A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....01-12-05....Do You Remember These?

Billie

[Billie]

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

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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.

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~ Billie, Mama_Bear, Dutchess, Dansangel, Aquamarine ~

"You've posted a total of 501 threads and 32,396 replies."

Not ALL of those 501 threads have been posted to the Finest, but probably most were. The following are a few of my favorites - they don't include profiles, because those are too hard to choose from, and they don't include the many wonderful threads that the other hostesses have created and presented over the past two and a half years....just those ideas that popped into my head and ended up *here*.

If you missed the original presentations and are inclined to check out the full thread, the link is provided above each vignette. (A brief description of each can be read by holding your mouse over the graphic heading.)

Do You Remember These?

Luvya, Dubya ~ 08-03-04

Countering the Baddest and the Ugliest (Shameless lovefest for OUR Guy!)

Let Us Have Music ~ 06-09-04

Texas, My Texas ~ 08-05-03

My Kingdom for a Horse ~ 11-21-03

Pippin's Fantasies ~ 10-24-03

In Your Easter Bonnet ~ 04-06-04

Have a Wonderful Wednesday

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 01-10,11-05 Military Monday & Tuesday

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

Click on the photo to view the album. To
submit your photo, please contact dansangel or .45Man
at
danbh59@yahoo.com
and include Freeper Photo Album in subject line.

Hall of Fame #10 ~ 12-29-04

[Billie]

[Billie]

Do you remember this? :) From March Madness ~ 03-02-04

[Molly Pitcher]

Good morning Billie, everyone!

Godey's Ladies Book! LOL! I grew up with those prints in my bedroom....

A Wonderful Wed. to all...

[Billie]

Hi, Molly! Which one is from Godey's Ladies Book? :)

[Budge]

Coffee bump!

[Molly Pitcher]

LOL! ....the colors you have here are a LOT more vibrant than those old prints....

Nan, let me know you're okay. I'm hearing a lot about the flooding on the River south of us...

[Aquamarine]

These were all such good Posts, so beautifully done. Thanks for the memories.

That hostess picture of me reminds me why I don't wear bangs, my face is too small. lol

[Aquamarine]

((((((Budge))))))

((((((MollyPitcher))))))

It's great to see you two here today. :)

[Billie]

Hi, there, Budge! Hope the New Year will be good to you! Thanks for the bump!

[Billie]

LOL! ....the colors you have here are a LOT more vibrant than those old prints....

LOL! It's because *I* colored it! You might not believe how *many* pictures I cut and pasted together to get the five of us in one 'setting'. :) The background was one all by itself - I used two or three 'ladies' pictures, which had to have five faces switched, and then cut out, colored and pasted in front of the curtain background - then I found a frame to finish it. LOL! (In that thread, we joked that it was our old prom dresses) :)

[Billie]

Thanks, Aqua! There was already a thread 'introducing' Miss Beasley, so couldn't do that one here. :)

That hostess picture of me reminds me why I don't wear bangs, my face is too small. lol

LOL! The first time I had an eye exam, the Optometrist said I had the 'shortest' face. :)

[Salvation]

Congratulations and blessing for the new year, Pippin.

[Aquamarine]

LOL! The first time I had an eye exam, the Optometrist said I had the 'shortest' face. :)

Guess you shouldn't wear bangs either.
That reminds me the Optometrist I went to Monday said there wasn't anything serious wrong with my eyes, that I just have floaters.

[Billie]

Good morning, Salvation. Wishing you a wonderful new year. :)

[Billie]

That reminds me the Optometrist I went to Monday said there wasn't anything serious wrong with my eyes, that I just have floaters.

That's good news! The floaters are a nuisance, but I think they do eventually go away, don't they?

[FreeTheHostages]

[Billie]

Always makes me smile to see you pop in with the daily calendar page - seems like old times. :) Hi, Freezie! I like tea, too!

[FreeTheHostages]

yes, tea is good! Hope you're all enjoying the New Year.

[The Mayor]

January 12, 2005

Choose To Feel

Read: Hosea 11

My heart churns within Me; My sympathy is stirred. —Hosea 11:8

Bible In One Year: Genesis 37-39

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The bumper sticker on the blue van caught my attention:
CHOOSE TO FEEL

As I considered those words, I noticed the billboards I was passing. They urged me to choose things that would keep me from feeling—alcohol to deaden emotional pain; fat-laden food to alleviate feelings of emptiness; luxury cars and other expensive items to lessen feelings of worthlessness.

