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FReeper Canteen ~ Just Hangin' Cafe ~ 10 August 2018
August 9, 2018
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Posted on 08/09/2018 6:01:14 PM PDT by beachn4fun
FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. FReeper Canteen
Come on in, we're open Need a place just to hang out? This is it. We serve coffee, tea, conversation and music.
Our AWESOME military, our AWESOME allies, and their families are welcomed and honored here. No worries in the FReeper Canteen Just Hangin' Cafe. Grab a cup or a glass, and start a conversation.
You never know who you might meet in the Cafe. Glad you could join us. Enjoy your stay.
We have Uber and Lyft for those who need it. REMEMBER
The Canteen is a family friendly place. We welcome the military, our allies, and their families. Continued prayers for the success and completion of your mission. Prayers for your safe return home.
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KEYWORDS: canteen; military; music; news
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To: beachn4fun
Hiya Beachie!
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posted on
08/09/2018 6:01:59 PM PDT
by
PROCON
('Progressive' is a Euphemism for Totalitarian)
To: Kathy in Alaska; GodBlessUSA; LUV W; E.G.C.; HiJinx; MEG33; mylife; SandRat; PROCON; henkster; ...
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posted on
08/09/2018 6:02:08 PM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(Just because you THINK it, doesn't make it so.)
To: PROCON
Good evening Pro ((HUGS))
I still don't know how you get here so quickly.
How are things in the great NW?
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posted on
08/09/2018 6:03:48 PM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(Just because you THINK it, doesn't make it so.)
To: beachn4fun
Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list
A Hopeful Lament
August 10, 2018
I called on your name, Lord, from the depths of the pit.
Lamentations 3:55
To visit Clifton Heritage National Park in Nassau, Bahamas, is to revisit a tragic era in history. Where the land meets the water, stone steps lead up a cliff. Slaves brought to the Bahamas by ship in the eighteenth century would ascend these steps, often leaving family behind and entering a life of inhumane treatment. At the top, there is a memorial to those slaves. Cedar trees have been carved into the shapes of women looking out to sea toward the homeland and family members theyve lost. Each sculpture is scarred with marks of the slave captains whip.
These sculptures of women mourning what theyve lost remind me of the importance of recognizing the injustices and broken systems in the world, and lamenting them. Lamenting does not mean that we are without hope; rather, its a way of being honest with God. It should be a familiar posture for Christians; about forty percent of the Psalms are psalms of lament, and in the book of Lamentations, Gods people cry out to Him after their city has been destroyed by invaders (3:55).
Lament is a legitimate response to the reality of suffering, and it engages God in the context of pain and trouble. Ultimately, lament is hopeful: when we lament what is not right, we call ourselves and others to be active in seeking change.
And thats why the sculpture garden in Nassau has been named Genesisthe place of lament is recognized as the place of new beginnings.
We can trust God to bring something new out of our seasons of lament.
The prophet Jeremiah had prophesied for over forty years to a disobedient, disbelieving Judah (627580 bc). Now in five emotionally charged funeral laments he writes as an eyewitness, lamenting the destruction and devastation of Jerusalem, the temple, and the people as they are forcefully exiled to Babylon. He includes the reasons why God would use the Babylonians to discipline His idolatrous people (Lamentations 1:58; see 1 Kings 9:69; Jeremiah 2:1113, 18:1517).
For two years the Babylonians besieged Jerusalem. Jeremiah witnessed the uncensored horrors of war (2 Kings 25:1-4; Jeremiah 52:1227; Lamentations 2:20; 4:10). But he also wrote of hope in the midst of despair (3:2133) and of the restoration that would come (5:1922). Jeremiah reminded the Jewish people that the Lord, who has judged Judah rightly for her sins, is the Lord of hope (3:21, 2425), compassion (v. 22), faithfulness (v. 23), and salvation (v. 26). Jeremiah calls the people to repent and to trust in the goodness of God (vv. 2526; 5:21).
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation, says the apostle Paul (2 Corinthians 7:10). How has this been true in your own life?
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posted on
08/09/2018 6:04:27 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: beachn4fun
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posted on
08/09/2018 6:05:21 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: The Mayor
Good evening Mayor ((HUGS))
How are things with you?
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posted on
08/09/2018 6:06:53 PM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(Just because you THINK it, doesn't make it so.)
To: left that other site
Good evening ML ((HUGS))
You got right in here, tonight.
How was your day? Still warm?
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posted on
08/09/2018 6:08:18 PM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(Just because you THINK it, doesn't make it so.)
To: beachn4fun
Warm enough to ride without a jacket!
At Night.
I just got in in time to post, and i still got a ribbon!
HUZZAH!!!!
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posted on
08/09/2018 6:13:39 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: beachn4fun
Good evening, beachy, and thank you for the Just Hangin' Café.
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posted on
08/09/2018 6:15:54 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: left that other site
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posted on
08/09/2018 6:17:35 PM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(Just because you THINK it, doesn't make it so.)
To: beachn4fun
Hi Beachie, it's hot and smokie from the surrounding fires. About 104 right now but a cooling is coming thankfully by Saturday. Not much else happening, sucking on a popsicle and enjoying the A/C.
'SUP YOUR WAY?
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posted on
08/09/2018 6:18:31 PM PDT
by
PROCON
('Progressive' is a Euphemism for Totalitarian)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Good evening Ma ((HUGS))
How are you night?
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posted on
08/09/2018 6:18:44 PM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(Just because you THINK it, doesn't make it so.)
To: beachn4fun; MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; ...
~ Just Hangin' Café ~
FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT
Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.
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To every service man or woman reading this thread.
Thank You for your service to our country.
No matter where you are stationed,
No matter what your job description
Know that we are proud of each and every one of you.
To our military readers, we remain steadfast
in keeping the Canteen doors open. The FR Canteen is Free Republic's longest running daily thread
specifically designed to provide entertainment and moral support for the military.
The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.
We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.
NOTE: CANTEEN MUSIC
Posted daily and on the Music Thread
for the enjoyment of our troops and visitors.
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posted on
08/09/2018 6:19:23 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: beachn4fun; The Mayor; PROCON; ConorMacNessa; SandRat; mountainlion; HiJinx; Publius; Jet Jaguar; ..
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posted on
08/09/2018 6:21:24 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: PROCON
Eek! Sorry to hear you are getting some of the smoke. Fires not too close, I hope?
Been a busy (and tiring) week. We took one grandkid home tonight and the other two will go home tomorrow, or at least they will meet up with their dad to go camping (RV’ng) for the weekend. Then, it’ll be clean and organize all weekend. LOL But it was fun to have them.
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posted on
08/09/2018 6:21:36 PM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(Just because you THINK it, doesn't make it so.)
To: beachn4fun
Thankfully the fires are distant but wind brings the smoke in.
Howz your weather?
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posted on
08/09/2018 6:22:45 PM PDT
by
PROCON
('Progressive' is a Euphemism for Totalitarian)
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
Gonna make it to the weekend?
I thought my Friday might be mellow, but that isn’t working out.
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posted on
08/09/2018 6:28:08 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: beachn4fun
Hey there, beachy...we got some good rain the last couple days. I’m happy about that.
As for work, it is a zoo. They are starting a new time collection system next Monday and we, payroll, got our first glimpse a couple hours ago. The morning is supposed to be a training session. Just great!! I am not pleased. Nothing like leaving us out of things.
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posted on
08/09/2018 6:31:19 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: PROCON
Been hot and humid. Today wasn’t too bad, nice for the pool.
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posted on
08/09/2018 6:32:24 PM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(Just because you THINK it, doesn't make it so.)
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