FReeper Canteen ~ Happy Birthday United States Coast Guard! ~ 5 AUG 08

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[laurenmarlowe]

United States Marine Corps Band~National Anthem

[SandRat]

Woo-Hoo!!!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

IN!

[laurenmarlowe]

ALAMEDA, Calif. (Aug. 4, 2008) -- The crew of the USCG Cutter Bertholf man the rails during the commissioning ceremony on Coast Guard Island. The Bertholf is the first of the Coast Guard's Legend Class of cutters, which will enhance the Coast Guard's long-range operational capabilities. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Sherri Eng)

SEATTLE - Seaman Brian Mitro, from the Coast Guard Cutter Blueshark, homeported in Everett, Wash., hands candy to children for wearing their life jackets during Seattle Seafair on Lake Washington, Saturday. Seafair is one of the Pacific Northwest's largest maritime festivals. Nearly 2 million Puget Sound residents attend the festival each summer. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Third Class Tara Molle)

BOSTON - The Army Corps of Engineer's tug Manomet assists tug Canal Deluge after it caught on fire Friday, August 1, 2008. A 47-foot rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Menemsha rescued three crewmembers. No injuries were reported.(Coast Guard photo)

[laurenmarlowe]

Evening Sand!

FIRST!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Birthday United States Coast Guard!

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[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy MS.B! *HUGS*

SECOND!!

[DoughtyOne]

I love those flying boats.

Nice thread. Congrats to the Coast Guard of the United States. Happy birthday folks!

[SandRat]

The Best Medicine

U.S. Army Sgt. Thomas Dwyer laughs with Iraqi children while on a patrol in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, July 28, 2008. Dwyer is a military policeman assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young.

[The Mayor]

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August 5, 2008

Spiritual Therapy

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READ: Psalm 88

Lord, why do You cast off my soul? Why do You hide Your face from me? —Psalm 88:14

I once wrote a book titled Disappointment With God. My publishers worried that it seemed heretical to introduce a book with such a title into Christian bookstores. In the process of writing it, however, I found that the Bible includes detailed accounts of people sorely disappointed with God. Job and Moses had it out with God, as did Habakkuk, Jeremiah, and many of the unnamed psalmists.

It seems strange for sacred writings to include scenes of spiritual failure, but this reflects an important principle. A marriage therapist will warn couples, “Your relationship may get worse before it gets better.” Misunderstandings must be exposed before true understanding can flourish. The psalmists do not rationalize anger or give abstract advice about pain; rather, they express emotions vividly and loudly, directing their feelings primarily at God. The anguished conclusion of Psalm 88 provides ample evidence (vv.13-18).

The psalms present a mosaic of spiritual therapy in process. Doubt, paranoia, giddiness, delight, hatred, joy, praise, vengefulness, betrayal—you find it all in the psalms. From them I learn to bring to God whatever I feel about Him. I need not paper over my failures; far better to bring my weaknesses to Him, who alone has the power to heal.

Do you fear the gathering clouds of sorrow?
Tell it to Jesus, tell it to Jesus;
Are you anxious what shall be tomorrow?
Tell it to Jesus alone. —Rankin

An honest talk with God is the first step in finding peace of mind.

Bible in One Year: Job 13–15; Proverbs 13:1-12

[KitJ]

RIP Tonk.
Patriot and FReeper!

(to paraphrase) Let us not mourn that these men have died, rather, let us give thanks unto God that such men lived!

[laurenmarlowe]

Hi MA! *HUGS*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Honoring Our Heroes

AbnSarge USA
Allegra
3 sons (armymarinemom and amdad)
Brett USN (CindyDawg)
Brother and Son-in-Law (kalee)
Cannoneer No. 4
CAPT Future Snake Eater USA (RightOnline)
CAPT Jason Clendenin (friend of Frou)
Chris USA (amom)
Chuck USA (RightOnline)
COL Mike (gpapa)
CMS USA
David USAF (LUV W)
Defender2
Deven USA (Shimmer)
Ethan USMC (georgiabelle)
Fred (DocRock)
GulfWar1Vet USA
IS2 Brianne USN (My Hearts in London - Everett)
IS2 Heather USN (My Hearts in London - Everett)
Jade Falcon USN
JemiansTerror USA (Jemian)
Jet Jaguar USAF
Joel (NEMDF)
Jonathan USMC (AZbushgal)
Josh USN (doug from upland)
Karen USA (fatima's granddaughter)
KB4W USAF (arbee4bush)
Kenneth (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
Kevin USMC (skimask)
Kevin and David USA (vigilante2)
Laurita USA
LCPL Carter USMC
Lindsay (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
LT David (Coldwater Creek)
M1911A1 USMC (M0sby)
M1Tanker
MEG33's Navy Grandson
Mike1Sg USA (mystery-ak)
Milo828 USA (mystery-ak)
Nate USN (sneakers)
Old Sarge USA
OneLoyalAmerican USCG
PFC Dan USA (son of swmobuffalo)
Robert, Jeremy, Daynnis USA (SoldierDad)
Sat-Com Chris USA (son of KC Burke)
SGT Brian USA (repubmom)
SGT Dusty USA (MountainDad)
SGT Ev USA (Mozie)
SGT Sean Reed (preed)
SGT Spencer USA (grame)
Son USCG (GodBlessUSA)
SPC Matt USA (repubmom)
SPC Mike USA (AbnSarge)
SSGT John Linde USA (JFoxbear)
Terrence USN (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
The Sailor
tongue-tied USN/USA
Tonkin USN/USCG
txradioguy USA
Valerie USAF (Shimmer)
Victor and Tony D USMC (weldgophardline)
William USA (jackv)

 

17 posted on 08/03/2008 5:18:16 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening DoughtyOne, thanks for stopping in, you're

THIRD!!

[SandRat]

HiYa lauren.

[mylife]

Happy Birthday USCG!

[SandRat]

Come on Through

An Iraqi Police officer guides an ecstatic woman and her children through security toward the Al Manasir School in Karnabaht, a neighborhood in the Abu Ghraib District of Baghdad, to receive medical treatment for her children during a Cooperative Medical Engagement, July 29, 2008. Photo by Sgt. Whitney Houston, Multi-National Division Baghdad.

[laurenmarlowe]

Happy Birthday Mayor!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

He sure did love the Coast Guard.