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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
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HI Kathy,...((HUGS))
Every summer, thousands of Good Morning America viewers cast their votes to select “The Most Beautiful Place in America.” I was delighted when the winner for 2011 was announced—Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in my home state of Michigan. Admittedly, I didn’t expect the winning location to be in my own backyard. It reminded me of the time my wife, Martie, and I visited Niagara Falls. A man nearby watched our tourist behavior and quipped, “Ain’t nothin’ to it. I see it every day.”
How easily we grow accustomed to our surroundings and dulled to things that are familiar—even places and experiences that once brought great delight. Although God’s glory is clearly displayed all around us, sometimes the busyness of everyday life blocks our view. We take for granted His amazing work in our lives. We lose the wonder of the cross. We forget the privilege of being His child. We neglect the pleasure of His presence and miss the beauty of His creation.
I love the psalmist’s declaration: “I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, and on Your wondrous works” (Ps. 145:5). Let’s take time today to meditate on God’s “wondrous works” and get a fresh glimpse of His glory!
Read: Psalm 145:1-13
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SOUP FOR THE TROOPS
WELCOME TO THE
(where our troops, allies and their families can refresh themselves)
Good morning, Everyone.
Good morning to our
Military, our Allies, and their families.
Thank you, Ma, for preparing the Canteen for today's activities
Another nice visit with the troops.
DC METROLAND WEATHER
~ Today...Some clouds this morning will give way
to generally sunny skies for the afternoon.
High around 75F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph.
~ Tonight...Partly cloudy skies this evening
will become overcast overnight.
Areas of fog developing with patchy drizzle possible.
Low around 60F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph.
Soooo, we have to keep an eye on Sandy.
Long term predictions is that she may veer
toward the MD/VA or DE/NY
area early next week.
Making Z Zoup
A sprinkle of this...a splash of that...
Tourists visiting Iceland should know
that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult.
(any Icelander FReepers who can confirm this one?)
High temperatures can make rubber or plastic grips
on tennis, golf, or racquetball equipment totally unusable.
Avoid storing racquets or golf clubs
in your vehicle's trunk, particularly during the summer.
Because of their acute sense of smell,
dogs are trained to sniff out everything from drugs to bombs to iron ore.
In Ontario, Canada, instruments couldn’t locate where natural gas
was escaping from a pipeline buried 18 feet underground.
Trained German shepherds were brought in.
The dogs worked in sub-zero temperatures and
covered nearly 100 miles of frozen ground,
ultimately finding more than 150 gas leaks.
It has been estimated that at least a million meteors
have hit the Earth's land surface,
which is only 25 percent of the planet.
Every last trace of more than 99 percent of the craters
thus formed has vanished, erased by wind, water,
and living things.
The Himalayan scenes in the 1937 Lost Horizon,
director Frank Capra later revealed,
were shot with real snow and real ice —
inside a huge cold-storage warehouse.
The FR Canteen is ALWAYS
OPEN
I'll be around for a bit this morning.
Waiting for walk buddy to show.
But, if FR starts with this "time out" thing again...
Please stay right where you are.
Keep the troops entertained and the Canteen clean...
Cause...if you don't...I'll tell Ma!
REMEMBER THEM ~ DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM
ANDERSON, GREGORY LEE
1/28/1970
- North Vietnam -
KIA - body not recovered
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