[HopeandGlory]

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.

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God Bless Our Republic

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Prayers going up

[PROCON]

Woo-Hoo!!

We Support The

U.S. Military!!!

[laurenmarlowe]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Lauren!

[JRios1968]

Happy New Year

[Kathy in Alaska]

Road Trip: U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington, DC

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[The Mayor]

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A Lover Of God
January 4, 2011

In a brief biography of St. Francis of Assisi, G. K. Chesterton begins with a glimpse into the heart of this unique and compassionate man born in the 12th century. Chesterton writes: “As St. Francis did not love humanity but men, so he did not love Christianity but Christ. . . . The reader cannot even begin to see the sense of a story that may well seem to him a very wild one, until he understands that to this great mystic his religion was not a thing like a theory but a thing like a love-affair.”

When Jesus was asked to name the greatest command in the Law, He replied, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment” (Matt. 22:37-38). The questioner wanted to test Jesus, but the Lord answered him with the key element in pleasing God. First and foremost, our relationship with Him is a matter of the heart.

If we see God as a taskmaster and consider obedience to Him as a burden, then we have joined those of whom the Lord said, “I have this against you, that you have left your first love” (Rev. 2:4).

The way of joy is to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, and mind.

Oh, help me, Lord, to take by grace divine
Yet more and more of that great love of Thine;
That day by day my heart may give to Thee
A deeper love, and grow more constantly. —Mountain

Put Christ first and you’ll find a joy that lasts.

Read: Matthew 22:34-40

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. —Matthew 22:37

Bible in a year:
Genesis 10-12; Matthew 4

[oldteen]

Good evening lauren! Thank you for tonights Canteen! *hugs*

Nice to see you and Happy New Year!

[bmwcyle]

Get out of Cheney’s House.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Honoring Our Heroes

2LT Rebecca USA (Daughter of U S Army EOD)
3 sons (armymarinemom and amdad)
AbnSarge USA
Adam USAF (Grumpybutt)
Allegra
Anoreth USCG (daughter of Tax-chick)
aviator USAF
BIGLOOK USN
Brett USN (CindyDawg)
Brother and Son-in-Law (kalee)
Cannoneer No. 4
CAPT Bryan USA (Diver Dave)
CAPT Future Snake Eater USA (RightOnline)
CAPT Jason Clendenin (friend of Frou)
Chris USA (amom)
Chuck USA (RightOnline)
COL Mike (gpapa)
CMS USA
ConorMacNessa USN USMC
David USAF (LUV W)
Defender2
Deven USA (Shimmer)
Drumbo USN
Ethan USMC (georgiabelle)
forgotenknight13 USA (grandson of Monkey Face)
Fred (DocRock)
GulfWar1Vet USA
HiJinx USA
IS2 Brianne USN (My Hearts in London - Everett)
IS2 Heather USN (My Hearts in London - Everett)
Jade Falcon USN
James USA (Grumpybutt)
JemiansTerror USA (Jemian)
Jet Jaguar USAF
Joel (NEMDF)
Jonathan USMC (AZbushgal)
Josh USN (doug from upland)
Karen USA (fatima's granddaughter)
Kenneth (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
Kevin USMC (skimask)
Kevin and David USA (vigilante2)
Laurita USA
LCpl Carter USMC
LCpl Joe USMC (Don’tMessWithTexas)
Lindsay (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
LT David (Coldwater Creek)
M1911A1 USMC (M0sby)
M1Tanker
Major Jennifer USA (Diver Dave)
Major joma89 USAF
MEG33's Navy Grandson
Michael USAR (RightOnline)
Mike1Sg USA (mystery-ak)
Milo828 USA (mystery-ak)
MSgt Eddie USAF ( Son of ThomasPaine2000, CMSgt USAF, Ret)
MSGT Glen Ignasiak USAF (nephew of AirForceMom)
Nate USN (sneakers)
Old Sarge USA
OneLoyalAmerican USCG
PFC Alan USA (brother-in-law Stonewall Jackson)
PFC Jake USMC (son of Enough_Deceit)
Philetus USA
PROCON USA
Pvt Alex USA (son of Enough_Deceit)
Rick USAF (Doogle)
Robert, Jeremy, Daynnis USA (SoldierDad)
SandRat USA
Sat-Com Chris USA (son of KC Burke)
SGT Ev USA (Mozie)
SGT Gray USA (colorcountry’s son)
SGT Robert USMC (MarineMom613)
SGT Sean Reed (preed)
Son USCG (GodBlessUSA)
SPC Mike USA (AbnSarge)
SPC William Akin USA (Step-son of BlueLancer)
SPC4 Dan USA (son of swmobuffalo)
SrA The Black Knight USAF
SSG Brian USA (repubmom)
SSG Dustin USA (SIL of U S Army EOD)
SSG Dusty USA (MountainDad)
SSG Mitchel USA (tina07)
SSG Spencer USA (grame)
SSGT Adam USA (Diver Dave)
SSGT Don May Jr USMC (debm29palms)
SSGT John Linde USA (JFoxbear)
Stevan USA (Grumpybutt)
Terrence USN (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim)
The Sailor
TMSuchman USMC
tongue-tied USN/USA
Tonkin USN/USCG
TSGT Jason M Kibler USAF (son of AirForceMom)
SFC txradioguy USA
USAFSecurityForces (son of visualops & TheStickman)
Valerie USAF (Shimmer)
Victor and Tony D USMC (weldgophardline)
William USA (jackv)
WOs Bob and Michelle USA (nephew, and his wife, of BnBlFlag)

