BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR FINALLY FRIDAY, APRIL 13TH, 2007

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

APRIL 13th, 2007

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Memories are priceless possessions

That time can never destroy,

For it is in happy remembrance

The heart finds its greatest joy.

Helen Steiner Rice

TODAY’S ACTION

Give your joy to others and it will come back to you.

TODAY’S QUOTE

Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.

H. Jackson Browne

HAPPY FINALLY FRIDAY

Brrr Chill ! The winds brought in some cooler weather by the end of yesterday. Our warm spell was very brief and almost non-existent. It said it was 40 out, but with the wind it felt like 29 degrees.

Today we should go up to 46 and may even see some sunshine. Both of my bosses did call in yesterday, each of them asking me to do something for them. Today will be another long 10 hour one…we’ll see what they come up with today.

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.

25 WORDS

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…RUBBER ERASER DAY

Yes, we all make mistakes, so erasers are good. But, they weren't always called erasers. They were originally called "rubbers" because the tree resin used to make them "rubbed out" marks made by pencils - and they are still called "rubbers" in Great Britain today. The first patent for attaching an eraser to a pencil was issued in 1858, but many pencils are still sold without erasers. None of them are at my house.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Friday the 13th, some say an unlucky day. Others says it's a lucky day.

Dimestore Day - Celebrate Frank Woolworth's birthday in 1852 by shopping for bargains

First J. C. Penney store (1902) - The first J. C. Penney's opened in Kemmerer, Wyoming

Today is Blame Somebody Else Day, always on the first Friday the 13 of each year

Today is National Peach Cobbler Day

1743 Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday. born in Shadwell, Virginia, Jefferson was the third president of the United States and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.

1899: Alfred Butts was born. While unemployed during the Depression, he invented a crossword-puzzle game called Scrabble. Twenty years later, in 1952, Macy’s became interested and a manufacturer offered Butts three cents a game for the rights to mass produce Scrabble. He took it. Of his three-cents worth, Butts said, “One third went to taxes. I gave one third away, and the other third enabled me to have an enjoyable life.”

1959 USAF launches Discoverer II into polar orbit

TODAY’SSMILE

Candu

A turtle named Candu climbed a TALL white mountain and placed a green flag on its ground. Then Candu returned to his home, the seaside, where he invited other turtles to climb the mountain and see the wonderful view alongside the flag.

But none of the turtles wanted to go to the mountain. "Then I will bring the mountain to you," yelled Candu. One turtle said, "Ask the mountain if it knows any shortcuts back to the seaside," as the other turtles laughed.

Candu was a determined turtle and climbed back up the tall white mountain. He picked up the flag and tossed it down the mountain's side where it hit a pebble, which hit another pebble, which hit a rock, which hit other rocks, until the whole mountain came down and headed straight for the seaside.

The turtles quickly stuck their heads into their shells as the rocks harmlessly bounced off their covers. After a few frightening minutes, one by one the turtles stuck their heads out of their shells and were amazed to see a tall white mountain on the sand. And looking up, they saw Candu standing on top of the mountain with the green flag once more placed on the ground.

Candu chuckled at the turtles as he said... "Never underestimate someone's ability to obtain their Goal ."

TODAY’S LINK

Do you know where Slovakia is? How about Guatemala, or Bhutan or Kyrgyzstan or Lesotho? Could you find Iraq on a map of the Middle East? Could you find Kansas on a US Map? Here is a chance to test your knowledge of geography? It is also a good way to learn your geography because the hint button provides a map of the test area. For fun studying and testing yourself on geography, visit: http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/index.html

TODAY’S WORD

res·o·lute adjective.

Firm or determined; unwavering

Carlotta's chin jutted out the way it did when she became resolute.

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Teach us to number our days and recognize how few they are; help us to spend them as we should.

Psalm 90:12

We look at our calendar and are amazed to find that a fourth of the year has already gone by. It is hard to believe that so much time has passed

The psalmist who wrote today's scripture recognized the short length of time we have on earth

No matter how young or how old we are, we have a choice between wasting our time on foolishness or using wisdom in planning our days. Prayerful living enables you to learn from the past, trust God for the future and wisely make use of the present time.

http://www.dailyguideposts.com

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Bustle in the anthills and noisy chickens foretell rain

69 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER !

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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