FReeper Canteen ~ Just Hangin' Cafe ~ 23 May 2014

May 22, 2014 | Canteen Crew

[beachn4fun]

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale
of our military and our allied military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

FReeper Canteen
Just Hangin' Cafe

Come on in, we're open
Need a place just to hang out?
This is it.

We serve coffee, tea, conversation
and music.

Our AWESOME military,
our AWESOME allies,
and their families are welcomed
and honored here.

No worries in the FReeper Canteen
Just Hangin' Cafe.
Grab a cup and start a conversation.

You never know who you might meet in the Cafe.
Glad you could join us.
Enjoy your stay.

REMEMBER THEIR SACRIFICES

Remember, the Canteen is a family friendly place.
We welcome the military, our allies, and their families.
Continued prayers for the success and completion of your mission.
Prayers for your safe return home.

[ConorMacNessa]

MEMORIAL DAY, 2014



Flags In At Arlington

Today the Proud Soldiers of the Fabled "Old Guard" posted our National Colors in front of every grave in the Hallowed Grounds of Arlington National Cemetery.

All Gave Some – Some Gave All!!!
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"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

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)

[Kathy in Alaska]

No plans....I was going to do some outside stuff, but not if the wind doesn’t shift and blow the smoke out the city. Big fires to the south. NOT GOOD!

Sleeping in is #1 on my list. Or really not getting up early if I don’t feel like it. I never can sleep.

And we, payroll, actually get Monday off. If parking wasn’t such a problem I would go downtown for the Memorial Day ceremony. I just can’t do all that walking anymore.

Are you venturing out? ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...**HUGS*...did you sally forth today? Does spring/summer traffic get worse?

Smoke covered city here. Wind is supposed to become westerly and blow it out later. We will see.

[beachn4fun]

Good evening Connie Girl ((HUGS))
Got plans for the weekend?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, and thanks for the POW help this morning.

[beachn4fun]

WOW! Fires up your way too? Definitely not good. Wish I could have sent some rain your way.

I’m with you...being able to sleep in is #1 on my list. Just going to hang around home, do some chores, checkbook stuff, writing, and as much as R&R as I can get.

[ConorMacNessa]

I did indeed Sally Forth this morning, as is my wont! I crashed through the Sally Port at 0550 during a violent thunderstorm - my kind of weather! A smooth commute notwithstanding the high water.

Fortunately, the pollen count is low after the Deluge of the last 24 hours.

A (slightly) short day tomorrow - I was able to front-load this week and will break loose at 1530.

God Bless our Fallen - that's what this weekend is about for me!

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

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)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...Friday can’t get here soon enough!!

What a week and it’s not over yet. I’m crossing my fingers that “they” will let us go home early. I’m already hearing that more that a few folks are already gone.

A Memorial Day parade, or some events for you?

[beachn4fun]

Glad to be able help; hope it works out.

[beachn4fun]

ping~a~ling y’all

[henkster]

Thanks. Enjoying my evening before the Memorial Day weekend.

[beachn4fun]

Glad to see you tonight. Thanks for joining us.

Got plans for the weekend?

[henkster]

Going to the Indy 500 with my sons, as I do every year. The weather is supposed to be partly cloudy, high of 78. Perfect day.

[beachn4fun]

Sounds like a nice tradition.

Got a favor to win?

[henkster]

I’m partial to local boy Ed Carpenter, but just want to see a good race and have a good time. My dad first took me to the track when I was six, I’ve done the same with my boys.

Your plans?

[beachn4fun]

6? Howz your hearing?

Me...Having a 4 day weekend. Mostly things around the house and as much R&R as I can get...dinner on the grill.

[SandRat]

Good evening, Kathy...((HUGS))...Friday can’t get here soon enough!! Agree!!!

No A Memorial Day parade, or some event on the 26th that I know off. I know what the calendar so I will fly the flag.

[beachn4fun]

The clock is telling me it's time for some zzzz's.
Please stick around and keep the troops company.
All you night owls? If I don't see you in the morning, have a wonderful holiday weekend.

[The Mayor]

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More Than We Deserve
May 23, 2014

Read: Psalm 103:6-18

He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities. —Psalm 103:10

Bible in a Year:
1 Chronicles 19-21; John 8:1-27

Sometimes when people ask how I’m doing, I reply, “Better than I deserve.” I remember a well-meaning person responding, “Oh no, Joe, you deserve a lot,” to which I replied, “Not really.” I was thinking about what I truly deserve—God’s judgment.

We easily forget how sinful we are at the core of our being. Thinking of ourselves more highly than we should diminishes our sense of deep indebtedness to God for His grace. It discounts the price He paid to rescue us.

Time for a reality check! As the psalmist reminds us, God “has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities” (Ps. 103:10). Considering who we are in light of a holy and just God, the only thing we truly deserve is hell. And heaven is an absolute impossibility—except for the gift of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. If God never does anything more than redeem us, He has already done far more than we deserve. No wonder the psalmist says, “As the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him” (v.11).

Knowing ourselves for what we are, we can’t help but say, “Amazing grace, how sweet the sound!” He gives us so much more than we deserve.

Lord, thank You for not dealing with me according
to my sins. I am indebted to You for the love and
grace that You demonstrated on the cross to
purchase my pardon and forgiveness—far beyond what I deserve!

If God never does anything more than redeem us, He has already done far more than we deserve.

Insight

Charles Haddon Spurgeon wrote eloquently of Psalm 103: “[This psalm of David] is in his own style when at its best, and we should attribute it to his later years when he had a higher sense of the preciousness of pardon, because [of] a keener sense of sin, than in his younger days. His clear sense of the frailty of life indicates his weaker years, as also does the very [fullness] of his praiseful gratitude.”

[henkster]

Four day weekends good for R&R. Relax and enjoy.