If you read this journal please know I just don't have time to do this one right now but will be posting in my other journal (Good Morning Sunshine) as time permits .
I Love you all
Be Blessed
Ma
this journal was on aol and was imported over to blogger and will continue on blogger
If you read this journal please know I just don't have time to do this one right now but will be posting in my other journal (Good Morning Sunshine) as time permits .
I Love you all
Be Blessed
Ma
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 25TH, 2006
TODAY'S THOUGHT
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
Helen Keller
TODAY'S ACTION
Recognize that growing and becoming is a life-long process
TODAY'S QUOTE
Making the simple complicated is commonplace, making the complicated simple is creativity
Charles Mingus
HAPPY SATURDAY!
I’m sending this out on Friday night as I’ll be going over to the folks house shortly. I’ll be there til tomorrow night.
I heard from DS#4 today and he’s on the road quite abit now for work. He’s in Washington DC this week and Tennessee and Alabama, I think, next week. He does get to visit with his family this weekend- it’s their anniversary!
So lest I forget – Happy Anniversary –
May the dear Lord bless you both!
Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !
TODAY IS... CHOCOLATE COVERED RAISIN DAY
It greatly reduces "chocolate guilt" if you hide some fruit inside, so this must be the reason they invented chocolate covered raisins. Now... if we can just figure out why they came up with chocolate covered ants! Maybe to add protein ??
CHOCOLATE RAISIN BARS
2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
1/2 cup cocoa
3 tablespoons sugar
2/3 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1 cup peanut butter chips
1-1/3 cups raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts 1.
Heat oven to 350°F. 2. In a medium bowl, stir together the crumbs, cocoa and sugar. Cut in the butter until crumbly. 3. Press mixture evenly on the bottom and 1/2-inch up the sides of 13x9x2-inch baking pan. 4. Pour the condensed milk over the crumb mixture and sprinkle on the peanut butter chips and raisins. Sprinkle nuts over the top and press down firmly. 5. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. Cover with foil and let stand several hours before cutting into bars.
TODAY'S TRIVIA
Today is Old New Year's Day, the beginning of the new year in Britain and the U.S. Colonies until 1751, when both adopted the Gregorian Calendar and the new year began on January 1st Feast of the Annunciation - Celebrates the time when Angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary that she was to be the mother of Christ-- nine months before the birth of Christ
Pecan Day - In 1775, George Washington planted pecan trees given to him by Thomas Jefferson
1634: English colonists sent by Lord Baltimore founded Maryland
1937: The first perfumed ad appeared in the Washington, D.C. Daily News. The ad was for flowers since it was cherry blossom time
1985: Stevie Wonder won an Academy Award for I Just Called to Say I Love You
1996: "Braveheart" won Academy Awards for best picture and best director Mel Gibson
TODAY'S SMILE
A fifth grade teacher in a Christian school asked her class to look at TV commercials and see if they could use them in some way to communicate ideas about God. Here are some of the results:
God is like BAYER ASPIRIN - - He works miracles.
God is like a FORD - - He's got a better idea.
God is like COKE - - He's the real thing.
God is like HALLMARK CARDS - - He cares enough to send His very best.
God is like GENERAL ELECTRIC - - He brings good things to life.
God is like SEARS - - He has everything.
God is like ALKA-SELTZER - - Try him - you'll like Him.
God is like SCOTCH TAPE - - You can't see him, but you know He's there.
God is like DELTA - - He's ready when you are.
God is like ALLSTATE - - You're in good hands with Him.
God is like VO-5 Hair Spray - -He holds through all kinds of weather.
God is like DIAL SOAP - -Aren't you glad you have Him.
Don't you wish everybody did.
God is like the U.S. POST OFFICE - -Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet nor ice will keep Him from His appointed destination.
and God is like TIDE - - He gets the stains out that others leave Behind.
