ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
MARCH 26TH, 2008
TODAY'S THOUGHT
When we believe in each other, we act as angels, giving our confidence and the power of our faith. It is no small thing to look into another's eyes, straight and true, and to say with sincerity, "I believe in you."
TODAY’S ACTION
Bring home a hug
TODAY’S QUOTE
How beautiful a day can be
When kindness touches it!
George Elliston
HAPPY WEDNESDAY !!
OVER THE HUMP DAY!
Yesterday when I got home from work I noticed our Pussy Willow tree had buds on it…Little fuzzy nobs are all over the tree branches. That is a sure sign that Spring is really coming our way.
Our daffodils along the sunny side of the house and where the snow has melted have some buds coming on them too. That is encouraging for sure. They must be extremely hardy as they’ve been covered in snow a few times since they started coming up.
In the front of the house we still have snow mounds so it will be a long while before we see any signs of spring there. It did get up to 45 and lots of that white stuff did melt yesterday. Maybe today we’ll see the piles go down a few more inches.
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…BE A MIME DAY!
Celebrating Marcel Marceau’s birthday which was actually March 22nd, 1923
Mime is a Greek word that means "imitation of life". In the early days of theater, a mime did whatever was needed - sang, danced, juggled, held a branch. But as performers started to specialize, the art of mime was lost. It was revived in 1947 by Marcel Marceau and his silent character BIP.
People now relate this style of portraying a character only with body movements as mime.
"Bip" the clown, who in his striped pullover and battered, be flowered silk opera hat — signifying the fragility of life — had become his alter ego, even as Chaplin's "Little Tramp" became that star's major personality. Bip's misadventures with everything from butterflies to lions, on ships and trains, in dance-halls or restaurants, were limitless.
TODAY’S TRIVIA
Today is Baltimore Oriole Appreciation Day, focusing attention on one of nature's most beautiful bird
Today is National Nougat Day
1951 - The U.S. Air Force flag was approved on this day. The flag included the coat of arms, 13 white stars and the Air Force seal on a blue background
1953 - Dr. Jonas Salk announced a new vaccine -- to prevent poliomyelitis
1968: The TV movie "Marcus Welby: M.D." drew such a large audience it would return in the fall and become a long-running series, starring Robert Young, James Brolin, and Elena Verdugo
TODAY’S SMILE
Words of Wisdom By Fred Rogers, TV's Mr. Rogers
From a Speech at Marquette University - May 20, 2001
Early in the morning of every work day, before I even get to my office, I see someone who influences me greatly. This person has a job which many people might consider unglamorous and tediously mundane. He's the locker room attendant in Pittsburgh where I swim each day. His name is Jeff.
We recently celebrated Jeff's 25th anniversary working at the pool - 25 years cleaning sinks and sorting towels and caring about everybody. For his anniversary, some of us regulars got him a cake and a book about New York because Jeff loves New York. "Honk, honk, honk," he says when he talks about it, and he loves to watch the "Today Show" with people lined up on the streets around Rockefeller Plaza.
Well, a few weeks ago, I told Jeff about writing this commencement speech, and I asked him what he thought I should say. "Tell them to be glad of who they are. They might get to be president or a teacher or a doctor or just themselves whoever they are. Everybody can do something." And he went right back to scrubbing the showers.
"Blessed are the pure in heart . . .," to appreciate our life - and do what we can so others might appreciate theirs.
TODAY’S WORD
repine \rih-PINE\, intransitive verb:
1. To feel or express discontent.
2. To long for something.
Repine is re- (from the Latin) + pine, from Old English pinian, "to torment," ultimately from Latin poena, penalty, punishment
TODAY’S REFLECTION
My grace is enough for you. When you are weak, my power is made perfect in you.
2 Corinthians 12:9
What is grace? It’s what someone gives us out of the goodness of his heart, not out of the perfection of ours. The story of grace is the good news that says that when we come, he gives. That’s what grace is…
Grace is something you did not expect. It is something you certainly could never earn. But grace is something you’d never turn down. You know what happens when someone sees the grace of God? When someone really tastes the forgiving and liberating grace of God?
Some one who tastes God’s grace is the hardest worker, the most morally pure individual, and the person most willing to forgive.
1 of 365 devotionals in Grace for the Moment, Volume 2
By Max Lucado
TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Cut pussy willows now for indoor blooms
86 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 !!!
MA
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