ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
NOVEMBER 13th, 2OO7
TODAY'S THOUGHT
Nothing splendid has ever been acheived except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance
Bruce Barton
TODAY’S ACTION
Every day, try to be a little wiser than you were the day before.
TODAY'S QUOTE
I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.
L. M. Montgomery
HAPPY TUESDAY!!
For those of you that need rain, I'd certainly like to share some with you. It's been wet and drippy around here for 2 straight days now. The nice thing is that it is warmer !
Work continues to be very busy! That boss of mine is squeezing everything he can into these couple of weeks before Thanksgiving, I can hardly do what I'm supposed to do. Here we started a brand new week and I hadn't finished all of last weeks work yet. We'll see what today brings....
He is retiring after the first of the year so I suppose things will really change then. The only relief is sight is that after next year, I hope to retire too!
Tonight is my meeting at church. May it be a short one.
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…WORLD KINDNESS DAY
"Healing the World By Practicing Random Acts Of Kindness"
A long sentence that just means one person can do so much. We start by sending you big hugs!
(((BIG HUGS!)))
TODAY'S TRIVIA
Today is National Young Readers Day, a time to remind Americans of the joys and importance of reading to children
Today is National Indian Pudding Day
1789: In a letter to a friend, Benjamin Franklin wrote, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."
1927 - After seven years of construction and over $48 million, the Holland Tunnel, New York City’s connection to Jersey City, NJ, opened to traffic. It was named after the chief engineer of construction, Clifford Milburn Holland
1952: The first press-on fingernails were sold in the U.S.
1961: The Tokens released "The Lion Sleeps Tonight."
1998: Warner Brothers released "The Wizard of Oz" on the big screen 59 years after its original release
AMERICAN INDIAN PUDDING
4 eggs
1/2 c. butter
2/3 c. flour
2 c. milk
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
4 c. corn (fresh or canned)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Separate eggs. Beat whites until stiff, not dry. Melt butter in medium sized pan. Stir flour in quickly over Medium heat until smooth paste forms. Stir paste constantly while adding milk and allow mixture to boil. Lower heat, add egg yolks, salt, pepper and corn. Mix. Turn off heat. Fold in egg whites with rubber spatula. Grease baking dish with butter and pour in the mixture. Bake 35 minutes or until it is lightly browned. Serves 12.
TODAY’S SMILE
A little boy is telling his Grandma how "everything" is going wrong. School, family problems, severe health problems, etc. Meanwhile, Grandma is baking a cake.
She asks the child if he would like a snack, which of course he does. "Here. Have some cooking oil." "Yuck" says the boy.
"How about a couple raw eggs?" "Gross, Grandma." "Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?"
"Grandma, those are all yucky!"
To which Grandma replies: "Yes, all those things seem bad all by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake!
God works the same way. Many times we wonder why he would let us go through such bad and difficult times. But God knows that when He puts these things all in His order, they always work for good! We just have to trust Him and, eventually, they will all make something wonderful!"
TODAY’S WORD
gesticulate \juh-STIK-yuh-layt\, intransitive verb:
1. To make gestures or motions, especially while speaking or instead of speaking.
transitive verb: 1. To indicate or express by gestures.
TODAY’S REFLECTION
Better to be thrown into the sea … than lead astray one of these little ones from the Gospel reading
Luke 17:1-6
In a eulogy at Helen’s funeral, her daughter Lizzie made the comment: ‘It was not until I was twenty that I realised I was not quite as beautiful or as brilliant as my mother always told me’. Now herself a mother, Lizzie is assured, funny, spontaneous and completely natural.
She quipped that she suffers from over-confidence! Laughing and crying, she poured out her gratitude for what Helen, a sole parent, had done for her.
Newspapers seem full of life’s casualties: people whose self-destructive lives seem traceable back to families where there is little nurture. The cause may be illness or addiction, or an emphasis on success or materialism.
Jesus, you loved and welcomed children. Help us to give children our time and companionship when they are young so that these bonds will be a source of strength throughout their lives.
Reflection of the daily Gospel at Online Prayer
TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Experience teaches you to recognize a mistake when you've made it again
39 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !
November, take flail, let ships no more sail!" advises the weather lore.
November 15, 1900, brought Watertown, New York, 45 inches of snow. Tucson, Arizona, received 6 inches of snow on November 16, 1958. On that day in 1959, Lincoln, Montana, experienced a temperature of 53 degrees Fahrenheit below. And on November 18, 1989, Cleveland, Ohio, received 20 inches of snow.
If this marked the end of mild-mannered Indian summer (traditionally November 11 to 20), people must have wondered what winter would bring!
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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