FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 01 December 2022

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[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Thursday,
December 1, 2022

Mutual Encouragement

Read: Hebrews 3:7–19

Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today.” Hebrews 3:13

After another week of being beaten down by more medical setbacks, I slumped onto the sofa. I didn’t want to think about anything. I didn’t want to talk to anybody. I couldn’t even pray. Discouragement and doubt weighed me down as I turned on the television. I began watching a commercial showing a little girl talking to her younger brother. “You’re a champion,” she said. As she continued affirming him, his grin grew. So did mine.

God’s people have always struggled with discouragement and doubt. Quoting Psalm 95, which affirms that God’s voice can be heard through the Holy Spirit, the writer of Hebrews warned believers in Jesus to avoid the mistakes made by the Israelites while wandering in the wilderness (Hebrews 3:7–11). “See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God,” he wrote. “But encourage one another daily” (vv. 12–13).

With our lifeline of hope secured in Christ, we can experience the power-packed fuel we need to persevere: mutual encouragement within the fellowship of believers (v. 13). When one believer doubts, other believers can offer affirmation and accountability. As God strengthens us, His people, we can offer the power of mutual encouragement to one another. — Xochitl Dixon

How has God used the affirming words of someone in your life to comfort and encourage you during a difficult time? How can you encourage others with your words today?

Loving God, help me live for You and lift others up in love with my words and actions.

For further study, read That Skill: How Words Invite Others into Freedom.

Bible in a year: Ezekiel 40–41; 2 Peter 3

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...you were fast tonight! Did you get more rain?

No snow yet, but it sure looks like it could.

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[radu]

LOL! I was able to get in early for a change. It’s the first night in several that I wasn’t on the phone when the thread was posted.

We DID get some good rain last night - 2.5 inches! It was MOST welcome. We had some thunderstorms and wind but I’m grateful the tornados stayed well south of us. Some of those were BIG too. I was following what was going on all afternoon and night.

I’ve had the Lake Hood cam up for a while, hoping to see snowflakes. Still waiting.

[TigerHawk]

HOWDY, ALL,

The photo of the chow line made me hungry! I loved Army food!
I was such a been nowhere rube when I joined up I had no idea how a milk dispenser worked. I stood there looking at it when a guy came up put up his glass, lifted that weighted metal ball and milk poured into his glass. Ft. Hamilton, Brooklyn. Can’t remember why I was there.

I still love the famous SOS, chipped beef on toast, could never get enough of it! Now, I’m really hungry!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

We made it through hump day! Hurrah!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[radu]

It’s snowing at Lake Hood! I hope it snows at your house too.
Weather conditions were posted in chat and it said -9 degrees. BRRRRRRRRRRR

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...is it warm enough for you and Tippy to still go for your sunrise hikes?

Warm coats for both of you?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, TigerHawk...important things to learn. LOL!

[TigerHawk]

WELL, NOW YOU’VE DONE IT!!!
A BRUTAL ATTACK OF THE INSATIABLE MUNCHIES! ALMOST BIT INTO MY MONITOR!!!
I’M OFF TO THE KITCHEN. MY PARAMETERS ARE SIMPLE, IT MUST BE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE, IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE, AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE!

C U IN A WHILE!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hey, it’s warmed up to +10 at my house . Maybe the snow will get here. It was -10 this morning.

[luvie]

NEVER forget them
...and what they do for all of US!

[radu]

Wow! That’s a big difference from wherever the thermometer is for the source they get weather conditions from.

It’s stopped at the airports for now but maybe more will move in. I hope some of it reached your house.

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Brisk day at your house? It was brisk here. Gonna be cold tonight. brrrrrr

[Kathy in Alaska]

radu is 1st!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

The Mayor is 2nd!!

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

It was cold here all day, too. And being breezy didn’t help matters. Looks like it was even colder there! Brrrrr...is right!