FReeper Canteen ~ Happy Thanksgiving 2019! ~ 28 November 2019

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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~ Happy Thanksgiving 2019!! ~

GOD BLESS AND WATCH OVER THEM, WHEREVER THEY SERVE

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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.

Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation

Washington, D.C.
October 3, 1863

By the President of the United States of America.

The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God. In the midst of a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes seemed to foreign States to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere except in the theatre of military conflict; while that theatre has been greatly contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union. Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defence, have not arrested the plough, the shuttle or the ship; the axe has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore. Population has steadily increased, notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege and the battle-field; and the country, rejoicing in the consiousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom.

No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American People.

I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquillity and Union.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington, this Third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of the Unites States the Eighty-eighth.

By the President: Abraham Lincoln

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!
Know that the Lord, he is God!
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!
For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
~ Psalm 100 (ESV)

[PROCON]

Thanks Kathy!

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

(((HUGS)))

[mountainlion]

Happy Thanksgiving one and all. They are trying to rewrite the first Thanksgiving again but being thankful is an internal thing with memories and close people to remember and be thankful for, Give thanks for a good meal also.

[Kathy in Alaska]

OMG!! I shouldn’t laugh, but those people are SO STUPID!!!

LOL!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

A THANKSGIVING PRAYER FOR OUR ARMED FORCES, OUR PROTECTORS

Today we gather around the dinner table with family and friends to share good food, warm laughter, and the happy memories of Thanksgivings past. But for many families, whose loved ones serve in the Armed Forces, this year's Thanksgiving celebration will not be complete.

A familiar voice will not be heard and a chair at the table will remain empty because they have someone far from home serving our country.

Today also, members of the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard (men and women, Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard alike) will gather in mess halls or in tents across the globe as friends and comrades to enjoy the traditional Thanksgiving meal.

So, as those of us who are blessed to be with our families celebrate and give thanks, let us remember, in our prayers, the homes that have an empty chair at the table and also offer a special prayer of thanksgiving and ask God’s Blessings for the brave men and women of our Armed Forces, whose service and sacrifice will, we further pray, make the world a better and safer place. And a very special prayer dear God, for those homes that have an empty chair that will forever remain vacant and for those servicemen and women who have come back to us, may their sacrifice not have been in vain.

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[left that other site]

Some people should NOT remove their clothing in public places.

seriesly.

[Equine1952]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. We have many young folks serving in the armed Forces so we can sleep peaceful. We also have people serving in medical, fire departments, police departments, power generation and distribution folks et al. As we sit and give thanks for our blessings we need to remember to say a little prayer for everyone making our enjoyment possible. Everyone running to a store needs to thank the clerk. Lot of us deplorables are required to make things happen. Our armed forces are out there so we can be here. The support folks are contributing too. Blessings to all.

[Publius]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

CHARLES IVES

SYMPHONY #2

My annual post is a symphony from one of America’s greatest composers that utilizes little snippets of hymns, patriotic songs and Yale college tunes. Leonard Bernstein conducted the premiere in 1951, fifty years after it was written and three years before Ives died at age 69. It was vindication for the old man.

In his other life, Ives was the inventor of life insurance as a tool of estate planning and was one of the founders of Met Life.

This is Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic in 1990. The end of the symphony is the musical equivalent of an exploding cigar.

Ives: Symphony #2

[The Mayor]

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November 28

A Sincere Thank You

Bible in a Year:

• Ezekiel 33–34
• 1 Peter 5

I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. Psalm 9:1

In preparation for Xavier’s first job interview, my husband, Alan, handed our son a pack of thank-you cards for him to send out after he met with prospective employers. He then pretended to be a hiring interviewer, using his decades of experience as a manager to ask Xavier questions. After the role-playing, our son tucked several copies of his resume into a folder. He smiled when Alan reminded him about the cards. “I know,” he said. “A sincere thank-you note will set me apart from all the other applicants.”

When the manager called to hire Xavier, he expressed gratitude for the first hand-written thank-you card he’d received in years.

Saying thanks makes a lasting impact. The psalmists’ heartfelt prayers and grateful worship were preserved in the book of Psalms. Though there are one hundred and fifty psalms, these two verses reflect a message of thankfulness: “I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High” (Psalm 9:1–2).

We will never be able to finish expressing our gratitude for all God’s wonderful deeds. But we can start with a sincere thank you through our prayers. We can nurture a lifestyle of grateful worship, praising God and acknowledging all He’s done and all He promises He’ll do.

By: Xochitl Dixon

Reflect & Pray

What would you like to thank God for on this day He’s made? How can writing down prayers of thanks help us cultivate a spirit of gratitude in all circumstances?

Generous and loving God, please help us acknowledge the countless and wonderful ways You work.

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2019! ~

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The comments on that video are funny! ;-)

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

[radu]

O ..... M ..... G!!!!!!!

Leave it to you to find something so crazy and hilarious! ROTFLMBO!!!!!!!!!!!!

I see you survived the work day. Any sanity left? :-)

[caww]

dropping by to wish all a good day tomorrow...

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! ;-)

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...ready for Thanksgiving? Getting together with your sister and family? Penny ready?

It is blowing really hard and the temp is back up to 40+

I have a post office tub on my porch for packages, etc, and I just heard it banging on the railing...I have it attached to the rail with a bungee cord (after chasing it down the street a couple times). This wind can drive one crazy.

[radu]

Howdy, Publius.
Very nice symphony! Kicked back, enjoying it.

Any plans for tomorrow or will it be a quiet day like it will here?

[Publius]

Dinner with my boss and his wife of 56 years, along with some friends from their church.