BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

February 27th, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Madaline L'Engle

TODAY’S ACTION

Involve yourself in the things you believe in, and your actions will give you strength

TODAY’S QUOTE

Appreciate, understand and focus your energy on the good and valuable things in your life. And you'll know that your most authentic desires are already fulfilled.

Ralph Marston

HAPPY WEDNESDAY !!

Over the Hump Day! Maybe we can get over the hump of this cold snowy weather too ! The roads were not as bad as expected yesterday morning, but overnight it got a lot colder and windy too. Blowing and drifting snow may be the problem today.

My next door sister had a snow day yesterday and thankfully had time to run the SNOW blower too. I came home to a clear driveway.

THANKS SIS!

I heard from DS#6 the night before last and he was asking about when our Family Easter celebration was going to be. It’ll be on the THE IDES OF MARCH, the 15th for us this year.

On Easter itself I’ll be visiting at DS#1’s house. DDIL#1 will be joining their church at the Easter Vigil Service and I wouldn’t miss that for sure. DDIL#6’s birthday is the 14th of March so we can celebrate her birthday then too !

DD and her hubby are hosting the family feast this year and we are hoping for good weather for an Easter egg hunt as they have a nice big back yard to do one in. It all depends on the weather of course.

March sometimes has nice days and sometimes not. Daylight savings times starts March 9th so we’ll have longer daylight hours anyway.

(THIS IS YOUR 1ST WARNING )

It’s nice to be thinking about Easter as then we know Spring will arrive also.

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…NATIONAL READ YOUR WARRENTY DAY

On the birthday of consumer advocate Ralph Nader, take your car in for a check-up. Make sure that your car is safe. Ralph was born on this day in 1934, in Winsted, Connecticut

TODAY’S TRIVIA

1827: The first Mardi-Gras celebration is held in New Orleans

1908 - Star #46 was added to the U.S. flag -- for Oklahoma, which had entered the union on November 16, 1907

1960 - Family Circle comic strip debuted in newspapers. When Family Circle magazine complained, cartoonist Bil Keane renamed it The Family Circus

1992 Tiger Woods, 16, becomes youngest PGA golfer in 35 years

TODAY’S SMILE

At a shower tea I attended, the last gift to be opened was accompanied by a card reading: "May this always be so," and signed, "Much love, Mother and Dad."

Inside was a beautifully framed, yellowed piece of paper with childish handwriting on it, which had once graced the bulletin board in the bedroom of the young bride-to-be. There were tears in her eyes as she read us the message:

"Today we had a test in history. I had to go to the dentist too. We did not win the paper drive. This is the worst day I have ever had in my life."

Author Unknown

TODAY’S WORD

aplomb \uh-PLOM\, noun:

Assurance of manner or of action; self-possession; confidence; coolness

Aplomb is from the French word meaning "perpendicularity, equilibrium, steadiness, assurance," from the Old French phrase a plomb, from a, "according to" (from Latin ad) + plomb, "lead weight" from Latin plumbum, lead

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Whoever obeys the Law and teaches others to do the same, will be great in the kingdom of heaven

Yes, and we realize that those who do this may not be so great on earth. In fact, they may be perceived as backward, antiquated or sentimental. They are those who choose to live modestly and reject materialism, those who live in simplicity and faith in suffering, those who reject a life of promiscuity and drugs.

It is not always easy to be obedient, especially when there are so many examples around us of those who renounce the commandments and Christian life because of a desire to ‘move with the times’. But we don’t have to be pressured to go along with what is trendy.

Obedience must be based on love not fear, freedom not oppression. Our inner discernment and the Holy Spirit’s guidance have major parts to play here. Even though we struggle sometimes, when it comes to God’s Law, it’s okay to obey! His Law is pure goodness and if we follow it there will be a place waiting for us in heaven.

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

In beginning or in end, March its gifts will send

22 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 LoveYou All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

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