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ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

NOVEMBER 11TH, 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Searching for that big happy moment in life, how many special little moments we let pass us by?

Anonymous

TODAY’S ACTION

Today give someone a piece of your time, wrapped with understanding and compassion. These are gifts that money can’t buy.

TODAY’S QUOTE

One of the deepest impulses is the impulse to record, to scratch a drawing on something, to etch a name on a tree, to rub a stone off a wall or to keep a diary. This instinct of recording the present into the past is the very basis of civilization

John Chapman

HAPPY SATURDAY

Today is going to be a busy one. DS#6 and his wife are in town as she had an orthodontist appointment this morning and after that, they are coming by to get me and DS#5 and we are going to visit DS#3 and his family. That means I’ll finally get to meet ‘The Pumpkin’.

Then we’ll be coming home in time to go out to my Dad’s for the usual Saturday evening visit, so needless to say not a lot is getting done at my house today. Visiting with family is more important than house work anyway!

Hope you 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.

TODAY IS…ONES DAY

Celebrating the six ones – 11th hour of this the 11th day of the 11th month day This is Armistice Day or Remembrance Day or Veterans Day or Victory Day or World War I Memorial Day. The name of this special day may be different in different places throughout many nations; but its significance is the same. It was on this day at 11 a.m. in 1918 that World War I ceased.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Veterans Day in the U.S. and Remembrance day in Canada. It's also Original Poppy Day.

Today is Y.M.C.A. Day. The Village People’s "Y.M.C.A" entered Billboard’s Hot 100 on this date in 1978 and reached #2.

1918: Fighting in World War One came to an end with the signing of an armistice between the Allies and Germany.

1921: President Harding dedicated the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

1939: Kate Smith first sang Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" on network radio.

1940: Willys Motors introduced the first Jeep . The name came from the initials "G-P" in "General Purpose" vehicle.

1972: The US Army turned over its base at Long Bihn to the South Vietnamese army, symbolizing the end of direct US military involvement in the Vietnam War.

1993: A bronze statue honoring the more than eleven-thousand American women who'd served in the Vietnam War was dedicated in Washington DC.

2002: Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates pledged $100 million to fight AIDS in India.

TODAY’S SMILE

The new family in the neighborhood overslept, and their six-year-old daughter missed her school bus. The father, though late for work, had to drive her if she'd direct him to the school.

They rode several blocks before she told him to turn the first time, several more before she indicated another turn. This went on for 20 minutes - but when they finally reached the school, - it proved to be only a short distance from their home.

The father, much annoyed, asked his daughter why she'd led him around in such a circle.

The child explained, "That's the way the school bus goes, Daddy. It's the only way we know how to go to school.

(don’t we all take the long way around sometimes, just because it’s the only way we know)

TODAY’S WORD

per·func·to·ry adjective

1. Done routinely and with little interest or care: The operator answered the phone with a perfunctory greeting. 2. Acting with indifference; showing little interest or care.

TODAY’S REFLECTION

John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you chose for a time to enjoy his light.

John 5:35

Jesus called John the Baptist a lamp that burned and gave light. John was just a man who believed and trusted God. But God gave him an important role in God's scenario. You have an opportunity to be a lamp that burns and gives light. All you have to do is be available. God will guide you to light the way for others. And you will find that your way becomes brighter also

From Daily Guideposts

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

There is no better month in the year to cut wood than November.

40 DAYS UNTIL 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 !!!

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