Many of the temptations that lure us away from God do so by promising to relieve the emotional hurt we all feel because of the consequences of sin—our own sin or someone else's.

God set a different example. Instead of becoming numb to the pain our sin causes, He chose to suffer the results of it. Through the prophet Hosea, God expressed the heart-wrenching pain of losing a wayward child. "I stooped and fed them," He said tenderly. "I drew them with gentle cords, with bands of love" (11:3-4). Still they rejected their heavenly Father. Reluctantly, He let them face the consequences.

When we choose to feel the full range of our emotions, we come to a fuller understanding of the God who created us in His image—the image of One who feels.

It's okay to feel that all is not right in the world. God feels that way too! —Julie Link

God knows each winding way I take,
And every sorrow, pain, and ache;
His children He will not forsake—
He knows and loves His own. —Bosch

Choosing to deaden bad feelings eventually deadens our ability to feel good.

[Aquamarine]

Yes, the doctor said they will go away but then that more will come along. :(

[The Thin Man]

"You've posted a total of 501 threads and 32,396 replies."

Billie, you failed to mention the 21,424 typos, 174 little red x's, 614 insults.......

I've kept count.

:-)

[Billie]

Hope you are, Freezie. You're going to the Inaugural Ball, aren't you? You must be sure and 'meet' Mama Bear, who will be there with Just Amy. She is going to do a Finest thread with pictures when she returns. We need to have one of the two of you together - being half-sistahs and all. :)

[Billie]

Morning, Rus. Thanks again for the day off yesterday, by continuing Monday's thread through Tuesday. It's still very slow around here, and we may need to do that again sometime.

[Billie]

Yes, the doctor said they will go away but then that more will come along. :(

That's *not* good. :(

[Billie]

Billie, you failed to mention the 21,424 typos, 174 little red x's, 614 insults.......

I've kept count.

LOL! I might have known you would! So.....give me your password - I want to see what *yours* really says, cause I lost track. LOL!

[Billie]

Below are names of some of our FReepers' loved ones who are serving our country. If you have someone you would like to add, please address a post to Billie; Mama_Bear; Dutchess; Dansangel; Aquamarine, and we will add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nation’s leaders, and military personnel, and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.

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Maigrey...................cousin OhioWfan........................son mystery-ak..........son, husband Gogrammy................grandson Inspectorette...................son Blessed American..........nephew Slip18..........................nephew anniegetyourgun...........nephew Diver Dave.......niece, nephew ConspiracyGuy........2 nephews Pippin..........niece, loved one Pippin...nephew & his fiancee weldgophardline.....brotherinlaw jamaly.................brotherinlaw Future Snake Eater..........cousin WaterDragon.............grandson WaterDragon...........son-in-law BeforeISleep...................son kimmie7......................brother Armymarinemom............3 sons american_ranger.............son LadyX.........................grandson fawn796.......................nephew Dubya............................nephew StarCMC......................brother ValerieUSA..................2 sons Lakeside......................2 sons LakeLady.....................nephew Spruce.....................daughter Philman_36..............2 nephews bjcintennessee.......son, niece Ladysmith..nephew, friend's son tina07......soninlaw & his friend Katydidnt..........................son MontanaCowgirlCop.......brother Warrior Nurse...........active duty SK1 Thurman...........active duty David Osborne.........active duty fc2tomschermuly......active duty bkwells..................active duty LongCut..................active duty cjk..........................active duty Trish.......................active duty ODC-GIRL.................active duty AF_Blue..................active duty Notwithstanding.....active duty thumperusn.............active duty Q6-God.....................active duty Q6-God...................twin brother Veloxherc.................active duty Don Simmons...........active duty wingnutx..................active duty Old Sarge................active duty

Mama_Bear.........2 nephews ladtx........................2 sons Its_me_K.E.T...................son gator girl.................husband severa.......husband, brother Hostel......................cousin MozartLover......son, nephew LBGA...............................son katykelly......................son cookcounty.....................son SpookBrat...nephew, cousin Doug from Upland...son-in-law Himyar..........................son boxerblues................2 sons the piper.........................son sheeza.......................husband kemathen7.................husband Tiffee4Bob.................boyfriend deadhead......................cousin JimRobinson.........2 nephews TexKat..............son, step-son Consort..2 daughters,son-in-law Darheel.........................niece Donaeus......................nephew dixie sass...................nephew BeAllYouCanBe...................son Repubmommy...............brother AgThorn.........................2 sons homeschoolmama.......nephew kneezles.............................son Rose inRoseBear...cousin's hubby Redhead....step-granddaughter Redhead..step-grdaughter fiance Atomic Conspiracy..half-brother Atomic Conspiracy...nephew Atomic Conspiracy..........niece Sunflowergal..............grandson visualops.......................cousin Alouette..............................son mrstank.......................husband MrsMike31..................husband eaglesiniowa.........................son auboy..................................cousin spotbust1.......................husband Leofl......................................son chena......................................son campfollower.......................fiance LUV W.........................................son painter................................nephew ProudAFDad.................................son TheMayor...........................friends'son mhking.....................................cousin Misty4jc................................husband

