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FReeper Canteen ~ Guest Military Chaplain ~ GIVING ~ June 1, 2008
The Canteen Crew ^ | May 31, 2008 | Serving the Best Troops in the WORLD!

Posted on 05/31/2008 5:06:15 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma


 
 

 

 


 


GIVING





There is a story of two young men who were working their way through Stanford University. The day came when they were broke, and something had to be done. One of them had an idea. They would engage the great Paderewski for a piano recital and put their profits toward their board and tuition. All they had to do was guarantee two thousand dollars.

The recital was held but only sixteen hundred dollars was raised. Following the performance, the two young men went to Paderewski, offered him the $1600 and added a promissory note for $400 which indicated they would earn the balance as quickly as possible and send it to him. "No," replied Paderewski, "that isn't necessary." In addition to tearing up the note, he also gave them back all but 10% of the sixteen hundred dollars.

The years went by, and Pederewski became Premier of Poland. The devastation of World War I descended upon Europe, and he was faced with the prospect of starvation for thousands of people. Only one man could help him, the United States Food Administrator at the time. Soon thousands of tons of food began to arrive in Poland for distribution among the people. Following the gift of life-giving food, Paderewski went to Paris to thank the U.S. Food Administrator for the relief he had sent. The administrator told Paderewski, "That's not necessary, Mr. Paderewski. You don't remember, but you once helped me when I was a student without income or money for food. I never forgot it."

The gifts we give come back to us in many different ways.

CAPT Jane F. Vieira, CHC, USN

 

 


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To: BIGLOOK

Good Lord’s Day, Hawaii...did you get to play with the grands today? A nice neat snack?


61 posted on 05/31/2008 8:47:42 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: All

62 posted on 05/31/2008 8:49:22 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Good Evening, requesting: The Allman Brothers - Ramblin Man and Eric Clapton: Layla. Thank you and enjoy your weekend./Just Asking - seoul62........


63 posted on 05/31/2008 8:51:37 PM PDT by seoul62 (T)
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To: Brad's Gramma

The U.S. Food Administrator would have been Herbert Hoover...


64 posted on 05/31/2008 9:04:06 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: Kathy in Alaska; Brad's Gramma
Aloha Ladies!

Sorry for the delay but had to hurry off to my foreman's wife's Baby Shower. I was hesitant about going to a baby shower, thought I'd be out of place. It was tough duty but when the going gets tough, grandpas like me knuckle down and accept the challenge.

My son and the kids went along and all had a great time since there were lots of other little kids there to play with. There were other husbands and fathers that got dragged off to the party to perform duties of cooking and cleaning, blowing up balloons for the kids and making a valiant attempt to be useful. All in all, I thought we did well.

Looking over the celebration, the friends and relatives. the kids, the expectant mother, the proud daddy. was a gift I'll cherish.


65 posted on 05/31/2008 10:59:19 PM PDT by BIGLOOK
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To: scrabblehack
Good Lord's Day, scrabblehack, and thanks for filling in the Food Administrator's name.
66 posted on 05/31/2008 11:05:57 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: BIGLOOK

Oh, Hawaii....what a wonderful experience you all had. What a great remembrance.


67 posted on 06/01/2008 12:26:05 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: PROCON

Good Lord’s Day to the Procon family. Did you and Zach have fun exercising your 2nd Amendment rights?


68 posted on 06/01/2008 12:27:35 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska
((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. How's it going?

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our militayr at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

69 posted on 06/01/2008 2:58:52 AM PDT by E.G.C. (To read a freeper's FR postings, click on his or her screen name and then "In Forum".)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

BTTT


70 posted on 06/01/2008 2:59:11 AM PDT by E.G.C. (To read a freeper's FR postings, click on his or her screen name and then "In Forum".)
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To: All

"I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower." -from THE BIBLE: Psalms 18:1-2

Read THE BIBLE Online (Click Here.)


SPURGEON.org - "SPURGEON'S DAILY MEDITATIONS" (Read More...)

BILLY GRAHAM.org: "DAILY DEVOTION with Billy Graham" (Read More...)


PERSECUTION.org (Read More...)

71 posted on 06/01/2008 4:21:52 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Thanks for the ping and have a Blessed Lord’s Day Kathy.


72 posted on 06/01/2008 4:48:27 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Typical white person, bitter, religious, gun owner, who will "Just say No to BO (or HRC).")
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To: Brad's Gramma; Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; MEG33; Mrs.Nooseman; alfa6; SandRat; HopeandGlory; ..


GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS!




Amazing Grace

by John Newton


Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.
.
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, .
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!
.
Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
.
The Lord has promised good to me,
His Word my hope secures;
He will my Shield and Portion be,
As long as life endures.
.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
.
The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, Who called me here below,
Will be forever mine.
.
When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we’d first begun.

73 posted on 06/01/2008 6:53:05 AM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN 1969. St. Peregrine, patron saint of cancer patients, pray for us.)
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To: All; Kathy in Alaska; do the dhue; Calpernia; reformjoy; Alamo-Girl

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NEVER FORGET

.

Where does a FREE America get such selfless Lifesaving Heroes?

From being FREE, that’s where:

Garden Grove remembers fallen warrior:

MICHAEL MONSOOR died trying to hep others in Iraq
(America’s newest Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient)

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/high-school-monsoor-2054635
(See ‘MORE PHOTOS)

.

MICHAEL MONSOOR was an Angel while on the Earth.

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NEVER FORGET

.


74 posted on 06/01/2008 8:27:29 AM PDT by ALOHA RONNIE ("ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer/Veteran-"WE WERE SOLDIERS" Battle of IA DRANG-1965 http://www.lzxray.com)
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To: ALOHA RONNIE

Thank God for our heroes!


75 posted on 06/01/2008 8:29:28 AM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: ALOHA RONNIE; Kathy in Alaska; All
Rare Mikey Monsoor memorial footage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfK2BQCIIes

God bless our Troops!

76 posted on 06/01/2008 9:08:46 AM PDT by do the dhue (They've got us surrounded again. The poor bastards. General Creighton Abrams)
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To: Brad's Gramma; laurenmarlowe; The Mayor; Kathy in Alaska; Colonel_Flagg; GodBlessUSA; ...


Statler Brothers~Amazing Grace

Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir~How Great Thou Art

Tad Robinson~No More Night

Ricky Skaggs~Somebody's Praying

Gaithers~Jesus, The Way-Maker

Statler Brothers~Sweet Beulah Land

Gaithers~It Is Finished

GOD BLESS YOU THIS LORD'S DAY!

77 posted on 06/01/2008 12:15:46 PM PDT by luvie (The Republican Party is strongest when it is fearlessly conservative! RL \:D/)
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To: LUV W
Music bump.

((HUGS))Good moning, LUV W. How's it going?

78 posted on 06/01/2008 12:27:57 PM PDT by E.G.C. (To read a freeper's FR postings, click on his or her screen name and then "In Forum".)
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To: E.G.C.

Hi, EGC! It’s going just great. Had a lovely morning of
worshiping God, a yummy Mexican Food lunch, and now—since it’s too hot (102!!) to go outdoors, I think it’s nap time!

Hope you and your family have a blessed Sunday together!

See ya next time! ((hugs))


79 posted on 06/01/2008 12:34:40 PM PDT by luvie (The Republican Party is strongest when it is fearlessly conservative! RL \:D/)
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To: Brad's Gramma
checking in.

free dixie,sw

80 posted on 06/01/2008 12:38:17 PM PDT by stand watie (Resistance to TYRANTS is OBEDIENCE to God. T. Jefferson, 1804)
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