ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
DECEMBER 4TH, 2OO7
TODAY'S THOUGHT
You are the best person somebody knows.
Anonymous
TODAY’S ACTION
Encourage the hearts of people around you simply by being there.
TODAY’S QUOTE
The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold someone's foot long enough to enable them to put the other somewhat higher.
Thomas Henry
HAPPY TUESDAY !!
BrrrChill !
It is really cold here. The wind
Our snow belt in northern Ohio is supposed to have several inches on the ground. Thankfully I live west of that.
I don’t have to go out in the evening til the Thursday Bible Study and that is a good thing for sure. It’s just about dark by the time I get home and with the cold all I want is my warm house and a good cup of something warm to drink. It could be a hot cup of soup, coffee, tea, cocoa etc. Anything warm is great.
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…CRACKER JACK DAY
In the early 1890s, F.W. Rueckheim started selling peanuts and caramels at his popcorn stand. He then combined all three products to sell at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. He called his invention "Candied Popcorn and Peanuts". When a friend tried the new combination, he yelled out "That's Crackerjack!" to change the name. The snack was immortalized in 1908 in the song "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" with the words "Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack."
TODAY’S TRIVIA
Today is Santa's List Day
Hanukah, the Jewish Feast of Lights, begins today at 5:00 p.m. and continues through December 12th.
Today is Saint Barbara's Day. Traditionally, a young girl places a twig from a cherry tree in a glass of water today. If it blooms by Christmas Eve, she is certain to marry next year
1867 - The National Grange of Husbandry was founded. The organization of farmers was known, typically, as the Grange. The group contributed to agriculture and served as a focus for rural social life in America.
1934 - Ethel Merman recorded I Get a Kick Out of You, from Cole Porter’s musical, Anything Goes
TODAY’S LINK
The Little Shepherd Story
An Online Storybook
http://www.littleshepherd.net/
One More…
Cookies that are easy to make and good too ! http://www.tootsie.com/recipe/a_creme_de_menthe_cookies.html
Here is another recipe that is easy to make and very festive.
Santa’s Peppermint Brownies
Transform ordinary brownies into holiday crowd pleasers with this quick and easy topping. You can start with a package brownie mix or your own recipe from scratch. Makes a great gift!
Ingredients:
1- 9 x 9 pan of brownies, baked according to recipe.
Red and white peppermint candies or candy canes
2 cups white chocolate chips
2 freezer weight, gallon size, zip top bags
Directions for the topping
1. Place the peppermints in one of the zip top bags. Squeeze as much air out as possible and seal. Use a rolling pin to crush the peppermints or candy canes. Set aside.
2. Place the white chocolate chips in the other zip top bag and seal.
3. Melt the chips in the microwave on medium heat in 20 second intervals.
4. Rub the bag to combine the chips.
5. Snip one corner off of the bag and squeeze to pipe zig zag designs across the top of the brownies.
6. Sprinkle the crushed peppermints on top of the melted chocolate and let harden.
Makes 12-16 brownies.
TODAY’S SMILE
Santa’s Christmas Prayer
The sleigh was packed, the reindeer were fed, But Santa still knelt by the side of the bed.
"Dear Father," he prayed "Be with me tonight. There's much work to do and my schedule is tight.
I must jump in my sleigh and streak through the sky, Knowing full well that a reindeer can't fly.
I will visit each household before the first light, I'll cover the world and all in one night.
With sleigh bells a-ringing, I'll land on each roof, Amid the soft clatter of each little hoof.
To get in the house is the difficult part, So I'll slide down the chimney of each little heart.
My sack will hold toys to grant all their wishes. The supply will be endless like the loaves and the fishes.
I will fill all the stockings and not leave a track. I'll eat every cookie that's left for my snack.
I can do all these things Lord, only through You,
I just need your blessing, then it's easy to do.
All this is to honor the birth of the One,
That was sent to redeem us,
Your most Holy Son.
So to all of my friends, lest Your glory I rob,
Please Lord, remind them, who gave me this job." .
TODAY’S WORD
soporific \sop-uh-RIF-ik; soh-puh-\, adjective:
1. Causing sleep; tending to cause sleep.
2. Of, relating to, or characterized by sleepiness or lethargy.
noun: 1. A medicine, drug, plant, or other agent that has the quality of inducing sleep; a narcotic.
Happily, these three lullaby books offer the sort of comforting bedtime soporific that has delivered generations of children, young and older, into deep, safe slumber
TODAY’S REFLECTION
She will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.
Matthew 1:21
No doubt the Jews of Jesus’ day who were living under the oppressive thumb of Rome had to wonder if God would ever make good on His promise to send a Deliverer who would forgive sin and restore the glory of Israel
God had long ago promised them a Redeemer, but they hadn’t heard a word from Him in 400 years. But then, at just the right moment, the angel announced to Joseph that Mary would give birth to a Son who would “save His people from their sins” (Matt. 1:21)
Christmas proves that God is a promise-keeping God! He said that He would send a Deliverer, and He did..
You can count on it—God makes good on His promises
Our Daily Bread http://www.rbc.org
TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Ease a headache by drinking tomato juice blended with fresh basil
18 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
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