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~ Remembering Our Troops! ~
FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT
Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies’ military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.
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The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
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Good evening, Kathy...((HUGS))
Read: Leviticus 19:9-15
When snowstorms bury the grazing lands, ranchers must feed their herds by hand. As hay is tossed from wagons and trucks, the strongest animals bull their way to the front. Timid or sickly animals get little or no feed unless the rancher intervenes.
Workers in refugee camps and food pantries report a similar pattern. When they open their stores to those in need, the weak and timid may not make it to the front of the line. Like the ranchers, these human lifelines must take steps to ensure that their services reach the feeble, weary, and sick at the edge of society’s attention.
They are carrying out a principle set forth by God long ago. In Leviticus 19, Moses instructed Israel’s farmers and vintners to leave portions of their crops so the poor and the stranger could have something to eat (vv.9-10).
We too can serve as caretakers to the weak and weary. Whether we’re teachers coaxing quiet students to open up, workers coming alongside a struggling co-worker, prisoners looking out for new arrivals, or parents showing attention to their children, we have ways to honor God by helping others.
As we seek to serve those in need, may the grace of God that reached us in our need move us to reach out to others in theirs.
A wonderful brisk day in the Sunshine State! Gorgeous weather, never hit 70, with a steady breeze. It was heavenly!
Now, as promised, here's a shot from the recent faire:
I think I was struggling for a lyric at that moment... ;)
Now, that photo was taken at Baronial Bash, which falls on each Halloween weekend. it marks the founding of our local barony, and it's a weekend-long howdy-do with tourneys, combat, feasting, and of course Bardic Circle. Sarge even got asked to sin for the Royal Party at feast! Thankfully, Sarge did a passable job...
That subject being broached, how many good folks remember during my deployment to Iraq, all those years ago now, all those wonderful Celtic tunes we shared? I'm trying to rebuild that collection, for use at performances (it always helps), so if anyone still has links and files, send them by all means!
More pics as I get them!
Evening, Kathy! Again, nice pics.
SOUP FOR THE TROOPS
WELCOME TO THE
FR CANTEEN
(where our troops, allies and their families can refresh themselves)
Good morning, Everyone.
Good morning
Thank you, Ma, for preparing the Canteen
for today's activities
I'll sure be glad when fotki gets back on line with my graphics.
I needed a blue background
but didn't have the right shade in my files.
Went online, found one, tried to save/copy it to my fotki folder
and it kept telling me that "it already exists". HUH?
No matter how many times I changed the name of the graphic,
I got the same message. Oh well...
Making Z Zoup
A cup of this...a teaspoon of that...
The point in a lunar orbit that is farthest
from the moon is called an "apolune."
Madam de Montespan, second wife of Louis XIV,
once lost 4 million francs in a half-hour
at the gambling table.
(May be why they got beheaded so much)
Blaise Pascal, the 17th-century French mathematician,
said that if Cleopatra's nose had been differently shaped
– aquiline, for instance –
or if Cromwell's bladder had not been obstructed
and he had lived longer,
the history of the world would have been altered.
(I wonder why)
The kakapo is a nocturnal burrowing parrot
of New Zealand that has a green body
with brown and yellow markings.
Its name is from Maori and means "night parrot."
Women navigate by landmarks and visual memories.
Men navigate by direction and distance,
and tend to be better at reading maps.
(I wonder why men get lost so much...hehe)
The FR Canteen is ALWAYS
Come in, sit down.
Grab a cup of joe, or tasty tea.
Mingle a bit, chat with the troops
or family member.
There's always plenty of conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS in the FR Canteen.
REMEMBER THEM ~ DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM
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Here is an old tune rewritten to current times.
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=aiGg8D4hFLc&vq=medium
