BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JUNE 6th , 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Problems are sent to us as gifts.

Anonymous

TODAY’S ACTION

Remember that remarkable achievements begin as thoughts

TODAY’S QUOTE

Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.

Charles F. Kettering

US electrical engineer & inventor (1876 - 1958)

HAPPY TUESDAY !

AND CONGRATS TO DS#3 AND HIS WIFE ON THE BIRTH OF their 3rd child and MY 11TH GRANDBABE Born at 2:15 a.m June, 5th, 2006 A boy - 6 lbs and 6 oz

Thanks be to our dear Lord, everyone – Mom, Dad, and new babe are doing just fine ! I hope to be able to go visit them on Wednesday evening – I can hardly wait!

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

TODAY IS…BIG RIVER DAY

Down through history, rivers determined where people lived, what they ate and what they drank. Poets have written about their mystery and magic, but their contribution to our planet is providing fresh water for all living things. They have also carved out the landscape we know today. Just think of the Colorado cutting out the Grand Canyon! And what's the largest river in the world? Yes, it's Cleopatra's favorite barge trip, the Nile!

HERE IS A LINK TO RIVERS OF THE WORLD

http://www.rev.net/~aloe/river/

TODAY’S TRIVIA

D-Day Anniversary - Commemorates the anniversary of the 1944 Allied invasion of Europe during WWII

Today is Roller Coaster Day, marking operation of the first roller caster at Brooklyn’s Coney Island on this date in 1884.

Today is National Yo-Yo Day, marking the birthdate of businessman Donald F. Duncan Sr., who manufactured the popular "Duncan Yo-Yo" in the early 1900s

1882: Henry W. Seely of New York City patented the electric iron

1933: Richard Hollingshead opened the world’s first drive-in movie on 10 acres off Wilson Boulevard in Camden, New Jersey. The screen was 40 by 30 feet. Admission was 25 cents per car plus another quarter for each passenger

1960: Roy Orbison released "Only the Lonely."

TODAY’S SMILE

The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.

Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions. But then one day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky.

The worst had happened; everything was lost. He was stunned with grief and anger. "God how could you do this to me!" he cried.

Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers.

"We saw your smoke signal," they replied.

It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad. But we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering. Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of God.

For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive answer for it

Author unknown

TODAY’S WORD

numismatic

\noo-miz-MAT-ik\ adjective

1 : of or relating to the study or collection of coins, tokens, and money 2 : of or relating to currency : monetary

Jason was disappointed to learn that the 1936 buffalo nickel he owned had virtually no numismatic value

The first metal coins are believed to have been used as currency by the Lydians, a people of Asia Minor, during the 7th century BC, and it is likely that folks began collecting coins not long after that. The name that we give to the collection of coins today is "numismatics," a word that also encompasses the collection of paper money and of medals

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

Corinthians 1:20

The wisdom of this world and the wisdom of God are totally different.

Wisdom comes privately from God as a byproduct of right decisions, godly reactions, and the application of spiritual principles to daily circumstances. Wisdom comes -- not from trying to do great things for God -- but more from being faithful to the small, obscure tasks few people ever see.

– Charles Swindoll

God's wisdom brings peace and positive thinking

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Dried sulfur around the garden's edge will help keep out rabbits

15 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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