BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 7TH, 2007

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

APRIL 7TH, 2007

TODAY'S THOUGHT

There is in every person a normal desire for a feeling of self-importance.

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

TODAY’S ACTION

Don't deflate people. Build them up and they will love you for it.

TODAY’S QUOTE

Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life.

S.D. Gordon

HAPPY SATURDAY

nd Happy Birthday to our Dino Boy

May the dear Lord bless you today and always !

Well I did get the correct (#7) birthday card out to my grandson on Thursday. I don’t know if it got there on time, but it is in the mail.

Just when I thought that all was about ready for Easter, I found out that DS#3 and his family cannot make our family celebration so now I have their Easter baskets to get in the mail also. Of course it’s too late to get it to them on time, but on Monday, it too will be in the mail.

I really need to take out stock in the post office. They certainly help this long distance grand’ma’ out a lot.

I had a great afternoon with DS#5 and his wife. We visited the craft store which had everything from A-Z and made a few purchases. I think we were there at least 2 hours. Then we went to Sam’s Club which was also a lot of walking and then went to supper , which was a welcome relief after all the walking. Needless to say nothing else gotdone at my house the rest of the evening.

I’m off to my Dad’s as usual 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…HAM RADIO DAY

Amateur radio is a community of people that use radio transmitters and receivers to talk to each other. They are called ham radio operators or just "hams." (The origin of this nickname is lost, so nobody knows why.) But, it's more than just a high-tech hobby. Normal means of communication are often lost during floods, hurricanes or earthquakes. Hams are always ready to use their radios for emergency services and help.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

I've Got the Blues Day - Celebrate the birthday of Billie Holiday by singing the blues.

World Health Day - The World Hea1th Organization was founded by the United Nations in 1948 to prevent disease.

Today is Buy Some New Socks Day. Go ahead, you’re worth it.

Today is National Tater Day.

1943: The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!" opened on Broadway.

1949: The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "South Pacific" opened on Broadway.The musical was based on the book tales of the South Pacific by James Michener. It ran for 1,925 performances and starred Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza.

1963: Jack Nicklaus became the youngest golfer to win the "Green Jacket" at the Master's Tournament." The "Golden Bear" earned the win at one of golf's premier events at the age of 23.

1970 - John Wayne, a movie veteran of over 200 films, won his first and only Oscar. The Duke earned an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in True Grit

Sun rise: 7:00 AM, set: 7:58 PM

TODAY’S SMILE

Two cowboy friends, Wally and Dallas, each bought a horse one summer. They enjoyed riding around and doing the things that cowboys do. When winter came, however, they did not want to pay to have their horses stabled for the winter. Instead, they decided to release them in a pasture and get them in the spring.

Wally noticed a problem however, and he asked Dallas, "How will we know which horse is which when we pick them up?" Dallas answered, "Well, I've been thinking about that, and I have the answer! We'll cut the mane off of my horse and we'll cut the tail off of yours. That way, we'll know which horse belongs to you and which belongs to me."

That seemed like a great plan, and so after the trimmings, the horses were released into the pasture. When spring came around, Wally and Dallas came to get their horses, only to discover that the mane and tail had grown back during the winter.

"Dallas, since the mane and tail have grown back, how do we know which is yours and which is mine?" Wally asked. Dallas responded, "Well, I guess you'll have to take the black one and I'll take the white one."

How do others identify you?

Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. -Matthew 7:16

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TODAY’S WORD

percolate (transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun)

[PUR-kah-layt']

transitive verb 1. to cause to pass through a permeable substance, especially to extract a soluble constituent; to filter

2. to pass slowly through: "You have to marinate it overnight if you want the sauce to percolate the meat."

3. to prepare (coffee) in a percolator intransitive verb 4. to pass through a permeable substance or filter

5. to become lively or energetic

6. to spread gradually; 'allow the sunlight to percolate into the house'

noun 7. a liquid that has been percolated or a product of percolation

additional noun form: percolation

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Each of us is an original.

Galatians 5:26

Can an acorn become a rose, a whale fly like a bird, or lead become gold? Absolutely not. You cannot be anything you want to be. But you can be everything God wants you to be.

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Happiness is a by-product. You can not pursue it by itself.

Samuel Levenson

75 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 !!!

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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