FReeper Canteen ~ Happy Thanksgiving 2023! ~ 23 November 2023

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[Kathy in Alaska]

1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
2 Serve the Lord with gladness:
come before his presence with singing!
3 Know ye that the Lord he is God:
it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,
and into his courts with praise:
be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting;
and his truth endureth to all generations.

~ Psalm 100 (KJV)

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Happy Thanksgiving 2023!! ~

GOD BLESS AND WATCH OVER THEM, WHEREVER THEY SERVE

Canteen Mission Statement

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies' military
and family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation

Washington, D.C.
October 3, 1863

By the President of the United States of America.

The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God. In the midst of a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes seemed to foreign States to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere except in the theatre of military conflict; while that theatre has been greatly contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union. Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defence, have not arrested the plough, the shuttle or the ship; the axe has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore. Population has steadily increased, notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege and the battle-field; and the country, rejoicing in the consiousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom.

No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American People.

I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquillity and Union.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington, this Third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of the Unites States the Eighty-eighth.

By the President: Abraham Lincoln

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday and travel and family gatherings,
this thread will run until the Sunday Chapel posts Saturday evening.

Please feel free to drop in and chat, post a graphic or two, and post your favorite tunes.

[lightman]

“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord;
And to sing your praise, O Most High”

[PROCON]

Happy Thanksgiving to all my FReeper Friends!

[Captain Jack Aubrey]

1 God of our fathers, whose almighty hand
leads forth in beauty all the starry band
of shining worlds in splendor through the skies,
our grateful songs before thy throne arise.

2 Thy love divine hath led us in the past;
in this free land with thee our lot is cast;
be thou our ruler, guardian, guide, and stay,
thy Word our law, thy paths our chosen way.

3 From war’s alarms, from deadly pestilence,
be thy strong arm our ever sure defense;
thy true religion in our hearts increase;
thy bounteous goodness nourish us in peace.

4 Refresh thy people on their toilsome way;
lead us from night to never-ending day;
fill all our lives with love and grace divine,
and glory, laud, and praise be ever thine.

[left that other site]

Happy Thanksgiving, Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, lightman...Happy Thanksgiving!

Are you cooking? Dining with others? Do you have church gatherings?

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Happy Thanksgiving 2023 ~

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Honoring those who have served before.

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[left that other site]

It’s That Time of Year Again:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhg7Xm4FXAY

(My favorite Thanksgiving video)

[CodeToad]

Happy Thanksgiving, Kathy!

Happy Thanksgiving to all those sitting away from home for their dinner!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Thanksgiving, Pro...did you bake the pie yourself? 😂

Someone did a great baking job!

Dining with family tomorrow?

[BlackAdderess]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[PROCON]

Son and I are going to do Thanksgiving at a local restaurant, with plenty of turkey and all the sides of course.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

[radu]

Howdy, PRO!

LOL! Love it!

Happy Thanksgiving!

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Ready for a few days of R&R? Stupid question, I know. LOL

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Thanksgiving, Captain...beautiful hymn. Thank you.

The Tabernacle Choir ~ God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand

[Fiji Hill]

Turkey Hop--The Robins (1950)

[radu]

Howdy, MS.B! *HUGZ*

I hope you have a fantabulous Thanksgiving!

[Fiji Hill]

I'm Crazy 'Bout that Turkey Trot--Collins & Harlan (1911)