BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MAY 18TH , 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Hope is like the sun which, as we journey towards it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.

Samuel Smiles

TODAY’S ACTION

Focus on your blessings for they are your true worth.

TODAY’S QUOTE

The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.

Jean Paul

HAPPY THURSDAY !

AND HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO DS#3 AND HIS WIFE

MAY THE DEAR LORD BLESS YOU BOTH!

I did call and talk to DS#3 last evening. They were all moved into their new home and were looking forward to sleeping in a little this morning !

We had a brief reprieve in the rain yesterday – that was a blessing! Today we’re expecting more rain showers and cooler weather once again.

Thankfully today is Thursday and tomorrow is Friday!

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

TODAY IS…SENIOR CITIZEN DAY

Senior citizens make up about 10% of the users on the internet. But, that number grows larger every day as older people get their first computers and start having fun in cyberspace. They are proof that the quote from Les Brown is true... "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Blow Your Top Day - Celebrated on the anniversary of the eruption of Mount Saint Helens. Blow your top - but do it with style and grace

1860 - Abraham Lincoln of Springfield, IL was nominated for the U.S. Presidency by Republican party leaders at a meeting in Chicago

1897 Irish Music Festival 1st held in Dublin

1933: The Tennessee Valley Authority was created. It's purpose was to control Tennessee River floods, institute a reforestation program on lands in the valley and provide rural electrification. The TVA serves seven states

1968 - Tiny Tim’s warbly Tiptoe through the Tulips was released. An eventual top twenty hit, Tiptoe was a remake of a number one hit for Nick Lucas in 1929. Grab your banjo and sing along. “Ohhhhh, Tiptoe through the Tuuuuulips..

1980: The 9,677-foot Mt. St. Helens volcano in Washington state, quiet for 93 years, exploded. The volcanic blast was five hundred times more powerful than the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima. Steam and ash erupted more than eleven miles into the sky and darkened skies in a 160-mile radius.

TODAY’S SMILE

What is an Antique?

An antique is something your grandmother bought, your mother threw out, and you are now buying back

Arnold and his wife were cleaning out the attic one day when he came across a ticket from the local shoe repair shop. The date stamped on the ticket showed it was over eleven years old. They both laughed and tried to remember which of them might have forgotten to pick up a pair of shoes over a decade ago.

"Do you think the shoes will still be in the shop?" Arnold asked. "Not very likely," his wife said. "It's worth a try," Arnold said, pocketing the ticket. He went downstairs, hopped into the car, and drove to the store.

With a straight face, he handed the ticket to the man behind the counter. With a face just as straight, the man said, "Just a minute. I'll have to look for these." He disappeared into a dark corner at the back of the shop.

Two minutes later, the man called out, "Here they are!"

"No kidding?" Arnold called back. "That's terrific! Who would have thought they'd still be here after all this time." The man came back to the counter, empty-handed.

"They'll be ready Thursday," he said calmly

TODAY’S WORD

e·phem·er·al adjective

Lasting for a markedly brief time: 2. Living or lasting only for a day, as certain plants or insects do. Synonym transient. --

e·phem·er·al noun.

A markedly short-lived thing

TODAY’S REFLECTION

A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny.

Mark 12:42

This poor widow trusted that there was more than enough in God's storehouse and that God would provide. That's the kind of trust we need to have

From Daily Devotions

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC