Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
THANK YOU
for your service!
Posted on 11/05/2023 5:09:23 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
Hi Kathy and thanks for honoring tonight’s Hero!
Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
THANK YOU
for your service!
Howdy, Kathy.
Very picturesque up there today with the fresh blanket of snow. Did you have to go to the office or were you able to stay home and avoid the crazies on the streets?
Good evening, Pro...I woke up this morning to 4+ inches of snow. I already shoveled almost 6 inches off my deck, and it already is covered again.
Hi Everybody!
(((HUGS)))
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Bible in a Year:
Let us not become weary in doing good.
At age twelve, Ibrahim arrived in Italy from West Africa, not knowing a word of Italian, struggling with a stutter, and forced to face anti-immigrant putdowns. None of that stopped the hardworking young man who, in his twenties, opened a pizza shop in Trento, Italy. His little business won over doubters to be listed as one of the top fifty pizzerias in the world.
His hope was then to help feed hungry children on Italian streets. So he launched a “pizza charity” by expanding a Neapolitan tradition—buy an extra coffee (caffè sospeso) or pizza (pizza sospesa) for those in need. He also urges immigrant children to look past prejudice and not give up.
Such persistence recalls Paul’s lessons to the Galatians on continually doing good to all. “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9). Paul continued, “Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers” (v. 10).
Ibrahim, an immigrant who faced prejudice and language barriers, created an opportunity to do good. Food became “a bridge” leading to tolerance and understanding. Inspired by such persistence, we too can look for opportunities to do good. God, then, gets the glory as He works through our steady trying. .
Reflect & Pray
How does your persistence glorify God? In your life, what deserves more godly persistence and loving charity from you?
When I consider giving up, dear God, inspire me to endure in You.
Howdy, PRO.
Hope your weekend’s been a good one. Did you have fun with the silly pups?
Good evening, radu...hope you’ve had a relaxing day and able to get away from some of the exterior issues causing you got cough.
Lots of snow and now some fog.
I guess you know she is an affirmative action MOH awardee for political reasons, from 1977.
“After the war, she was approved for the Medal of Honor, for her efforts to treat the wounded in battle and across enemy lines during the Civil War. Notably, the award was not expressly given for gallantry in action at that time, and in fact was the only military decoration during the Civil War. Walker is the only woman to receive the medal and one of only eight civilians to receive it. Her name was deleted from the Army Medal of Honor Roll in 1917 (along with over 900 other recipients); however, it was restored in 1977.”
Hey there, Kathy.
A relaxing day for the most part but I did have to head out to run a couple of errands this afternoon. It wasn’t quiet as hazy today but I caught several whiffs of smoke while I was out. A shame it’s smoky because it would have been a great day to open windows.
Did you manage to find some “you” time today?
The fog must be in town at the moment because there’s not out around the airports. There was last night, though, before it started sleeting and snowing. It was thick.
Uneventful weekend, I left Robin alone to heal, just been hanging out and relaxin'.
How was your weekend?
Thankfully my office visit was yesterday (altho I almost put it off til today). AND my roof and gutter cleaning was done on Friday!
Yesterday was completely dry.
OK...I just saw the funniest thing. I have 3 unafraid deck ducks that continually try to fly onto the rail before I’m done throwing out corn into the yard. And one, now, who comes down onto the deck anyway. But as I started back inside, the male trying to come up on the rail stopped flapping too soon and only his beak made it to the rail. He had to fall back and try again. LOL!
Sounds like Robin’s getting along fairly well. Glad to hear it.
It was a good weekend. Busy enough at the museum I never sat down the whole time I was there each day. I’m still recuperating. LOL
Only two more weekends to go before we close for the winter. I’m am NOT looking forward to that.
Whew! Good thing you went to the office yesterday. It looked like a pretty nice day, and today certainly wasn’t. Looks like it was a wet snow since it flocked the trees beautifully, and that probably made for slippery conditions on the streets.
Poor duck! I’m getting a good laugh at the mental image but I’d say he didn’t think it was funny at all. LOL
Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...you and Tippy have any luck with a sunrise?
Good evening, Mayor and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
Hope your weekend was restful and you are ready for the new week.
Well...it happened! 6” of snow early morning and throughout the day.
Howdy, luvie.
Hope your day was good and the temp stayed reasonable.
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