A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....08-24,25,26-07....T.G.I.F. at the Finest

August 24, 2007 | 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.

On Mondays please visit us to see photos of A FEW OF FR'S VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY

Welcome to TGIF at the Finest!   We hope you've been having as much fun as we have with our essays and/or spotlight on various FReepers. From the beginning, we've been kicking back on Saturdays and Sundays and simply reviewing the features of the week; our weekend threads now start on Friday and continue through Sunday. If you missed seeing any of this week's threads and want to say hello there now, just click on the link for that particular day. If you'd like to drop in and out of this thread today through Sunday, please feel free to do that also. One of us will try to be around to see the welcome mat is still out, put the coffee pot on, and maybe even bring fresh flowers for the table. : )

~ Billie, Dutchess, Dolly Cali, GodBlessUSA ~




"Getting to Know You"

THIS WEEK'S THREADS


08-20,21-07 ~ Military Tribute
By Billie
Presented by The Mayor

08-22,23-07 ~ Warm Fuzzy Wednesday & Thursday
By Billie

Have a wonderful weekend!

03-27-07 ~ Hall of Fame #19 ~ Final

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

"Wear Red" Friday

You will soon see a lot of people wearing Red on Fridays. Here's why..... The Americans, who support our troops, are the silent majority. We are not "organized" to reflect who we are, or to reflect what our opinions are. Many Americans, like yourself, and all their friends, simply want to recognize that Americans support our troops. Our idea of showing our solidarity and support for our troops is starting Friday and continuing on each and every Friday, until this is over, that every red-blooded American who supports our young men and women, WEAR SOMETHING RED.

Word of mouth, press, TV -- let's see if we can make the United States, on any given Friday, a sea of red much like a home football game at a University. If every one of our memberships share this with other acquaintances, fellow workers, friends, and neighbors, I guarantee that it will not be long before the USA will be covered in RED - and make our troops know there are many people thinking of their well-being. You will feel better all day Friday when you wear Red! So let's get the word out and lead by example; wear RED on Fridays.

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE. FOR US, THEIR BLOOD RUNS RED!! GOD BLESS AMERICA.

I received the above in my email June 10th, 2006 - the author is unknown.
I am wearing red today and every Friday ~ Billie

[Billie]

[Billie]

[The Mayor]

August 24, 2007

God Weeps With Us

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READ: Psalm 116

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints. —Psalm 116:15

What is the meaning of Psalm 116:15, “Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints”? God certainly doesn’t value or find enjoyment in the death of His children! If He did, why would the psalmist praise God for delivering him from death? And why did Jesus groan and weep as He saw the grief at Lazarus’ tomb? (John 11:33-35). I agree with scholars who render Psalm 116:15, “Costly in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.”

In this world, unless you are a celebrity, your passing will soon be forgotten by all but a small circle of relatives and friends. But Jesus showed us that God shares the sorrow and pain of the bereaved, and that the death of the humblest believer causes His heart great pain.

This thought came to me recently at the funeral of my brother Tunis. His family and his pastor extolled his compassion, kindness, and generosity. Afterward, people who knew him as a businessman spoke well of him. Though his name was just one of many in the newspaper obituaries, his death was a matter of great loss to us who knew and loved him. And it is comforting to know that God did not take his passing without feeling our pain. In fact, I believe He wept with us. 

When we are happy or when we are blue,
God is aware of whatever we do;
All of our sorrows He takes as His own—
And He will never leave us alone. —Hess

God shares in our sorrow.

Bible in One Year:   Psalms 116-118; 1 Corinthians 7:1-19

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Billie - Happy Friday! I’m wearing red to support the troops!

[larryjohnson]

I nominate Joe as an honorary FReeper.

Lieberman slams U.S. critics of Iraqi leader
Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, today blasted Democrats calling for the ouster of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
“Forced by facts on the ground to acknowledge the progress of the American and Iraqi militaries since the new surge strategy started, some of these opponents of the war are now turning their harshest criticism on our allies in Iraq instead of our enemies. This is a mistake,” Mr. Lieberman said.
“Whatever the shortcomings of our friends in Iraq, they are not an excuse to retreat from the real enemies who threaten our vital national interests there.”
His remarks come as Mr. Maliki and the Iraqi government is criticized by Democrats — including presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, chairman of the Armed Services Committee — to justify a speedy pullout of U.S. troops.
“Ironically, it was not so long ago that many in Congress criticized the Bush administration for what they described as its heavy-handed and patronizing treatment of our most important allies in the world,” Mr. Lieberman said. “Now many of those very critics make the exact same mistake in their treatment of the Iraqis, whose citizens — lest we forget — are fighting and dying every day in the struggle against al Qaeda, and in far higher numbers than any other nationality.”
“Ultimately, the choice we face in Iraq is not between the current Iraqi government and a perfect Iraqi government,” he said. “Rather, it is a choice between a young, imperfect, struggling democracy that we have helped midwife into existence, and the totalitarian, terrorist regime that al Qaeda hopes to impose in its place, should we retreat.”
— S.A. Miller, Capitol Hill correspondent, The Washington Times

[Billie]

Morning, Mayor, sir!

[MEG33]

Happy TGIF To The Finest
Beautiful pledge, Billie..Thank you, Mayor, for our Daily Bread

Wear Red On Friday To Support Our Troops

[ConorMacNessa]

Beautiful, MEG!

[jaycee]

Good Morning, Billie....The Pledge is beautiful this morning and I love the collage (sp.)! Haven’t dressed yet this morning....will find red!

[jaycee]

Thank you, Mr. Mayor, for our Daily Bread this morning~~~

[MEG33]

I was so happy when I found that! Thank you!

[jaycee]

[MEG33]

So cute, jaycee!

[jaycee]

Beautiful flower display, Meg!!

[luvie]

CHRIS DEBURGH~THE LADY IN RED

[DollyCali]

GREAT pledge, ping & new "wear red" work up Billie.. It is always fun to have your "toys" back isn't it? (big UNDERSTANDING smile)

High School football season starts tonight. and with it MY band.. 326 members this season.. Always a treat. Going to be miserable for players (over 85 degrees) and the fans.

Working on an original post for singles for the weekend(NOT here).. not complex HTML.. but a bit of organization & a bit of variety thrown in for good measure.

Support group last night went very well..VERY draining for me each time.

[The Mayor]

Morning Meg, Thank you.

[The Mayor]

And Thank you.

[The Mayor]

Hi!

I have been reading that you are enjoying your trip.
I hope you have a good return trip home.

[jaycee]