 

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Lauren, Kathy. Happy New Year.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

From Xerox ~ Let's Say Thanks to our Troops

Simple. Easy. Involve your kids.
We can each send thanks every single day.

[AZamericonnie]

Good evening Lauren & thank you for this evenings toad trip to the United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D. C.! *Hugs*

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Thank you for tonights thread Ms Lauren.
Good evening, everyone.
I have not been here much, I have been having a lot of pain in my knee and lower back.
The good news is, I don’t need a knee replacement (at least not now)

The not so good news, is I have Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy.

That is when the brain receives too many pain impulses, and overwhelms the body with pain from those signals.
Something goes awry in the brain.

The Doctor gave me this to help me understand it better:
“The major characteristic of reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) is severe pain and great sensitivity of the affected limb to even the slightest touch. RSD is a relatively uncommon problem that can follow trauma, surgery, or any painful condition. The inciting event can be very minor, and is usually disproportionate to the reaction that follows it. The “sympathetic” portion of the name implies that the autonomic nervous system plays a role in the development of RSD.

In addition to severe pain, associated with a burning sensation and great sensitivity, the affected extremity (usually a hand or foot, rarely the entire extremity) may be swollen, warm, red, and excessively sweaty in the beginning. In some patients the affected limb may be cold and bluish in the beginning. The patients protect the affected limb, avoiding moving it and touching objects with it. In time, the hand or foot may become cold and dry, and the swelling becomes hard. Eventually, after 3 to 12 months, the skin becomes thin (atrophic) and appears smooth and shiny. The underlying muscles also become atrophic, and the limb cannot extend (stretch) all the way because of scarring down of the muscles and tendons, called flexion contracture.

Also important is that the bones of the limb eventually lose mineral — that is, they become osteoporotic.”

It is believed that this stems from the bad arthritis and surgery in that knee.
so...
Meds have been adjusted, (and I’m a bit loopy right now) and PT might be needed..
It’s always something!

[luvie]

Good evening, ((((Lauren))))!!

Soooo good to see you tonight! I’m a bit late so hope I haven’t
missed you. I was talking to my son and wishing him a happy
birthday (the 5th)...and he was telling me about his upcoming
drive to Tyndale AFB later this week to attend NCO Academy.
He’s driving because he doesn’t want the TSA perverts touching him! LOL!

Hope you have a good first week of the new year! :)

[HiJinx]

The U.S. Naval Observatory operates two Master Clock facilities. The primary facility, in Washington, D.C. maintains 57 HP/Agilent/Symmetricom 5071A-001 high performance cesium atomic clocks and 24 hydrogen masers. The alternate master clock, at Schriever Air Force Base, maintains 12 cesium clocks and 3 masers. The observatory also operates two rubidium atomic fountain clocks.

The lyrics from Chicago come to mind - "Does anyone really know what time it is?"

[SandRat]

Mark - Cirus !

[Diver Dave]

I managed to make a few “road trips” when I was in the Navy - maybe I should correct that with “sailing trips” to WESTPAC. The Pacific is a mighty BIG ocean. Took us 20+ days to cross from San Diego to Japan, Okinawa and the Philipines.

Salute to all aboard here at the Canteen.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Everyone. Good morning to our

military, our allies, and their families

(another unique design)

Thank you, Lauren, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.
Oh good, it's a local trip so we can take the bike this time.

~ Today... Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

~ Tonight...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Well as you've probably guessed I was pretty busy at work yesterday. Fingers crossed that today will be a little slower. At the top of my list for today is to catch up on one report, which didn't get done before I left for the holidays.

Time to make my rounds. But, you stay right where you are. Don't touch that dial – I’ll be watching!

So, come on in and sit for a while. There's always plenty of coffee,

pancakes, conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS

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