FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: William D Halyburton, Jr ~ 24-April 2023

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[lightman]

No greater love; no higher sacrifice.

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[PROCON]

Thanks for honoring tonight’s Hero, Kathy!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, lightman...so, so true. No greater love!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...did you and Tippy have a good day?

I actually swept my gutter! The snow has departed it and allowed me to scrape out the debris. Not so with my front lawn.

[The Mayor]

April 24

String Too Short to Use

Bible in a Year:

• 2 Samuel 19–20
• Luke 18:1–23

I will rain down bread from heaven for you.

Exodus 16:4

Aunt Margaret’s frugality was legendary. After she passed away, her nieces began the nostalgically bittersweet task of sorting her belongings. In a drawer, neatly arrayed inside a small plastic bag, they discovered an assortment of small pieces of string. The label read: “String too short to use.”  

What would motivate someone to keep and categorize something they knew to be of no use? Perhaps this person once knew extreme deprivation.

When the Israelites fled slavery in Egypt, they left behind a life of hardship. But they soon forgot God’s miraculous hand in their exodus and started complaining about the lack of food.

God wanted them to trust Him. He provided manna for their desert diet, telling Moses, “The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day” (Exodus 16:4). God also instructed them to gather twice as much on the sixth day, because on the Sabbath no manna would fall (vv. 5, 25). Some of the Israelites listened. Some didn’t, with predictable results (vv. 27–28).

In times of plenty and times of desperation, it’s tempting to try to cling, to hoard, in a desperate attempt at control. There’s no need to take everything into our own frantic hands. No need to “save scraps of string”—or to hoard anything at all. Our faith is in God, who has promised, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5). .

Reflect & Pray

When is forgiveness hardest? How can you trust the Holy Spirit to help you forgive?

Jesus, help me to reach out to those who need me to forgive them as a testimony of Your power and goodness.

Learn more about how to forgive yourself and others.

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Hall of Heroes: William D Halyburton, Jr ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...they must be remembered!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

All your ducks in a row and ready to take on the new week? I’m working on it.

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Did you manage to squeeze in a little down time today?

Looking better all the time up there. Spots of exposed ice on the lake have water on top today. Whether it’s melting snow or the ice itself melting, I dunno. But it’s NOT frozen.
Slowly but surely.

[luvie]

William David Halyburton, Jr.
October 2, 1924 – May 10, 1945
United States Navy sailor
Medal of Honor Recipient
for actions in World War II
...while serving as a corpsman attached to a
U.S. Marine Corps unit in the Battle of Okinawa.
What a brave hero he was! ❤️🇺🇸💙

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Were you lucky enough to get a little rain today?
Just cloudy and cold here.

[radu]

Howdy, PRO.

Have you had a good weekend? Weren’t you taking care of the pups or was that earlier in the week?

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

HA! Our “70%” turned into a slight drizzle that amounted to absolutely nothing. It has been cold, though. 46 right now. I didn’t mind. It’ll be 82 on Tuesday. LOL! Roller coaster time!

Sounds like you had about the same but cooler. Hope you could stay indoors with the kitties!

[Kathy in Alaska]

I cleaned my gutter, then back to work...but the melting seems here to stay. Rain would be nice. LOL!

[PROCON]

Hiya radu!

Good weekend, finally starting to get some warmer temps here, about time!

Yeah, I've been minding the pups the past 4 days, they're always appreciative and like me cuz I give them lots of dog treats. Robin got home early today so the pups were happy to see her.

Howz things with you, anymore museum time? Kittehs being well behaved?

[Kathy in Alaska]

In first....lightman grabs the gold!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in second....ML snags the silver!!