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USO Canteen FReeper Style Pray for the Troops and President Bush .... October 27,2002
FRiends of the USO Canteen FReeper Style ~Coteblanche ~Grantswank~Snow Bunny~
Posted on 10/27/2002 12:40:25 AM PDT by Snow Bunny
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Although we are always aware that the Canteen is operating in Cyberspace, we want the troops and anyone who is on the receiving end of prayers at the Canteen, to know that these prayers are very real.
I hope the troops and Canteeners alike, will view this Canteen Chapel, as a place where you might go in times of trouble or times of joy to be with your God.
"Come unto me all ye who are weary and burdened,and I shall give you rest." (Matt: 11:28).
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George W. Bush: A President of Faith
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A Man of Prayer
A reporter on CNN was asked
"What did George W. Bush do on his first morning as president-elect?"
This was Tony Clark's answer:
"He attended a prayer service with family, friends and staff members."
George W Bush's priorities were established on the first day of his Presidency.
The President Takes His Faith to Work
President George W. Bush looks over to Thomas Martello, 6, during the signing ceremony of the Victims of Terrorism Tax Relief Act in the East Room Jan. 23. "We're joined today by families who have lost loved ones in the great acts of evil," said the President. "As you draw on faith and personal strength to cope with your grief, I hope you'll also find comfort in the knowledge that your nation stands with you and prays for you. We mourn those whom we've lost, and we face the future together."
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The President Lives his Faith
President Bush says he prays every day in all kinds of situations, and has been seen to quietly bow his head and pray before news conferences and important meetings. "I pray for guidance. I do not pray for earthly things but for heavenly things, for wisdom and patience and understanding."
"For strength and support, Bush turns to the same things that have sustained him for two decades: his faith and his family . . . Bush prays and reads the Bible every day. These days, aides say, they often spot a Bible on his desk in the Oval Office. In conversation or meetings, he often refers to passages of Scripture that he has just read."
"There are prayers that help us last through the day, or endure the night. There are prayers of friends and strangers that give us strength for the journey. And there are prayers that yield our will to a will greater than our own."
George W. Bush September 14, 2001 National Day of Prayer and Remembrance.
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Music for a Sunday
How Great Thou Art (Elvis Presley) ......A Mighty Fortress
Amazing Grace (Statler Brothers).....Praise Adonai (Steve Israel)
The Lord's Prayer.....Ave Maria
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Hymns of the Military
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Army Hymn: "God of Our Fathers"
Navy Hymn: "Eternal Father Strong to Save"
Air Force Hymn: "Lord Guard and Guide the Men Who Fly"
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We, at the Canteen, offer these prayers
to those serving their country
today. God Bless you all.
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Psalm 59:1,16&17 (Patti Vaillant)
"Deliver me from mine enemies,O my God:
Defend me from them that rise up against me.
But I will sing of thy power;yes I will sing
aloud of thy mercy in the morning; for thou
hast been my defence and refuge in the day
of my trouble. Unto thee, O my strength will
I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of
my mercy."
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Our Prayer (Celine Dion/Andrea Bocelli)
I pray you'll be our eyes,
And watch us where we go.
And help us to be wise
In times when we don't know.
Let this be our prayer,
When we lose our way.
Lead us to a place,
Guide us with your grace
To a place where we'll be safe.
I pray we'll find your light,
And hold it in our hearts
When stars go out each night,
Remind us where you are..
Let this be our prayer
When shadows fill our day
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe.
We ask that life be kind
And watch us from above.
We hope each soul will find
Another soul to love.
Let this be our prayer,
Just like every child,
Needs to find a place,
Guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe.
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The Chaplain's Corner
J. Grant Swank, Jr., Pastor, New Hope Church
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KEEP YOUR HEAD HELD HIGH
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Frog and I peered eye to eye. Riveted. Dont tell me those instinct-driven creatures dont know whats going on. Theyre just like my three kids when they were little. Theyd stare me right in the eye as if I were invisibleand they too were nowhere to be seen. Oh well, since I dont grab hold of evolution, I leave other brains to figure out the connection on that one.
Anyhow, Frog spied me out and vice versa. Then as I leaned over to throw a small stick into the water, Frog hopped into oblivion. Splash. I yelled to the others, "I just saw a frog!" Dumb. As if we had never come upon a frog before. Why do we adults do that?
Autumn had come upon us. So it was time to praise the good Lord for His turn in season. With that, some of us Lakes Region believers took to the trailCascade Falls Trail to be specific.
It was a lazy Saturday afternoon for browsing the bushes and taking in those exceptionally spiked trees. Their heads reached far, far, faaarrr up there. A well-worn path spoke of fellow travelers who had enjoyed those same enticing environs.
