FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ FROM ONE MEAN MOM ~ 09 November 2025

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

FROM ONE MEAN MOM

We had the meanest mother in the whole world! While other kids ate candy for breakfast, we had to have cereal, eggs, and toast. When others had a Pepsi and a Twinkie for lunch, we had to eat sandwiches. And you can guess our mother fixed us a dinner that was different from what other kids had, too.

Mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. You'd think we were convicts in a prison. She had to know who our friends were, and what we were doing with them. She insisted that if we said we would be gone for an hour, we would be gone for an hour or less.

We were ashamed to admit it, but she had the nerve to break the Child Labor Laws by making us work. We had to wash the dishes, make the beds, learn to cook, vacuum the floor, do laundry, and all sorts of cruel jobs. I think she would lie awake at night thinking of more things for us to do.

She always insisted on us telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. By the time we were teenagers, she could read our minds. Then, life was really tough! Mother wouldn't let our friends just honk the horn when they drove up. They had to come up to the door so she could meet them. Everyone else could date when they were 12 or 13….we had to wait until we were 16.

Because of our mother we missed out on lots of things other kids experienced. None of us have ever been caught shoplifting, vandalizing other's property, or ever arrested for any crime. It was all her fault. We never got drunk, took up smoking, stayed out all night, or a million other things other kids did.

Sundays were reserved for church, and we never missed once. We knew better than to ask to spend the night with a friend on Saturdays. Now that we have left home, we are all God-fearing, educated, honest adults. We are doing our best to be mean parents just like Mom was. I think that is what's wrong with the world today...it just doesn't have enough mean moms anymore.

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[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

Not nearly enough mean moms nowadays.

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Thankfully no more snow today. No plowing yet. Several electricity blips.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Please join us for Sunday Chapel ~ FROM ONE MEAN MOM, and Liberty

Lt. Charles F. Suver, CHC, USN, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division
"Mass at Iwo Jima"

Please stop in and say a prayer of protection for the military.
Prayers from all denominations are needed.



Sunday Liberty starts after the Guest Military Chaplain's Service!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Dear God:
I ask that no Airman, Coast Guardsman,
Marine, Sailor, Soldier, Reservist, National Guardsman, or Merchant Marine
feel alone or forgotten.

O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is loving kindness,
And with Him is abundant redemption.
And He will redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.

Psalm 130:7 & 8

[Kathy in Alaska]

Shavua Tov.
Wishing all our Jewish troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
a peaceful and prosperous week.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Prayers for our troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
for a safe and peaceful week ahead.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Extra prayers for Israel...

He Who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - may He bless the fighters of the Israel Defense Force, who stand guard over our land and the cities of our G-d from the border of the Lebanon to the desert of Egypt, and from the Great Sea unto the approach of the Aravah, on the land, in the air, and on the sea.

May HASHEM cause the enemies who rise up against us to be struck down before them. May the Holy One, Blessed is He, preserve and rescue our fighting men from every trouble and distress and from every plague and illness, and may He send blessing and success in their every endeavor.

May He lead our enemies under their sway and may He grant them salvation and crown them with victory. And may there be fulfilled for them the verse: For it is Hashem, your G-d, Who goes with you to battle your enemies for you to save you.

G-d bless and keep your children safe, Alouette.

[ExTexasRedhead]

US Marines Surrounded By Communists - The Chosen Reservoir - The Fat Electrician
1.3M views; over 7,432 comments & posted 8 days ago

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

https://www.youtube.com/@the_fat_electrician

Eggnog Riot At West Point - A Military Christmas Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBTDAvZoq-g&t=191s

A German Ace Shot Down a British Pilot With No Legs — 18 Years Later, They Became Best Friends
During the darkest days of WWII, RAF ace Douglas Bader and Luftwaffe legend Adolf Galland fought fiercely in the skies. One was a British pilot who lost both legs before the war — yet returned to fly. The other was Germany’s top fighter ace, respected even by his enemies. Their story did not end in combat. After Bader was shot down and taken prisoner, Galland arranged VIP treatment for him — including getting him new prosthetic legs. Years later, the two aviators became close friends, united not by politics, but by their shared love of flying and mutual respect. This is the remarkable true story of how honor transcended war — and how two men on opposite sides found friendship after the smoke cleared.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXjpdpjS4Ro

https://www.youtube.com/@archive194x

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...and a Blessed Lord’s Day and Shavua Tov to you and yours.

Has Blue made it another weeki at home?

[luvie]

Jim Brickman~How Great Thou Art

Daniel O'Donnel~Church In The Wildwood

The Trevecca Madragalians~It Is Well With My Soul

Dallas Christian Sound~My God And I

St. Olaf Choir~Beautiful Savior

Providence~I'm Telling The World About His Love

Vocal Majority~Deep River

Have a blessed Sunday
God bless our troops!

[left that other site]

Yes...it was raining this morning so Blue didn’t go to the Winter Palace today.

Next Saturday is a new target date. I don’t want to ride in the snow! :-(

[radu]

It was good to see y’all got a break from snow. Still mighty cold but it IS Alaska. LOL Clear over by the airports but checking some of the cams around town, it’s getting foggy.

Wonder what’s causing the power blips. It isn’t windy. Maybe too many people trying to stay warm and the grid is cranky. I hope it doesn’t go out completely for a while. That won’t be fun for anyone.

[lightman]

Keep the Lord’s Day in the Lord’s way.

A blessed Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost (and new calendar Orthodox Commemoration of St. Nektarios of Pentopolis, the Wonder-worker) to all!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ETR, and Shavua Tov to you and yours.

Thanks for the links.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Riding in the snow does not sound safe at all!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, luvie, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Thank you for the hymns.

[luvie]

Hi, Kathy! You’re very welcome. Thank YOU for the beautiful Sunday chapel.

I hope you have a blessed Sunday, too and that you don’t have to shovel snow tomorrow. Sounds too much like work! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, lightman, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

And a blessed Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost (and new calendar Orthodox Commemoration of St. Nektarios of Pentopolis, the Wonder-worker).

We had our first snow...about a foot. How about you...any rain or even some snow?