BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

0CTOBER 26TH, 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer.

Mother Teresa

TODAY’S ACTION

First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, "I believe," three times.

TODAY’S QUOTE

To know how to grow old is the masterwork of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.

Henri Frederic Amiel

HAPPY WEDNESDAY

We missed the snow on Tuesday, it went way east of us. You won’t hear me crying about that one. A little snow on Christmas is all we really need. I know there are lots of you out there that would disagree with me, especially my children , but the older I get , the more I dislike it. I guess it would be fine if I could stay in and not have to go out in it, but I do.

The rest of the week our temps will be up in the 40’s so it’ll be too warm to snow!

Take good care all !

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

TODAY IS…TRICK OR TREAT DAY

Trick or-Treating started in 9th century European with a custom called "souling". On November 2, All Souls Day, people would walk from village to village begging for "soul cakes". These were square pieces of bread with currants. And for every soul cake the beggars got, they said a prayer for the dead relatives of the donors. Today, Trick or Treating is just for fun. And most children say their favorite Trick or Treat candy is either chocolate or gum.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Greasy Foods Day.

1825: The Erie Canal, America's first man-made waterway, was opened, linking the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.

1870 Postcards 1st used in US

1924 1st appearance of Little Orphan Annie comic strip

1960 1st electronic wrist watch placed on sale, NYC

1962: American author John Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature

TODAY’S SMILE

ANTS

(Author Unknown)

Brenda was a young woman that wanted to learn to rock climb. Although she was terribly afraid, she went with a group and they faced this tremendous cliff of rock that was practically perpendicular.

In spite of her fear, she put on the gear and took hold of the rope and started up the face of that rock. Well, she got to a ledge where she could take a breather. As she was hanging on there, whoever was holding the rope up at the top of the cliff made a mistake and snapped the rope against Brenda's eye and knocked out her contact lens.

You know how tiny contact lenses are and how almost impossible to find. Well, here she is on a rock ledge, with who knows how many hundreds of feet behind and hundreds of feet above her. Of course, she looked and looked and looked, hoping that she would be able to find that contact lens.

Here she was, very far from home. Her sight was now blurry. She was very upset by the fact that she wouldn't be anywhere near a place where she could get a new contact lens. And she prayed that the Lord would help her to find it.

Well, her last hope was that perhaps when she got to the top of the cliff, one of the girls that was up there on the top might be able to find her contact lens in the corner of her eye. When she got to the top, a friend examined her eye. There was no contact lens to be found.

She sat down with the rest of the party, waiting for the rest of them to come up the face of the cliff. She looked out across range after range of mountains, thinking of that Bible verse that says, "The eyes of the Lord run to and from throughout the whole earth."

She thought, "Lord, You can see all these mountains. You know every single stone and leaf that's on those mountains and You know exactly where my contact lens is."

Finally, the time came when it was time to go down. They walked down the trail to the bottom. Just as they got there, there was a new party of rock climbers coming along. As one of them started up the face of the cliff, she shouted out, "Hey, you guys! Anybody lose a contact lens?"

Well, that would be startling enough, wouldn't it? She had found the contact lens! But you know why she saw it? An ant was carrying that contact lens so that it was moving slowly across the face of the rock.

What does that tell you about the God of the universe? Is He in charge of the tiniest things? Do ants matter to Him? Of course they do. He made them. He designed them.

Brenda told me that her father is a cartoonist. When she told him this incredible story, he drew a picture of that ant lugging that contact lens with the words "Lord, I don't know why You want me to carry this thing. I can't eat it and it's awfully heavy. But if this is what You want me to do, I'll carry it for You."

If God is in charge of the ants, don't you think He cares about you and me? I guess Solomon was right. One could learn a valuable lesson from that ant - TRUST IN GOD!

We could probably all say a little more often, "God, I don't know why you want me to carry this load. I see no good in it and it's awfully heavy. Still, if you want me to, I'll carry it for You."

TODAY’S WORD

pro·pi·tious adjective

1. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious. See Synonym favorable.

2. Kindly; gracious.

TODAY’S REFLECTION

I kept my faith, even when I said, I am greatly afflicted

Psalms 116:10

We have two choices in dealing with the unexpected. We can become bitter, or we can allow the unexpected to enrich our lives.

I would not have been able to handle all the ups and downs in my life with out God's love working in me. So, we must nurture our faith--no matter how much we have.

Whether we have lots of faith or only a tiny bit, we must nurture it.

From Daily Devotions

http://www.devotions.net

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Gnats in October are a sign of long fair weather.

57 DAYS TIL WINTER !

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’