ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
JULY 3rd, 2007
TODAY'S THOUGHT
Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.
Sam Ewing
TODAY’S ACTION
Today get to know God better. Everyone is made in the image of God. The more you reach out to know people, the more you learn of God.
TODAY’S QUOTE
God is like a mirror. The mirror never changes, but everybody who looks at it sees something different.
Rabbi Harold Kushner
HAPPY TUESDAY!
Yesterday wasn’t bad at all and today should go pretty fast as it’s Payroll Day at work. One day early because of the holiday tomorrow. I’ll be off Wednesday and then back to work for only 2 days. I like these short work weeks.
I received a prayer request from my friend who’s great grand daughter we prayed for awhile back. The great grand daughter is now 4 months old and has been in the hospital since she was born. She’s now in critical condition, so please keep Alana in your prayers.
The weather has been holding in the 70’s during the day and the 50’s at night. But today it’s supposed to heat up with a chance of thunderstorms come evening.
Our 4th of July fire works may be rained out too…we’ll see !
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… EAT BEANS DAY
Beans are just as important as fruits and vegetables in your plan for good nutrition. They are full of "anti-aging" agents (antioxidants), plus lots of other vitamins and minerals. And, if that isn't enough to convince you... there are a ton of ways to prepare them and they taste really great!
CALICO BEANS
1 16-oz can pork 'n beans
1 16-oz can kidney beans
1 16-oz can lima beans (or butter beans)
6 slices of bacon
1/2 lb ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1/2 cup ketchup
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon dry mustard
2 teaspoons vinegar
1. Fry 6 slices of bacon; drain and crumble. Save this for the topping. Brown the meat in the bacon grease. Add the chopped onion to the meat and saute. Drain off any remaining water or grease.
2. In a large bowl, mix the ketchup, salt, brown sugar, dry mustard and vinegar to make a sauce. Add the meat and onions. Mix well.
3. Drain some of the liquid from each can of beans, but leave enough so the beans won't go dry during baking. Stir the 3 cans of beans into the meat and sauce mixture. Pour into a casserol dish and top with the bacon crumbs.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes. Your baking time will depend on the depth of your baking dish. Use the shorter time for a shallow dish so the beans don't get dry.
TODAY’S TRIVIA
Dog Days begin today. Traditionally, the hottest 40 days of the year, blamed by our ancient ancestors on Sirius, the Dog Star. Dog Days are the 40 hottest days of summer when everybody feels hot and sticky and terrible and grumpy. Except air conditioning repairmen -- who can't get there until Friday because they're too busy getting rich.
Air Conditioning Appreciation Days begin today.
Today is National Chocolate Wafer Day.
1806 Michael Keens exhibits 1st cultivated strawberry
1890 Idaho admitted as 43rd US state
1922: Fruit Garden and Home magazine published its first issue. Two years later, the publication became Better Homes and Gardens.
1930 Veterans Administration created
TODAY’S SMILE
NAILS IN THE FENCE
There once was a little girl who had a bad temper. Her mother gave her a bag of nails and told her that every time she lost her temper, she must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.
The first day the girl had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as she learned to control her anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. She discovered it was easier to hold her temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
Finally the day came when the girl didn't lose her temper at all. She told her mother about it and the mother suggested that the girl now pull out one nail for each day that she was able to hold her temper.
The day passed and the young girl was finally able to tell her mother that all the nails were gone. The mother took her daughter by the hand and led her to the fence. She said, "You have done well, my daughter, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same.
When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one." You can put a knife in a person and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say "I'm sorry", the wound is still there.
A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.
What "holes" have you made recently? Some might be big and some might be small. Whatever they are, each hole that is made in anger makes life a little more ugly.
The next time you begin to feel angry, take a deep breath .... then, try to express yourself in a different way. In heated situations, I've learned to consciously shift my focus to my heart — and willing that the words I speak come right out of my heart ... not my head.
This approach has never failed to present the TRUTH with clarity and kindness.
ONE MORE…
Only great minds can read this This is weird, but interesting!
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TODAY’S LINK AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=1238131344620&source=jl999
TODAY’S WORD
ataraxia (at-uh-RAK-see-uh) also ataraxy, noun
A state of freedom from disturbance of mind.
[From Greek ataraktos (not disturbed), from tarassein (to disturb).]
Once ataraxia has been achieved, happiness cannot be augmented, either by more accomplishments or by a longer life.
TODAY’S REFLECTION
[Jesus said] But those who hear my words and do not put them into practice are like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation
Luke 6:49
If a brick house is beginning to crack, it's useless to reset the bricks until the foundation is repaired. And so it is with the family, if selfishness and immaturity are at the helm of that family.
If husband and wife are fighting, or the children are rebellious, the foundation has got to be repaired. Before there can be a cure for the family problems, the mom and the dad in that home have to be solid or repaired.
There's no problem too big to overcome in a family if the foundation of personal integrity is found in mom and dad ... an integrity built on the character of Jesus that models unselfishness, sacrifice, and servanthood.
Builders can make an unstable house look classy ... for awhile. But eventually a house without a strong foundation is going to fall. So let's make life work a little better today -- examine the foundational values of your family and bring them into line with Jesus.
TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Just in time for Independence Day, the Old Farmer's Almanac comes up with this advice:
"If you want to be safe on the Fourth, don't buy a fifth on the Third."
I'll second that.
81 DAYS UNTIL AUTUMN!
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 !!!
MA
MY HOMEPAGE
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