ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
OCTOBER 21ST, 2OO7
TODAY'S THOUGHT
Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.
George Sheehan
TODAY’S ACTION
Celebrate the unique gifts that you bring to the world
TODAY’S QUOTE
Our lives improve only when we take chances... and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves."
Walter Anderson
HAPPY SUNDAY !!
After a few cups of that good coffee I’ll be off to church as usual today. The weather man says it will be in the mid to upper 70’s. What a nice blessing for a Sunday! The sun will be shining too !
The rest of the week we’ll slowly be going down hill weather wise, but it is fall and in Northern Ohio that means cold weather is coming.
Our campers moved their campers to a different campground this weekend so I’m glad the weather was favorable for them. The new campground has more family oriented activities and that’s one of the reasons why they decided to move. It’s still in the area where they were. I’m hoping they send pictures out to see.
I will be having a campsite right along side them next Spring too. I’ve no camper yet, but I’ve got the sight reserved! That’s something to look forward too for sure!
My visit to the eye doctor went well and I’ll be getting new glasses later in the week. He did say that in about 10 years give or take, I’ll be a candidate for cataract surgery. Oh dear, another sign that I’m not as young as I used to be.
The report on the car was both bad and good, I need new struts in the rear of my car. The good part is it is not an emergency and the bad is it’s around $400.00
There are a few things on my calendar after work this week:
Tuesday evening we have the postponed dulcimer get together.
Wednesday I go to the dentist to finally get the remake of my partial And
Thursday after work I get a hair cut.
That’s the news from home as I know it.
Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !
TODAY’S PRAYERS
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…CARAMEL APPLE DAY
And just what can we say about this? One of America's Favorite Treats - and American Dentists, too!
CROCKPOT CARAMEL APPLES
2 pk caramels (14oz each) 1/4 c water
8 medium apples
8 popcicle sticks
In your crockpot, combine the caramels and water. Cover and cook on high for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring frequently. Wash and dry the apples. Insert a popcicle stick into the stem end of each apple. Turn the heat control to low. Dip apples into the hot caramel and turn to coat entire surface. Holding apple above the pot, scrape off excess caramel from bottom. Place on greased waxed paper to cool.
TODAY’S TRIVIA
Today is National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
National Character Counts Week, Chemistry Week, Forest Products Week, Pastoral Care Week,and National School Bus Safety Week begin today.
Today is Take Time to Stop and Watch the Sunset Day
1879: Thomas Edison demonstrated the first practical incandescent electric lamp. It burned out after 14 hours
1964: The film "My Fair Lady," starring Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, and Stanley Holloway, premiered at the Criterion Theater in New York City
TODAY’S SMILE
Once there was an inquisitive nine-year-old girl intently listening to the Sunday Gospel from Matthew 5:13: "You are the light of the world.…your light must shine before others…"
The passage really caught her attention. The preacher talked in his sermon about the light driving out darkness; about letting our light shine before others so that we, too, can drive out the darkness and gloom around us.
The preacher then proposed this question, "And how will you be a light to the world?" The young girl’s imagination clicked into gear as she thought about being a light. Her thoughts rambled until she looked at the brightly colored patterns of light shining across the pews.
She leaned closer to her father and whispered, "Daddy, I want to be like a stained-glass window and let the light shine through me spreading pretty colors."
Jesus said, "In the same way, your light must shine before others so that they may see goodness in your acts and give praise to your heavenly father" (Mt. 5:16).
Let Light Shine ...
Through Sower’s Seeds That Nurture Family Values, # 42
The picture of health requires
a happy frame of mind
TODAY’S LINK
DO NOT CALL REGISTRY
Some of you may have forgotten that the registration is only good for five years, and if you signed up at the beginning, then the five year mark is heading your way. What does that mean? Theoretically, it means that if your five-year registration expires, marketers can be sure that your number can legally be called again.
What to do: The Federal Trade Commission, which oversees the list, has a simple fix: re-register. But that means millions of people have to remember to do so. It only takes about one minute to register or even re-register so don't forget.
https://www.donotcall.gov/confirm/conf.aspx
TODAY’S WORD
jocund \JOCK-uhnd; JOH-kuhnd\, adjective:
Full of or expressing high-spirited merriment; light-hearted; mirthful.
Many a glad good morrow and jocund laugh from the young folk Made the bright air brighter. -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Jocund is from Old French jocond, from Latin jucundus, "pleasant, agreeable, delightful," from juvare, "to please, to delight."
TODAY’S REFLECTION
I pray that the Lord will guide you to be as loving as God and as patient as Christ.
II Thessalonians 3:5
Are you impatient? Perhaps it's time to slow down and look up to God. He can give you the strength and the wisdom you need in your situation.
When you are delayed at a stoplight, instead of being annoyed, take a moment or two to thank God that you have a car.
When the line is long at the supermarket, be thankful that you have food to eat.
When someone is slow in doing a task, think of a way to be helpful instead of critical. You will be more peaceful and life will be better
http://www.dailyguideposts.com
Be patient enough to live one day at a time as Jesus taught us, letting yesterday go and leaving tomorrow until it arrives.
TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Goods that are much on show lose their color.
62 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !
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
I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’
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