FReeper Canteen ~ Just Hangin' Cafe ~ 5 December 2014

December 4, 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

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.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mike...are you all settled in? Lance adjusting?

[luvie]

Ah...a ping and run from Beachy! See ya in the morning, Early Bird! :)

[Publius]

#25 through #14 ready to go. I’ll wait to start until you check in tomorrow night.

[TMSuchman]

We’re gettin there, I have 1 of the containers 1/3 cleared & the other one 1/4 cleared. Lance is adjusting to everything pretty well now. There is no more getting up in the middle of the night & lashing out is pretty much over for now.

[SandRat]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Not yet...and we keep creeping above freezing and then the wet stuff refreezes and makes driving icky.

Looking out the window, down the road I drive home on, all I can see is a sea of red stop lights. I won’t leave til it thins out. I can sit, stuck in traffic, or FReep. d:o)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Changing his whole life can’t be easy. What sport is next for him?

Be careful and safe as you unpack.

[luvie]

Roger that! It won’t be long after 8 central that I’ll be around!

Unless something comes up...in which case, I’ll let you know. :)

[TMSuchman]

Since there is NO swim team for him, he’ll just have to settle for track & field events...

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank goodness...then we will put up our little tree and the lights around the windows. No ladders for me.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hope he at least has a place to swim, something to do in the winter months.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I am off for home, braving the traffic and slick roads.

[SkyDancer]

~ Good Evening! ~

Job hunting going good. Have two offers but out of state and one pending one in state. Went to Grams in Illinois for T-Day. She busted up her foot and couldn’t travel so we all jumped American Air and had T-Day at her place. Just back Wednesday evening.

[SkyDancer]

Ya, so far two out of state and one pending in state. Not too sure I want to live out of Washington state. That’s my hangup. We’ll see how it goes. R/Janey

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

Human Chess

December 5, 2014

Read: 1 John 4:7-12

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. —1 John 4:7

Bible in a Year:
Daniel 1-2; 1 John 4

Chess is an ancient game of strategy. Each player begins with 16 pieces on the chessboard with the goal of cornering his opponent’s king. It has taken different forms over the years. One form is human chess, which was introduced around ad 735 by Charles Martel, duke of Austrasia. Martel would play the game on giant boards with real people as the pieces. The human pieces were costumed to reflect their status on the board and moved at the whim of the players—manipulating them to their own ends.

Could this human version of the game of Chess be one that we sometimes play? We can easily become so driven by our goals that people become just one more pawn that we use to achieve them. The Scriptures, however, call us to a different view of those around us. We are to see people as created in the image of God (Gen. 1:26). They are objects of God’s love (John 3:16) and deserving of ours as well.

The apostle John wrote, “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God” (1 John 4:7). Because God first loved us, we are to respond by loving Him and the people He created in His image.

Open my eyes, Lord, to people around me,
Help me to see them as You do above;
Give me the wisdom and strength to take action,
So others may see the depth of Your love. —Kurt DeHaan

People are to be loved, not used.

Insight

The apostle John wrote today’s memorable words about love to a church struggling with the influences of false teachers. The words of verses 7-12 follow his instructions in verses 1-6 about identifying false teachers and false teaching (mainly by their view of Jesus). These verses indicate that love for God and for others is a key test for identifying those who truly follow Christ. Therefore, it is no surprise that John emphasizes the Christian characteristic of love. In today’s passage, he says that we ought to love one another, and in his gospel he records Jesus’ words, “By this, all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:35). How we treat one another is a demonstration of our love for God.

[Kathy in Alaska]

What a great thing to do for Grams....I bet that made some memories.

Any weather issues going or coming?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

Our temps right now are about the same, but our reports cannot be trusted from hour to hour. They say maybe rain over the weekend. YUCK!! Mid to low 20s every night. I’m not liking this weather very much.

[acad1228]

Tunes For Da Troops!!!acad1228’s Daily Dose O’ Da Blues!

Kenneth Banks - High (take 1).mp3

L.C. Hubert - Lucy Done Moved

Mose Vinson - Mistreating Boogie

Raymond Hill - I'm Back Pretty Baby

Rosco Gordon - City Women

Crank up them speakers!!!!

Support the artists you hear in the Canteen (buy their music)!

ArtistDirect.com l Amazon.com l Ticketmaster.com l CDconnection.com l Songfacts.com l Walmart.com

(FReepmail me if you would like to be added to the "Daily Dose O' Da Blues" Ping List.)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, beachy, and thank you for today's Just Hangin' Cafe!

[SkyDancer]

Only weather issues were in Chicago. We took a small regional jet but had to sit and wait for a deicer truck. It took almost an hour to deice it. We were delayed at Chicago almost five hours. Good thing was, there was this accident on the freeway from the airport to her house. The backup was like five miles and took hours to clear. Had we arrived on time we would have been sitting in it. As it were, we had clear sailing ... it was better to have been sitting in the lounge all that time ....