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FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ How Big Is One? ~ 05 January 2014
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !!
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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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To: Kathy in Alaska
I took them to my favorite pub.
It is also a favorite of Col Allen West, Newt, Rick Santorum, and Dubya, and they got the 8 x 10 glossies to PROVE it!
To: markomalley
Welcome to the Canteen, markomalley, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
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posted on
01/04/2014 7:07:34 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: yorkie; HiJinx; MozartLover; Diver Dave
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01/04/2014 7:08:13 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: ConorMacNessa
I’ll look out for the re-air. Thanks.
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posted on
01/04/2014 7:13:57 PM PST
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Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: left that other site
May I know what pub that would be, ML?
"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"
Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)
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posted on
01/04/2014 7:15:24 PM PST
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ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Mlichael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Thank you, and the same Blessings to you and yours!
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posted on
01/04/2014 7:15:47 PM PST
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Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: All
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posted on
01/04/2014 7:19:39 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
01/04/2014 7:22:35 PM PST
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laplata
(Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...
GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!
"Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." |
The Lords Prayer Andrea Bocelli (Click)
DEAR LORD, who suffered torment, agony, and death upon the Cross to free our souls from the chains of iniquity, protect and defend our troops. Guide them in the performance of their duties. Strengthen them to endure hardship, danger and deprivation in Your service. Let their efforts free the people of Iraq and Afghanistan from the chains of terror and slavery, foster a lasting peace in the region, and bring all to a greater share in Your Mercy. Amen. |
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"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"
Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)
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01/04/2014 7:22:42 PM PST
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ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Mlichael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: ConorMacNessa
Amazing Grace! How sweet the sound....
Thanks, Mac. A great song I never cease to enjoy.
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posted on
01/04/2014 7:23:27 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
As a surprise early Birthday present MrsSR gave me a keyboard for my I-Pad. That’s different from an onscreen keyboard.
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posted on
01/04/2014 7:23:43 PM PST
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SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: SandRat
Keeps you on your toes. Muggings today?
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01/04/2014 7:24:32 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: ConorMacNessa
Wings Plus in Coral Springs FL.
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...
GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!
The Marine Corps Verse:
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"This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalms 118:24 (KJV)
A Blessed Lords Day To You And Yours! |
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"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"
Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)
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01/04/2014 7:27:24 PM PST
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ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Mlichael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor...hope you’ve been able to dig out.
A Blessed Lord’s Day to The Mayor family.
Thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
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posted on
01/04/2014 7:32:55 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
01/04/2014 7:33:03 PM PST
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SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: left that other site
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posted on
01/04/2014 7:34:48 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: left that other site
I have only been in Coral Springs three times - to run the Coral Springs 30K Road Race when I lived in Miami in the later 70's. Those were good times - barely 30 years old and in the best shape of my life.
"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"
Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)
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01/04/2014 7:35:14 PM PST
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ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Mlichael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
It was a little TOO “cool” today. It was raining outside and the A/C was up.
LOL...but I know what you really meant!
To: ConorMacNessa
I looked good in the 70’s too. i was a bicycle messenger in Boston...a very hilly city.
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