BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 25TH, 2007

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JANUARY 25TH, 2007

TODAY'S THOUGHT

If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do not attempt to resolve it. Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for God to do) box. All situations will be resolved, but in His time, not yours

TODAY’S ACTION

Master the perception principle. Learn to know yourself. Know the real person deep within you.

TODAY’S QUOTE

Above all, be true to yourself, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it.

Hardy D. Jackson

HAPPY THURSDAY

When I went into the hospital to see my Dad last evening a doctor came in and spoke to all of us. Dad will have a pace maker put in and should be fine. Right now he is hooked up to a lot of wires and is being monitored . They didn’t know exactly when the surgery would be done, but will call my sister and let her know if it is scheduled for tomorrow.

My boss said I could have off when the surgery is, so I’ll be on call too. On the way home from the hospital the snow started falling. The are calling for 1 to 3 inches here and falling temps. I think by tonight it will be down to 12 degrees.

East of us will get more snow, and of course the hospital is east of us…Hopefully the roads will stay clear. I did get caught up on all my work just in case I have to miss today, we’ll see…

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…COOKIE LEGEND DAY

A woman asked to buy a cookie recipe at Neiman Marcus and was told it cost "two-fifty" She thought this meant $2.50. When she got her credit card bill, she found out it was $250.00. Outraged, she spread the recipe far and wide for sweet revenge. True story? Who knows - but it's a great chocolate chip cookie!

1 cup butter

1 cup white sugar

1 cup packed brown sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 1/2 cups rolled oats

1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

4 ounces milk chocolate, grated

1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs one at a time and mix well after each. Add the vanilla and mix well. Measure oatmeal into a blender or food processor, and then blend to a fine powder.

In a separate bowl, mix together flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder and baking soda.

Stir dry ingredients into creamed butter and sugar.

Add chocolate chips, grated chocolate and nuts.

Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 6 - 8 minutes.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Fluoride Day - In 1945, Grand Rapids, Michigan, was the first city to add fluoride to their drinking water

Today is National Kazoo Day.

Today is Mac Day, marking introduction of Apple's Macintosh computer on this day in 1984

1858: Mendelssohn’s "Wedding March" was presented for the first time, as the daughter of Queen Victoria married the Crown Prince of Prussia

1870 Soda fountain patented by Gustavus Dows

1937 Soap Opera "Guiding Light" premieres on NBC radio

1961 Walt Disney's "101 Dalmations" released

1964: The Beatles reached #1 on U.S. music charts with "I Want to Hold Your Hand."

TODAY’S SMILE

ALL I EVER NEED TO KNOW, LEARNED ON NOAH’S ARK

1. Don't miss the boat.

2. Don't forget that we're all in the same boat.

3. Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.

4. Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone might ask you do something REALLY big.

5. Don't listen to critics, just get on with what has to be done.

6. Build your future on high ground.

7. For safety's sake, travel in pairs.

8. Two heads are better than one.

9. Speed isn't always an advantage; the snails were on board with the cheetahs.

10. When you're stressed, float awhile.

11. Remember the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic was built by professionals.

12. Remember that woodpeckers inside are a larger threat than the storm outside.

13. No matter the storm, when you're on with God, there's a rainbow waiting.

Author Unknown

TODAY’S WORD

o·bei·sance noun

1. A gesture or movement of the body, such as a curtsy, that expresses deference or homage.

2. An attitude of deference or homage

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Eph 3:20-21

The prospects are as bright as the promises of God.

Adoniram Judson

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

When wrens are seen in winter, expect snow.

54 DAYS UNTIL SPRING !

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’