FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 11 July 2024

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew and FRiend

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Please Don’t Drop Me!

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 3rd Class Kejuan Holland, from Carrollton, Georgia, assigned to USS Anchorage (LPD 22), left, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 3rd Class Koji Iwasaki, from Los Angeles, assigned to amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), carry a simulated casualty during an aviation firefighting drill aboard Tripoli in San Diego, April 25, 2024. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malcolm Kelley)

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.

Storming The Beach!

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Lindsay Mathwick, right, commanding officer of Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and commander of troops aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25), and Sgt. Maj. Thomas Bachman, the sergeant major of CLB-15, 15th MEU, offload U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion 45, attached to Amphibious Craft Unit 5, during Exercise Balikatan 24 on Kemdeng Beach, San Vicente, Philippines, April 28, 2024. BK 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

The Sky is Gorgeous! There’s That!

Barbados Defense Force service members lay gravel at Camp Paragon during the preparation of TRADEWINDS 24, or TW24, April 25, 2024, at Christ Church, Barbados. Over 1,000 participants from 26 nations and multiple regional organizations will convene in Barbados for TW24, May 4-16, to train on ground, sea, cyber, interagency, special operations, humanitarian aid and disaster relief, and command post tracks. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Taeckens))

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[lightman]

Thank those serving.
Honor those who served.
NEVER forget the fallen!

[PROCON]

Hi Kathy and thanks for remembering and honoring our Troops tonight!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, lightman....we will never forget.

Any hints of rain? Over the last 2 nights we’ve gotten enough drops to almost cover the street. I think I’m going to have to water the lawns.

[left that other site]

Hi everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[lightman]

Hoping to get a very little from the remnants of TS Beryl.

So far...nothing.

[The Mayor]

July 11

Heavenly Abundance

Bible in a Year :

• Psalms 1-3
• Acts 17:1-15

The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 1:14 I expected eight bananas. Instead, when I opened the grocery bags delivered to my home, I discovered twenty bananas! I quickly realized that my move to England meant I also moved from ordering groceries in pounds to requesting them in kilograms. Instead of three pounds, I had ordered three kilograms (nearly seven pounds!) of bananas.

With such an abundance, I made several batches of a favorite banana bread recipe to share the blessing with others. As I mashed up the fruit, I began thinking about the other areas of my life where I have experienced unexpected abundance—and each path led back to God.

Paul appears to have had a similar experience of reflecting on God’s abundance in his life. In his first letter to Timothy, Paul paused to describe his life before Jesus, describing himself as a “persecutor and a violent man” (1 Timothy 1:13); “the worst of sinners” (v. 16). Into Paul’s brokenness, God lavishly poured out grace, faith, and love (v. 14). After recounting all the abundance in his life, the apostle couldn’t help but express praise to God, declaring Him worthy of all “honor and glory for ever and ever” (v. 17).

Like Paul, we all received an overwhelming abundance of grace when we accepted Jesus’ offer of rescue from sin (v. 15). As we pause to reflect on all the resulting blessings, we’ll find ourselves joining Paul in grateful praise to our generous God.

Reflect & Pray

How have you experienced God’s abundance in your life? How will you offer praise to Him today?

Heavenly Father, thank You for Your overwhelming gift of grace.

[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]

Good evening, Pro...a nice quiet week so far? Plenty of relaxing and getting ready for the weekend?

Still no rain here and it looks like I’m going to have to water my lawns.

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Are you going to have a chance to catch your breath this evening after yesterday’s insanity?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...has your rain gone away yet?

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

Hurrah for us...we had it thru hump day!!

[PROCON]

A quiet but hot week here, typical July temps they’re around 105-108 so the good old A/C is running 24/7 for now.

[luvie]

Best buddies.
"We have each other's backs."
God bless our troops...2- and 4-footed!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...is it time to mow yet? Any rain from Beryl?

Our street was damp again this morning, but just barely.

The 7 ducks are really flapping their wings and I think one actually lifted himself off the grass this morning.

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

You can look at that dog’s face and see how tight the bond is with his soldier.

Glad to hear you had another coolish day. It wasn’t too bad here either. Sure would be nice if the rest of the summer could be so nice.

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

You can tell there is love between those two, for sure!

I would LOVE it if it would stay as coolish as it has been. I’m not nearly as stressed and neither are the kitties. Unfortunately, it will not last here either.

[Kathy in Alaska]

It WILL be an early night. I’ve fallen asleep twice already. It has been a crazy busy 3 days, but we got the payroll out.