Friday, March 7, 2008

FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 7th, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MARCH 7TH, 2008

 

TODAY'S THOUGHT

All things pass...Patience attains all it strives for.

St. Teresa

 

TODAY’S ACTION

Remember that hope clings, and faith lets go

 

TODAY’S QUOTE

No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.

Hal Borland

 

HAPPY FINALLY FRIDAY !!

Yesterday seemed mild and quiet. It got in the high 30’s and some of the snow and ice melted. My next door sister and I chipped away at the ice on the walks and driveway and got more cleared off. I can only do a little at a time as I’m so badly out of shape.

Sometime today and all through tomorrow a major storm is supposed to be headed our way…more snow I’m afraid to say.

Friday: Windy with snow of varying intensity. The snow is more likely to accumulate during the afternoon. Some sleet may mix in. High around 30F. Winds NNE at 20 to 30 mph. 2 to 4 inches of snow expected.

Friday night: Periods of snow and windy. Some blowing and drifting snow. Low 23F. Winds NNE at 20 to 30 mph. 4 to 6 inches of snow expected.

Saturday: Snow along with gusty winds at times. Cold. High 24F. Winds N at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 80%. Some snow accumulation possible.

I’m supposed to be going out to dinner with my ‘old camping buddy’ and her hubby this evening and dinner tomorrow night with a few of my babes. It looks like my excitement for the weekend will be eating…oh dear. It is either that or I shovel snow. I prefer eating.

Take good care all !

 Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !

 

TODAY’S PRAYERS

Yesterday I heard from my friend whose nephew I’ve been praying for and she said: I have one more request. A dear friend at work took her husband for a routine stress test on Monday and he never got passed the EKG. As of today he has been scheduled for quadruple bypass on Saturday. They are really concerned because his father and brother both died at age 62 from heart problems and he just turned 62. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

My nephew is doing a little better but they still have a serious concern about the issue with his liver. Not sure what is causing his counts to be wrong. They will be doing more blood work and he may be readmitted for further testing. As for the mono, they are not giving him antibiotics - seems they want the body to fight it itself. He's eating a little and drinking so that's some progress.

I do hope you all will join me in praying for these two people. May the dear Lord bless them both with healing and a speedy recovery.

 

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… SALT WATER DAY

Why is ocean water salty? River water picks up mineral salts from rocks and soil as it flows to the ocean. Not much salt is in that river water, but hold on! Ocean water only evaporates (or freezes into polar ice), and the salt stays behind, so... over time, the ocean just gets saltier and saltier. If all the salt was taken from the oceans and sprinkled on land, it would make a layer about 500 feet deep - as high as a 40 story building. Now, that's a lot of salt!

 

TODAY’S TRIVIA

It was on this day in 1933 that Charles Darrow created the game we know as Monopoly. The popularity of the game was instant. Darrow could not keep up with the demand. He eventually sold his ‘rights’ to Parker Brothers who initially turned Darrow away, saying that his game had “52 fundamental errors.” The 50-year-old company eventually agreed to give Darrow royalties on every Monopoly game sold, on the condition that they could write “short version” game rules. Ultimately, Darrow became a millionaire at age 46

MONOPOLY FACTS

The longest Monopoly game ever played was 1,680 hours long, that's 70 straight days!

Escape maps, compasses, and files were inserted into Monopoly game boards and smuggled into POW camps inside Germany during W.W.II; real money for escapees was slipped into the packs of Monopolymoney.

Parker Brothers prints about 50 billion dollars worth of Monopoly money in one year.

Values on the Monopoly game board are the same today as they were in 1935

Today is the 121st annual World Day of Prayer, sponsored by Church Women United. Always the first Friday in March

1876 - Alexander Graham Bell of Salem, MA ‘rang’ up a patent for his invention, the telephone. It was an invention, incidentally, that almost bankrupted his company in the beginning. Now, it’s his invention that almost bankrupts those of us who use the phone to call long distance each month

1897: The world's first corn flakes were served to Dr. John Kellogg's patients at a Battle Creek, Michigan, mental hospital

1939 - Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians recorded one of the most popular songs of the century. The standard, Auld Lang Syne, was recorded for Decca Records

1955 - Peter Pan, with Mary Martin and Cyril Richard, was presented as a television special for the first time

 

TODAY’S SMILE

Rambling Thoughts:

 Some folks are so eager to find fault, you'd think there's a reward.

I only use deodorant under one arm, so I know what I would have smelled like.

Don't worry about what people think, they don't do it very often.

I wish my mouth had a backspace key.

Many great discoveries are made by not following instructions.

The older I get, the better I was.

A pessimist is someone who complains about the noisewhen opportunity knocks.

What a tangled web parents weave, thinking children are naive.

Some rights are worth dying for. The right of way is not one of them.

They call it a tax return . . as if the money you pay was going to make a round trip.

There is nothing wrong with having nothing to say ... unless you insist on saying it.

ONE MORE….

You can't read these and stay in a bad mood!

How Do You Catch a Unique Rabbit?

Unique Up On It.

How Do You Catch a Tame Rabbit?

Tame Way, Unique Up On It.

What Do Fish Say When They Hit a Concrete Wall?

Dam!

What Do Eskimos Get From Sitting On The Ice too Long?

Polaroids.

What Do You Call a Boomerang That Doesn't work?

A Stick.

What Do You Call Cheese That Isn't Yours?

Nacho Cheese.

What Do You Call Santa's Helpers?

Subordinate Clauses.

 What Do You Call Four Bullfighters In Quicksand?

Quattro Sinko..

What Do You Get From a Pampered Cow?

Spoiled Milk.

What Lies At The Bottom Of The Ocean And Twitches?

A Nervous Wreck.

Why Don't Blind People Like To Sky Dive?

Because It Scares The Dog.

What Kind Of Coffee Was Served On The Titanic?

Sanka.

Why Did Pilgrims' Pants Always Fall Down?

Because They Wore Their Belt Buckle On Their Hat.

What's The Difference Between a Bad Golfer And a Bad Skydiver?

A Bad Golfer Goes, Whack, Dang!

A Bad Skydiver Goes Dang! Whack.

 Now, admit it. At least one of these made you smile!

 

TODAY’S WORD

rara avis \RAIR-uh-AY-vis\, noun;

plural rara avises \RAIR-uh-AY-vuh-suhz\ or rarae aves \RAIR-ee-AY-veez\:

A rare or unique person or thing

Rara avis is Latin for rare bird

 

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor's, and to God the things that are God's. Matthew 22:21

Jesus knew the Pharisees were trying to trap him. Fortunately he was wiser than they. He asks, "Show me the coin used for the tax." Jesus is using a subtle strategy here.

One Pharisees produced a Roman coin from his pocket. Little did the Pharisee realize that in even possessing a Roman coin he already was well on the way to losing the argument.

The Jewish people found the inscription on the Roman coins offensive, "Tiberius Caesar, Son of the Divine Augustus, Pontifex Maximus."

To the Jewish people the inscription on the Roman coin was a deliberate break with the Ten Commandments that prohibit "graven images." For these and other reasons the Jewish people did not use Roman coins. They had their own temple currency.

In producing a Roman coin the Pharisee showed which side he was really on. Where we spend our resources says which side we are really on too

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

So many mists in March you see,

So many frosts in May will be

13 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

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