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ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MAY 22nd, 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Light tomorrow with today.

Elizabeth Barret Browning

TODAY’S ACTION

Lose yourself in your efforts

TODAY’S QUOTE

God wants to give you great things, but even He cannot give you any greater blessing than you can believe in

Unknown

HAPPY MONDAY AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DS#4

May the dear Lord bless you today and always!

Another long distance birthday to celebrate ! When DS#4 was born, DD thought for sure he’d be a little sister for her to play with, but she got another brother and there were two more to follow after that! 6 boys and 1 girl were given to me and they all have been blessed gifts from God.

Each one is so unique and special.

There are very few months of the year that we don’t have a birthday to celebrate !

The week ahead looks to be a pretty quiet one. It will be a short one as I have a vacation day on Friday.

Sunday I’ll be going to visit the babes at the campground after church.

As it will be Memorial Day weekend I’ll have a four day weekend to get things done around here. I know there will be yard work, the front porch to clean up and get ready for summer and maybe even a little Spring house cleaning to do.

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

TODAY IS…HERBAL GARDEN DAY

Herbs have been used for food and medicine since prehistoric times. About 25% of the prescription drugs sold in the U.S. are plant based - and many more are included in over-the-counter drugs. But, herbs aren't just for medicinal use today. They are fun to grow, add interesting flavors to your cooking and are a staple in natural crafts

HERE’S A LINK TO HERBAL GARDENS

http://www.herbalgardens.com/contents.html

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Atlas Day - The first modern atlas was published in Belgium by Abraham Ortelius in 1570

First wagon train leaves on Oregon Trail (1843) - The first wagon train left Independence, Missouri. 300 men, 150 women, and about 500 children were part of the wagon train.

Today is National Vanilla Pudding Day

1570: The first modern atlas, containing 70 maps, was published in Belgium by Abraham Ortelius, a Flemish cartographer/map seller

1892: A British dentist, Dr. Sheffield, invented the toothpaste tube

1967: "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," public television's longest-running children's program, premiered on PBS. featuring Rev. Fred Rogers, a Presbyterian minister from Pittsburgh..

1992: After a reign lasting nearly 30 years, Johnny Carson hosted NBC's "Tonight Show" for the last time, telling his audience, "I bid you a very heartfelt good night."

TODAY’S SMILE

While handing a 25 cent-off coupon to the supermarket clerk at the checkout counter, a woman inadvertently missed her hand, and the coupon slipped beneath the scale and was gone.

Thechecker looked distressed, so the woman said, “That’s Okay, it’s in coupon heaven now.” “Coupon heaven?”, the checker said. “Yes”, the woman said, “That’s where coupons go when they die.”

“Only the redeemed ones!”, said the checker

ONE MORE….

Gender Bender

NICKNAMES: If Gloria, Suzanne, Debra and Michelle go out for lunch, they will call each other Gloria, Suzanne, Debra and Michelle.

But if Mike, Phil, Rob and Jack go out for a pizza, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla, Peanut-Head and Useless

EATING OUT: And when the check comes, Mike, Phil, Rob and Jack will each throw in a $20 bill, even though the total is only $22.50. None of them will have anything smaller, and none will actually admit they want change back.

When the girls get their check, out come the pocket calculators

TODAY’S WORD

em·bold·en To foster boldness or courage in; encourage. Synonym encourage.

TODAY’S REFLECTION

This is my commandment, love one another as I have loved you.

John 15:9

No one can give love unless they first receive it. We are reminded in our gospels that all love comes from God. Where love is God is and where God is love will always be. It is easy to undervalue or underestimate love in all its shapes and forms.

The smallest gesture of kindness done out of love may seem totally insignificant and hardly worth the effort.But to someone else it could make all the difference in the world.

Loveis God's greatest gifts to us. May we always treasure it and and know that God's love opens up so many possibilities each day.

From Today is My Gift to You

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

It is a good rule not to commence housecleaning in the spring until the trees are all in full leaf

30 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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