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FReeper Canteen ~ Just Hangin' Cafe ~ 29 December 2017
December 28, 2017
| Old Man Winter and Baby New Year
Posted on 12/28/2017 5:59:20 PM PST by beachn4fun
FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.
FReeper Canteen Just Hangin' Cafe
Come on in, we're open Need a place just to hang out? This is it.
We serve coffee, tea, conversation and music.
Our AWESOME military, our AWESOME allies, and their families are welcomed and honored here. Hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable New Year celebration of their choice.
No worries in the FReeper Canteen Just Hangin' Cafe. Grab a cup or glass and start a conversation. You never know who you might meet in the Cafe. Glad you could join us. Enjoy your stay.
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Remember, the Canteen is a family friendly place. We welcome the military, our allies, and their families. Continued prayers for the success and completion of your mission. Prayers for your safe return home. Out with the old and in with the new. May your New Year be better than your old one.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Free Republic; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: canteen; military; music; news
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To: BenLurkin
Are you in the frozen northern zone? Or the somewhat less frozen southern zone?
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:15:58 PM PST
by
beachn4fun
(2017 is almost gone, 2018 soon the begin.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
No partying here. We usually sleep in the New Year.
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:17:22 PM PST
by
beachn4fun
(2017 is almost gone, 2018 soon the begin.)
To: beachn4fun
Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list
What Remains in the Eye
December 29, 2017
How many are your works, Lord!
Psalm 104:24
The hummingbird gets its English name from the hum made by its rapidly beating wings. In other languages, it is known as the flower-kisser (Portuguese) or flying jewels (Spanish). One of my favorite names for this bird is biulu, what remains in the eye (Mexican Zapotec). In other words, once you see a hummingbird, youll never forget it.
G. K. Chesterton wrote, The world will never starve for want of wonders, but only for want of wonder. The hummingbird is one of those wonders. What is so fascinating about these tiny creatures? Maybe it is their small size (averaging two to three inches) or the speed of their wings that can flap from 50 to 200 times per second.
We arent sure who wrote Psalm 104, but the psalmist was certainly captivated by natures beauty. After describing many of creations wonders, like the cedars of Lebanon and the wild donkeys, he sings, May the Lord rejoice in his works (v. 31). Then he prays, May my meditation be pleasing to him (v. 34).
Nature has plenty of things that can remain in the eye because of their beauty and perfection. How can we meditate on them and please God? We can observe, rejoice, and thank God as we contemplate His works and recapture the wonder.
Father, help me to reflect on the wonders of nature and meditate on them with thankfulness for all You have done!
Wonder leads to gratitude.
Many of the psalms overflow with awe at the magnificence of our God and the world He created. Psalms 8 and 104 are two examples. To realize that we are loved by our Creator God who wraps himself in light as with a garment (104:2) and who set [his] glory in the heavens (8:1) can cause us, like the psalmist David, to wonder, What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? (v. 4). Yet Scripture repeatedly assures us that God does indeed love us!
In what wayslarge or smallhave you felt Gods love for you today?
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:18:00 PM PST
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: beachn4fun
My lowly hovel is sequestered in an undisclosed location. Weather here is cool, chilly even, but no snow yet.
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:18:43 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: The Mayor
Good evening Mayor ((HUGS))
Thanks as always for the GOOD WORD!
Got plans for the New Years event?
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:19:35 PM PST
by
beachn4fun
(2017 is almost gone, 2018 soon the begin.)
To: BenLurkin
an undisclosed locationAhhh, my lips are sealed.
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:20:31 PM PST
by
beachn4fun
(2017 is almost gone, 2018 soon the begin.)
To: beachn4fun
Good Christmas, both kids were in town so we had a fine time.
I'm heading out to my Sister's on Saturday to hang through New Years and see my visiting nephew and family and watch some great college bowl games.
I won't make it until midnight on New Year's Eve though, LOL.
How about you?
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:21:54 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Happy Trump Year!)
To: All
Okay, my time is up; gotta crash
Hope to see some of you in the morning.
Have a wonderful evening.
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:22:30 PM PST
by
beachn4fun
(2017 is almost gone, 2018 soon the begin.)
To: beachn4fun
Howdy, beachie!
Doin’ alright, I reckon. Not quite so frozen today but it was still nippy. We get the deep freeze this weekend into next week tough. *shiver*
No plans for New years Eve. We’ll be plunked down in front of our computers.
How are things your way? Y’all have plans for New Years Eve?
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:23:27 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: beachn4fun; LUV W; Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:25:23 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country)
To: PROCON
Howdy, PRO.
All tuckered from extra work today?
Heard on TV y’all are due for quite a bit of snow to welcome in the New Year. BRRRRRR! I hope it doesn’t mess up your travel plans.
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:26:15 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: SkyDancer
Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...it’s pretty cold up north.
Will you make it home for New Years?
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:26:37 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: PROCON; beachn4fun
Boy, if THAT doesn’t take care of things, NOTHIN’ will! LOL
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:28:08 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: PROCON
Still cold and with snow?
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:28:48 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: beachn4fun
Hi Everybody!
((((HUGS)))))
I am on drain patrol, boiling water and pouring it down the drains to keep them from freezing.
I am not happy with this weather.
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:31:30 PM PST
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: left that other site
Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...drain patrol is not fun.
I left the cupboard doors open under the sink last night. If it gets really cold, I have been known to let the water dribble.
Hope you get some warming soon.
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:36:49 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Howdy, Kathy.
Do you have a night with no homework for a change? A chance to just sit and relax? :-)
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:37:29 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: PROCON
Pro!!
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:39:45 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
I opened the cabinet doors in the kitchen, and letting some of the faucets dribble, but the bathtub drain seems to be frozen solid. I am afraid to go to bed until I free it up, so I am boiling water on the stove and trying to force it down the drain.
Miserable.
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:40:16 PM PST
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: BenLurkin
BenLurkin!!
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:40:22 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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