[Biggirl]

Hi!

[PROCON]

WOO-HOO, it's Road Trip time again, thanks Lauren!

[OldSmaj]

I love that description of the uses of Fort Chaffee!

I was there in 1983 with a platoon of MP's, augmenting the Border Patrol when Castro turned all the Marielitas loose.

They were nothing less than a bunch of murderers, rapists and nut jobs that Castro threw on us and there was nowhere else to put them.

One big mess!

To call them "refugees" is akin to calling an African Savanna lion a cuddly kitty-kat.

But, in spite of it all, it was a good duty, the local folks were wonderful and the permanent party at Chaffee were great folks.

I just don't want to do it again.

Thanks for all you guys do with the Canteen.

[The Mayor]

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January 14

Slowing Down Time

Bible in a Year:

• Genesis 33–35
• Matthew 10:1–20

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Psalm 90:12

A lot has changed since the electric clock was invented in the 1840s. We now keep time on smart watches, smart phones, and laptops. The entire pace of life seems faster—with even our “leisurely” walking speeding up. This is especially true in cities and can have a negative effect on health, scholars say. “We’re just moving faster and faster and getting back to people as quickly as we can,” Professor Richard Wiseman observed. “That’s driving us to think everything has to happen now.”

Moses, the writer of one of the oldest of the Bible’s psalms, reflected on time. He reminds us that God controls life’s pace. “A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night,” he wrote (Psalm 90:4).

The secret to time management, therefore, isn’t to go faster or slower. It’s to abide in God, spending more time with Him. Then we get in step with each other, but first with Him—the One who formed us (139:13) and knows our purpose and plans (v. 16).

Our time on earth won’t last forever. Yet we can manage it wisely, not by watching the clock, but by giving each day to God. As Moses said, “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (90:12). Then, with God we’ll always be on time, now and forever.  

By: Patricia Raybon

Reflect & Pray

What’s your pace in life? How could you spend more time with God, getting in step with Him?

Gracious God, when we fall out of step with You, draw us closer to abide in You.

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Hi Everybody!

((((HUGS))))

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

[luvie]

Hi, Lauren! Thanks for the great

[T-Bird45]

I first went to Ft. Chaffee AR as an ROTC cadet at Oklahoma State in 1975. I was part of a group of volunteers who went to be trained as an indigenous force by the 12th Special Forces Grp (USAR) for their weekend drill. The Ft. Chaffee training was on demolitions and communications. The demo was all live stuff & we got to use C-4, det cord, TNT, etc. Perhaps the most fun I ever had with my clothes on — we blowed stuff up real good!!

My next trips to Ft. Chaffee were as an officer in an OK ARNG artillery battalion for artillery live fire on the Potato Hill range. We stayed in the old WW2 officer barracks/BOQ which was certainly a step back in time. I understand all the old WW2 barracks are gone now.

My most interesting trip there was as a Fire Support Team chief attached to an infantry unit as part of a combined arms live fire demonstration. We went in aboard UH-1 Huey helicopters over the range at a low level. The number of deer on Ft. Chaffee was impressive from that vantage point.

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Lauren, Kathy.

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Tuesday morning and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country and thanks, Lauren for this morning's thread.

How's everyone doing this morning?

[luvie]

Howwwwdy doooo, Early Birds!
It's such a beautiful day here.
My kitties are happy.
They love basking in the warm sun.
I know some of you are getting tons of rain.
Send me some!
We're soooo dry!
Hope all y'all have a Terrific Tuesday!
((((hugs))))