FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ How Big Is One? ~ 05 January 2014

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

 

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.

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

How cool is that! I’ve seen those keyboards. Makes it a little easier to type, and has more keys.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome Troops, Veterans, Families, and Allies!
God Bless You and Keep You Safe.

Thanks, unique, for our troop blessing.

Angel Band

Children Go

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome Troops, Veterans, Families, and Allies!
God Bless You and Keep You Safe.

Thanks, unique, for our troop blessing.

Crying In The Chapel

Farther Along

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS
AND OUR BELOVED NATION!


TATTOO
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Must retire – an early Mass Call in the morning.

The Bugler, his grim visage replete with an evil sneer, already mounts the parapet.

R.Adm. John J. O'Connor, CHC, USN
Stands The Watch Tonight!



"Do poor Tom some charity, whom the foul fiend vexes!"
(King Lear, Act III, Scene iv)



All Gave Some – Some Gave All!!!
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Good night, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe – especially those in harm’s way – by virtue of their service and sacrifice we continue to live in Freedom!

"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"
(God Save All Here!)

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

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)

[The Mayor]

Yup, 30 today, felt like spring. Tomorrow the same but deep freeze comes back Monday.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome Troops, Veterans, Families, and Allies!
God Bless You and Keep You Safe.

Thanks, unique, for our troop blessing.

Go Rest High On That Mountain

I Know Who Holds Tomorrow

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome Troops, Veterans, Families, and Allies!
God Bless You and Keep You Safe.

Thanks, unique, for our troop blessing.

Life's Railway To Heaven

Peace In The Valley

[PROCON]

Evening Kathy!

Just finished another round of cards with the family and at least I took second tonight, Woo-Hoo!

Heading back to Oregon tomorrow afternoon and back at it after the New Year.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Are you driving or taking the train?

Glad you took second. d:o)

[Kathy in Alaska]

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

God Bless you good, Mac. Good night and rest well.
Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present.
Thank you for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Stay warm!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Shavua Tov, Yehuda. Thank you for the prayers for our troops and their families.

Lots of snow and cold for you?

[PROCON]

I’m taking the train, hate to say it but the government run trains run very smoothly and the Amtrak folks are competent, unlike the disaster of 0bamacare

[Kathy in Alaska]

And you don’t have to drive with the crazy people.

Do you sleep, or is there countryside to enjoy?

[PROCON]

I grab a couple of newspapers, read them, and then pull out a book to read, very relaxing and of course nice scenery.

[PROCON]

Haven’t had a 50 for awhile...

[PROCON]

Haven’t had a 50 for awhile...

[PROCON]

Haven’t had a 50 for awhile...

[PROCON]

Haven’t had a 50 for awhile...