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ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.

Albert Schweitzer

TODAY’S ACTION

Remember that remarkable achievements begin as thoughts.

TODAY’S QUOTE

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Madeleine L'Engle

HAPPY FRIDAY !

This has been a pretty fast week. Work has been busy and after a cloudy start to the week, we did see some glorious sunshine a few afternoons. Take good care all !

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

Please pray for God's protection of our troops and HIS wisdom for their commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

GOD BLESS YOU !

TODAY IS…DEAR DIARY DAY

People have been writing in diaries as long as there have been pen and paper. There's something nice about keeping a record of the days, but... saucy starlet, Mae West, had a different idea with her famous quote:

"Dearie, Keep a Diary and Someday the Diary Will Keep You"!

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Autumn begins tonight, actually tomorrow eastern time at 12:03 a.m. EDT. Spring begins in the Southern Hemisphere.

Today is Ice Cream Cone Day, marking Italo Marchiony's invention of the cone, first made of paper then pastry, for his push cart ice cream business in New York City. He filed to patent the cone mold on this date in 1903 and received the patent in December.

You Light Up My Life Day - Celebrated on the birthday of singer Debbie Boone, who sang the hit song "You Light Up My Life." Light up someone's life, do something special for them. Debbie was born on this day in 1956, in Hackensack, New Jersey.

1980: Laura Ingalls got married on "Little House on the Prairie."

2002: The White House drama The West Wing won its third consecutive Emmy as best drama series; Friends was honored as best comedy for the first time in its eight years on the air.

TODAY’S SMILE

Start your day off with a great big smile because every day should be a GREAT DAY.

The Late Bloomer

A cactus stood all alone in the desert, wondering why it was stuck in the middle of nowhere. "I do nothing but stand here all day," it sighed. "What use am I? I'm the ugliest plant in the desert. My spines are thick and prickly, my leaves are rubbery and tough, my skin is thick and bumpy. I can't offer shade or juicy fruit to any passing traveler. I don't see that I'm any use at all."

All it did was stand in the sun day after day, growing taller and fatter. Its spines grew longer and its leaves tougher, and it swelled here and there until it was lumpy and lopsided all over.

It truly was strange- looking. "I wish I could do something useful," it sighed. By day hawks circled high overhead. "What can I do with my life?" the cactus called. Whether they heard or not, the hawks sailed away.

At night the moon floated into the sky and cast its pale glow on the desert floor. "What good can I do with my life?" the cactus called. The moon only stared coldly as it mounted its course.

A lizard crawled by, leaving a little trail in the sand with its tail. "What worthy deed can I do?" the cactus called. "You?" the lizard laughed, pausing a moment. "Worthy deed? Why, you can't do anything!

The hawks circle way overhead, tracing delicate patterns for us all to admire. The moon hangs high like a lantern at night, so we can see our ways home to our loved ones.

Even I, the lowly lizard, have something to do. I decorate the sands with these beautiful brushstrokes as I pull my tail along. Buy you? You do nothing but get uglier every day."

And so it went on, year after year. At last the cactus grew old, and it knew its time was short. "Oh, Lord," it cried out, "I've wondered so long, and I've tried so hard.

Forgive me if I've failed to find something worthy to do. I fear that now it's too late." But just then the cactus felt a strange stirring and unfolding, and it knew a surge of joy that erased all despair.

At its very tip, like a sudden crown, a glorious flower suddenly opened in bloom. Never had the desert known such a blossom. Its fragrance perfumed the air far and wide and brought happiness to all passing by. The butterflies paused to admire its beauty, and that night even the moon smiled when it rose to find such a treasure.

The cactus heard a voice. "You have waited long," the Lord said. "The heart that seeks to do good reflects My glory, and will always bring something worthwhile to the world, something in which all can rejoice - even if for only a moment."

Author Unknown

TODAY’S WORD

ris·i·ble adjective

1. Relating to laughter or used in eliciting laughter. 2. Eliciting laughter; ludicrous. 3. Capable of laughing or inclined to laugh.

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Abide in My love.

John 15:9

When you abide somewhere, you live there. You grow familiar with the surroundings. You don’t pull in the driveway and ask, “Where is the garage?”

You don’t consult the blueprint to find the kitchen. To abide is to be at home. To abide in Christ’s love is to make his love your home. Not a roadside park or hotel room you occasionally visit, but your preferred dwelling. You rest in him. Eat in him. When thunder clasps, you step beneath his roof. His walls secure you from the winds. His fireplace warms you from the winters of life.

1 of 365 devotionals in Grace for the Moment, Volume 2

BY MAX LUCADO

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Asters, September's flowers, were once burned to ward off serpents.

TOMORROW AUTUMN IS HERE!

The autumnal equinox is defined as the point at which the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator from north to south. The celestial equator is the circle in the celestial sphere halfway between the celestial poles. It can be thought of as the plane of Earth's equator projected out onto the sphere. Another definition of fall is nights of below-freezing temperatures combined with days of temperatures below 70 degrees Fahrenheit. The word equinox means "equal night"; night and day are the same length of time. The spring equinox is in late March. In addition to the equal hours of daylight and darkness, the equinoxes are times when the Sun's apparent motion undergoes the most rapid change. Around the time of the equinoxes, variations in the position on the horizon where the Sun rises and sets can be noticed from one day to the next by alert observers.

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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