BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JUNE 3rd , 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.

Robert Louis Stevenson

TODAY’S ACTION

Open your heart and eyes to see that opportunities to help and serve are everywhere.

TODAY’S QUOTE

Do not give any time to your past, you can't change what happened 5 minutes ago.

Jan Ruhe

HAPPY SATURDAY !

It’s a cool, wet morning here, but we may see some sunshine today. At this point, I’m just happy not to have to turn on the A/C. I hope you all are enjoying your Saturday morning.

I haven’t got much news to share as the days go by without much change except for the weather.

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

TODAY IS…OLD MAID DAY

The game of Old Maid is at least 100 years old, and has been played in most parts of the world. It's a game used to teach children how to match up numbers or images into pairs. You can use a standard deck of cards by removing one queen, leaving 51 cards with the Queen of Spades as the Old Maid. Deal out all of the cards, remove your pairs, draw from your neighbors hand - and continue making pairs until just one card is left. Whoever holds the last card is the Old Maid!

TODAY’S TRIVIA

International Clothesline Week begins today, a time to save energy by drying clothes outdoors

Love Conquers All Day - King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson

1800 - John Adams moved to Washington DC. He was the first President to live in what became the capital of the United States. It would be November before he would move into the People’s House, or the Executive Mansion, later known as the White House

1808: Jefferson Davis -- the first and only president of the Confederacy -- was born in Christian County, Kentucky

1952 - Frank Sinatra recorded the classic Birth of the Blues for Columbia Records

205 shopping days until Christmas

Sun rise: 5:54 AM, set: 8:56 PM

TODAY’S SMILE

Six-year old Brandon decided one Saturday morning to fix his parents pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a chair to the counter, opened the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour canister, spilling it on the floor. He scooped some of the flour into the bowl with his hands, mixed in most of a cup of milk and added some sugar, leaving a floury trail on the floor which by now had a few tracks left by his kitten.

Brandon was covered with flour and getting frustrated. He wanted this to be something very good for Mom and Dad, but it was getting very bad. He didn't know what to do next, whether to put it all into the oven or on the stove, (and he didn't know how the stove worked!).

Suddenly he saw his kitten licking from the bowl of mix and reached to push her away, knocking the egg carton to the floor. Frantically he tried to clean up this monumental mess but slipped on the eggs, getting his pajamas white and sticky. And just then he saw Dad standing at the door.

Big crocodile tears welled up in Brandon's eyes. All he'd wanted to do was something good, but he'd made a terrible mess. He was sure a scolding was coming, maybe even a spanking. But his father just watched him.

Then, walking through the mess, he picked up his crying son, hugged him and loved him, getting his own pajamas white and sticky in the process.

That's how God deals with us. We try to do something good in life, but it turns into a mess. Our marriage gets all sticky or we insult a friend or we can't stand our job or our health goes sour.

Sometimes we just stand there in tears because we can't think of anything else to do. That's when God picks us up and loves us and forgives us, even though some of our mess gets all over Him.

But just because we might mess up, we can't stop trying to "make pancakes," for God or for others. Sooner or later we'll get it right, and then they'll be glad we tried...

Author Unknown

TODAY’S WORD

foodie • \FOO-dee\

noun : a person having an avid interest in the latest food fads

Foodie" is a relatively recent addition to our language (dating from the early 1980s), but it derives from a much older word, "food," which has been with us for as long as there has been anything that could be called English.

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Then Jesus said to them, 'Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.

Luke 12:15

All kinds of greed boil down to selfishness -- wanting what someone else has Be content with what you have, for God will give you what you need to lead a full life

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

If you are stung by a bee, apply a slice of onion to the sting and hold it on for about a minute

18 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 !!!

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