FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 02 April 2015

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

CANINE COMFORT

Army Spc. Jeffry Cotner helps a dog after it had surgery during Operation Arctic Care at a military veterinary clinic on Kodiak Island, AK, April 7, 2014. Cotner is a food inspector assigned to the 218th Medical Detachment, Veterinary Services, Fort Lewis, WA. DOD photo by EJ Hersom

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Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies' military
and family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

CYCLE KISSES

Air Force wounded warrior August O’Neill interacts with his service dog, Kai, during the cycling portion of the Air Force Warrior Games Trials on Nellis Air Force Base, NV, April 9, 2014. O’Neill competed in the 6-mile men’s hand cycle heat with four others. Competitive ill, injured and wounded airmen and soldiers raced in seven heats stretching six to 18 miles on varying bike frames. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jette Carr

NAVY UNDERWATER VEHICLE

Operators aboard the Ocean Shield, an Australian navy ship, move the U.S. Navy's Bluefin 21 Artemis autonomous underwater vehicle into position to deploy it in the Indian Ocean, April 14, 2014. Using side-scan sonar, the Bluefin will descend to a depth of between 4,000 and 4,500 meters, or about 2.5 to 2.8 miles, and about 115 feet above the ocean floor. Joint Task Force 658 is supporting Operation Southern Indian Ocean, searching for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Peter D. Blair

ENGLISH SECURITY

U.S. Army Spc. Josh Lueken provides security at Observation Post English in Afghanistan's Logar province, April 18, 2014. Lueken is assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 87st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Capt. John Landry

TRACKING

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class John Delong tracks with another parachutist during free fall training on Naval Station Rota Spain in Rota, Spain, April 14, 2014. Delong is assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Nathaniel Spencer

CORONET FLARES

Air Force student pilots flying F-16C Fighting Falcons release flares during Coronet Cactus near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., April 10, 2014. The annual exercise provides student fighter pilots with realistic training, including air-to-air combat and dropping inert and live ordnance. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder

BEGINNER HANDSHAKE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jerod Dalke shakes hands with an Afghan boy at a school near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan's Parwan province, April 16, 2014. Dalke is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division’s Company A, 502nd Infantry Regiment. Service members worked with Afghan police to distribute supplies, clothes and shoes to students. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Nikayla Shodeen

LEAN MARINES

Marine Corps recruit Brenon Sarratori, foreground, strengthens his core muscles during a physical training circuit course on Parris Island, SC, April 29, 2014. Sarratori is assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion. Recruits conduct numerous types of strength training to pass the physical and combat fitness tests as well as meet the Marine Corps' physical standards. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. MaryAnn Hill

BALTIC AIR DUET

Air Force Maj. Barak Amundson and Air Force 1st Lt. Matthew Scott fly over Lithuania during a training mission with the Lithuanian air force, April 23, 2014. Amundson and Scott, pilots, are assigned to the 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, which conducted the Baltic Air Policing mission since January and will be handing over the mission to the Polish air force. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dana J. Butler

FIELD FOCUS

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sloan Seiler, foreground, patrols through a field during a mission outside Larr village in Afghanistan's Helmand province, April 25, 2014. Seiler, a section leader, is assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. During the mission, Marines confiscated two rocket-propelled grenades hidden in a cache. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan

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[PROCON]

Evening Ma and thanks for tonight’s Canteen!

[mountainlion]

Supposed to have snow in the morning 5-8 inches. Not an April fool unfortunately.

[BykrBayb]

Howdy!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...((HUGS))...still loving the new job? Do you have a typical day?

[SkyDancer]

~ Good Evening! ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[Kathy in Alaska]

A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are, God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

BLESS THIS HOUSE

 Bless this house O Lord we pray; Make it safe by night and day; 
Bless these walls so firm and stout, Keeping want and trouble out:
Bless the roof and chimneys tall, Let thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove ever open to joy and love.
Bless these windows shining bright, Letting in God's heav'nly light;
Bless the hearth a'blazing there, with smoke ascending like a prayer;
Bless the folk who dwell within, keep them pure and free from sin;
Bless us all that we may be Fit O Lord to dwell with thee;
Bless us all that one day we May dwell O Lord with thee. 

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh no, mountainlion....it is supposed to be spring.

[Kathy in Alaska]

BB...((HUGS))...how are you? Has spring arrived?

We had virtually no winter.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Kate Smith ~ God Bless America

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

Enjoying His Meal

April 2, 2015

Do this in remembrance of Me. —1 Corinthians 11:24

It’s not about the table, whether it’s square or round. It’s not about the chairs—plastic or wooden. It’s not about the food, although it helps if it has been cooked with love. A good meal is enjoyed when we turn off the TV and our cell phones and concentrate on those we’re with.

I love gathering around the table, enjoying a good chat with friends and family and talking about a multitude of topics. However, instant technology has made it difficult. Sometimes we are more concerned about what others—sometimes miles away—have to say than what the person just across the table is saying.

We have been invited to another meal at the table when we come together in one place to celebrate the Lord’s Supper. It’s not about the church, if it’s big or small. It’s not about the type of bread. It’s about turning off our thoughts from our worries and concerns and focusing on Jesus.

When was the last time we enjoyed being at the Lord’s Table? Do we enjoy His presence, or are we more concerned with what’s going on somewhere else? This is important, “for as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes” (1 Cor. 11:26).

I want to learn, dear Lord, when I sit at Your Table, to concentrate only on Your great love and sacrifice for us. Help me to enjoy the fellowship of others as we remember together what Jesus did for us at Calvary.

Remembering Christ’s death gives us courage for today and hope for tomorrow.

INSIGHT: The Lord’s Supper—communion—is a time to remember the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Paul writes to the Corinthian believers to remind them not to partake of this supper in an “unworthy manner” (v. 27). The ESV Study Bible explains: “When the Corinthians observe the Lord’s Supper they are not rightly representing the sacrificial death of Christ (vv. 24,26) and the true character of the Lord. . . . The few who are wealthy in Corinth (1:26) have no regard for those who are hungry or who have nothing, while others have too much and some even get drunk.” The practical application of Paul’s instruction culminates in verse 33: “Wait for one another.”

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sending out prayers for Arrowhead1952 as he recovers from his horrible fall.

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

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[PROCON]

I'm like the job a lot, good folks to work with. My hours vary, but usually 20-25 hours a week.

Zach and I are going to do a recon on a future fishing spot tomorrow, I work in the PM.

Everything OK with your Mom?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[mountainlion]

Oh no, mountainlion....it is supposed to be spring.

We do get several Springs each year separated by winter or summer periods. If you don't like the weather just wait a few minutes. This will bring on of my favorite times of the year when I see that things the meadows have turned green. I expect they will be white tomorrow and green the day after.

[AZamericonnie]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

I feel much better about her safety. Tomorrow night we will go downstairs and do the laundry and it will be her first test using her walker since she got “Reggie”.

She did take a piece/gouge out of a door yesterday getting into the office. I don’t care. Someday when someone buys the house they can get new doors. It takes some doing to get lined up and thru any door. And she’s 90 years old.

[Vendome]

Now that I’m done with these shoulder operations, I need to jump out of a plane, with a parachute, of course.

“If at first I don’t succeed, I’ll know skydiving isn’t for me”...

[EXCH54FE]

Good Evening Kathy

(((HUGS)))

Everything is going great, temps are in the Mid 70s will have some rain by this weekend :-)