TODAY'S WORD
esculent \ ESS-kyuh-lunt adjective :
edible
TODAY'S REFLECTION
All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; -- that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saving: I will open My mouth in parables…
Matthew 13:34-35
As the prophet said, Jesus taught by telling stories. This is a wonderful way to teach, for we all love to hear a good story. Many a child looks forward to his or her parent reading a bedtime story before saying good night. The more we study Jesus' parables, the greater understanding we’ll have of their meaning in our lives
From Daily Guideposts
TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.
Mark Twain
88 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart
Psalm 37:4
I Love You All !!!
Be Blessed !!!
Ma
MY HOMEPAGE
I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’
MY JOURNALS
http://journals.aol.com/marainey1/GoodMorningSunshine/
BRIGHT SIDE LOGO BY SON #6
http://www.nois.com/rainey/rainey.htm
http://www.littlerainey.com/index.html
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
MARCH 24TH, 2006
TODAY'S THOUGHT
Tackle life with abandon. Go all out, hold nothing back.
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
TODAY'S ACTION
Lead by example
TODAY'S QUOTE
What after all is a halo? It's only one more thing to keep clean.
Christopher Fry
HAPPY FRIDAY!
This is a sad report to give you all – we got the results back from my mom’s biopsy yesterday and she’ll be having hospice care for now. She has very advanced pancreatic cancer and at the most 2 months they think. Of course we all know there is no second guessing when it comes to our time to go. Only the good Lord knows that one for sure. We just hope to make her as comfortable as she can possibly be.
If you can say a little prayer for her, my dad and my sisters, I’d appreciate it. It will be a difficult time for all. If my e-mails get sporadic you’ll know why. I will try to post every day as it is a great stress reliever for me. When I’m looking up trivia, or a good quote it takes my mind off other things.
Remember to make every day count, it is truly a gift and sooooo precious.
Take good care !
Have a great day ! Another wonderful one on the Way !
TODAY IS...HARRY HOUDINI DAY
Houdini is the most famous magician in history. He was born Erik Weisz on March 24, 1874, in Budapest, Hungary - and 4 years old when his family emigrated to America. His worldwide fame came from making amazing escapes. Early routines included getting out of straitjackets and handcuffs. He eventually performed an act where he was shackled with irons, placed in a box that was locked, roped, and weighted - and then submerged under water.
Abracadabra!
TODAY'S TRIVIA
1820: Frances Crosby was born in Putnam County, New York. Blinded by illness at age six weeks, "Fannie" grew up to teach English and history for 35 years and to write 9,000 poems and songs. Some of her biggest hits included "To God Be the Glory," "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior," "Jesus Is Tenderly Calling," "All the Way My Savior Leads Me," "Rescue the Perishing," "Blessed Assurance," "I Am Thine, O Lord," and "Tell Me the Story of Jesus
1898: Alexander Winton sold his first automobile, built in Cleveland, to mining engineer Robert Allison for $1,000. It was the first car built and sold in the U.S
1958: At age 23, Elvis Presley was inducted into the U.S. Army in Memphis. The next day at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, barber James Peterson sheared off the King’s famous ducktails as Elvis groaned, Hair today, gone tomorrow
TODAY'S SMILE
Always make sure that you only weigh yourself on those days where everything else has already gone wrong, and the day's ruined anyway
TODAY'S WORD
can·vass verb
1. To examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize:
2.a. To go through (a region) or go to (persons) to solicit votes or orders. b. To conduct a survey of (public opinion); poll. --
intransitive
1. To make a thorough examination or conduct a detailed discussion.
2. To solicit voters, orders, or opinions.
Noun
1. An examination or discussion.
2. A solicitation of votes or orders.
3. A survey of public opinion
TODAY'S REFLECTION
You will show me the path of life, fullness of joys in your presence, the delights of your right hand forever
Psalm 16:11
God’s presence is ever beside you, As near as the reach of your hand. You have but to tell Him your troubles, There is nothing He won’t understand
Helen Steiner Rice
Converse with God and also listen to Him
Daily Guideposts
TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
Plow deep while sluggards sleep, And you will have corn to sell or keep
89 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart
Psalm 37:4
I Love You All !!!
Be Blessed !!!
