ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
APRIL 22ND, 2008
TODAY'S THOUGHT
Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.
Shakespeare
TODAY’S ACTION
Diminish doubt and increase your faith
TODAY’S QUOTE
The essential sadness is to go through life without loving. But it would be almost equally sad to leave this world without ever telling those you loved that you love them.
Author Unknown
HAPPY TUESDAY !!
I made it through another Monday and that’s a good thing. I think my brain was running on slow time however. It’s very hard to get back in the work frame of mind after a weekend camping.
The weather has continued to be just beautiful. We had a few clouds, but mostly sunshine yesterday and should have mostly sun today. It has been just glorious and just what this tired old body needs for sure.
I did talk to DS#4 on Sunday evening and they are planning to make a trip up the week of the 4th of July and spend the week at the camper. I hope to be there all but 2 or 3 days as I’ll have to work on Monday and Tuesday and maybe Wednesday.
On my calendar for this week is:
Bible Study on Thursday and then nothing but work until Saturday when I go to our Princess’ First Communion Celebration. It is a very special day for her.
After visiting with them for awhile I’ll be off to the camper once more (weather permitting) and thenreturn home late Sunday afternoon. If it happens to rain I’ll be home sooner. We’ll see…
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 !
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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…JUST SALUTE DAY
Saluting comes from a tradition that belonged to the medieval knights. Shaking hands was the way to show you carried no hidden weapons. Pulling up the visor of your armor to show your face was just as important - it showed you were a a friend. This became the widespread custom of nodding or tipping your hat as a greeting. In the ranks of the military, it became the formal salute
TODAY’S TRIVIA
Today is Earth Day, observed since 1970 (earthday.net). Some groups also celebrate Earth Day on the first day of spring. Some celebrate Earth Day every day.
Today is April Showers Day
1864: Congress authorized the use of the phrase "In God We Trust" on U.S. coins
On this day in 1878, the first Egg Roll was held on the grounds of the White House in Washington, DC. The first president on hand for the first Egg Roll was Rutherford B. Hayes. He and his wife Lucy made it an official event. It has been held every year since, except during the war years of WWI and WWII through 1953. The president who brought the tradition back in 1953 was Dwight D. Eisenhower.
1956 - Elvis Presley made his Las Vegas debut on this night at the Frontier Hotel. With Heartbreak Hotel at the top of the pop charts
TODAY’S SMILE
7-up for Friendship
1. Open up - Be honest, open and candid (tempered with kindness).
2. Stand up - For your friends, whether they are there or not.
3. Put up - Give your friend the freedom to be imperfect (like you!)
4. Speak up - Say what you feel; be generous with sincere (public/private) praise.
5. Show up - Be there; do what you say you'll do.
6. Make up - Don't hold a grudge; be the first to say, "I'm sorry, please forgive me."
7. Re-up - Take inventory and re-commit yourself to the friendship often.
Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief.
Swedish proverb
TODAY’S WORD
habitue \huh-BICH-oo-ay; huh-bich-oo-AY\, noun:
One who habitually frequents a place
Habitue is from the past participle of French habituer
TODAY’S REFLECTION
I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
Matthew 28:20
The story is told of a man on an African safari deep in the jungle. The guide before him had a machete and was whacking away the tall weeds and thick underbrush. The traveler, wearied and hot, asked in frustration, “Where are we? Do you know where you are taking me? Where is the path?”
The seasoned guide stopped and looked back at the man and replied, “I am the path.”
We ask God, “Where are you taking me? Where is the path?” And he, like the guide, doesn’t tell us. Oh, he may give us a hint or two, but that’s all. If he did, would we understand? Would we comprehend our location?
No, like the traveler, we are unacquainted with this jungle. So rather than give us an answer, Jesus gives us himself
1 of 365 devotionals in Grace for the Moment, Volume 2
By Max Lucado
TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
The odor of the sweet pea is so offensive to flies that it will drive them out of a sick-room, though not in the slightest degree disagreeable to the patient.
A tip from The 1899 Old Farmer's Almanac
59 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
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