FReeper Canteen ~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 21 January 11

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ It's Finally Friday ~ Remembering Our Troops ~

HORNET HEAT

An F/A-18C Hornet launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 8, 2011. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. The hornet is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 25. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Nicolas C. Lopez

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Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies' military
and family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

AIRMAN ARMS

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mabel Aguirre tends to Ajamal Hazrat, a patient at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2011. Ajamal and many family members were badly injured after the propane tank heating their home exploded. Aguirre is a medical technician assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Operation Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Voss

BAGHDIS DROP

U.S. troops retrieve cargo dropped from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III near Forward Operating Base Todd in Afghanistan's Baghdis province, Jan. 6, 2011. The base and more than a dozen nearby combat outposts rely on U.S. and Italian airdrops for all their supplies. The C-17 air crew is from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace

SANDBAG BUDDIES

U.S. Army Spcs. Jamus Grandstrom and Daniel Collazo sit on sandbags in the Daymirdad district of Wardak province, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2011. Grandstrom and Collazo are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Brigade Special Troops Battalion. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sean P. Cas

Blue Grass Boogiemen ~ Jambalaya On The Bayou

Boston ~ More Than A Feeling

Frank Sinatra ~ Old Devil Moon

Grandpa Jones ~ Jesse James

Marty Robbins ~ The Master’s Call

TANDEM DIVE

U.S. Staff Sgt. Joe Jones takes Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta for a 14,000-foot tandem skydive over Stinson Airfield, San Antonio, Jan. 6, 2011. Jones is a U.S. Army Parachute Team member. Giunta is the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. U.S. Army photo by SSG Jared Zell

UNDER FIRE

U.S. Army soldiers take cover as they receive fire on a riverbed near Combat Outpost Delorean in Bala Murghab in Afghanistan's Baghdis province, Jan. 9, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 1st Brigade. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace

COORDINATING SECURITY

U.S. Army soldiers Staff Sgt. Chad Kair, Sgt. 1st Class Travis Leonhardt and Sgt. 1st Class Charles Houston coordinate security during a meeting to discuss improvement projects in the Daymirdad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sean P. Casey

The Cleftones ~ Little Girl of Mine

Toby Keith ~ Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine On You?

Richard Marx ~ Hazard

The Dubs ~ Chapel of Dreams

Zac Brown Band ~ Colder Weather

MARINE RIGGERS

U.S. Marines move containers filled with water on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Jan. 5, 2011. The Marines are parachute riggers assigned to the 1st Marine Logistics Group, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group. The water was air dropped in Helmand province to Marines assigned to the 1st Marine Division's 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenneth Jasik

MILLION MILESTONE

Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. talks with members of the Tuskegee Airmen at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Dallas, Jan. 11, 2011. The airmen and hundreds of volunteers from the "Welcome Home a Hero" program greeted troops and participated in a ceremony marking the one-millionth soldier returning home for rest and recuperation from Iraq and Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by D. Myles Cullen

SAILOR SIGNAL

A U.S. Navy sailor signals for an F/A-18C Hornet to move forward on the flight deck after landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 6, 2011. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans

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[Dubya]

Thank you for the thread.
God bless our military.

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top "three"....Sand bags the bronze!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, TS...((HUGS))...finals are underway, huh? May all your students surprise you and do really well, cuz they paid attention and learned from a great teacher.

[AZamericonnie]

Thanks for this evenings's thread Kathy. *hugs*

I really enjoy seeing the pics & captions of our finest at work!

I have never seen chutes likes this before & the pic is almost "other worldly"!:)

[luvie]

Sure is...looks like they parachuted onto Mars. LOL!

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl!

Seems FR has a screw loose once again......and it always happens around 1600.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Kathy, Hugs.

Amazing you were able to post a thread tonight.

[luvie]

Sure is...looks like they parachuted onto Mars. LOL!

[SandRat]

Seems I & FR need more coffee.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha, Hawaii...((HUGS))...yes, another screw loose. I gave up trying to post that I was going home and be annoyed in the comfort of my own chair and computer. So...here I am!

The last couple weeks have been rough at posting time.

And how was your day? We have warmed up to 17 degrees.

[luvie]

Well, FR does for sure...or a new, stronger hamster! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Taz...((HUGS))...I must have posted mere seconds before it went down. The ping list took FOREVER!

How is your day going? Full house finally?

Try #3

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Nana Hope, for today's Pledge…((HUGS)). Thanks, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your service to America.