Ma
MY HOMEPAGE
I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’
MY JOURNALS
http://journals.aol.com/marainey1/GoodMorningSunshine/
BRIGHT SIDE LOGO BY SON #6
http://www.nois.com/rainey/rainey.htm
http://www.littlerainey.com/index.html
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
MARCH 23rd, 2006
TODAY'S THOUGHT
The thankful heart sweeps through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!
Henry Ward Beecher
TODAY'S ACTION
Revive, awaken and make the most of your gift – life
TODAY'S QUOTE
All Fords are exactly alike, but no two men are just alike. Every new life is a new thing under the sun; there has never been anything just like it before, never will be again. A young man ought to get that idea about himself; he should look for the single spark of individuality that makes him different from other folks, and develop that for all he is worth. Society and schools may try to iron it out of him; their tendency is to put it all in the same mold, but I say don't let that spark be lost; it is your only real claim to importance.
Henry Ford
HAPPY THURSDAY!
We saw a few flakes falling yesterday and the windchill has been in the low teens. I do dress in layers and most of them are on during the day at work and at home, but when I go to my folks house, it’s just like being in the tropics and off come the layers. They keep it nice and warm so they don’t catch a chill.
I’ll be so thankful when warmer weather comes and we can even open a window or two and let some fresh air in.
Off to work as usual this morning. Only today and Friday left of this work week. I’ll be spending Friday night and all day Saturday at the folks house. We are starting to develop a routine here.
Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !
TODAY IS...NICE FRAGRANCE DAY!
The word "perfume" comes from the Latin words per fume meaning "through smoke". This reflects the oldest tradition of burning incense and herbs during religious offering. Wearing perfume didn't hit it big until the 17th century when perfumed gloves became the rage in France. The court of Louis XV was even named "the perfumed court" because scents were applied every day to skin, clothes, fans and furniture - mainly because they didn't take very many baths
TODAY'S TRIVIA
Dixie Cup Birthday - The Dixie Cup was invented 1912
Today is National Chip and Dip Day
Today is Near Miss Day, marking this date in 1989 when a mountain-sized asteroid passed within 500,000 miles of earth, a close-call, according to NASA
1775: Patrick Henry made his famous call for American independence from Britain, telling the Virginia Provincial Convention, "Give me liberty, or give me death!
1840: The most widely used Americanism "O.K." was first used in the New York publication "The New Era" by the Democratic OK Club. They got the name from Old Kinderhook, NY, where President Martin Van Buren was born
1925: Tennessee declared teaching the theory of evolution in schools was illegal because it contradicted the Bible's account of creation
1998: The movie Titanic won 11 Oscars, tying Ben Hur for most Academy Awards won by a single film. In 2004, Lord Of The Rings, The Return Of The King also won took home 11 Oscars
TODAY'S SMILE
A new nurse listened while Dr. Bryce was yelling, "Typhoid! Tetanus! Measles!" The new nurse asked another nurse, "Why is he doing that?" The other nurse replied, Oh, he just likes to call the shots around here.
If money could talk, it would say good-bye
TODAY'S WORD
al·tru·ism noun..
Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness
TODAY'S REFLECTION
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.
Psalm 128:2
Happiness is something We create in our mind, It’s not something you search for And so seldom find
Helen Steiner Rice
Today be a messenger of happiness
From Daily Guideposts
TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
Never gulp tea or gruel; always sip it
90 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart
Psalm 37:4
I Love You All !!!
Be Blessed !!!
Ma
MY HOMEPAGE
I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’
MY JOURNALS
http://journals.aol.com/marainey1/GoodMorningSunshine/
BRIGHT SIDE LOGO BY SON #6
http://www.nois.com/rainey/rainey.htm
http://www.littlerainey.com/index.html
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
MARCH 22nd, 2006
TODAY'S THOUGHT
That which a man willingly shares, he keeps. That which he selfishly keeps, he loses
Anonymous
TODAY'S ACTION
Use today, for it is a gift, to extend your love.
TODAY'S QUOTE
Let us make one point, that we meet each other with a smile, when it is difficult to smile. Smile at each other, make time for each other in your family.