Anna looked back at us, then put her hands into the air as if to conduct the choir. We got the message. It was time to sing a chorus or two. So we enthusiastically began: "I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, I will sing. I will sing. I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, of the mercies of the Lord."
Now some may call that a ditty. We called it "singing for fun in thanks to God for a day off from workand hearts in tune with heaven."
Before long we came upon the falls and picnic area. Then there was the Cascade Brook with its mossy rocks and impressive descending waterway.
"Look at all this slate," someone pointed as we took in the gray bits and pieces strewn about our feet. "Reminds me of Monson," another responded, recalling the slate slabs characteristic of those north-of-us parts.
"Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust and not be afraid For the Lord my God is my strength and my song; He also has become my salvation."
The singing continuedgladly so.
"There used to be a lions cage here," a seasoned pathfinder pointed out. "Many years ago walkers came upon a lion in that iron frame."
"I remember when they used to put bears in cages alongside the road," another reminisced. "As children we used to linger about them, mesmerized especially by the pandas."
"That could never happen today. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals would shut down those tiny confines."
Of course, all that was true. Yet on our trail the remains of a metal housing broken into pieces due to the ravages of time stared back at us from beneath the trees.
"God is so good to us," I thought. "Here we are with true friends, outdoors splendor and a few bare logs for relaxing alongside the falls. We are truly wealthy folk."
It doesnt take much to make a soul happy when youre head is looking up and your heart is in the right place.
Servicewoman and serviceman: remember: keep your head held high and your heart in the heart of God. Also, know that all of us love you and are praying for you.
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Click on the banner above to listen to this beautiful song.
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Our Canteen Chaplain,Grant Swank,is pastor
of the New Hope Church. He has pastored for
40+ years, ministering in Calgary, Alberta;
Indianapolis; Kansas City; Manchester CT;
Akron OH; Fishkill NY; Walpole MA and presently
in Maine.
Grant also finds ministry in writing for various
Protestant and Catholic publications, including
CHRISTIANITY TODAY, DECISION and THE PRIEST.
Presently, Grant is providing columns for
websites such as CHALCEDON, INTELLECTUAL.
CONSERVATIVE,
MENSNEWSDAILY, MICHNEWS and WOUNDEDSHEPHERDS.
He also writes a weekly column, "Lakes
Religion," for the PORTLAND PRESS HERALD
newspaper, Portland ME.
He and his wife, Priscilla, have traveled
extensively, including the Middle East, Europe
and South America. The Swanks have three adult
children: Crystal, Jay and
Heidi Jo.
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To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet; Kathy in Alaska
I thought you were here and then you disappeared. haha.....
To: zip
Hi Zip, I LOVE your posts! Thank you!
(((( hug ))))
To: radu; DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
Ladies In The House Click
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To: MoJo2001; DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet; coteblanche; LindaSOG
May I ask why you never say this to Duchess, coteblanche, or Miss Jumping Out Of Airplanes Linda?Where to begin? Hmmmmm......
Duchess already cleans up her messes after only one reminder...
coteblance is sweetness...
and Linda only makes me worry about jumping out of airplanes....
And then there is you...Who is up at all hours of the night, who left the house at who knows what hour (was it thru the window?)....so who is it that needs watching?????
BTW, I'm home from the Post Office that had 30 PEOPLE IN LINE WHEN I GOT THERE!! What were all those people doing there? ARGHHHHHH!!! Ok, I'm calm now.
To: Kathy in Alaska
"Will you be able to manage 2 shifts today?"I'm tough. I can take it...
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posted on
10/27/2002 7:23:20 PM PST
by
redhead
To: All; coteblanche; LindaSOG; Kathy in Alaska; Snow Bunny; MoJo2001; radu; redhead; ...
Wow. I fell asleep for a while - then the noise from this party woke me up! (Thanks for all the great posts - you guys crack me up!)
Yes, Kathy, I can do slow on Sunday, as long as I'm not driving - and until MoJo starts posting these tunes! Then all bets are off! I am DANCIN' now. Heheh.
To: BeforeISleep
Hi BIS,
I hope you are having a wonderful Sunday.
Good to see you
Snow Bunny...................Snow Bunny
To: Snow Bunny; coteblanche; Kathy in Alaska; bluesagewoman; MoJo2001; radu; LindaSOG; AntiJen; ...
For those of us over the age of 25, when you think of Halloween candy you think of candy corn, those sugary little spikes of Halloween cheer. They've been around for as long as I remember and even as long as my grandparents remember but did you know that they were invented in the 1880's? Who the first person to make these tasty treats was is unknown but the Wunderle Candy Company of Philadelphia was the first to go into commercial production. However, the company most closely associated with this wonderful confection is the Goelitz Confectionery Company. Founder Gustav Goelitz, a German immigrant, began commercial production of the treat in 1898 in Cincinnati and is today the oldest manufacturer of the Halloween icon.