[Diver Dave]

Mornin' Billie.

501 Threads? Hmmm. Sounds like a pair of Levi's to me.

[Billie]

501 Threads? Hmmm. Sounds like a pair of Levi's to me.

LOL! That is too clever!

[visualops]

It's like taking too much medication for symptomatic relief; you don't feel sick so you tend to forget you are indeed ill.

[Diver Dave]

That is too clever!

Ooops! Sorry. Hope there's not a penalty. ;)

[Billie]

Good morning, visualops. Hope your new year is starting off *good*!

[Billie]

Ooops! Sorry. Hope there's not a penalty. ;)

Oh, but there is. You are sentenced to write another excellent essay for the Finest. Now get to work. :)

[Kitty Mittens]

I have Floaters, Aqua, and they are certainly a Nusiance! :(

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for this Thread, Billie! I'm coming back tonight to Read some of the Links, especially 'Texas, My Texas!'

I Love that Picture you Included with your Ping, dear Billie! It's cute! : )

[Billie]

Gosh! I'm so glad to see you! It's been so quiet, I was afraid the door had locked behind me when I left to get a bite of lunch. :)

Thank you for this Thread, Billie! I'm coming back tonight to Read some of the Links, especially 'Texas, My Texas!'

I hope you enjoy the threads, Kitty. Sometimes it's more interesting to *see* what a thread is about than just to see an active link. Know you weren't here when some of the threads were posted. Check out the Easter Bonnet thread, too, for pics of some of our regulars that you might not have seen before (both gals AND guys) :)

I Love that Picture you Included with your Ping, dear Billie! It's cute! : )

:) *That* thread was about March Holidays and that day was "Old Stuff Day", and we were joking about those being our prom dresses. :)

[Billie]

Sending out an SOS to th' wolfie. HELP!!! Pineapple Pie, Cookies 'n Milk, pancakes, Hugs, Smooches.......

  

[Diver Dave]

You are sentenced to write an(....) excellent essay for the Finest. Now get to work. :)

Boy, you sure are a pushy taskmaster and now you want excellent?

Does excellent include a raise? $$$$$$

[Pippin]

Thanks!

May you have a wonderful and blessed year too! :o)

[Billie]

Boy, you sure are a pushy taskmaster and now you want excellent?

Does excellent include a raise? $$$$$$

LOL! Dave, Dave, Dave - anything you write is *excellent*.

(Now isn't that better than any ole $$$$$$$$?)

Sure hope you can draw a bigger crowd than today! LOL

[Pippin]

Hi, Billie!!!

[Billie]

Hi, Pip - are you off work now? :)

[Pippin]

Yep, for today! :o)

Love this thread!

Very nostalgic.

[Billie]

Love this thread! Very nostalgic.

It's fun to go back and read some of the old ones once in a while. :)

[Pippin]

But I must have missed the Texas one. It was really good and made me wish I could go there and especially to San Antonio and see the old missions and walk the River Walk.

[deadhead]

Howdy, Billie

I remember all of these wonderful threads. Thanks for the memories...lol, think that line is from a Bob Hope song

[Pippin]

Hi, Collene!

Love the horse!

Happy New Year!

[Billie]

But I must have missed the Texas one. It was really good and made me wish I could go there and especially to San Antonio and see the old missions and walk the River Walk.

Thanks, Pippin. The RiverWalk is one of the funnest places to visit - it's so pretty, and fun to people watch and the food is delicious there, too!

[deadhead]

I also have those annoying floaters, not all the time. I tend to get them when I am very stressed.

[deadhead]

Hi there Pippin! Happy New Year. Will you be going to the Inaugural Parade?

[Billie]

Awwwww, look at that colt! That shake of the head is so natural-looking, and I can almost hear him whinny! Thanks for your post! ((((((((((((Colleen))))))))))))

I love that song, "Thanks for the Memories" :)