning, Mayor. Thanks for the ODB post!

[The Mayor]

I am so happy for you and your hubby!

Have him stop by and say Hello!

[Billie]

How cute! Good morning, JustFRiend!

[MEG33]

Goose Bumps..and I sing a song of thanksgiving for you and mrtank!!..

[tuliptree76]

That's wonderful news. Enjoy! And happy birthday and anniversary!

[Billie]

Aunt Billie, you just flew by me!
Weinie

I waved at you, Weinie. I saw your tail wagging. :)