Great thoughts Caroline. I pray that they will be the thing that encourages a long absent member to come to join with us this morning.
Have you ever watched a film you’ve seen multiple times and find yourself hoping it turns out differently? Like maybe Uncle Billy will remember that he put the $8,000 into the newspaper when he handed it to Potter, and George Bailey won’t find himself in a heap of trouble this time. Or the Jets and the Sharks will have their little rumble but no one will get killed and Tony and Maria will marry and live happily ever after. Or Rhett and Scarlett’s daughter won’t fall off the horse, Melanie won’t die, and Tara won’t be burned ‘cause the South gave up their quest for independence and there was no Civil War.
Conversely, in a particularly tense or disturbing moment in a familiar film do you find yourself fearing it will turn out differently…the hero, the good guy, the cause for right will be defeated this time?
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October 8, 2018 at 13:09
Off tangent but that picture of those Marines was a trip down memory lane. I can tell its 2003 with the gas mask carriers, the “battle rattle” load bearing vest, the MOLLE flak jackets and the M16A2s…the time I was in Iraq.
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October 8, 2018 at 13:35
And again, thanks for being there for the rest of us brother.
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October 8, 2018 at 14:13
Aww thanks for those words appreciate it as I know you’re a vet yourself
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