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Nov. 25, 2009
the Belle of Portugal
Posted By Living By Faith

The Belle of Portugal
For my 89 year old father, this ship represents many great WWII stories. He was a Morris code operator during the 4 years that he was in the Army and stayed mainly on this ship, sailing around the coast of Panama, and also hovering around the Galapagos Islands. Currently, he doesn't remember what he ate for his last meal, but he can entertain you with story after story, once you get him going, about his life as an Army soldier stationed on this ship. Our nephew found this photo on the web and offers the following information, "52 tuna boats from San Diego were conscripted into the service shortly after Pearl Harbor, to serve as Yard Patrol (YP) boats. The boats were to be used as look outs and supply craft and they were scattered from Alaska to South America. The government asked their crews to serve on the boats, and they did. The Belle of Portugal was one of these boats. Of the 52 boats that were conscripted, 21 didn't return."
We have a Thanksgiving tradition of writing down 5 things that we are thankful for. My mom and dad probably won't want to participate this year, but they will enjoy sitting at the table and listening to the seven of us share what we are giving thanks to our Lord for this year. My DH will give dad this photo after we are done. We are so thankful that they are with us this year. We are enjoying God's mercies and blessings, for sure. |
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Nov. 25, 2009
okay, i admit it.
Posted By Al
alright. so. im a bad person. we were supposed to be doing our history lesson today in school, and instead of doing it i was reading Waiting For You by Susane Colasanti. dont blame it on me, she's an amazing author and i can never put her books down. so. there. but then we were watching this video about Rome, and i was reading my book with a pillow over it so no one could tell, but my mom saw.. and she got mad at me. so i had to put it away.
alright. so. im a bad person. we were supposed to be doing our math lesson today in school, and instead of doing it i was texting. dont blame it on me, its the other persons fault and they wanted to talk. so. there. but then when we were switching subjects, i was texting with one hand and putting my book away with the other, and my mom saw.. and she got mad at me. so i had to put it away.
see how my day went?
its funny. i can always tell when things are gonna go wrong. oops. |
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November 24, 2009
Wordless Wednesday: Cheeky Sistas
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