BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR 'FINALLY ' FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

DECEMBER 15TH,2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

If you judge people , you have no time to love them.

Mother Teresa

TODAY’S ACTION

Don't waste energy in the wrong areas on the wrong things.

TODAY’S QUOTE

Fail not to call to mind, in the course of the twenty-fifth of this month, that the Divinest Heart that ever walked the earth was born on that day; and then smile and enjoy yourselves for the rest of it; for mirth is also of Heaven's making.

Leigh Hunt

HAPPY FRIDAY

Here we are the end of another week. This is my last weekend to get it all ready for Christmas.

On Monday I have to put my gifts in the mail for those out of town that won’t be home for Christmas. I have lots of wrapping and cleaning to do so once again I’ll be burning the midnight oil trying to get it all done.

Next Saturday is our Family Feast unless we get snowed out. It will happen whether I’m ready or not !

It always does!

Have a great day all ! 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…BILL OF RIGHTS DAY

A Presidential Proclamation to honor the first 10 Amendments Of The Constitution of the United States. Need to refresh your memory?

Read the Bill of Rights

http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/funddocs/billeng.htm

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Trivial Pursuit Day, honoring Canadians Chris Haney and Scott Abbott, who created the game on this date in 1979.

Today is National Lemon Cupcake Day

Halcyon Days begin today, a two-week period of calm and tranquility, dating to ancient times when the fabled halcyon bird calmed the wind and waves

Hanukkah begins at sunset on December 15.

1791: The first ten amendments to the US Constitution -- the Bill of Rights -- went into effect following ratification by Virginia.

1938: Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Jefferson Memorial took place in Washington DC.

1939: The motion picture "Gone With the Wind" had its world premiere in Atlanta

1939: Nylon yarn was sold to hosiery mills to make women’s stockings; marking the first use of commercial yarn for apparel. The DuPont product enabled a record number of ladies’ hose to go on sale for the first time in May, 1940. And it all started in nylon’s hometown: Wilmington, Delaware.

1950: A 221-foot Douglas fir, the tallest cut Christmas tree on record, was hoisted at the Northgate Shopping Center in Seattle

1954: "Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter" was featured on Walt Disney’s TV series for the first time. Crockett was played by Fess Parker. It wasn’t longbefore the Davy Crockett craze brought a new number one song to the pop music charts. "Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier."

2004: Telecommunications giants Sprint Corporation and Nextel Communications announced a $35 billion merger.

TODAY’S CHRISTMAS TRIVIA

Question: What beloved Christmas song by Irving Berlin was introduced by Bing Crosby in the 1942 movie Holiday Inn?

Answer: "White Christmas"

TODAY’S SMILE

One of the most appealing Christmas stories is that of Amal and the Night Visitors. You will remember that it is in an operatic setting by Menotti.

The three wise men are on the way to Bethlehem, and they come to the home of a poor woman who has a little boy named Amal. Amal is crippled; he could not walk without a crutch.

One evening their humdrum existence was interrupted by a loud knocking at their door, and his mother said to Amal, "Go see who is at the door." He went, and he came back and said, "Momma, a king is there."

She lashed him with her tongue for exaggerating so much and sent him back to the door, and he came back the second time. He said, "There are two kings out there."

He was in big trouble by then. So for a third time she sent him to the door, and he said, "Momma, there are three kings out there." Eventually, after all kinds of conversation, the three wise men came in, and she was impressed with them, particularly with the gold they carried.

She tried to steal some of that, but in all the uproar of her attempted theft, one of the wise men said to her, noticing her plight of need, "You can keep the gold. The babe we are going to worship does not need it."

But she was caught up in the spirit of generosity by then, so she said, "I would never keep that gold. Take it to the baby king, and if I had anything to send myself, I would do it."

Then comes the most poignant moment of Amal and the Night Visitors. Amal, sensing what was happening all around him, sensing he had nothing at all to send but wanting to send something, decided, "I will send my crutch."

The one thing that was indispensable to him, he was going to give away. So he lifted up his crutch and gave it to the wise men. He gave what he had; he gave it personally; he gave it completely.

And then a miracle occurred. His mother noticed first that he could walk now. He could stand alone. He was healed. He did not limp anymore.

"Light and life to all he brings, risen with healing in his wings"--it's true.

W. Frank Harrington, "The Love That Brought Him,"

TODAY’S LINK

A CHRISTMAS CARD FOR YOU

http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=2650116229

TODAY’S CHRISTMAS WORD AND PHRASES

SHOPPING DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS

American retailer H. Gordon Selfridge (1856-1947) coined this expression - " __ shopping days until Christmas" while working for Marshall Field & Co. in Chicago. Later he coined the slogan "the customer is always right" when he opened Selfridge's in London

TODAY’S REFLECTION

The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 2:11

When Jesus was an infant, He received adoration and honor. He was adored by shepherds who left their flocks in the fields to worship a baby in a manger. Why? Because He was the King of kings.

Isaiah prophesied long ago that His name would be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace

Jesus was no ordinary baby. He truly was the King of all kings!

From Our Daily Bread

http://www.rbc.org

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Gratitude preserves old friendships and procures new

6 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 !!!

MY HOMEPAGE