FReeper Canteen ~ Guest Military Chaplain ~ Attitude of Gratitude ~ Mar 19 2006

chaplaincare.navy.mil ^ | Chaplain Mitch Schranz

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

 

 

Attitude of Gratitude

Good morning this rainy Sunday! This morning someone asked me, "How do you like the lousy weather, Chaplain?" I thought a moment about the fact that my uniform was wet, my car had trouble starting, and about all those poor people stuck in the wall of traffic that inevitably occurs when 58 gets drenched. Then later I thought, how would we exist without the rain? which makes all life on our planet possible. I remembered the old prayer in my prayer book, a blessing to God for the gift of wind and rain.

There is an old story, a beautiful story, about a boy who came home famished after long hours of play with his friends. His mother served him some sandwiches which satisfied his hunger and caused him to thank his mom. She said, "Don't thank me, son I only prepared the food." So he went to the grocer to thank him for the bread. "Don't thank me, young man, I only sell the food." He walked over to the baker and thanked him. "Son, you're thanking the wrong person, I only bake the bread." Wondering whom to thank, the boy went to the farmer to thank him. "Thank you for the fine bread that I eat every day,"
he said.
"Don't thank me, my friend, I only plant the seeds.
The earth, sunshine, rain and wind make the wheat grow, not I."

By now the boy was tired and hungry so the farmer invited him to join his family for dinner. As they were seated around the table, each person took a piece of bread from the basket and said together: Praised be Thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe,
Who brings bread out of the earth."

So, today, let's thank God for the sunny days and the rainy ones, too
--as well as for the food He gives us. Each day is truly a blessing!

Chaplain Mitch Schranz

[TASMANIANRED]

They are pirates, not geniuses.

[TASMANIANRED]

In the olden days....

Pirates would take a small boat and capture a bigger boat.

Small boat abandoned.

Eventually they could capture a schooner or a 3 mast-er and do battle with Navy vessels.

These duded had ambition but a poor plan.

[SandRat]

That's a surprise and it's coming down pretty good over here at my place. The mountains sure will be covered in the morning though.

[TASMANIANRED]

Our last frost date is the first Saturday in May. (Also Derby day).

Was Nana back in the hospital today?

It's hard to sleep on a one legged bicycle.

[TASMANIANRED]

Snow bird.

[SandRat]

An Irish Greeting to you on a St Patrick's Day Weekend.



Top O'the MOONING to Ya!

[SandRat]

Who Me!!!???!!

I moved to AZ to get away from that stuff and stay away from it.

Still have my snow shovel but now it's an Arizona Dust-Pan.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Sorry luv..
I had computer problems..
Off to see Poppa..
I'll see you tonight, okay?
*HUG*
Ms.B

[trussell]

Thank you TAS...she's showing signs of improving already. MAy have been a bad case of "IDontWannaGoToChurch itis" LOL

[luvie]

You betcha! I'll be here. You have a wonderful visit with your sweet Poppa.

((((hugs))))

[luvie]

See ya later. I think I'm gonna grab a nap this afternoon in this lazy, cloudy weather.

[TASMANIANRED]

You said it was covering the mountains.

If rain covers, it's a flood.

I assumed you were talking about snow because of the elevation.

[TASMANIANRED]

Hug Poppa for me...In the spirit of Fathers.

[TASMANIANRED]

The notorious "itis"...

[TASMANIANRED]

Nap on a rainy Sunday. ...So delicious.

[SandRat]

What we have here is a failure to communicate......LOL

[TASMANIANRED]

Do I have to eat hard boiled eggs now.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

From the men in the Military and the Canteen

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

From the men in the Military and the Canteen

[HiJinx]

It's hard to sleep on a one legged bicycle.

Especially if you refuse the Valium and the sleeping pill the nurses want to give you so that you can sleep. Nana didn't want to deal with being drugged...she was getting up every 2 hours or so to relieve herself.

She wasn't back in, I think you remember the doc manipulated her knee on Friday. He kept her in the hospital to make it easier for her to be on the one-legged bicycle 24/7. I brought her home at lunchtime.