Making candy at the turn of the last century wasn't the highly mechanized, year-round activity it is today. Candy was manufactured seasonally from March through November. Large kettles were used to cook the basic ingredients of candy corn, sugar, water, and corn syrup into a slurry. Fondant for smooth texture and marshmallow for a soft bite would be whipped in. When the right consistency was reached the hot candy would be poured into hand-held buckets called runners. Each runner holding 45 pounds of the hot mixture.
Next, men called stringers would walk backward pouring the steaming candy into trays of cornstarch imprinted with kernel-shaped molds. Three passes were made, one for each white, orange, and yellow color. A strenuous job at best before the days of air-conditioning and electric fans.
All this strenuous labor wasn't lost on the tiny candy. It's tricolor design was considered revolutionary for its time and people flocked to buy them. Their shape was also a big selling point for the mostly agrarian population of the early 1900's. So popular was candy corn that companies tried other vegetable shapes including turnips. The Goelitz Candy Company even had to turn orders down for lack of production capacity.
Candy corn was originally sold in bulk containers like most foods products of the time. They were packed in wooden buckets, tubs, and cartons to be delivered by wagon and train over relatively short distances. Perishability prevented widespread distribution.
During WWI, Herman Goelitz, son of Gustav, moved to Fairfield, California to start his own company, the Herman Goelitz Candy Company. Their product? Candy Corn! The fortune of the Halloween treat would rise and fall many times as recession and boom, war and peace, affected the humble confection. Throughout the hard times it was the sale of candy corn that kept the companies afloat. In the sugar crisis of the mid 1970's when the price of raw sugar skyrocketed the company had to borrow heavily to buy sugar to keep production up. After the crisis the market plummeted. Many companies went out of business. It was demand for the candy corn that kept Goelitz from bankruptcy.
Canadian Candy Corn Coteblanche
Today you won't have to look very hard to find candy corn. Computer and machine aided production have made them a plentiful staple no matter what time of year. So plentiful in fact that according to the National Confectioners Association, in 2001 candy manufacturers sold more than 20 million pounds of candy corn. Roughly 8.3 billion kernels! Very impressive for a product that has remained virtually unchanged for well over 100 years.
Perhaps best of all, everyone can feel comfortable about enjoying tasty kernel or two. According to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, candy is no different than a slice of bread, bowl of cereal or a cracker when it comes to causing tooth decay. Any food that contains sugar or starch can cause tooth decay especially if one doesnt brush and floss daily. So grab a bag of candy corn and enjoy. Just remember to brush your teeth after.
Candy Corn Quick Facts
Candy corn has 3.57 calories per kernel
Halloween accounts for 75% of the annual candy corn production
Candy corn isn't just for Halloween there is also:
Reindeer corn for Christmas (red, green, and white)
Indian corn (it's chocolate and vanilla flavored)
Cupid corn for Valentine's Day (red, pink, and white)
Bunny corn for Easter (pastel-colored)
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10/27/2002 7:24:54 PM PST
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SAMWolf
To: redhead
Redhead I am so glad to see you!!
((((( hug ))))))
To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
Alicia Keys Click
To: SAMWolf
Reading "A Pilot's Prayers" had my hair standing. It's one thing to hear tidbits on the news about what our troops do but another to hear things first-person. Thank for posting it, Sam.
Lord, watch over our service men and women and protect them from any harm.
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posted on
10/27/2002 7:27:25 PM PST
by
radu
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To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
You look fabulous, great sounds Duchess....giggle
(((((( hug ))))))
To: Kathy in Alaska; coteblanche
But..um, Ma..No Fair!! Cote told on me, huh? COTE!! What were you thinking? LOL!
To: coteblanche; grantswank
cote, having a Canteen Chaplain made me think of Rev Judge too. How he was where his troops needed him to be. I am so happy that Chap Grant is going to be here for our troops, first and foremost, and for those who enter the Canteen to help honor them. Our guys and gals need to know that we pray for them always.
To: coteblanche
Cote, there are so many liberals and idiots in the news..there's just not enough time to rip them apart!! LOL! There's plenty of things to make even more useless!! That makes it very easy. And my layout! It rocks!! *HUGS*
To: SAMWolf
This awesome!! I really loved the Coteblanche one. How cute is that?? Woohoo!! Thanks for sharing!!
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To: MoJo2001
Oooooh - that is AWESOME. (I have that tune set as one of my ring tones on my cell, by the way - LOL!) THANK YOU MOJO. That woman is the TOTAL package. She has it all. (If only she wasn't such a leftie...I hope she grows out of it.)
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