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APRIL 15TH, 2007

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

Thomas Jefferson

TODAY’S ACTION

Give yourself fully to your endeavors

TODAY’S QUOTE

If dandelions were hard to grow, they would be most welcome on any lawn.

Andrew Mason

HAPPY SUNDAY

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DS#2

May the dear Lord bless you today and always !

It’s our Family Feast Day!

Hopefully everyone isn’t tired of hardboiled eggs yet. DD is coloring some for our Easter Egg hunt for the grand’babes’ and I know they’ll need some help in eating them. Their favorite eggs are the plastic ones with chocolate candies inside.

I’m off to church as always this morning – let the celebration begin !

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…ART HISTORY DAY

What do you call art? There are so many answers, you can't be wrong. Anything visual - starting with the primitive drawings of cavemen. Traditional paintings, decorative arts and crafts, architecture, landscape design, photography, film, commercial design. Find your favorite art form, artist or painting - or just browse around.

Art History on the Web http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is usually Income Tax Pay Day, but not this year. Since April 15 falls on a weekend, Income Tax Pay Day is Monday, April 16.

Today is National Fast Food Day.

Today is National Auctioneers Day

Today is National Glazed Ham Day.

National Coin Week, National Library Week, and National Volunteer Week begin today.

2348 BC: According to Archbishop Usher, Noah’s Ark landed on Mount Ararat near the modern borders of Turkey, Armenia, and Iran. The natives call Ararat "the Painful Mountain" because its sudden storms, avalanches, and shifting glaciers make it almost impossible to climb.

1852: The first screw-top bottles were patented in Paris, France.

1923 - Insulin became available for general use on this day. It was first discovered in 1922. Today, insulin is used daily in the treatment of diabetes.

1934: Comic strip wife Blondie Bumstead gave birth to Alexander. She called him "Baby Dumpling."

1955 This is the anniversary of McDonald’s. Ray Kroc opened the first McDonald’s -- in Des Plaines, IL. Kroc began his career by selling milk shake machines. Among his first customers were the McDonald brothers from Southern California. After selling them several machines and watching the efficiency of their drive-in restaurant, Kroc bought the rights to market the brothers’ good fortune and hired them to work for him. On his first day of business, sales of 15-cent hamburgers and 10-cent French fries totaled $366.12. Thirty years later, McDonald’s grossed a whopping $8.6 billion annually. Have a Big Mac today! You deserve a break.

1957: Sun Records in Memphis released "Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On" by Jerry Lee Lewis. It would top the pop, country, and rhythm & blues music charts

TODAY’S SMILE

Okay, maybe this isn't REALLY what happened, but I think it's funny nevertheless:)

On the very first day, God created the cow. He said to the cow, "Today I have created you! As a cow, you must go to the field with the farmer all day long. You will work all day under the sun! I will give you a life span of 50 years.."

The cow objected, "What? This kind of tough life you want me to live for 50 years? Let me have 20 years, and the 30 years I'll give back to you." So God agreed.

On the second day, God created the dog. God said to the dog, "What you are supposed to do is to sit all day by the door of your house. Any people that come in, you will have to bark at them! I'll give a life span of 20 years." The dog objected, "What? All day long to sit by the door? No way! I give you back my other 10 years of life!"

So God agreed. On the third day, God created the monkey. He said to the monkey, "Monkeys have to entertain people. You've got to make them laugh and do monkey tricks. I'll give you 20 years life span." The monkey objected. "What? Make them laugh? Do monkey faces and tricks? Ten years will do, and the other 10 years I'll give you back."

So God agreed. On the fourth day, God created man and said to him, "Your job is to sleep, eat, and play. You will enjoy very much in your life. All you need to do is to enjoy and do nothing. This kind of life, I'll give you a 20 year life span." The man objected. "What? Such a good life! Eat, play, sleep, do nothing? Enjoy the best and you expect me to live only for 20 years? No way, man!....Why don't we make a deal?

Since the cow gave you back 30 years, and the dog gave you back 10 years and the monkey gave you back 10 years, I will take them from you! That makes my life span 70 years, right?" So God agreed.

AND THAT'S WHY.... In our first 20 years, we eat, sleep, play, enjoy the best and do nothing much. For the next 30 years, we work all day long, suffer and get to support the family.

For the next 10 years, we entertain our grandchildren by making monkey faces and monkey tricks.

And for the last 10 years, we stay at home, sit by the front door and bark at people!

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. -Proverbs 3:1

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TODAY’S WORD

overweening \oh-ver-WEE-ning\ adjective

1 : arrogant, presumptuous 2 : immoderate, exaggerated

Also "overween," a term for thinking too highly of your own opinion.

The overweening ambition of the novel's principal character eventually leads to his downfall

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead.

John 21:14

Truth is truth even if it doesn’t seem to affect our lives directly. But the truth that God gives us in the Bible not only opens heaven’s door for us, it also changes our lives. If we really believe Jesus rose again, that belief mandates a change of life. Peter’s life was turned upside-down after he saw the resurrected Christ.

Ask God what He wants to do in you, and then cooperate with Him in that change

Our Daily Bread http://www.rbc.org/odb

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

If you plant your Easter lily outdoors after the danger of frost has passed, you may coax another season's bloom.

67 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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