Mother Teresa
HAPPY WEDNESDAY!
Over the Hump Day ! For the past 2 days I’ve had the office to myself. Today my boss should be in and it’s payroll day. Maybe I’ll actually get to work only an 8 hour day. I shouldn’t complain because the extra hours mean more in the paycheck.
They said my mom made it through the biopsy procedure just fine. She has been sleeping a lot the past few days and is very weak. I was out there after work and she wasn’t awake very long at all. We won’t find out the results for a day or two. I’m so very thankful for my sister caring for both my mom and dad – she’s so very appreciated.
Take good care all ! Have a great day !
Another wonderful one on the Way !
TODAY IS...ROLLER COASTER DAY
In 1884, LaMarcus A. Thompson built a ride at New York's Coney Island to bring people out of the local beer gardens. The tracks carried individual cars that climbed 15 feet in the air and zoomed along at 4 miles per hour. People swarmed to Coney Island to try this novelty for a nickel a ride. Today, the fastest roller coaster is the Alpengeist at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, VA. It goes 67 mph - and it probably costs more than a nickel.
HERE’S A LINK TO CEDAR POINT – OUR LOCAL ROLLER COASTER PARK
http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/park/rides/coasters/top_thrill_dragster/index.cfm
TODAY'S TRIVIA
Today is International Goof-Off Day, a day to be oneself: to have fun and to be silly.
Today is National Common Courtesy Day
1774: Tommy Thumb's Song Book, a collection of English nursery rhymes which included "Baa Baa Black Sheep," was published by Mrs. Mary Cooper
1841: Englishman Orlando Jones patented corn starch
1935: Persia is renamed Iran
1941: The Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River began producing electric power for the Pacific Northwest
1981: First Class Postage raised to 18 cents from 15 cents
TODAY'S SMILE
The Department of Education says 40 million Americans cannot read or count. It's astounding. And if you don't believe it, just take a look at the person directly in front of you in the express checkout line
TODAY'S WORD
adversary \AD-ver-sair-ee noun :
one that contends with, opposes, or resists : enemy
Susan dreaded meeting her adversary at the negotiating table again, because she had come out on the losing side every time so far
TODAY'S REFLECTION
She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
Proverbs 31:26
The greatest thing a man can do for his heavenly Father is to be kind to some of His other children.
Henry Drummond
TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
When March is like April, April will be like March
( I guess we don’t have to worry about that one )
91 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart
Psalm 37:4
I Love You All !!!
Be Blessed !!!
Ma MY HOMEPAGE
I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’
MY JOURNALS
http://journals.aol.com/marainey1/GoodMorningSunshine/
BRIGHT SIDE LOGO BY SON #6
http://www.nois.com/rainey/rainey.htm
http://www.littlerainey.com/index.html
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
MARCH 21ST, 2006
TODAY'S THOUGHT
We are all faced with magnificent opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations
Charles R. Swindell
TODAY'S ACTION
Focus on your goals and chase away excuses.
TODAY'S QUOTE
Little keys can open big locks.
Simple words can express great thoughts
William Ward
HAPPY TUESDAY!
Here we are – blessed with another new day. Life is so precious and I’m being reminded over and over again just how precious it truly is. I’m praying today for my dear Mum as she goes through the biopsy procedure.
Winter is refusing to give us a break here. The weatherman did say that next week it looks like it might warm up to some normal Spring temperatures. My wind chimes are blowing on the front porch again. BRRCHILL!
Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !
TODAY IS...BARBIE DOLL DAY
The first Barbie came in a black and white swim suit with the full name "Barbie Roberts" on the box. She was introduced in 1959 at a New York toy fair and got mixed reviews. No one guessed she would be the most successful toy ever produced. Mattel sells over 1.5 million dolls every week - that's two dolls per second. Over the last 40 years, 90% of all American girls have owned a Barbie. Nobody knows how many have gone on diets trying to match this unrealistic image that is only a toy.
