FReeper Canteen - New Year Traditions - 30 Dec 10

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[AZamericonnie]

What are your New Year Traditions?

Please share!

[AZamericonnie]

Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen
at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.

~Tribute to Our Troops~

[HopeandGlory]

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.

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God Bless Our Republic

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Prayers going up

[oldteen]

Evenin’ Connie! *hugs*

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Connie!

[AZamericonnie]

Thank you for our pledge dear Hope....hand over heart & prayers up! *hugs*

[HopeandGlory]

A big pot of Black Eyed Peas with Ham, Potatoes, Salad and Home Made Rolls . . . Yummy!!!

[AZamericonnie]

One Glass of Bubbly

[MrEdd]

Happy Wednesday

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Growing up, my family didn’t have any New Year traditions to speak of, but my wife sort of has one. She makes black-eyed peas for dinner on New Year’s Day.

If it’s been a good year, they’ll be made with meat (usually either ham or pork sausage). If not, well, at least we still have something to eat. :)

[MrEdd]

Happy Wednesday

[AZamericonnie]

Good evening Teenie from the cold soggy desert! *hugs*

Two Glasses of Bubbly

[PERKY2004]

hi

[oldteen]

Good evening Hope and thank you for our pledge! *hugs*

Sounds like we've eaten at the same place! :)

[AZamericonnie]

Aloha Bigs, was your Christmas grand? *hugs*

Three Glasses of Bubbly

[writer33]

For the troops to enjoy:

A Declaration Of Conservatism

and:

Conservatism Is Fair, Life Isn't

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

Life Is Like Riding A Bicycle
December 30, 2010

In a letter to his son Eduard, Albert Einstein gave this advice: “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.” The great physicist’s advice is wise and practical.

This wise counsel can apply to the Christian life. Many believers by faith keep moving ahead through painful and trying circumstances. But when they experience a personal moral failure, they lose their balance and fall. Their regret and feeling of unworthiness of God’s forgiveness may then keep them down and they no longer move ahead in their spiritual life.

The Bible gives us many examples of those who have experienced serious personal failure. Abraham lied to Pharaoh about his wife, Sarah (Gen. 12:11-17). Jacob deceived his father to acquire Esau’s blessing (Gen. 27:18-29). Moses disobeyed God by striking the rock instead of speaking to it (Num. 20:7-12). Despite their failures, we are told: “all these . . . obtained a good testimony through faith” (Heb. 11:39).

These biblical characters are lifted up as examples because after they fell, they turned back to God and began to follow Him again. Have you lost your spiritual balance through a sinful choice, which is keeping you down? Repent and follow the God of second chances once again.

I’ve strayed, O Lord, and turned aside,
I’ve disobeyed Your voice;
But now contrite of heart I turn
And make Your will my choice. —D. De Haan

Our God is a God of second chances.

Read: Hebrews 11:32-40

All these . . . obtained a good testimony through faith. —Hebrews 11:39

Bible in a year:
Zechariah 13-14; Revelation 21

[oldteen]

Aloha BIG!

Is there a particular tradition on Rainbow Isle?

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

I posted this before I read the whole blurb at the beginning of the post. I guess my wife isn’t that unique after all. :)

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Hi oldteen! *hugs*

:)