ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
DECEMBER 13th, 2005
TODAY'S THOUGHT
A merry heart doeth good like medicine.
Proverbs 17:22
TODAY'S ACTION
Be aware of small chances that come your way to show compassion
TODAY'S QUOTE
Joy or Misery is a choice we have to make daily. If we are busy being grateful, we'll not have time to be miserable
Author Unknown
ADVENT
For then I will change and purify the lips of the people, that they all may call upon the name of the Lord, to serve Him with one accord.
Zephaniah 3:9
In this season of Advent we marvel in the fact that God chose to enter our experience and become one of us in order to redeem us from the naughty list. It is no accident, but a divine and loving plan. It doesn’t matter if you used to be on the naughty list or on the nice list. What matters is choosing each day to believe, to follow, and to accept God’s grace freely given.
Next time you go out shopping for Christmas presents buy a present for yourself. Wrap it and put it under the tree. You can put on the tag From A Friend.
Maybe a new magazine or a book. But you decide
Celebrate Santa Lucia Day on December 13. Re-enact the story of a young European girl persecuted for her faith in the Middle Ages. Wear a traditional candle wreath in your hair, rise early to serve breakfast to your family Throughout Sweden the feast day of Lucia, or Lucy, is celebrated as a festival of lights.
In the early hours of the morning of December 13 a young woman, dressed in a white gown, and wearing a red sash and a crown of lingonberry twigs and blazing candles, would go from one farm to the next carrying a torch to light her way, bringing baked goods, stopping to visit at each house and returning home by break of day.
Every village had its own Lucia. The custom is thought to have begun in some of the richer farming districts of Sweden and still persists although the crowns are now electric lights.
Cleaning and decorating for the Yule festivities should be finished by Lucy Day. It would likewise seem to be a good idea to set out porridge or pudding for those who accompany her, or set an extra place for them at the table as well as welcoming Lucy when she comes bearing gifts.
TODAY’S LINK
The Nutcracker Game http://www.12days.com/playground/nutcracker/play.asp?0.352627
HAPPY TUESDAY!!
A little more snow and continuing COLD weather today! It’s the time of year that our weather is like a broken record. I have grown to love fleece sweaters and shirts and pj’s . They are the warmest thing I own! Maybe I need to get more as I feel like I’m wearing the same thing over and over again.
Have a great day ! Another wonderful one on the Way !
TODAY IS...NEW CALENDAR DAY
How did the days get their name? The Romans named each of them after a planet.
Sunday - named for the Sun
Monday - named for the Moon
Tuesday - named for the god of war
Wednesday - named for the god of peace
Thursday - named for the god of lightening
Friday - named for the goddess of love
Saturday - named for the god of harvest
And... it's time to get a new one for next year
TODAY'S TRIVIA
Today is Trivial Pursuit Day, honoring Canadians Chris Haney and Scott Abbott, who created the game on this date in 1979
1903: Wright brothers first airplane flight at Kittyhawk
1950: A 221-foot Douglas fir, the tallest cut Christmas tree on record, was hoisted at the Northgate Shopping Center in Seattle
1978: The Philadelphia Mint began stamping the Susan B. Anthony dollar, which went into circulation the following July
2002: When a man tried to rob a lottery ticket shop in Munich, Germany, the shop owner's wife sprayed the thief with Christmas glitter spray. He was so stunned he ran out and left his wallet on the counter. Still covered in glitter, he reported the theft of his wallet at a a nearby police station. Police immediately arrested him
TODAY'S SMILE
A minister waited in line to have his car filled with gas just before a long holiday weekend. The attendant worked quickly, but there were many cars ahead of him in front of the service station. Finally, the attendant motioned him toward a vacant pump. Reverend,"said the young man, sorry about the delay. It seems as if everyone waits until the last minute to get ready for a long trip.The minister chuckled, I know what you mean. It's the same in my business
Yule love the game we're about to play. In each sentence below, fill in the blank or blanks with an expression commonly used at Christmastide.
Answers repose at the end of this column.
1. On December 24, Adam's wife was known as _____ _____.
2. In Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, Scrooge was visited by the ghost of _____ _____. 3
. An opinion survey in Alaska is called a _____ _____.
4. What does Santa Claus do with his three gardens? _____, _____, _____
5. What Christmas message is conveyed by these letters?: ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. _____, _____
6. When the salt and the pepper say "Hi!" to each other, they are passing on _____ _____.
7. A holy man bereft of change could be called _____ _____.
8. When you cross a sheep with a cicada, you get a _____ _____.
9. A quiet medieval armor-wearer is a _____ _____.
10. A cat walking on the desert is bound to get _____ _____.
11. People who tell jokes on December 25 might be called _____ _____.
12. An airplane disaster in Israel is a _____.
13. Actor O'Connor and actress Channing are known on December 25 as _____ _____.
14. What do Spanish sheep says when they wish each other a Merry Christmas? _____ _____.
Answers
1. Christmas Eve
2. Christmas Present
3. North Poll
4. Hoe, hoe, hoe.
5. Noel, Noel (no l, no l)
6. seasons' greetings.
7. St. Nickleless.
8. Bah! (or Baa!) Humbug!
9. silent knight
10. sandy claws
11. Christmas cards
12. cresh
13. Christmas Carols
14. Fleece Navidad!
TODAY'S WORD
COMPASSION kam pash n
Noun: Sympathy for the suffering of others, often including a desire to help
TODAY'S REFLECTION
He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in season, whose leaf also shall not wither, and whatever he does shall prosper. Psalm 1:3
I think all of us love the time when the family gathers around and gaily put the multicolored balls and tinsel on the tree Your own life is a tree that is daily decorated by your thoughts and actions. You can add anger, worry or hatred each day, making your "tree" dark and gloomy. Or you can add faith, hope and love, causing your "tree" to glow with the light of Christ. When your life is decorated, winter and summer, with the love that Christ exhibited, you're a blessing to everyone.
TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
Felt weather stripping glued to the underside of rocking chair runners will cut down on noise and scratched floors
8 DAYS UNTIL WINTER
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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