FReeper Canteen ~ Pancakes on Wednesday ~ Nov 17, 2004

Guest Chef Spotsybelle

[Kathy in Alaska]

[tomkow6]

Good morning, Spotsy! Good morning, Canteen Crew! Good morning, EVERYBODY!

GOOD  

MORNING

TROOPS!

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Today's FEEBLE

YOKE :

As a woman was dropping her son off at daycare one day, she overheard some of the children bragging about their siblings.

"My brother takes karate lessons," bragged one.

"My sister takes gymnastics," said another.

Not to be outdone, the youngest piped up, "My sister takes antibiotics!"

[Kathy in Alaska]

Cya

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Chicagoland Weather

November 17, 2004
Chicago, IL
Sunrise	6:43 AM (CST)
Sunset	4:28 PM (CST)
Hrs. of Daylight	9 Hrs., 45 Mins

Currently
55°

Light Drizzle

	Hi: 66

	Lo: 54

5 Day Forecast

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

Showers

High:	62
Low:	47

Rain

High:	54
Low:	48

Showers

High:	57
Low:	38

AM Clouds/PM Sun

High:	48
Low:	28

Partly Cloudy

High:	41
Low:	26

[tomkow6]

Good morning, Ma!

Now GO TO BED!!!!!

[tomkow6]

Good morning, Uncle!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Statler Brothers ~ Noah

[Kathy in Alaska]

5 minutes. Good morning. Gonna be good today?

[Kathy in Alaska]

[tomkow6]

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 "Gonna be good today?"

Am I not your ANGEL BOY????

[The Mayor]

November 17, 2004

Pain Is Not Pointless

Read: Isaiah 28:23-29

This also comes from the Lord of hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in guidance. —Isaiah 28:29

Bible In One Year: Ezekiel 5-7; Hebrews 12

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During times of hardship, I often feel like whining, "Who needs this pain? I certainly don't!" But Isaiah 28 and my own experience tell me this is a shortsighted reaction. Not that we need hardship just for its own sake, but we do need to be changed and to mature. In God's hand, hardship can be an effective tool to bring about our much-needed growth.

In verses 23-28, we read the prophet's "poetic parable," written to help the people of Israel understand how God works and what He intended to accomplish in their lives through tough times. A farmer is portrayed skillfully plowing the ground, planting his crops, and threshing the harvest. If the soil could talk, it might have whined, "Who needs this painful plowing?" But the pain is not pointless. Isaiah said that the farmer is taught by God to work in measured and well-timed ways, handling delicate crops with care and others more vigorously, but always with a sure harvest in view.

Our reassurance during tough times is that the farmer's God is our God, "who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in guidance" (v.29). His dealings with us are always thoughtful and purposeful, producing in us "the peaceable fruit of righteousness" (Hebrews 12:11). —Joanie Yoder

God has a purpose in our heartaches—
The Savior always knows what's best;
We learn so many precious lessons
In every sorrow, trial, and test. —Jarvis

When you trust in God, pain is an opportunity for progress.

[Arrowhead1952]

Thanks Kathy. I may need an Ark soon. Can you believe this? That article I posted yesterday about the lady (Iraqi Veteran) drowning on the Blanco River has another twist. There was another water rescue at the same low water crossing today. Another car drove into the same area and was washed off the road. DUH!!

It just started pouring again a few minutes ago.

[tomkow6]

1869 The Suez Canal opened; known as "the ditch" to U.S. Armed Forces, the 101-mile waterway provides passage from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea

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MINE?

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MINE?

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MINE?

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MINE?

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MINE