ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
AUGUST 9th, 2006
TODAY'S THOUGHT
Joy runs deeper than dispair.
Corrie ten Boom
TODAY’S ACTION
Live with admiration, hope and love.
TODAY’S QUOTE
'Difficulty' is not a word to be found in the dictionary of heaven. Nothing can be impossible with God.
Charles H. Spurgeon
HAPPY WEDNESDAY!
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DS#5
May the dear Lord bless you today and always !
A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip. --Author Unknown
We finally got a break from the heat. Beautiful day yesterday with temps in the mid 70’s. Sunny and wonderful. Of course we went for a nice walk. I took the camera and will be posting some pictures of the new monument there are putting up in our town square.
Have a great day all ! Another wonderful day on the Way !
TODAY IS…DANCE A POLKA DAY !
The polka is a folk dance that was originally a lively Bohemian courtship dance. It is three quick steps and a hop to music in 2/4 time - and couples cover a lot of space as they circle the dance floor. Introduced in Paris about 1843, it became a big hit both in ballrooms and on the stage. It then swept across Europe, and both North and South America. It's still popular today - if you have the energy!
TODAY’S TRIVIA
Smokey the Bear Birthday - Born this day in 1944. "Smokey the Bear" was created by the Forest Service and Wartime Advertising Council to represent forest fire prevention.
Today is National Rice Pudding Day.
Today is National Snickerdoodle Day.
Isaac Walton (often spelled Isaak Walton) was born in Stafford, England. It was 1593 When Isaac was growing up he spent a lot of time studying the art of fishing. By the time he was seventy years old, he had written the masterwork on angling, titled, The Compleat Angler.
He said, “Angling may be said to be so like the mathematics, that it can never be fully learned.”
TODAY’S SMILE
(a little story with moral)
Lessons on Life
There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.
The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.
The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said that it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful that it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.
The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season. The essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.
If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your fall.
Moral:
Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. Don't judge life by one difficult season. Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come.
Author unknown
TODAY’S WORD
a·plomb noun
Self-confident assurance; poise. Synonym confidence.
TODAY’S REFLECTION
For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him.
Psalm 95:3
Our scripture today reminds us that our Creator's hand is in all the details of this beautiful planet. God created all the beauty of the land and the oceans for us to enjoy.
We know that a God who is powerful enough to create such a beautiful world can surely guide us and protect us, when problems arise.
TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Broad fingernails indicate a gentle, timid, and bashful nature
Today is the Full Sturgeon Moon
Some Native American tribes knew that the sturgeon of the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain were most readily caught during this full Moon, while others called it the Full Green Corn Moon or the Full GrainMoon.
44 DAYS UNTIL AUTUMN !
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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