BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

AUGUST 27TH, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.

Winston Churchill

TODAY’S ACTION

Encourage the hearts of people around you simply by being there

TODAY’S QUOTE

Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.

W. H. Auden

HAPPY WEDNESDAY !!

OVER THE HUMP DAY !

We go over the Hump to the down hill slide into the weekend. Usually my week ends on a pretty quiet level, but this Friday I’ll be doing the Payroll for Monday. Yikes, 2 payrolls in one week! Since Monday is a holiday and since our guys like to be paid on time, I will be doing payroll again.

We do have a chance for rain today. Hopefully it will come our way otherwise I’ll be watering again. The good news is that the weekend forecast shows mostly sunny though Monday! We had so much rain the beginning of the camping season that this is a welcome relief. I may even get a chance to renew my sun tan again.

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…BANANA LOVERS DAY

Banana plants are grown in just about every tropical place - and make up the 4th largest fruit crop in the world. A plant needs 10 - 15 months of frost-free conditions to produce a flower stalk. Most varieties will stop growing when the temperature drops below 60° F of above 100°. High in potassium, bananas are easy to eat and are a great additional to any meal

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Born in Albania on this day in 1910 was the girl who grew up to be Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who worked with the poorest of the poor in India. The Catholic nun founded the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, which cared for the destitute in Calcutta. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and died in Calcutta in 1997. Her birth name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu.

A journalist once asked Mother Teresa why she bothered working with the poor in Calcutta, because it was all just a drop in the ocean - there being millions of poor people in India. Mother Teresa said in reply that she was not concerned with a big way of doing things - she was concerned with individuals: “This person”, she pointed to someone, “thinks it makes all the difference!”

Saint Monica Feast Day - The mother of Saint Augustine, she is patron saint of married women and mothers, especially difficult children. Saint Monica was born to a Christian family in Tagaste, Africa in 332 AD

1650: 1st English expedition to cross the Alleghenies leaves Ft. Henry, Va.

1912: Edgar Rice Burroughs published his first magazine story about an abandoned English boy raised by African apes. Tarzan, "King of the Jungle," became one of the 20th centuries’ best-known fictional characters

1921 - J.E. Clair, who owned the Acme Packing Company, bought a pro football franchise for Green Bay, WI. Cheeseheads could have been their name, but he decided to pay tribute to those who packed the meat at his processing plant. Hence the name: the Green Bay Packers

1985: The space shuttle Discovery blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a seven-day mission that included the launch of three satellites, and the retrieval, repair and redeployment of another

TODAY’S SMILE

Two frogs fell into a deep cream bowl,

One was an optimistic soul;

But the other took the gloomy view,

"I shall drown," he cried, "and so will you."

So with a last despairing cry,

He closed his eyes and said, "Goodbye."

But the frog, with a merry grin,

Said, "I can't get out, but I won't give in!

I'll swim around till my strength is spent.

For having tried, I'll die content."

Bravely he swam until it would seem

His struggles began to churn the cream.

On the top of the butter at last he stopped

And out of the bowl he happily hopped

TODAY’S LINK O.W.L.S.

(OLDER WISER LAUGHING SOULS)

http://members.shaw.ca/va7ana/owls.htm

TODAY’S WORD

peregrination \pehr-uh-gruh-NAY-shun\, noun:

A traveling from place to place; a wandering

Peregrination comes from Latin peregrinatio, from peregrinari, "to stay or travel in foreign countries," from peregre, "in a foreign country, abroad," from per, "through" + ager, land

TODAY’S REFLECTION

By this all will know that you are My disciples,

if you have love for one another.

John 13:35

As we seek to live for our King, the Lord Jesus Christ, we should also show our colors of allegiance and appreciation for all He has done for us. But how? What are the “colors” that declare to the world that we serve the King of kings and Lord of lords?

The night before His crucifixion, King Jesus told us what our “colors” should be when He said, “By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:35). His disciple John echoed this when he wrote, “Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another” (1 John 4:11).

When we display Christ’s love for our fellow believers, it is more than just kindness or care. It is one of the most tangible ways we can show our love and devotion for the Savior. As we interact with fellow Christ-followers, let’s be sure to show our colors. That will honor our King before a watching world

Our love for God shows in our love for others

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

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Evening red and morning gray help the traveler on his way

26 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 !!!

MY HOMEPAGE

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