TODAY'S TRIVIA
Today is Fragrance Day and Flower Day, always the first full day of spring
Today is Act Happy Day, a prescription from Dr. Dale Anderson on St. Paul, Minnesota. Dr. Anderson says acting happy can release chemicals in the body that aid health and help make friends
1747: During a violent storm at sea, 22-year-old English slave ship captain John Newton dramatically became a Christian. He abandoned the slave trade and became an Anglican minister for 43 years. He composed the song Amazing Grace.
1891: A marriage in Kentucky ended the feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys. The last of the original feuding families died in 1984. The feud started with an accusation of pig-stealing and lasted 10 years
1939: Singer Kate Smith recorded God Bless America
TODAY'S SMILE
So far today, God, I've done all right. I haven't gossiped, haven't lost my temper, haven't been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or over-indulgent. I'm really glad about that.
But in a few minutes, God, I'm going to get out of bed and from then on I'm probably going to need a lot more help. Thank you. In Jesus name. Amen
TODAY'S WORD
interpolate \in-TER-puh-layt verb
transitive senses 1 a : to alter or corrupt (as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter b : to insert (words) into a text or into a conversation 2 : to insert between other things or parts : intercalate 3 : to estimate values of (data or a function) between two known values
intransitive sense : to make insertions - as of estimated values
TODAY'S REFLECTION
Prophecy: The blind will see and the ears of the deaf will be healed.
Isaiah 35:5
Fulfillment: Jesus went to every town and village. He taught in their meeting places and preached the good news about God's kingdom. Jesus also healed every kind of disease and sickness.
Matthew 9:35
Once again we see a prophecy fulfilled by Jesus, whose life was spent teaching, preaching and healing. When we see the truth in God's Word, we should believe in its promises
TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
Many a truth is spoken in jest
92 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER
(Sorry, I must have counted wrong yesterday – today the Farmer’s Almanac says it’s 92 days until summer…)
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart
Psalm 37:4
I Love You All !!!
Be Blessed !!!
Ma
MY HOMEPAGE
I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’
MY JOURNALS
http://journals.aol.com/marainey1/GoodMorningSunshine/
BRIGHT SIDE LOGO BY SON #6
http://www.nois.com/rainey/rainey.htm
http://www.littlerainey.com/index.html
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
MARCH 20TH, 2006
TODAY'S THOUGHT
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings
Hodding Carter Jr.
TODAY'S ACTION
Listen for and enjoy the laughter of children
TODAY'S QUOTE
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless
Mother Teresa
HAPPY MONDAY! AND HAPPY SPRING !
We won’t have Spring here this week – weather wise it will be in the mid 30’s all week with a little snow sprinkled here and there. Our tulip , hyacinth and daffodil leaves are popping up out of the ground, but they won’t be blooming quite yet.
I talked with DS#1 yesterday and they had mid 50’s in central Ohio, so we know in a few weeks it’ll be here too!
Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !
TODAY IS...IT’S SPRING DAY
It's the vernal equinox - the time of year that symbolizes the change to spring. With the sun positioned right over the equator, the day and night are about equal in length around the world. (Equinox means "equal night".) From now until September, there will be longer and warmer days in the Northern Hemisphere, so.... Spring has sprung!
TODAY'S TRIVIA
Spring begins today at 1:26 p.m. EST in the Northern Hemisphere; autumn begins in the Southern Hemisphere.
Today is the day pigeons return to courthouse in Ft. Wayne, Indiana
1852: Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was published. The book sold 300,000 copies in its first year. It was the first book to sell 1,000,000 copies
1896: The first computing scale company, Dayton Scales, was incorporated in Dayton, Ohio
1961: Ricky Nelson recorded Hello Mary Lou
TODAY'S SMILE
Sam Rosenberg decides to take the opportunity while his wife is away to paint the toilet seat. The wife comes home sooner than expected, sits, and gets the seat stuck to her rear. She is understandably distraught about this and asks her husband to drive her to the doctor. She puts on a large overcoat so as to cover the stuck seat, and they go.
