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FReeper Canteen ~ The Berlin Airlift Part 1: The Beginning ~ 27 November 2017
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Posted on 11/26/2017 5:01:18 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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To: Kathy in Alaska
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Knowing Better
November 27, 2017
When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his robes.
2 Kings 22:11
When we brought our adoptive son home from overseas, I was eager to shower him with love and provide what he had lacked over the preceding months, especially quality food, since he had a nutritional deficit. But despite our best efforts, including consulting specialists, he grew very little. After nearly three years, we learned he had some severe food intolerances. After removing those items from his diet, he grew five inches in just a few months. While I grieved at how long Id unwittingly fed him foods that impaired his growth, I rejoiced at this surge in his health!
I suspect Josiah felt similarly when the Book of the Law was discovered after having been lost in the temple for years. Just as I grieved having unintentionally hindered my sons growth, Josiah grieved having ignorantly missed Gods fullest and best intentions for His people (2 Kings 22:11). Although he is commended for doing what was right in the eyes of the Lord (v. 2), he learned better how to honor God after finding the Law. With his newfound knowledge, he led the people to worship again as God had instructed them (23:2223).
As we learn through the Bible how to honor Him, we may grieve the ways weve fallen short of Gods will for us. Yet we can be comforted that He heals and restores us, and leads us gently into deeper understanding.
Thank You, God, for showing me how to live in a way that pleases You. Im sorry for the ways Ive not done that in the past. Help me to honor and obey You now.
God gives us a new start.
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posted on
11/26/2017 5:01:39 PM PST
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi Kathy! Thank you for the thread!
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posted on
11/26/2017 5:02:05 PM PST
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: StarCMC; Kathy in Alaska
Thanks so much, this is such a great story!
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posted on
11/26/2017 5:05:39 PM PST
by
PROCON
(O Lord, everything good in me is due to you. The rest is my fault.- Augustine)
To: The Mayor
Stationed at Templehof 66-69. Hallowed ground.
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posted on
11/26/2017 5:10:39 PM PST
by
Bonemaker
(White Southerners have been under attack since 1860.)
To: PROCON
Civilian pilots also flew in this campaign.
Like the CBI...
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posted on
11/26/2017 5:11:15 PM PST
by
Eric in the Ozarks
(Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
11/26/2017 5:19:48 PM PST
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: Kathy in Alaska
I love these threads about American and Allied greatness. This one event made folk everywhere realize that logistics rules an army. Sure, the military understands that but it really drove it home to civilians as well.
This hold a special place for our family, since my father met my mother during the airlift and later married her after her family moved to West Berlin from outside of East Berlin.
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11/26/2017 5:26:22 PM PST
by
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To: Kathy in Alaska
There are kids out there that must think events like this are ancient history. I think I might be getting old.
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11/26/2017 5:28:24 PM PST
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today's sustenance for body and soul.
Reluctantly, we must take on the new week. Are you ready?
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posted on
11/26/2017 5:30:11 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Thanks for this thread, Kathy. For years, “The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America’s Finest Hour” has been on my reading list. I just put a hold on the book at my local library thanks to your new thread here. I remember the book had outstanding reviews when it came out June 2, 2009. Author is Andrei Cherny.
To: The Mayor
You’re welcome...and thank you for Our Daily Bread.
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posted on
11/26/2017 5:35:28 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Thanks! My dad was in the Army Air Corps at that time and participated in this. I’m glad to see this! He is 88 and still has a plaque from Operation Vittles.
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posted on
11/26/2017 5:41:18 PM PST
by
Cloverfarm
(Pray for the peace of Jerusalem ...)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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11/26/2017 5:43:15 PM PST
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PAR35
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Welcome to the Canteen, ProtectOurFreedom.
Stick around...there are 3 more parts to our Berlin Airlift story.
It is a wonderful story that needs remembering and spreading.
Happy reading!!!
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11/26/2017 5:50:58 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: PROCON
Good evening, Pro. You are right...it is a great story that needs to be retold.
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11/26/2017 5:57:32 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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11/26/2017 6:06:33 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; Jet Jaguar; SandRat; laurenmarlowe; beachn4fun; ...
Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
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posted on
11/26/2017 6:09:02 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: Bonemaker
Welcome, bonemaker....we thank you for your service to our country.
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posted on
11/26/2017 6:32:17 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Eric in the Ozarks
Good evening, Eric in the Ozarks...thanks for adding more information.
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11/26/2017 6:34:25 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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