BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7,2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

DECEMBER 7TH, 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.

Eric Hoffer

TODAY’S ACTION

Be gracious and appreciate the gifts that come to those around you.

TODAY’S QUOTE

The parent who gets down on the floor to play with a child on Christmas Day is usually doing a most remarkable thing -- something seldom repeated during the rest of the year. These are, after all, busy parents committed to their work or their success in the larger society, and they do not have much left-over time in which to play with their children.

Brian Sutton-Smith

HAPPY THURSDAY!

Well today we are supposed to see ‘significant ‘ snow fall . (They say it could be a foot of snow) Oh, I won’t mind if it bypasses us, but it doesn’t sound too hopeful I’m supposed to go out to the Ladies Bible Study Christmas Dinner this evening with my ‘Old Camping Buddy’. So I’ll be praying the weather doesn’t get too bad and that it isn’t cancelled.

Unless I’m going to work, I don’t go out on snow covered slippery roads. I do have to work so that means I’ll go, if I can get out of the driveway, which is ‘significant ‘ in itself.

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.

TODAY IS…REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR DAY

Honoring our World War II Veterans on Pearl Harbor Day...

At dawn on Sunday, December 7, 1941, naval aviation forces of the Empire of Japan attacked the United States Pacific Fleet center at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

LINK TO PEARL HARBOR REMEMBERED

http://my.execpc.com/~dschaaf/mainmenu.html

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Cotton Candy Day

1842: The New York Philharmonic gave its first concert.

1926: Electrolux Servel patented the first household refrigerator. It was powered by natural gas.

1941: The fictional TV radio station WKRP In Cincinnati supposedly first signed on the air just as Pearl Harbor was being bombed.

1952 - My Little Margie, starring Gale Storm and Charles Farrell, made its debut on CBS radio. The TV version of the popular show had begun on June 16, 1952. My Little Margie stayed on radio for three years. Miss Storm got a show of her own called The Gale Storm Show. She also recorded several hit songs, including I Hear You Knocking and Ivory Tower between 1955-57

TODAY’S CHRISTMAS TRIVIA

Question: Cowboy singer Gene Autry introduced what luminous animal to American Christmas?

Answer: Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, of course

TODAY’S SMILE

Top 10 Reasons Why Santa is a Network

10. Santa is magical, dresses funny, and is a little off in the head.

9. Santa laughs entirely too much.

8. Little elves do all the hard work while Santa takes all the credit.

7. If Santa doesn't come through, a lot of people will feel miserable.

6. Santa seldom answers your mail or phone calls.

5. He knows if you've been bad or good.

4. Santa doesn't care about your deadlines.

3. Nobody knows who Santa has to answer to for his actions.

2. Santa thinks nothing of breaking into your $HOME.

1. Only a lunatic says bad things about Santa in his presence.

Author Unknown

joy

grace

hope - love faith -

peace honor - purity courage -

loyalty goodness - prudence sympathy -

humility fortitude - temperance brotherhood -

cooperation

and

God

love

~~Unknown.~~

Christmas is a time of love,

A time of joy and cheer.

Christmas is a peaceful time,

That wondrous time of year.

A time of faith, a time of hope,

Of friendships much more true;

Christmas is a joyous time

When love shall come to you.

Christmas is a little child.

It's tinsel shining bright,

Frosted windows, snowy lanes,

Candles in the night.

It's Santa Claus and dreams come true,

So much that gladness sees;

It's holly wreaths and silver bells

And star-tipped Christmas trees.

Christmas is a place called home--

A door thrown open wide;

A crackling fire all aglow

And loving hearts inside.

It's happy faces, shining eyes,

Soft music in the air;

It's tissue, ribbon, cards to write

And secrets everywhere.

Christmas is a lighted church--

The very nicest part,

Believing in a special way

A prayer that fills your heart.

It's friendliness so much more real,

A blessing from above;

Christmas is the special time

We greet the folks we love.

~ Author Unknown ~

TODAY’S ‘CHRISTMAS’ WORD

Shepherd

Shep herd / noun

1. Somebody tending sheep

2. Someboday providing guidance

TODAY’S LINK

Get Your Naughty or Nice Certificate here !

http://www.christmassantaclaus.com/naughty_nice.asp

(Mine says I’m ‘nice’ )

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Jesus said to his disciples: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. “Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. And everyone who listens to these words of mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined.”

Matthew 7:21, 24-27

Of course we all want to be like the wise man who builds his house on rock: solid goals, clear sense of direction, eyes on the prize. But how easy it is to get lost along the way, to become drenched in the consumerism that can so easily seize us at this time of year! Search your soul today for signs of crumbling foundations, and begin any repair work that is needed.

From The Word Among Us http://www.wau.org/meditations/meditations.asp

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

The wise understand half a word.

14 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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