ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
FEBRUARY 6TH, 2008
TODAY'S THOUGHT
Your companions are like the buttons on an elevator. They will either take you up or they will take you down.
TODAY’S ACTION
Make a list of things to do to bring more kindness into the world and do one item per day for a month. "Contentment is not the fullfillment of what you want but the realization of how much you already have."
TODAY’S QUOTE
What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork.
Pearl Bailey
HAPPY WEDNESDAY !!
This will be a busy long day for me. After work I have an appointment for a hair cut and then at 7 in the evening, we have services at church for Ash Wednesday. The rain is supposed to continue today, but it will get colder and by evening the precipitation will probably turn to snow.
On the news Tuesday evening I heard that our Value City Dept. store is going to be closing. We fondly called this the ‘Southside Mall’. Over the years we’ve found a lot of bargains there and it will be sadly missed. Things are constantly changing in our world and it is not all good for sure.
Our little town once had a downtown full of stores, now those stores are at the Mall. The Mall even has stores closing in it too. Dillards, a big store, closed last year and we wonder what will come next. As for me, I’ll probably do more and more of my shopping on theinternet.
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.
GOD BLESS YOU!
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… MID-WINTER’S DAY CELEBRATION
This day is approximately halfway between the winter solstice and the vernal equinox.
TODAY’S TRIVIA
Today is Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of Lent, a period of penitence, culminating on March 22, the day before Easter Sunday
Today is Be Happy Together Day, a day for couples to do something fun
Today is National Frozen Yogurt Day
1935: The board game Monopoly went on sale
1971: Alan Shepard hit three golf balls on the moon
TODAY’S LINK
JOURNEY TO THE CROSS
On Ash Wednesday, we enter a time that can be somewhat dark as we consider our lives and the need for repentance. As we travel through Lent, we do well to keep our eyes on the light we know.
http://www.journeytothecross.org/
TODAY’S SMILE
The things we want the most can sometimes be the worst for us. This principle often applies to material possessions.
Our dog Dusty learned this principle the hard way. She loved to chase the squirrels that came into our yard. If one appeared, she took after it in a flash, chasing it up the maple tree and barking at it furiously. Although she chased them for 6 years, she never caught one. But all that changed one winter day.
A squirrel warmed by the sun was out in the yard, and Dusty went after it. With snow on the ground, the squirrel couldn't scamper as fast as usual - and Dusty caught it! She finally had what she always wanted, but soon wished she didn't. The terrified squirrel wrapped itself around Dusty's nose, kicked her throat furiously with its hind feet, and bit her under the chin. Dusty couldn't let go fast enough.
She came out of the fracas with a deep gash and several nasty scratches. I've noticed now that even though she still chases squirrels, she makes sure they get away.
You can see the point. If we insist on getting what we want - wealth, fame, love, or whatever - it could hurt us. If it's illegitimate, it surely will. Let's learn the lesson of the squirrel.
TODAY’S WORD
ineffectual \in-ih-FEK-choo-uhl\, adjective:
Not producing the proper effect; without effect; weak; useless; futile; unavailing Ineffectual ultimately comes from Latin in-, negative prefix + effectus, "effect, result," from efficere, "to produce, to effect," from ex, "out of" + facere, "to make."
TODAY’S REFLECTION
Make sure you don't pray or fast or give to the poor, just so others will see you. If you just show off, you will not receive a reward from your Father in heaven
Matthew 6:1
Jesus did not criticize the spiritual practices of fasting, praying, or giving alms; he did criticize those who used these practices to build up their reputations. Lent is not only a time to give-up activities; it is a time to give up activities so others can be helped and be bettered by our efforts. Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving open our eyes and ears, hearts and minds to others and to God.
TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
St. Dorothea Day (February 6) gives the most snow
43 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 !!!
MA
MY HOMEPAGE
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