BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR APRIL 30TH , 2007

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

APRIL 30th, 2007

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.

Chinese Proverb

TODAY’S ACTION

Boost someone’s spirit, and you will raise yours as well.

TODAY’S QUOTE

I've started an exercise program. I do 20 sit-ups each morning. That may not sound like a lot, but you can only hit that snooze button so many times.

Author Unknown

HAPPY MONDAY

AND

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR SUNSHINE BOY !

May the dear Lord bless you today and always ! With a large family it seems that we are always celebrating something. Yesterday was the party at DS#3’s house and today another grand’babes’ birthday !

I cannot be at all of their celebrations, but I try to make it a point to remember each one in a special way. I’ve put up some pictures in my ‘Good Morning Sunshine Journal’ for Monday morning if you want to take a look.

Just click on the link that is always at the bottom of this e-mail

This morning I’ve got that good cup of morning coffee finished and must be off to work once more !

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.

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God, I thank You for today, for the ways You will bless me, and for the ways that I will serve others in Your name

TODAY IS…Yo Yo DAY

Yo-yos may be the world's oldest toys. 3,000 year old stone yo-yos have been found in Greece, and ivory yo-yos were made in China about 1000 B.C. Popular with the French royal court and in Victorian England, they came to the U.S. with the emigrants. Three presidents (Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon) publicly displayed their skill - and in 1992, a yo-yo went into space with astronaut Jeffry Hoffman on the space shuttle Atlantis.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Tax Freedom Day, two days later than last year, when the average American has to work in 2007 to pay federal, state, and local taxes. Your state may vary

Today is National Oatmeal Cookie Day.

Today is Love Your Lawn Day.

1789: George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States. Taking office in New York.

1803: The United States more than doubled its land area with the Louisiana purchase. It obtained all French territory west of the Mississippi River for $15 Million.

1900: Hawaii was organized as a US territory.

1938: That wascally wabbit Bugs Bunny first appeared on screen in the cartoon "Porky's Hare Hunt," directed by "Bugs" Hardaway for Warner Brothers. Mel Blanc, who did Bugs’ voice, was allergic to carrots.

1945: The debut of "Queen for a Day" was heard on Mutual Radio. The opening line "How would YOU like to be queen for a day?" was delivered by host Jack Bailey. The first "Queen": Mrs. Evelyn Lane.

1952: The first toy was advertised on television—Mr. Potato Head.

1964: The FCC ruled that all TV receivers should be equipped to receive both VHF (channels 2-13) and the new UHF (channels 14-83).

TODAY’S SMILE

The story is told of two polite people who were having dinner together. On the table there was a dish with one big piece of fish and one small piece of fish.

They politely said to each other: "You may choose first." "No, you may choose first." This went on for a while. Then the first person said, "OK, I'll take first." And he took the BIG piece of fish.

The second person said, "Why did you take the big piece? That's not polite!" The first person said, "Which piece would *you* have taken?" The second person replied, "Why, I would have taken the SMALL piece, of course."

The first person said, "Well, that's what you have now!"

Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.

Chinese proverb

TODAY’S WORD

redoubtable (re-DOU-tuh-buhl) adjective

Arousing fear or awe; evoking respect or honor.

Redoubtable ultimately derives from Indo-European root dwo-, meaning two. A person of two minds about something is in doubt or dubious. The uncertainty of doubt can give rise to fear, even dread. Thus, a redoubtable person is to be feared, or at least respected

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided his property between them. "Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and ....

Luke 15:11-13

That last sentence represents every parent's worst nightmare. God placed this precious little child in your care while you were still learning to take care of yourself. You did your best to teach him what is right and wrong. You gave him the gift of love. You nurtured him as best you could. You sheltered him from danger as much as possible. You provided him with every reasonable advantage that you could afford.

You did everything, at least everything you knew to do, to prepare your child to be independent, strong, a person of character, and to live out the plan God had in mind from the miraculous conception of your son.

Is there a more helpless moment for a parent? Is there any greater pain that what a parent feels for their children when they hurt ... or worse than hurt?

Father, thank You for trusting us to love and protect these gifts from you for as long as we are granted that opportunity. When they reach the age that they get together all they have and set off for a distant country, help us to have the courage to let them go. And I thank You for the assurance that You will always go with them and will always be there for them.

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Never give a knife as a housewarming present, or your new neighbor will become an enemy.

52 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER !

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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