ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
NOVEMBER 17th, 2OO7
TODAY'S THOUGHT
There are two worlds; the world that we can measure with the line and rule, and the world that we feel with our hearts and imagination.
Leigh Hunt
TODAY’S ACTION
Right a wrong in your own life.
TODAY'S QUOTE
If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for
HAPPY SUPER SATURDAY!!
This is my weekend to get the house ready for company next week. I don't think that anyone will staying over, they'll just come in for Saturday when we have our family feast. So I won't need to get the spare beds ready. That is one floor of the house that I won't have to clean .
DS#3 emailed yesterday to say that they had a nice coating of snow on the ground and that the kids were very excited about it. He is close to what they call the snow belt in Ohio and sees alot more of it than I do. Hopefully the weather will hold and no one will have bad roads to travel on next weekend. That is something we never know about til it happens this time of year.
We'll see...
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
I am in the hands of God, and in God's time all things will be made well.
TODAY IS…TAKE A HIKE DAY!
Doctors say walking is the most important part of a healthy life! We care about you, so check out the Hiking and Walking Homepage - plus the Preventions Walking Club! http://gorp.away.com/gorp/activity/hiking.htm
http://www.americanhiking.org/
TODAY'S TRIVIA
Today is Homemade Bread Day, a day to make bread at home
Today is Remembrance Day in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, sponsored by the Sons of Union Veterans
Today is National Baklava Day
1558 - Elizabeth I became Queen of England upon the death of Queen Mary this day. ‘Good Queen Bess’ ruled Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1558 to 1603 and during her reign, England became a world power.
1954 - Golfer Arnold Palmer signed a contract with Wilson Sporting Goods and became a pro
1962 - The 4 Seasons, with Frankie Valli as lead singer, began a five-week run at the top of the tunedex with Big Girls Don’t Cry
TODAY’S SMILE
To those of us who have children in our lives, whether they are our own, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or students...here is something to make you chuckle. Whenever your children are out of control, you can take comfort from the thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend to His own children
After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve. And one of the things he said was "DON'T!"
"Don't what?" Adam replied.
"Don't eat the forbidden fruit." God said.
"Forbidden fruit? We have forbidden fruit? Hey Eve.. we have forbidden fruit!!!!!"
"No Way!"
"Yes way!"
"Do NOT eat the fruit!" said God. "Why"
"Because I am your Father and I said so!" God replied, wondering why He hadn't stopped creation after making the elephants.
A few minutes later, God saw His children having an apple break! "Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit?" God asked.
"Uh huh," Adam replied. "Then why did you?" said the Father.
"The serpent made me do it," said Eve.
"She started it!" Adam said
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"DID NOT!"
Having had it with the two of them, God's punishment was that Adam and Eve should have children of their own.
Thus the pattern was set and it has never changed. But there is reassurance in the story! If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give children wisdom and they haven't taken it, don't be hard on yourself. If God had trouble raising children, what makes you think it would be a piece of cake for you?
TODAY'S LINK
GIVE FREE FOOD TO THE HUNGRY http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=1
LEFT OVER TURKEY RECIPE
SOUTHWESTERN CHILE
This easy, delicious recipe is adapted from The Artist in the Kitchen, A Cookbook by The Saint Louis Art Museum.
1. Melt butter in deep pan and cook chilies, onion, celery, red bell pepper, leek, garlic, and oregano about 10 to 15 minutes until softened, stirring occasionally.
2. Add flour and turkey. Cook over low heat, stirring, for about 15 minutes. Add chicken broth to pan.
3. Puree 1 1/4 cups corn and add to mixture in pan along with the remainder of corn, coriander, chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper, and black beans.
4. Simmer 15 to 20 minutes; correct seasonings.
Serve with colorful tortilla chips.
TODAY’S WORD
aggrandize \uh-GRAN-dyz; AG-ruhn-dyz\, transitive verb:
1. To make great or greater; to enlarge; to increase. 2. To make great or greater in power, rank, reputation, or wealth; -- applied to persons, countries, etc. 3. To make appear great or greater; to exalt.
TODAY’S REFLECTION
...take courage, all you people of the land, says the Lord; work, for I am with you, says the Lord of hosts, according to the promise that I made you when you came out of Egypt. My spirit abides among you; do not fear. For thus says the Lord of hosts from the book
Haggai 2:1, 3-9
The scripture for today begins with a specific time marker. It points to the seventh day of the great eight day autumn festival, the Feast of Booths. This seventh and significant day celebrates the harvest and God’s sustaining care.
For Israelites, the Feast of Booths was a celebration of their liberation from Egypt and a remembrance of what they lost as a nation. This scripture ties a festival of remembrance for Israelites together with a current-day need.
Sometimes we can get frustrated with life’s circumstances. We get bogged down with the latest project... We can lean on God during those rough times, just as Haggai instructed the Israelites. God’s love and promises never fail!
The thing about promises is that they connect us to one another. When we make promises to others, or when others make promises to us, we are connected in a way that makes us vulnerable to one another, because now we have expectations of one another. God promises to always be with us.
Today's Devotion at d365.org
TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
When foxes bark at night, a storm is on the way.
35 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
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