BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR MONDAY, MARCH 24TH, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MARCH 24TH, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments.

Rose Kennedy

TODAY’S ACTION

Make the most out of today

TODAY’S QUOTE

Where man sees but withered leaves,

God sees sweet flowers growing.

Albert Laighton

HAPPY MONDAY !!

I took a look, as I always do, at the long range forecast for the week ahead and it looks like we’ll be having snow and rain and somewhere in between all week long.

The only sunshine I saw in the line up was this coming Saturday. It will truly be a week of making my own sunshine for sure ! Our attitude makes a lot of difference in the way we feel some times so I’m going to try and enjoy this last week of work before my boss come back to work. The days will be long ones once again, but the overtime is nice.

I managed to put in 6 hours last week and will probably do about the same this week. The week ahead looks to be a pretty quiet one…nothing is planned after work this week…just coming home and trying to do a few things around home that didn’t get done the past 2 weekends.

I did talk with DS#2 and #4 last evening and both are doing well and DS#4 is once again traveling for work this coming week and the week after too. I’ll be praying for safe travels for him and all those traveling for that matter. May the dear Lord bless your coming and going for evermore.

DD and her hubby had a good Easter celebration with his folks, I talked to her when I got home and DS#6 and his wife spent the weekend with her folks. I didn’t see him, but He did come by my house while I was gone and put up a new curtain rod in the spare bedroom for me and I appreciated that very much.

I hope you all enjoyed your Easter Weekend!

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…HARRY HOUDINI DAY

Houdini is the most famous magician in history. He was born Erik Weisz on March 24, 1874, in Budapest, Hungary - and 4 years old when his family emigrated to America. His worldwide fame came from making amazing escapes. Early routines included getting out of straitjackets and handcuffs. He eventually performed an act where he was shackled with irons, placed in a box that was locked, roped, and weighted - and then submerged under water. Abracadabra!

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is See If You Can Remember How to Play Parcheesi Day

Today Easter Monday, a holiday in many places, including North Carolina

Today is St. Gabriel’s Day, the feast day of Gabriel the Archangel. Gabriel appeared with a message from God to Daniel, Zacharias, and the teenager, Mary. Some believe Gabriel will announce the Second Coming of Christ

Today is National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day

Egg Salad Week begins today, always the week after Easter

1820: Frances Crosby was born in Putnam County, New York. Blinded by illness at age six weeks, "Fannie" grew up to teach English and history for 35 years and to write 9,000 poems and songs. Some of her biggest hits included "To God Be the Glory," "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior," "Jesus Is Tenderly Calling," "All the Way My Savior Leads Me," "Rescue the Perishing," "Blessed Assurance," "I Am Thine, O Lord," and Tell Me the Story of Jesus

1882 - Professor Robert Koch announced the discovery of the tuberculosis germ -- in Berlin, Germany

1898: Alexander Winton sold his first automobile, built in Cleveland, to mining engineer Robert Allison for $1,000. It was the first car built and sold in the U.S.

1958 - Elvis Presley reported to local draft board 86 in Memphis, TN. He became US 53310761. Oddly, since Elvis was now ‘government property’ serving his time in the Army, Uncle Sam stood to lose an estimated $500,000 in lost taxes each year that Private Presley was in the Army.

TODAY’S SMILE

A friend of mine recently received a gift from a neighborly farmer... in the form of a pet pig! They were quite thrilled, and decided to name their new pet Peggy. They didn't waste any time spoiling their new pet, and they taught it several tricks. A few weeks after they received Peggy, my friends had to go on vacation.

They made arrangements with the farmer to keep her while they were gone, and thus they left her happily playing with the farmer's other piglets. However, when they returned, they discovered a slight problem: all the piglets looked alike! They couldn't tell which piglet was Peggy, and they began to despair. Then my friend got an idea: "Sit!" he yelled, and one little pig sat down.

Are the individuals that surround your life able to identify you as a child and disciple (follower) of God?

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. -John 13:34

From the archives of a Good Clean Joke of the Day

TODAY’S WORD

Elysium \ih-LIH-zee-uhm; ih-LIH-zhee-uhm;\, noun:

1. A dwelling place assigned to happy souls after death; the seat of future happiness; Paradise.

2. Hence, any place or condition of ideal bliss or complete happiness

Elysium comes from Latin Elysium, from Greek Elysion, short for Elysion pedion, "Elysian fields," the ancient Greek heaven. The name of the famous avenue in Paris, the Champs-Élysées, means Elysian Fields

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen.

Romans 1:20

The apostle Paul said that God has sovereignly planted evidence of His existence in the very nature of man. And creation delivers an unmistakable message about His creativity, beauty, power, and character.

Although God has revealed His majesty, many refuse to acknowledge and thank Him. But God will hold everyone responsible for ignoring who He is and what He has revealed: “They are without excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful” (Rom. 1:20-21).

All creation is an outstretched finger pointing toward God

Our Daily Bread http://www.rbc.org

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Wear a sprig of rosemary in your hair to improve your memory

88 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER !

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’