FReeper Canteen ~ Happy Labor Day 2022! ~ 05 September 2022

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

The FReeper Canteen Presents...

Happy Labor Day!

September 5, 2022

 

 

 

 

H I S T O R Y

Labor Day is a national legal holiday that is over 100 years old. Over the years, it has evolved from a purely labor union celebration into a general "last fling of summer" festival. It grew out of a celebration and parade in honor of the working class by the Knights of Labor in 1882 in New York. In 1884, the Knights held a large parade in New York City celebrating the working class. The parade was held on the first Monday in September. The Knights passed a resolution to hold all future parades on the same day, designated by them as Labor Day. The Socialist Party held a similar celebration of the working class on May 1. This date eventually became known as May Day, and was celebrated by Socialists and Communists in commemoration of the working man. In the U.S., the first Monday in September was selected to reject any identification with Communism. In the late 1880's, labor organizations began to lobby various state legislatures for recognition of Labor Day as an official state holiday. The first states to declare it a state holiday in, 1887, were Oregon, Colorado, New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. Then in 1894, Congress passed a law recognizing Labor Day as an official national holiday. Today, Labor Day is observed not only in the U.S. but also in Canada, and in other industrialized nations. While it is a general holiday in the United States, its roots in the working class remain clearer in European countries.

 

 

 

For a lot of people, Labor Day means two things: a day off and the end of summer. But why is it called Labor Day? Labor Day is a day set aside to pay tribute to working men and women. Membership in labor unions in the United States reached an all-time high in the 1950s when about 40 percent of the work force belonged to unions. Today, union membership is less than 12 percent of the working population and closing in on just 11 percent. Labor Day now carries less significance as a celebration of working people and more as the end of summer. Schools, government offices and businesses are closed on Labor Day so people can get in one last trip to the beach or have one last cookout before the weather starts to turn colder.

T O D A Y

 

So what about you?

How are you celebrating Labor Day?

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Monday,
September 5, 2022

Lego Lessons

Read: James 1:2–12

Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial. James 1:12

Approximately ten Lego pieces are sold for every person on earth each year—more than seventy-five billion of the little plastic bricks. But if it wasn’t for the perseverance of Danish toymaker Ole Kirk Christiansen, there wouldn’t be any Legos to snap together.

Christiansen toiled away in Billund, Denmark, for decades before creating Leg Godt, which means “play well.” His workshop was destroyed by fire twice. He endured bankruptcy and a world war that caused a shortage of materials. Finally, in the late 1940s, he landed on the idea for self-locking plastic bricks. By the time Ole Kirk died in 1958, Legos was on the verge of becoming a household word.

Persevering in the challenges of work and life can be difficult. That’s also true in our spiritual life as we strive to grow to be more like Jesus. Trouble hits us, and we need God’s strength to persevere. James wrote: “Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial” (James 1:12). Sometimes the trials we face are setbacks in relationships or finances or health. Sometimes they’re temptations that slow us down in our goal of honoring God with our lives.

But God promises wisdom for such times (v. 5), and He asks us to trust Him as He provides what we need (v. 6). Through it all, when we allow Him to help us persevere in honoring Him with our lives, we find true blessing (v. 12). — Dave Branon

What trials are you facing these days? How can God help you live wholeheartedly for Him?

Dear Jesus, I know about perseverance from studying Your life. May Your example be my guide when trials come my way.

For further study, read How to Read the Bible: The General Epistles.

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Happy Labor Day 2022 ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

Hope you have been enjoying a relaxing weekend. Gonna have a family gathering tomorrow?

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[PROCON]

Thanks Kathy!

Yup, the OSU Beavers won and so did my UW Huskies, WOO-HOO!

[nascarnation]

I saw the chainsaw turnover celebration on SportsCenter tweater

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...you and Tippy have a good sunrise this morning? Good weather for you and Blue?

So far today we have had no rain. It has been a while. Hopefully it will extend into tomorrow. I’m slowly working on cutting down a sticker bush.

[Kathy in Alaska]

WOW! Both wins...a fun day for you.

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

[left that other site]

Be sure and wear sturdy gloves for that job.

the sunrise this morning was spectacular. It puts me in a good mood for the rest of the day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Last weekend I wore double gloves...but when I wasn’t careful I still go stuck. I will try to do better, touching more gingerly, tomorrow.

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Started out gloomy up there today but I see sunshine breaking out again. Yay!

No sunshine here today. We had wild storms and pounding rain overnight dumping 6 inches. It’s been raining lightly most of the afternoon and evening.

[left that other site]

In Florida, it was the Sego Palms that ripped your hands up.

[Kathy in Alaska]

OMG! 6” all at once...are you someplace where the water can’t get to the house? Outbuildings?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...

Not much in the way of blue sky here, but enough sun for shadows and no sprinkles.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Not good. I don't know what these are. Maybe I need to take a picture.
Only the leaves are without stickers. Every inch of the branches have sharp ones.

[left that other site]

I would love to see a picture. Maybe someone can identify it.

[lightman]

Let your blessing rest upon the seedtime and harvest,
the commerce and industry,
the leisure and rest,
the arts and culture of our people.

Take under your special protection those whose work is difficult or dangerous,
and be with all who lay their hands to any useful task.
Give them just rewards for their labor
and the knowledge that their work is good in your sight.

C Hear us, good Lord.