FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 22 August 2024

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

You Got This! Breathe!

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Leo Ferguson, the commanding officer of Personnel Administration School, and a native of Sandusky, Ohio, encourages Marines during an obstacle course at Camp Gilbert H. Johnson, North Carolina, May 24, 2024. PAS conducted an obstacle course to strengthen bonds and build confidence through a series of physical challenges. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Candiani)

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our military and our allies' military
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Honoring those who have served before.

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A Peruvian Marine briefs his team before launching into a dive mission during exercise Resolute Sentinel 2024 at to Base Naval De Infateria De Marina in Lima, Peru, June 8, 2024. Exercise RS24 is an opportunity for cultural and tactical integration between the U.S. and its allied Latin American nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Courtney Sebastianelli)

TANK MAN!

A Peruvian Marine prepares to deep dive in a training tank during exercise Resolute Sentinel 2024 at Base Naval De Infateria De Marina in Lima, Peru, June 8, 2024. Peruvian Marines demonstrated their free dive capabilities during the joint training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Courtney Sebastianelli)

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[lightman]

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

[Army Air Corps]

In!

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[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 MUST always remember.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, AAC...hope your summer is going well.

[Army Air Corps]

Thanks! My summer is going well even with the freakin’ heat.

[Army Air Corps]

I imagine that things are much cooler out your way.

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...enjoying nice summer weather? Is Blue going with you to teach?

Started raining again here this afternoon.

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Were you lucky enough to have things go smoothly this morning? A lot to ask for on a Wednesday, I know. LOL

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hi there, Pro...has the really hot weather finally passed you by?

[PROCON]

Hi Kathy, we are heading towards Fall and the weather is too, very pleasant but not blistering hot.

How's your late summer going?

[luvie]

It’s been awful here in W. Texas, huh. My patience has worn through!

[The Mayor]

August 22

Place It on God’s Plate

Bible in a Year :

• Psalms 110-112
• 1 Corinthians 5

Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you.

Psalm 55:22

For years, a mother prayed as she helped her adult daughter navigate the healthcare system and find counseling and the best medications. Her extreme highs and deep lows weighed on her mama’s heart day after day. Often exhausted from sadness, she realized she had to take care of herself too. A friend suggested writing out her worries and things she couldn’t control on small pieces of paper and placing them on “God’s plate” at her bedside. This simple practice didn’t eliminate all stress, but seeing that plate reminds her those concerns are on God’s plate, not hers.

In a way, many of David’s psalms were his way of listing his troubles and laying them on God’s plate (Psalm 55:1, 16-17). If the coup attempt by his son Absalom is what’s being described, David’s “close friend” Ahithophel had indeed betrayed him and was involved in the plot to kill him (2 Samuel 15-16). So “evening, morning and noon [David cried] out in distress,” and God heard his prayer (Psalm 55:1-2, 16-17). He chose to “cast [his] cares on the Lord” and experienced His care (v. 22).

We can authentically acknowledge that worries and fears affect us all. We may even have thoughts like David’s: “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest” (v. 6). God is near and is the only one who has the power to change situations. Place it all on His plate.

Reflect & Pray

Where are your worries—on God’s plate or yours? What will you give to Him right now?

I often have concerns on my heart, dear God. I relinquish them all to You again. I’m emptying my plate and filling Yours.

[SkyDancer]

~ Evening All! ~

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~ Welcome To My World ~

I’m Down There Somewhere

[luvie]

....and for our troops!
Remember what all they've done!