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FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ THE GIFT OF THE MAGI ~ 22 December 2019
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Posted on 12/21/2019 4:59:33 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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THE GIFT OF THE MAGI
Those of you who are more "mature" Marines & Sailors will remember one of the pre-eminent TV series of the '50's, Rod Serling's Twilight Zone. Many of these programs were quite scary, but they usually had a good moral and made the point in a rather unforgettable manner.
On one episode, an astronaut is readying for his blast off on a fifty-year mission to outer space. He is to be placed in a state of suspended animation and will not age one day by the time he returns to Earth. As fate has it, he meets a lovely woman the evening before launch, and it is love at first sight for both of them. They agonize over the love and marriage they will be unable to share because of the space voyage. The next morning his space flight begins. The woman is visibly shaken by the cruel plot fate played on the two of them. In the final scene, fifty years hence, NASA brings the rocket back to Earth. The capsule is opened and an aged man emerges from inside. He pulled the plug on the cryogenic machine before the launch. The face of his fiancée is then shown. She is still young and vibrant; she had herself placed in suspended animation on the day of the launch! One engineer then reflects: I feel blessed to have met two people who truly knew the meaning of love! End of program. These two people, motivated by real love, were prepared to make an unusual sacrifice for each other. Sometimes we forget that keeping love strong in marriage requires a commitment to LOVE...and like any commitment, that means dedication, work, sacrifice. Too many people give up on relationships when the going gets rough because they don't understand how much effort and sacrifice for one another is necessary to sustain a marriage. May we all realize the true meaning of love and marriage...and what is required to sustain this wonderful gift from above!
Rod Serling's version
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To: SkyDancer
Good evening, Janey
((HUGS))...Shavua Tov and Happy Hanukkah and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
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posted on
12/21/2019 8:17:41 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: The Mayor
How many grands do you have now? I can just imagine the awesomeness!!
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12/21/2019 8:21:51 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: MoochPooch; left that other site; SkyDancer; BTerclinger; DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis; BluesDuke; ..
He Who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - may He bless the fighters of the Israel Defense Force, who stand guard over our land and the cities of our G-d from the border of the Lebanon to the desert of Egypt, and from the Great Sea unto the approach of the Aravah, on the land, in the air, and on the sea.
May HASHEM cause the enemies who rise up against us to be struck down before them. May the Holy One, Blessed is He, preserve and rescue our fighting men from every trouble and distress and from every plague and illness, and may He send blessing and success in their every endeavor.
May He lead our enemies under their sway and may He grant them salvation and crown them with victory. And may there be fulfilled for them the verse: For it is Hashem, your G-d, Who goes with you to battle your enemies for you to save you.
G-d bless and keep your children safe, Alouette.
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posted on
12/21/2019 8:23:45 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
5 boys all under 5 years old. HA!!
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posted on
12/21/2019 8:51:54 PM PST
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The Mayor
(I am outraged at your outrage toward the outrage!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Howdy, Kathy.
When I saw your tree at the top of the thread, I remembered I had one that would go along nicely with it for our troops.
Now we have the Canteen gussied up beautifully. :-)
Good grief, it’s cold up there this evening!!!!!!! TOO cold!!! But thanks for keeping winter up there for now. LOL
It’s 50 degrees here at the moment and our highs for the next week will be upper 50s on up to mid 60s.
The kittehs are finally settled in. Sophie came out of hiding just as I was getting ready to go to bed so I stayed up a little longer to walk through the house with her. She finally decided the ceiling fans weren’t going to swoop down to snatch her up and calmed down. Poor stupid little cat. LOL
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posted on
12/21/2019 8:55:43 PM PST
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radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; radu; MEG33; beachn4fun; All
A very pleasant good Sunday morning and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.
How's everyone doing this morning?
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posted on
12/21/2019 10:55:43 PM PST
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E.G.C.
To: E.G.C.
Howdy, E.G.C. ((HUGZ))
Was Gizmo ready to go on a mad tear again yesterday? He’s been giving that leash a workout lately.
Do you have any plans for Christmas or will it be a quiet day like we’ll have?
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12/21/2019 11:24:02 PM PST
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radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: radu
((LOL))Well, that leash got a workout yesterday. He did roll around in a few places. We had a great time though.
My sister from OKC is coming down with food and presents tomorrow. My brother from Texas got me a Walmart card for Christmas. My sister from Charleston is getting me a new smart phone.
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12/21/2019 11:36:27 PM PST
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E.G.C.
To: E.G.C.
I guess it was too much to hope for that Gizmo would be on his best behavior for a change. LOL
Very cool! I wondered if your sister from OKC was going to visit. It sounds like your Christmas is going to be a good one.
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12/21/2019 11:53:56 PM PST
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radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: E.G.C.
Good morning, E...((HUGS))...and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours. Your sister bringing you goodies for Christmas? Hope you and Gizmo have a good time running all over today.
It is now 1 degree at my house and I have a space heater going. And I am now off to bed.
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12/22/2019 1:16:38 AM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
I wish every one in the Canteen a very Blessed Christmas/Holiday season and a very Blessed 2020.
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posted on
12/22/2019 4:01:11 AM PST
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Silentgypsy
(Call an addiction hotline and say you're hooked on phonics.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Gramp's Hanukkah Candles.
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12/22/2019 3:13:28 PM PST
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SkyDancer
( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Shavua tov, Chag Chanukah Sameach, blessings for all our active and retired service members and their families, and Merry Christmas to our Christian FRiends!
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