[BIGLOOK]

I'm annoyed as well..... in the comfort of home since everything was working well until just before 1600 HST. Thought it was FR but it was happening to all sites; thought it was my pc but it was still a pain after a reboot. Now I'm trending to a more sinister conspiracy to befuddle and bewilder Internet users.

Or maybe it's just the weather.

It's warmed up today in Paradise too. Lonesome Plover is back in Hilo Bay with a bunch of his sandpiper buddies after a short sojourn to Kona. Seeing them back made the day a bit brighter.

What happened to your snow?

[Kathy in Alaska]

SUB SNOW

Falling snow covers the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire on Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Conn., Jan. 12, 2011. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Michael Henderson

[The Mayor]

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

Nature Abhors A Vacuum
January 21, 2011

According to the ancient philosopher Aristotle, “Nature abhors a vacuum.” Aristotle based his conclusion on the observation that nature requires every space to be filled with something, even if that something is colorless, odorless air.

The same principle is at work in our spiritual lives. When the Holy Spirit begins to convict us of sin, the idea of starting a self-improvement plan immediately comes to mind. We put forth our best effort to defeat our worst habits. But every attempt to get rid of unclean thoughts, attitudes, and desires is destined to fail because getting rid of one creates a vacuum in our souls. As soon as we empty ourselves of one vice, others move in to take its place, and we end up just as bad or worse than when we started.

Thinking about vacuums helps us to understand the importance of what Paul was saying to the Ephesians when he prayed that Christ would dwell in their hearts through faith and that they would “know the love of Christ . . . that [they] may be filled with all the fullness of God” (3:19).

The only permanent solution to the problem of sin in our lives is to replace it with the love of Jesus, which fills the vacuum. The more we are filled with His love, the less room there is for any evil thing.

Father, thank You for Your Spirit
Fill us with His love and power;
Change us into Christ’s own image
Day by day and hour by hour. —Anon.

We don’t need to put our house in order before Jesus comes in;
He puts it in order after we let Him in.

Read: Ephesians 3:14-21

Be filled with all the fullness of God. —Ephesians 3:19

Bible in a year:
Exodus 1-3; Matthew 14:1-21

[The Mayor]

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

Nature Abhors A Vacuum
January 21, 2011

According to the ancient philosopher Aristotle, “Nature abhors a vacuum.” Aristotle based his conclusion on the observation that nature requires every space to be filled with something, even if that something is colorless, odorless air.

The same principle is at work in our spiritual lives. When the Holy Spirit begins to convict us of sin, the idea of starting a self-improvement plan immediately comes to mind. We put forth our best effort to defeat our worst habits. But every attempt to get rid of unclean thoughts, attitudes, and desires is destined to fail because getting rid of one creates a vacuum in our souls. As soon as we empty ourselves of one vice, others move in to take its place, and we end up just as bad or worse than when we started.

Thinking about vacuums helps us to understand the importance of what Paul was saying to the Ephesians when he prayed that Christ would dwell in their hearts through faith and that they would “know the love of Christ . . . that [they] may be filled with all the fullness of God” (3:19).

The only permanent solution to the problem of sin in our lives is to replace it with the love of Jesus, which fills the vacuum. The more we are filled with His love, the less room there is for any evil thing.

Father, thank You for Your Spirit
Fill us with His love and power;
Change us into Christ’s own image
Day by day and hour by hour. —Anon.

We don’t need to put our house in order before Jesus comes in;
He puts it in order after we let Him in.

Read: Ephesians 3:14-21

Be filled with all the fullness of God. —Ephesians 3:19

Bible in a year:
Exodus 1-3; Matthew 14:1-21

[TASMANIANRED]

Working short again and very busy.

I haven’t even been able to lurk effectively.

3 inches of snow here locally.. up to 10 inches out in the sticks.
We are headed down to 14 tonight.

[Kathy in Alaska]

It is taking several attempts at a Reply box, then multiple attempts for Preview, then multiple more attempts to Post. Fortunately

A couple weeks ago we had a week of 40+ weather....melted a LOT of snow. Then the last 10 days or so has been sub zero temps. Last evening and til now, it has warmed up and snowed just a little...maybe 2 inches. A fresh coat of white is wonderful. Now I can see where the medians are as I drive to work.

Glad to know that Lonesome Plover is doing well, and has buddies to share the sunshine.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Thanks for a wonderful thread, Ma.
It took a long time to get here!
Posting some music last night was good for me I think.
Yesterday was the 3rd anniversary of my Poppas passing,
and it helped to be with my FRiends.