[laurenmarlowe]

United States Marine Corps Band~National Anthem

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[SandRat]

Hello

[laurenmarlowe]

AL QA’IM, Iraq – Sergeant Nicholas Schorr (right), the platoon sergeant for Weapons Platoon, Company I, Task Force 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, holds his certificate of reenlistment with a fellow Company I Marine, Cpl. Bruce B. Thompson, after a re-enlistment ceremony on a rooftop in Ubaydi. Now on his fourth deployment with Company I, 3rd Bn., 2nd Marines, Schorr took the opportunity to solidify his future with the Marine Corps in an area where intense fighting consumed his second deployment with the battalion. Photo by: Cpl. Billy Hall

ABOARD USS GERMANTOWN — Cpl. Dale Guzman, Marine Corps Martial Arts green belt instructor, with Company B, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), Camp Pendleton, Calif., teaches martial arts to Marines and Sailors aboard USS Germantown during in a scheduled six-month deployment through the Western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf region. Photo by: Cpl. Scott M. Biscuiti

AL TAQADDUM, Iraq (Dec. 14, 2007) – Lance Cpl. Mark Sheldon decorates his work section’s Christmas tree. It is a live tree and was provided by the National Christmas Tree Association’s Trees for Troops program. Sheldon is a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist with 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward). Photo by: Cpl. Andrew Kalwitz

[Old Sarge]

PRESENT!

I’ll have to try and find pics of The Home Detachment’s tree!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Click on the pic and I'll guide you
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[SandRat]

Ours is the tree topper Star & Angel that Mrs. SR and I bought for our first Christmas as man & wife and still use.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

I got my first Christmas card (of this year) today. I’m going to make it into an ornament. It’s going to be my favorite.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1940923/posts

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Good evening Lauren.{{{HUGS}}}

My favorite Christmas ornament is the Angel my son made for me in school.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Now I am off to eat dinner and spend time with my sweet daughter.

Have a great evening.

[Randy Larsen]

Mine would HAVE to be...

All the torn up wrapping paper AFTER the little ones get done ripping into their presents!

[alarm rider]

Hello all,

Just checking in as I do every day, mostly without posting, but always thankful for the canteeners and the troops.

Christmas is my favorite time of the year. Our tree (a real one of course) is up, the wreath is on the door, all the Riders are present or accounted for, the barn cats have free access to the fireplace hearth, the dogs and horses are warm and comfortable and our Christmas dinner is planned-ham, grits, sweet potato, green beans and apple pie. We will go to church on Christmas eve, sing (badly), pray hard and party hearty afterwards. We thank God for our country, our friends and family and all the blessings we have been given.

I hope your Christmas is good. May the peace of God be with you.

Regards,
AR

[SevenofNine]

Well well BBC wire claim that perhaps Fidal Castro may step down as Cuba main leader

[mylife]

The Christmas pickle.

[Kathy in Alaska]

A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are, God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

BLESS THIS HOUSE

 Bless this house O Lord we pray; Make it safe by night and day; 
Bless these walls so firm and stout, Keeping want and trouble out:
Bless the roof and chimneys tall, Let thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove ever open to joy and love.
Bless these windows shining bright, Letting in God's heav'nly light;
Bless the hearth a'blazing there, with smoke ascending like a prayer;
Bless the folk who dwell within, keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be Fit O Lord to dwell with thee;
Bless us all that one day we May dwell O Lord with thee. 

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A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are, God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

BLESS THIS HOUSE

 Bless this house O Lord we pray; Make it safe by night and day; 
Bless these walls so firm and stout, Keeping want and trouble out:
Bless the roof and chimneys tall, Let thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove ever open to joy and love.
Bless these windows shining bright, Letting in God's heav'nly light;
Bless the hearth a'blazing there, with smoke ascending like a prayer;
Bless the folk who dwell within, keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be Fit O Lord to dwell with thee;
Bless us all that one day we May dwell O Lord with thee. 

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[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Lauren. Hugs.

Lovely thread

[The Mayor]

December 18, 2007

Frogs And More Frogs

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READ: Psalm 139:1-12

O Lord, You have searched me and known me. —Psalm 139:1

Mary received a ceramic frog for her birthday from a co-worker, and she displayed it on her desk for all to see. Some of her fellow employees began to think she must like frogs, so they started to give her frog items for Christmas, birthdays, and special celebrations. Her office soon became filled with “things frog”—pens, candles, stickie notes, posters, coffee cups.

After Mary left the company, a friend asked her what she did with the frogs. She replied, “Well, I don’t really like frogs, so I gave them all away.”

Others mean well, yet don’t always know us well. They’ll never know us as God does. We are an open book to Him—there is nothing about us that is hidden from Him. Psalm 139 tells us:

• God knows everything we do (v.2). He knows all the activities of our day and every detail of our schedule.

• God knows everything we think (v.2)—the good and the bad, the wholesome, and the impure.

• God knows everywhere we go—“You comprehend my path . . . and are acquainted with all my ways” (v.3).

• God knows everything we say (v.4).

He knows us better than we know ourselves. Isn’t it a comfort to be known so intimately by our Lord—even with all our flaws—and yet be loved so completely!

The blood of atonement fulfills all the law!
Amazement succumbs to the message of grace:
Though God knows our thoughts, every sin, every flaw,
His love bids us hide in His holy embrace.  —Mollon

You’re not just a number computers can trace; Christ knows your need, your name, and your face.

Bible in One Year:   Obadiah; Revelation 9

[Kathy in Alaska]

From Xerox ~ Let's Say Thanks to our Troops

Simple. Easy. Involve your kids.
We can each send thanks every single day.

[chardonnay]

[Vicki]

I received a paper snow baby ornament in 1999 from my Aunt. On it she wrote "this may seem strange but I wanted to give you something that would remind you of me when decorating your Christmas tree."

Although elderly she was in good health at the time she wrote it. She died three years later. Of course I always think of her every time I put that ornament on the tree and it always brings a tear to my eye.