ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
JULY 30th, 2008
TODAY'S THOUGHT
There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it behooves all of us not to talk about the rest of us.
Robert Louis Stevenson
TODAY’S ACTION
If you are suffering from a bad man's injustice, forgive him lest there be two bad men.
St. Augustine
TODAY’S QUOTE
The existence of forgetting has never been proved: We only know that some things don't come to mind when we want them.
Friedrich Nietzsche
HAPPY WEDNESDAY !!
OVER THE HUMP DAY!
We’ve arrived at the middle of the week so that’s a good thing. Making it through Monday and Tuesday wasn’t so easy, maybe now it’ll be a downhill slide into the weekend.
Last night DS#5 and his wife came by to show me pictures of their trip and also to bring a few souvenirs too. They gave me two spoons for my spoon collection, a beautiful lace cross from Venice, a Crucifix from Rome that had been blessed and a napkin from one of their dinners at a Pizzeria with a rooster on it. Knowing that I like roosters, they thought I’d appreciate it and I do.
The pictures were breath taking and I can only imagine what it would have been like to be there in person. So I feel like I just got back from Italy this morning. It was quite a trip. I think I looked at over 400 pictures in a 2 hour time span, so it was a whirl wind one for sure.
I’m sure DS#5 and his wife will be talking about it for a long long time. They are already saying they want to go back again sometime.
Today is pay the bills day at work, usually this takes up the better part of the morning for me, but would you believe it, we have no bills to pay tomorrow. I think this must be the first time ever in my work history that there were no bills due.
Another sign of how slow it is for me at work. I do have a few reports to do and that will take up a few hours, but after that I’ll be twiddling my thumbs again. Oh dear, don’t you wish you had an easy job like mine???
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 ALL !
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…DEVILED EGG DAY
What's a picnic without deviled eggs? These little delights are always the first to disappear from any table. And we all know somebody who is famous for their deviled eggs. So, where did they get their name? It's because they are always made with mustard!
FAMOUS DEVILED EGGS
6 eggs
2 tablespoons mayonnaise, sour cream or plain yogurt
3/4 teaspoon yellow mustard
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice or pickle juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Paprika
Place eggs in a cold pan of water. Bring the water to a boil. Cover the pan with a tight fitting lid and turn off the heat. Let the eggs sit for 30 minutes to cook. Put the pan in the sink and run cold water over the eggs before peeling to keep the shells from sticking.
2. Cut the eggs in half lengthwise and take out the yolk with a small spoon. Place the egg yolks in a bowl and the whites on a plate.
3. Mash the yolks with fork. Stir in the remaining ingredients until well blended. Refill the whites, using about 1 tablespoon of yolk mixture for each egg half. Sprinkle with paprika and chill to blend the flavors.
TODAY’S TRIVIA
1898 - Scientific American carried the first magazine automobile ad. The Winton Motor Car Company of Cleveland, OH invited readers to Dispense with a Horse
1942 - The WAVES were created by legislation signed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The members of the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services were a part of of the U.S. Navy
1956 - Singer Brenda Lee recorded her first hit for Decca Records. Jambalaya and Bigelow 6-200 started a new career for the petite 11-year-old from Lithonia, GA (near Atlanta). Brenda Mae Tarpley (Brenda Lee) had been singing professionally since age six. She recorded 29 hit songs in the 1960s and became a successful country singer in 1971
1956 - The phrase “In God We Trust” was adopted as the U.S. national motto
1998- A world-record Powerball jackpot of $295.7 million was won by a group of 13 machinists who worked together in Westerville, Ohio. The group chose the cash option, and received a lump-sum payment of $161.5 million dollars
TODAY’S SMILE
Why should the wedding ring be worn on the fourth finger? There is a beautiful and convincing explanation given by the Chinese...
Thumb represents your Parents
...Second (Index) finger represents your Siblings
... Middle finger represents your-Self
... Fourth (Ring) finger represents your Life Partner & the
...Last (Little) finger represents your children
Firstly, open your palms (face to face), bend the middle fingers and hold them together - back to back ...Secondly, open and hold the remaining three fingers and the thumb - tip to tip...
Now, try to separate your thumbs (representing the parents)..., they will open, because your parents are not destined to live with you lifelong, and have to leave you sooner or later.
Please join your thumbs as before and separate your Index fingers (representing siblings)..., they will also open, because your brothers and sisters will have their own families and will have to lead their own separate lives.
Now join the Index fingers and separate your Little fingers (representing your children)..., they will open too, because the children also will get married and settle down on their own some day.
Finally, join your Little fingers, and try to separate your Ring fingers (representing your spouse)... You will be surprised to see that you just CANNOT....., because Husband & Wife have to remain together all their lives - through thick and thin!!
Neat, huh? I wonder how many of you actually tried this? I did!
TODAY’S WORD
pusillanimous \pyoo-suh-LAN-uh-muhs\, adjective:
Lacking in courage and resolution; contemptibly fearful; cowardly
Pusillanimous comes from Late Latin pusillanimis, from Latin pusillus, "very small, tiny, puny" + animus, soul, mind
TODAY’S REFLECTION
Love does not keep a record of wrongs.
I Corinthians 13:5
Do you remember the story about the man who was bitten by the dog? When he learned the dog had rabies, he began making a list. The doctor told him there was no need to make a will, that the rabies could be cured. “Oh, I’m not making a will,” he replied. “I’m making a list of all the people I want to bite.”
Couldn’t we all make such a list? You’ve already learned, haven’t you, that friends aren’t always friendly? Neighbors aren’t always neighborly? Some workers never work, and some bosses are always bossy?
You’ve learned already, haven’t you, that a promise made is not always a promise kept? Even though they said “yes” on the altar, they may say “no” in the marriage. You’ve already learned, haven’t you, that we tend to fight back? To keep lists and snarl lips and growl at people we don’t like?
God wants your list. He wants you to leave the list at the cross
1 of 365 devotionals in Grace for the Moment, Volume 2
By Max Lucado
TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Sow a second crop of beans now for late-summer eating
54 DAYS UNTIL FALL !
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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