When they get to the doctor's, the man lifts his wife's coat to show their predicament. The man asks, "Doctor Goldberg, have you ever seen anything like this before?" "Well, yes," the doctor replies, but never framed
one more…
One employee said to another, "When the boss' son starts work here next week, remember that he's not supposed to have any special privileges or authority. Treat him just like you would anyone, who is due to take over the whole company in a year or two
TODAY'S WORD
san·guine adjective.
1.a. Color. Of the color of blood; red. b. Of a healthy, reddish color; ruddy: a sanguine complexion. 2. Archaic. a. Having blood as the dominant humor in terms of medieval physiology. b. Having the temperament and ruddy complexion formerly thought to be characteristic of a person dominated by this humor; passionate. 3. Cheerfully confident; optimistic
TODAY'S REFLECTION
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1
Belief is a truth held in the mind; faith is a fire in the heart.
Joseph Fort Newton
TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
Never put your hand out farther than you can draw it back again.
Irish proverb
90 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart
Psalm 37:4
I Love You All !!!
Be Blessed !!!
Ma MY HOMEPAGE
I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’
MY JOURNALS
http://journals.aol.com/marainey1/GoodMorningSunshine/
BRIGHT SIDE LOGO BY SON #6
http://www.nois.com/rainey/rainey.htm
http://www.littlerainey.com/index.html
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
MARCH 19TH, 2006
TODAY'S THOUGHT
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common
Ralph Waldo Emerson
TODAY'S ACTION
Show enthusiasm even when you don't feel it.
TODAY'S QUOTE
The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be rekindled by intervals of absence.
Samuel Johnson
HAPPY SUNDAY!
Thank the dear Lord for Sundays!
I’m off to church this morning to get my weekly dose of R&R Refreshed and Renewed for another week!
I would ask your continued prayers for my mom and for my sister that has a full time job caring for her and my dad.
...and 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 !
Have a great day ! Another wonderful one on the Way !
TODAY IS...LET’S LAUGH DAY !
Laughter may be the common language of the world, but it's also good medicine. Laughing reduces stress, strengthens your heart, is good for your lungs and improves your immune system - it also makes your face look nice. If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy
LAUGH FOR TODAY
IF LIFE WAS LIKE COMPUTERS
If you mess up your life, you press "Ctrl, Alt, Delete" and start over! To get your daily exercise, you just click "run"! To "add/remove" someone in your life, you click settings and control panel. To improve your appearance, you adjust the display settings.
When life gets too noisy, you turn off the speakers. When you lose your car keys, you click "find". "Help" with the chores is just a click away. When you click "send", the kids go to bed immediately. To feel like a new person, you click "refresh".
If you don't like cleaning house, you click delete
TODAY'S TRIVIA
Swallows Day - The swallows return to the San JuanCapistrano Mission in California on Saint Joseph's Feast Day. Traditionally, they leave on October 23.
1918: Congress approved Daylight-Saving Time. The act authorized Congress to establish time zones for the U.S. It was also established to save fuel and to promote the economies in a country at war
1928: "Amos and Andy" debuts on radio
1931: Alka-Seltzer went on sale for the first time
1953: The Academy Awards ceremony was televised for the first time. "The Greatest Show on Earth" was named best picture of 1952
1957: Elvis Presley purchased a mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, and named it Graceland
TODAY'S SMILE
Philosophy of Life
Life is an endless struggle, full of frustrations and challenges, but eventually you find a hair stylist you like.
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
Time may be a great healer but it's also a lousy beautician.
Brain cells come and go but fat cells live forever.
Life not only begins at forty, it begins to show. You don't stop laughing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop laughing.
It is bad to suppress laughter; it goes back down and spreads to your hips.
Age is important only if you're cheese and wine.
The only time a woman wishes that she were a year older is when she is expecting a baby.
Inside some of us is a thin person struggling to get out, but he/she can usually be sedated with a few pieces of chocolate cake.
One more…
Walking up to a department store's fabric counter, a pretty girl asked, "I want to buy this material for a new dress. How much does it cost?" "Only one kiss per yard," replied the smirking male clerk. "That's fine," replied the girl. "I'll take 10 yards."
With expectation and anticipation written all over his face, the clerk quickly measured out and wrapped the cloth, then teasingly held it out.
