FReeper Canteen ~ Happy Thanksgiving 2023! ~ 23 November 2023

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Are you going to get to see your brother?

[radu]

Glad you’re feeling better .... again. Let’s hope it lasts this time! Good to hear Piper didn’t get it.

I feel for the folks in your congregation. They just keep getting WuFlu over and over. I hope all recovery quickly this time.

I had a nice Thanksgiving with my friends. Lots of food and everyone was sent home with a lot of leftovers to chomp on the next couple of days. LOL

[radu]

It sounds like you made out like a bandit! LOL Two full dinners and you have your turkey legs for sandwiches. It sounds like they cooked perfectly.

I didn’t have paprika for my deviled eggs. I rarely ever use it and didn’t think about getting some when I was at the store Tuesday. Oh well, they still disappeared.

I guess we’ll both eat well the next couple of days or so without having to cook. LOL I came home with leftovers.

[luvie]

Unfortunately, no. 😢 Tomorrow is our last day of “quarantine” and I don’t want to take the slightest chance of one of his family getting sick. We’ll visit them next time we come down.

[luvie]

Thanks. I’m about to take a benadryl and go to sleep. We’ll see if that “feeling better” part holds for tomorrow.

Sounds like you had a grand time. And yummy food so you don’t have to cook for a few days. That’s always a good bonus!

[radu]

Fingers crossed that tomorrow finds you feeling better than today.

Yes, it was a very nice afternoon and evening.
And not having to cook for a couple of days is an added bonus. LOL

Sleep well!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Like bandits for sure. I treated myself to a loaf of sourdough bread for my turkey sandwiches...bread, cranberry sauce (the jelly kind), mayo, and lettuce. To die for and I’m freezing 3/4 of my turkey and bread.

Everybody loves deviled eggs.

Glad you got leftovers to bring home.

[radu]

Yum! Sourdough. But wait! You put lettuce on your sammich? That’s GREEN stuff! LOL

[luvie]

That Benadryl did the trick and I slept like a brick. But, as usual, it made me a bit deadheaded. I think I feel better. I’ll know more when I’m fully awake. LOL!

Did you ever get more rain?

[radu]

A good night’s sleep can do wonders. I hope your head is clearing from the Benadryl haze by now. :-)

[ExTexasRedhead]

I just stumbled onto this video.

You’re Sleeping In “Nam” 1968 | Vietnam War Ambience | Battle ASMR | Jungle War

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2p1UMflsA8

Comments below the video:

“Damn if this doesn’t remind me of the one time we were dug in, & the battle raged off & on all night. It is Scary how close this is to that night. I would rather be on a patrol than dug in. This is giving me flashbacks to things long buried & friends long lost.”

AMBIENT ESCAPADE SERIES ON YOUTUBE

https://www.youtube.com/@ambientescapade3746

[luvie]

It took a while for the Benadryl haze to fade out, and I didn’t get a nap, but all is well.

Except for still testing positive for covid, that is. That’s not good. But we’re still going home tomorrow because hubby thinks we need to. I reeeeealllly dread the drive this time.

[The Mayor]

November 25

Seeing by Faith

Bible in a Year:

• Ezekiel 24–26
• 1 Peter 2

Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

Hebrews 11:1

During my morning walk, the sun hit the waters of Lake Michigan at a perfect angle to produce a stunning view. I asked my friend to stop and wait for me as I positioned my camera to take a pic. Because of the position of the sun, I couldn’t see the image on my phone’s screen before I snapped the shot. But having done this before, I sensed it would be a great picture. I told my friend, “We can’t see it now, but pictures like this always come out good.”

Walking by faith through this life is often like taking that picture. You can’t always see the details on the screen, but that doesn’t mean the stunning picture isn’t there. You don’t always see God working, but you can trust that He’s there. As the writer of Hebrews penned, “Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see” (11:1). By faith we place our confidence and assurance in God—especially when we can’t see or understand what He’s doing.

With faith, not seeing doesn’t prevent us from “taking the shot.” It just might make us pray more and seek God’s direction. We can also rely on knowing what’s happened in the past as others have walked by faith (vv. 4–12) as well as through our own stories. What God has done before, He can do again. .

Reflect & Pray

What are you trusting God to do even though you may not see it clearly right now? How has He delivered you or your family in the past?

Heavenly Father, thank You for all the ways You’ve provided for me in the past. Help me to walk by faith even if I can’t see all You’re doing.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Still positive? Hope you can nap on the drive home tomorrow.

Visiting family is fun, but home is better when you don’t feel well.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

I hope that all of you have the same sense of humor as God.

On such a weekend as Thanksgiving weekend:

Several weeks ago we went to a birthday party. It was Mrs. spel's birthday party which was held in a Cuban restaurant. At the party were two, young, single people - a male and a female. The mother of the female had been hoping for years that the two would get together. As well, the mother of the male was hoping the same thing. The mother of the male was Mrs. spel. ;-) Everyone at the table were Catholics and I knew that in advance. At a lull in the festivities I got up, took a napkin from the table and formed it into a makeshift preacher's collar and wrapped it around my neck. Mrs. spel already knew what was coming because she had already known that I had been an altar boy as a child. so that she sat there quietly with a grin on her face. After the collar was in place I then stood up, went through the normal priest's motions making the sign of the cross and saying the words in Latin: "Dominus vobiscum - et cum spiri tu tu o," while making the sign of the cross as a priest would do. Everyone at the table, about 30 people, sat stunned. They were completely dumbfounded with the dear-in-the-headlights looks on their faces coupled with looks of dismay and horror. I slowly walked around the table while reciting the Confiteor in Latin and supposedly 'blessing' each person at the table! I then turned and walked directly in front of the two, single people who were sitting together because they had been, after all, friends for years. They had actually grown up together, same neighborhood, same schools, same parental closeness, etc. I then made the sign of the cross and said in Latin, again: "Dominus vodiscum - et cum spiri tu tu o," then said in Spanish "Ahora, están casado/( Now, you are married,) " with a typical priest's sing-song voice. Then the silence was broken by uproarious laughter! Until that moment I suppose that they had thought that I had somehow miraculously beomce a priest! They were all high-fiving me and busting their guts laughing!

Now, before all of the hard-shell, religious fanatics call me all kinds of "atheist" names and tell me how blasphemous I am, please be advised that I am aware that God has a sense of humor. I invite anyone to ask me how I know that God has a sense of humor. Not only do I know that He has a sense of humor, He actually LIKES my sense of humor. Go ahead. I dare you. Ask me! ;-)

I thought that I should share this moment of laughter on such a day as Thanksgiving and hope that you all had a miraculous day as did we.

Now the music video:

This Video is, "Mix Dulce Desamor," by La Orquesta Caramelo, followed by the Normal Music List.

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

I’m having turkey tonight...are you having leftovers?

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

“it made me a bit deadheaded”

Hmmm.....I had thought that that was your normal ambience!

** creeps into the netherlands ** ;-)

[The Mayor]

Yes, we did already. Turkey, Gravy, mashed taters with gravy and sweet potatoes. YUM

[Kathy in Alaska]

OH MY GOODNESS!! That is hilarious and a story that will be remembered and retold for many years to come.

And Thanksgiving weekend is a perfect time for sharing. And how are the two, young, single people?

Thanks, spel, for the Friday Evening Edition of the Salsa Addiction Emergency Room! ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sounds very familiar. 2 different neighbors brought me a full Thanksgiving dinner.