BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27TH, 2007

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

DECEMBER 27th, 2OO7

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Every day, remind yourself of your own ability, of your good mind, and affirm that you can make something really good out of your life.

Dr. Norman Vincent

TODAY’S ACTION

Have the courage to climb back in and finish what you start.

TODAY’S QUOTE

Whatever you are filled with, spills over when you are bumped.

An old Indian proverb

HAPPY THURSDAY !!

I made it through the 1st day back to work after the Christmas holiday. Lots and lots to do and the next 2 days will be the same. I’ll be trying to pack into 3 days what is usually done in 5.

The sun came out yesterday and the temperature made it up to 40 degrees after starting out with a heavy frost and only 27 degrees. Today we’re supposed to have a rain/snow mix.

DS#6 and his wife’s uncle were over Wednesday morning while I was at work and fixed my bathroom plumbing problems. They had quite a time of it, but now a small leak in my sink pipes and the very slow drain in the same sink are now fixed.

I really appreciate their hard work. I could have called a plumber but DS#6 assured me they could take care of it and they did. Working full time prevents me from having service men come in during the day when they do their work, so this saved me from having to take vacation time to have the problem solved.

A big THANK YOU to them both!

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

TO REMEMBER…

I am in the hands of God, and in God’s time all things will be made well.

TODAY IS…FRUITCAKE FOREVER DAY

If you've still got fruitcake sitting around your house, you didn't make our Super Easy Fruitcake recipe. It won't stay around long enough to start any jokes!

1 pound candied cherries, halved

5 candied pineapple slices

6 cups golden raisins

1 1/2 cups candied mixed fruit peel

1 cup pecans

1 cup all-purpose flour

2 cups butter, softened

2 cups white sugar

6 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 cup orange juice

5 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

6 pecans

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Line the bottom and sides of two greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pans with brown paper. Grease the paper. In a large bowl, stir together cherries, pineapple, raisins, mixed peel, 1 cup pecans, and 1 cup flour. Mix until the fruit is coated with flour. In another large bowl, cream the butter or margarine and sugar together. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Mix in orange juice and vanilla. Combine 5 cups flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Stir in floured fruit and nuts. Mix. Spoon batter into prepared pans. Fill each pan 3/4 full. Arrange pecans over tops. Bake for about 3 hours, until toothpick comes out clean. Cover with foil if top gets too dark while baking.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Doody Day, marking premier of television's first successful children's show in 1947, "Howdy Doody," starring Buffalo Bob, Clarabell the Clown, Cornelius Cobb, Chief Thunderthud, Princes Summerfall Winterspring, Bison Bill, and Ugly Sam. Puppet stars were Howdy Doody, Phineas T. Bluster, Dilly Dally, Flub-a-Dub, Captain Scuttlebutt, Double Doody, and Heidi Doody

Today is Modern Medicine Day, marking the birth of Louis Pasteur, the father of modern medicine, at Dole, France, onDecember 27, 1822. Pasteur developed modern inoculation methods and the pasteurization process.

Today is National Visit the Zoo Day

Today is the Feast Day of Saint John the Apostle, son of Salome and Zebedee

1932: Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City

TODAY’S LINK

EMAIL SCAM ALERT http://clarkhoward.com/archives/scamalert.html

Scammers are finding new ways to tap into your e-mail account and trick your friends and relatives into forking over money. Should you receive an e-mail saying a friend is in need of help, please contact them personally, before responding.

TODAY’S SMILE

TOP 10 USES FOR HOLIDAY FRUITCAKES:

10. Use slices to balance that wobbly kitchen table.

9. Use instead of sand bags during El Nino.

8. Send to U.S. Air Force, let troops drop them.

7. Use as railroad ties.

6. Use as speed bumps to foil the neighborhood drag racers.

5. Collect ten and use them as bowling pins.

4. Use instead of cement shoes.

3. Save for next summer's garage sale.

2. Use slices in next skeet-shooting competition.

1. Two words: pin cushion.

(I really do like fruit cake. I just put the list in because it’s ‘Fruitcake Day’)

TODAY’S WORD

hermitage \HUHR-muh-tij\, noun:

1. The habitation of a hermit or group of hermits.

2. A monastery or abbey.

3. A secluded residence; a retreat; a hideaway.

4. (Capitalized) A palace in St. Petersburg, now an art museum.

Hermitage is from Old French hermitage, from heremite, "hermit," ultimately from Greek eremites, "dwelling in the desert," from eremia, "desert," from eremos, "solitary; desolate

TODAY’S REFLECTION

I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you.

1 Corinthians 15:1

Everything man creates will eventually go out of date. Everything gets old. Everything, that is, but the gospel. The gospel is over 2,000 years old. And though there have been a lot of updated Bible translations, the gospel is still as relevant today as it was when it was written.

The gospel is this: Jesus Christ came to earth, lived a perfect life, gave up His life by being sacrificed on a cross, was buried in a borrowed tomb, and was raised from the dead 3 days later (1 Cor. 15:1-4). Because He took our punishment for sin on Himself, He can forgive our sins and make us children of God if we put our faith and trust in Him (Acts 13:38-39).

Let the greatest story ever told make you brand-new—forever. It’s the story that never grows old.

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Grow African violets in an east window and water with warm or tepid water

84 DAYS UNTIL SPRING !

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 !!!

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’