FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ GIVING ~ 11 December 2016

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

 

GIVING

There is a story of two young men who were working their way through Stanford University. The day came when they were broke, and something had to be done. One of them had an idea. They would engage the great Paderewski for a piano recital and put their profits toward their board and tuition. All they had to do was guarantee two thousand dollars.

The recital was held but only sixteen hundred dollars was raised. Following the performance, the two young men went to Paderewski, offered him the $1600 and added a promissory note for $400 which indicated they would earn the balance as quickly as possible and send it to him. "No," replied Paderewski, "that isn't necessary." In addition to tearing up the note, he also gave them back all but 10% of the sixteen hundred dollars.

The years went by, and Paderewski became Premier of Poland. The devastation of World War I descended upon Europe, and he was faced with the prospect of starvation for thousands of people. Only one man could help him, the United States Food Administrator at the time. Soon thousands of tons of food began to arrive in Poland for distribution among the people. Following the gift of life-giving food, Paderewski went to Paris to thank the U.S. Food Administrator for the relief he had sent. The administrator told Paderewski, "That's not necessary, Mr. Paderewski. You don't remember, but you once helped me when I was a student without income or money for food. I never forgot it."

The gifts we give come back to us in many different ways.

CAPT Jane F. Vieira, CHC, USN

 

[The Mayor]

Thanks Kath!
Almost done, sooooon!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Mac, for my favorite “crosses”.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, HiTech, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

[HiTech RedNeck]

mine is right now some friends and some cats. and a semi-estranged brother. please pray for blessings to come our way.

[left that other site]

In the Time FR was out, we lost electricity, I reworked Penny’s coat so that it now fits her, taught a 5 year old how to play the Blues in C, attended a rock concert in downtown Somerville(North of Boston) in which my two nephews brought down the house, and came home.

The lights AND FR is back on!

Huzzah!

Now I am going to bed.
LOL.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Luv, and thanks for the hymns.

A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Are you home?

[luvie]

Howdy, Kathy! (((hugs)))

You're welcome! I was afraid it was going to have to wait till next week! LOL!

I AM home. I'll probably drop off earlier than usual. Looking at the road for 7 hours does a job on my eyes. 😳

[Kathy in Alaska]

Christmas lights are a mystery.

LOL! Why do the strings tangle no matter how hard you try to keep them in good order?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sending prayers for pain relief and quick recovery.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[radu]

LOL! You got it! Precisely why we can’t have a Christmas tree.

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Sunday 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, LUV W. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. Bo says thanks and ((HUGS)):-D((LOL)). How’s it going?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Kathy in Alaska]

[radu]

Either that kitteh has bird bones and doesn’t weigh much or that tree has a steel trunk! How is it still standing? LOL!

[mylife]

Exactly!

[moose07]

If you wind your lights around an old cable drum they don't receive a visit from the entanglement Gnomes during Storage. :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, moose....but the Entanglement Gnomes live in my storage closet. They mess up any method I use. d:o)

And a late Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.