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FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ GROWING DEEP AND STRONG ~ 05 February 2017
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| The Canteen Crew
Posted on 02/04/2017 5:03:36 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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GROWING DEEP AND STRONG
One day my mother and I were working together in the garden where we were transplanting plants for the third time. Grown from seed in a small container, the plants had been transferred to a larger container; then transplanted into the garden. Now, because I was moving, we were transplanting them once again. Inexperienced as a gardener, I turned to my green-thumbed mother. "Isnt this bad for them?" I asked, as we dug them up and shook the dirt from the roots. "Wont it hurt these plants, being uprooted and transplanted so many times?" "Oh" my mother replied, "Transplanting doesnt hurt them. In fact, its good for the ones that survive. Thats how their roots grow strong. Their roots will grow deep, and they will make strong plants".
Often, Ive felt like those small plants uprooted and turned upside down. Sometimes Ive endured the change willingly, sometimes reluctantly, but usually my reaction has been a combination. Wont this be hard on me, I ask? Wouldnt things be better if things remained the same? Thats when I remember my mothers words: Thats how the roots grow deep and strong.
Chaplain Lisa Bohannon
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Free Republic
KEYWORDS: canteen; chapel; military; troopsupport
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To: radu
Yeah...if we could just harness that energy for something like...recharging the computer or something! LOL!
Lessa hasn’t had anyone she can trust for a very long time. She’ll do good! Plus they’re still her babies!
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posted on
02/04/2017 8:44:05 PM PST
by
luvie
("Elections have consequences".....bho. Yep...and WE won this one! HA! HA!)
To: LUV W
Forget recharging computers. It would be nice to be able to harness that energy to recharge US! LOL
Lessa was well taken care of and loved next door. She just isn’t used to being around so many other cats. They’re very territorial and she knows she’s in others’ territory right now. She’ll eventually figure out these guys are willing to share.
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posted on
02/04/2017 9:00:22 PM PST
by
radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: PROCON
A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours, Pro.
You and son getting to spend some time together? He feeling better?
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posted on
02/04/2017 9:13:13 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: radu
Man! Wouldn’t it be nice to have all that energy...maybe once a week. LOL! But I couldn’t stand it all the time!
I’m glad she was loved by your cousins and know the others at your house will help her settle in. You have some good kitties there! And they are used to seeing new ones come in to join them!
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posted on
02/04/2017 9:36:16 PM PST
by
luvie
("Elections have consequences".....bho. Yep...and WE won this one! HA! HA!)
To: LUV W
Yep, it would be REALLY nice to have that energy. Heck, I’d settle for half at this point. LOL!
Hubby’s cousin didn’t care much for the cats. They were his wife’s loves. That’s why we have them now. She passed away two weeks ago and he didn’t want to keep them.
Obnoxious as the others can be at time, they’re good cats overall and good about welcoming newbies.
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posted on
02/04/2017 9:52:32 PM PST
by
radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: radu
How is your hubby’s cousin doing? Is he still living next door? It would be hard to be in the house where your mate passed.
I’m sure they ALL have their moments! Mine sure do!
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posted on
02/04/2017 10:40:13 PM PST
by
luvie
("Elections have consequences".....bho. Yep...and WE won this one! HA! HA!)
To: LUV W
He’s doing well. He spends a lot of time over here, out at the garage with Hubby tinkering on vehicles.
Yes, he’s still living next door. It’s the family farm and there’s no reason to move elsewhere. His farm and ours were originally one, bought by their great-grandfather in 1865.
Oh yes, they DO have their moments. It’s the kitteh way. LOL
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posted on
02/04/2017 10:49:42 PM PST
by
radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: radu
What a history that farm must have! I wish I still had my grandparents’ ranch but when it went up for sale, I couldn’t afford it. Now it belongs to strangers. I miss getting to go there or to my aunt’s house up the road from the original place.
Oh, well...we move on. Glad yours is still in the family! Gotta get some sleep. Talk tomorrow!
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posted on
02/04/2017 11:03:33 PM PST
by
luvie
("Elections have consequences".....bho. Yep...and WE won this one! HA! HA!)
To: LUV W
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posted on
02/04/2017 11:03:53 PM PST
by
luvie
("Elections have consequences".....bho. Yep...and WE won this one! HA! HA!)
To: LUV W
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posted on
02/04/2017 11:03:56 PM PST
by
luvie
("Elections have consequences".....bho. Yep...and WE won this one! HA! HA!)
To: LUV W
It does have a history. And there are still bits and pieces from his great-grandfather’s day lying around. We run across new ones every now and then when going through the outbuildings.
Sad your grandparents’ farm slipped away. Never fun losing a piece of one’s life and memories that way. :-(
Good night and sleep well. See you tomorrow.
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posted on
02/04/2017 11:15:18 PM PST
by
radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: Kathy in Alaska
A very pleasant good Sunday morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.
((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy.How's it going?
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posted on
02/04/2017 11:48:42 PM PST
by
E.G.C.
To: LUV W
((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. How’s it going?
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posted on
02/04/2017 11:49:15 PM PST
by
E.G.C.
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
02/04/2017 11:49:32 PM PST
by
E.G.C.
To: E.G.C.
Good morning, E...((HUGS))...a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
Hunting success?
You and Bo have a great Sunday.
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posted on
02/05/2017 1:27:04 AM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Bo found another gopher out at the lake yesterday. We’ll see how things go today.
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posted on
02/05/2017 1:43:24 AM PST
by
E.G.C.
To: The Mayor
To: ConorMacNessa
Thanks, Mac, for my favorite “crosses”.
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posted on
02/05/2017 3:47:58 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Colonel_Flagg; Excellence; TADSLOS; Tax-chick; RightOnline; LUV W; GodBlessUSA; KC Burke; ...
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posted on
02/05/2017 3:49:05 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: LUV W
Good afternoon, Luv, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
Thanks for the hymns.
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posted on
02/05/2017 3:54:46 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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