FOR TUESDAY , AUGUST 16, 2005

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

AUGUST 16, 2005    

TODAY'S THOUGHT  

We judge a man's wisdom by his hope  

 Ralph Waldo Emerson    

 TODAY'S ACTION  

Live with hope in your heart  

  TODAY'S QUOTE  

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish

John Quincy Adams  

HAPPY TUESDAY  

 This evening is our monthly dulcimer night - it's hard to believe August is is halfway through already.  In September, we start practicing our Christmas Songs.  With the end of summer coming and school starting...the time will be flying by and the holidays soon here.  I still have September, October and Nov. birthday gifts to paint and then I'll need to be starting on Christmas Gifts !  Wow! Sorry to bring up the subject so soon, but it helps me to write it all down.  

Have a great day all !  Another wonderful one on the Way !  

  TODAY IS...BRATWURST FESTIVAL DAY  

Every August, there's a 2 day celebration commemorating Bratwurst in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Bratwurst is a big, fat sausage of German origin. In the U.S., you'll usually find it made of a pork and spices, severd on a bun and topped with sauerkraut. Over in Germany, it's made with different kinds of meat, but usually veal. And as to eating... a bratwurst in one hand and a roll in the other is politically correct. Either way, it sounds really good to me    

TODAY'S TRIVIA  

 1691 - Yorktown Va founded

1777: American forces won the Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington, Vermont.

1861: President Lincoln prohibited the states of the Union from trading with the seceding states of the Confederacy   1863 - Emancipation Proclamation signed
1954: "Sports Illustrated" was first published by Time Incorporated

1977: The "King of Rock and Roll," Elvis Presley, died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, at age 42

 

  TODAY'S SMILE  

 Two mice live in a movie studio warehouse and are looking for food. Suddenly one hears the other chewing.

'What did you find?' he asks.

'I am not sure,' comes the answer. 'It looks like a piece of film celluloid from an old movie. Let me see. Ah, yes. It is from 'Gone with the Wind'.'

'And how is it?

The book was better

one more...

A first grader was sitting in class as the teacher was reading the story of the Three Little Pigs. She came to the part of the story where the first pig was trying to acquire building materials for his home.

She said "...And so the pig went up to the man with a wheelbarrow full of straw and said 'Pardon me sir, but might I have some of that straw to build my house with?

Then the teacher asked the class, "And what do you think that man said?"

My friend's son raised his hand and said "I know! I know!, he said...'Holy smokes! A talking pig!   The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes.

 

A sunrise is God's way of telling the world to lighten up  

  TODAY'S WORD  

punc·til·i·ous adjective  

 1. Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct. Synonym meticulous.  2. Precise; scrupulous. --punc·til"i·ous·ly adv.

  TODAY'S REFLECTION

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

Psalm 100:4

Years ago in a Western city, a husband and wife became estranged and finally separated. They left the city and resided in different parts of the country. The husband, one day, chanced to return to this city on a matter of business. He went out to the cemetery to the grave of their only son. He was standing by the grave in fond reminiscence, when he heard a step behind him. Turning, he saw his estranged wife. The first inclination of both was to turn away. But they had a common binding interest in that grave; and instead of turning away they clasped hands over that grave of their son and were reconciled one to another. It took nothing less than death to reconcile them!

It takes nothing less than death, the precious blood of Christ, to reconcile man to God. The pronouncement, the proclamation of that, is the gospel message.

 McCartney

 

TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC

  For good luck, always remove the left shoe before the right  

 37 DAYS UNTIL AUTUMN!  

 Delight yourself in the Lord
and He will give you the desires of your Heart
Psalm 37:4  

 I Love You All !!!   Be Blessed !!!   Ma  

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