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FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ How Big Is One? ~ 05 January 2014
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Posted on 01/04/2014 5:00:01 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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HOW BIG IS ONE?
As a man walked a desolate beach one cold, gray morning he began to see another figure, far in the distance. Slowly the two approached each other, and he could make out a local native who kept leaning down, picking something up and throwing it out into the water. Time and again he hurled things into the ocean. As the distance between them continued to narrow, the man could see that the native was picking up starfish that had been washed upon the beach and, one at a time, was throwing them back into the water. Puzzled, the man approached the native and asked what he was doing. "I'm throwing these starfish back into the ocean. You see, it's low tide right now and all of these starfish have been washed up onto the shore. If I don't throw them back into the sea, they'll die up here from lack of oxygen." "But there must be thousands of starfish on this beach," the man replied. "You can't possibly get to all of them. There are just too many. And this same thing is probably happening on hundreds of beaches all up and down this coast. Can't you see that you can't possibly make a difference?" The local native smiled, bent down and picked up another starfish, and as he threw it back into the sea he replied, "Made a difference to that one!" Each of us is but one person: limited, burdened with our own cares and responsibilities. We may feel there is so much to be done, and we have so little to give. We're usually short of everything, especially time and money. When we leave this shore, there will still be millions of starfish stranded on the beach. Maybe we can't change the whole world, but there isn't one of us who can't help change one person's whole world. One at a time. We can make a difference. One at a time. We can make a difference.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Free Republic
KEYWORDS: canteen; chapel; military; troopsupport
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To: All
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posted on
01/04/2014 10:32:41 PM PST
by
Cindy
To: PROCON
Nice way to travel if the train goes where you need to go. I like it!
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posted on
01/04/2014 11:01:37 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: PROCON
Pro.....#100!!
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posted on
01/04/2014 11:04:20 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Cindy
Good evening/morning, Cindy...a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
Thank you for the links.
Did you stay dry on Saturday?
We hit 32 and there is a LOT of dripping. The first step out the door onto the deck is all ice. I had to beat the lid of the barrel to get the top off for cracked corn for the ducks.
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posted on
01/04/2014 11:15:22 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: All
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posted on
01/05/2014 12:30:38 AM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.
((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. How's it going?
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posted on
01/05/2014 1:12:38 AM PST
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E.G.C.
To: E.G.C.; Arrowhead1952; ConorMacNessa; Allegra; Mrs.Nooseman; beachn4fun; Jet Jaguar; Jack Deth; ...
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posted on
01/05/2014 1:13:51 AM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: E.G.C.
Good morning, E...((HUGS))...and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
You and Bo enjoy your Sunday.
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posted on
01/05/2014 1:15:49 AM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: All
Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.
Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.
Thanks, unique, for the pastries.
Coffee is always on........
How about a donut?
Cookies?
Veggies?
Sandwich?
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posted on
01/05/2014 1:17:36 AM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Jet Jaguar; txradioguy; JemiansTerror; MEG33; Laurita; CMS; OneLoyalAmerican; Defender2; ...
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posted on
01/05/2014 1:20:33 AM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Sunday Morning Coffee Bump.
111
posted on
01/05/2014 3:06:56 AM PST
by
E.G.C.
To: ConorMacNessa
We had ice this morning....you stay safe there, Conor!
112
posted on
01/05/2014 3:12:36 AM PST
by
moose07
(the truth will out ,one day. " 2013: Mind the door handle on the way out!")
To: Kathy in Alaska
A Blessed Lords Day to you and yours as well. No just a few inches of snow.
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posted on
01/05/2014 4:31:51 AM PST
by
ColdOne
(I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11) Hey, Harry Reid.. 1-800-318-2596!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
I think we are in for our usual cold spell now. minus 5 right now.
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posted on
01/05/2014 5:03:41 AM PST
by
ColdOne
(I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11) Hey, Harry Reid.. 1-800-318-2596!)
To: Kathy in Alaska; txradioguy; StarCMC; Lady Jag; laurenmarlowe; tomkow6; GodBlessUSA; CelticLass; ...
Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. 36º with temps staying just above freezing today. I don't like the cold. Another work night this evening.
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posted on
01/05/2014 5:29:59 AM PST
by
Arrowhead1952
(The Second Amendment is NOT about the right to hunt. It IS a right to shoot tyrants.)
To: Arrowhead1952
Very cold here too. Stay warm tonight. Hope you are inside most of the time!
Have a blessed day!
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posted on
01/05/2014 6:34:21 AM PST
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Wonderful message, Kathy... God Bless You
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posted on
01/05/2014 7:52:01 AM PST
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MEG33
To: All; Arrowhead1952; Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; SandRat; MS.BEHAVIN; Cindy; E.G.C.; beachn4fun
Sunday Blessings To The Canteen
Praying Safety For Those In The Frigid Zones
*May God Protect All Who Serve Our Country*
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posted on
01/05/2014 8:19:57 AM PST
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MEG33
To: MEG33
((HUGS))Good morning, MEG33. How’s it going?
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posted on
01/05/2014 8:38:05 AM PST
by
E.G.C.
To: Arrowhead1952; LUV W; E.G.C.; All
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posted on
01/05/2014 8:58:34 AM PST
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MEG33
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