ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
APRIL 17TH, 2008
TODAY'S THOUGHT
Whether we are filled with joy or grief, our angels are close to us, speaking to our hearts of God's love
The Angels' Little Instruction Book
TODAY’S ACTION
Take a walk with a friend today and look around at Gods miracles
TODAY’S QUOTE
When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light ... for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food ... and the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks ... the fault lies with yourself.
Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief
HAPPY THURSDAY !!
This evening after work I’ll be leaving for the camper for the weekend. So I’ll see you all again on Monday morning. I will have more pictures to share with you all I’m sure.
SATURDAY is both of my sister’s birthdays and I just want to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY SISTERS May the dear Lord bless you both today and always.
I do hope you all have a wonderful weekend. I’ll be back with my newsletter on Monday morning. The good Lord willin’ and the creek don’t rise.
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…CHEESE BALL DAY
Yes, they are usually only seen on special occasions, but... why? Easy to make, a cheese ball can be a treat for your next night of cards or just a fun snack when renting a movie. Plan ahead so it has time to chill - then get your out favorite crackers and dig in!
PINEAPPLE CHEESE BALL
16oz. cream cheese, softened
8 1/2oz. can crushed pineapple, well drained
2 cups chopped pecans
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup green pepper, chopped
2 Tablespoons green onion, chopped
1.Mix all ingredients together in a mixing bowl only 1/2 the nuts.
2. Shape into a ball and roll in the rest of the nuts (use a cookie sheet or waxed paper).
3. Cover in plastic wrap or foil. Chill overnight and serve with your favorite crackers.
TODAY’S TRIVIA
Today is Toothbrush Appreciation Day, a day to wonder how life would taste without your toothbrush
Today is National Cheeseball Day
Today is National High Five Day
Today is Daffy Duck Day. Daffy appeared in his first cartoon, "Porky's Duck Hunt," on April 17, 1937. He didn't get his name until he appeared in the 1938 short, "Daffy Duck and Egghead." In 1999, the U.S. Postal Service issued a new Daffy Duck stamp on his birthday.
Today is International Ford Mustang Day
1810: Lewis Norton of Troy, Pennsylvania, patented Pineapple Cheese
1964: At the New York World's Fair, Ford Motor Company introduced the Mustang. Base price was $2,368
1985: The U.S. Postal Service unveiled its new 22-cent "Love" stamp. Showing the set of TV’s The Love Boat as a backdrop, the stamp became one of the postal service’s biggest sellers
TODAY’S SMILE
A lady was throwing a party for her granddaughter, and had gone all out . . . a caterer, band, and a hired clown. Just before the party started, two bums showed up looking for a handout. Feeling sorry for the bums, the woman told them that she would give them a meal if they will help chop some wood for her out back.
Gratefully, they headed to the rear of the house. The guests arrived, and all was going well with the children having a wonderful time. But the clown hadn't shown up. After another half a hour, the clown finally called to report that he was stuck in traffic, and would probably not make the party at all.
The woman was very disappointed and unsuccessfully tried to entertain the children herself. She happened to look out the window and saw one of the bums doing cartwheels across the lawn. She watched in awe as he swung from tree branches, did midair flips, and leaped high in the air.
She spoke to the other bum and said, "What your friend is doing is absolutely marvelous. I have never seen such a thing. Do you think your friend would consider repeating this performance for the children at the party? I would pay him $50!"
The other bum says, "Well, I dunno. Let me ask him. HEY WILLIE! FOR $50, WOULD YOU CHOP OFF ANOTHER TOE?"
TODAY’S WORD
mendicant \MEN-dih-kunt\, noun:
1. A beggar; especially, one who makes a business of begging.
2. A member of an order of friars forbidden to acquire landed property and required to be supported by alms.
adjective: 1. Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; as, mendicant friars
Mendicant derives from Latin mendicare, "to beg," from mendicus, beggar
TODAY’S REFLECTION
Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven.
Matthew 10.32
We don't talk much about Heaven. And I suspect one reason is that Christ gave us so few details as to what it will be like. Some of the popular images of Heaven do it a disservice, I am certain.
I was amused to read something former Prime Minister Lloyd George once said about the celestial realm. He said, "When I was a boy the thought of heaven used to frighten me more than the thought of hell. I pictured heaven as a place where time would be perpetual Sundays, with perpetual services from which there would be no break. It was a horrible nightmare and made me an atheist for ten years."
None of our language about Heaven can possibly do it justice. Our minds are too small to get around the concept of eternity. There is only one thing we can say about Heaven. We will be united--with Christ and with those we love. The unity we have here is but a poor reflection of a more perfect unity there. http://www.devotions.net
TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Till April’s dead, change not a thread
64 DAYS TIL 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
MY HOMEPAGE
I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’
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