The girl snapped up the package and pointed to a little old lady standing beside her. "Grandma is paying for it," she smiled
TODAY'S WORD
nugatory \NOO-guh-tor-ee adjective
1 : of little or no consequence : trifling, inconsequential 2 : having no force : inoperative
TODAY'S REFLECTION
Strong in faith. Romans
4:20
If we want blessings from God, nothing can fetch them down but faith. Prayer cannot draw down answers, from God's throne except it be the earnest prayer of the man who believes. Faith is the angelic messenger between the soul and the Lord Jesus in glory
From Today’s Spurgeon’s Devotions
TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
To remove chewing gum, rub it with vinegar
1 DAYS UNTIL SPRING
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart Psalm 37:4
I Love You All !!! Be Blessed !!! Ma MY HOMEPAGE
I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’
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ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 18TH, 2006
TODAY'S THOUGHT
Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds
George Elliot
TODAY'S ACTION
Remember that faith will lead you through unsteady times.
TODAY'S QUOTE
You are the music while the music lasts
T.S. Eliot
HAPPY SATURDAY!
I’ll be spending the day with my folks and will be back to my usual posts tomorrow morning.
I hope you all have a Great Day !
Another wonderful one on the Way !
TODAY IS...I CAN CROCHET DAY
The origin of crochet is up for grabs. China? Turkey? North Africa? The word "crochet" comes from the French work croc (meaning hook), but there is no record of this needlework before the 1800s. Written instructions were being published in the 1840s, but most patterns were handed down through family and friends. Girls were taught to crochet holding the hook like a pencil because it was considered graceful. They know today that holding the hook in the palm of your hand cuts down on carpal tunnel problems.
TODAY'S TRIVIA
1850: Henry Wells and William Fargo formed America’s first stagecoach freight line. They called it the American Express, but later changed the name to Wells-Fargo
1881: Barnum and Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth opens in Madison Square Garden in New York City
1931: Electric razors were first manufactured by the Schick Corporation in Stanford, Connecticut
1952: First plastic lens for cataract patients fitted, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1961: Poppin’ Fresh, the Pillsbury Doughboy was born.
TODAY'S SMILE
Shamus opened the morning newspaper and was dumbfounded to read in the obituary column that he had died. He quickly phoned his best friend Mick. "Did you see the paper?" asked Shamus. "They say I died!!"
"Yes, I saw it!" replied Mick. Where are you callin' from ???
One more…
Free Haircuts!
A priest walked into a barber shop in Washington, D.C. After he got his haircut, he asked how much it would be. The barber said, "No charge. I consider it a service to the Lord."
The next morning, the barber came to work and there were 12 prayer books and a thank you note from the priest in front of the door.
Later that day, a police officer came in and got his hair cut. He then asked how much it was. The barber said, "No charge. I consider it a service to the community."
The next morning, he came to work and there were a dozen donuts and a thank you note from the police officer.
Then, a Senator came in and got a haircut. When he was done he asked how much it was. The barber said, "No charge. I consider it a service to the country."
The next morning, the barber came to work and there were 12 Senators in front of the door.
TODAY'S WORD
ruddy \RUDD-ee adjective
1 : having a healthy reddish color 2 : red, reddish
TODAY’S LINK
SO MANY ROADS
http://www.andiesisle.com/somanyroads.html
TODAY'S REFLECTION
The Lord is faithful in all his words, and gracious in all his deeds
Psalm 145:13
The love of God surrounds us
Like the air we breathe around us—
As near as a heartbeat,
as close as a prayer,
And whenever we need Him,
He’ll always be there
Helen Steiner Rice
Today each beat of your heart will remind you that God is with you
From Daily Guideposts
TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
Add a pinch of baking soda to gravy to eliminate excess grease
2 DAYS UNTIL SPRING
Delight yourself in the Lord and
He will give you the desires of your Heart
Psalm 37:4
I Love You All !!!
Be Blessed !!!
Ma
MY HOMEPAGE
I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’
MY JOURNALS
http://journals.aol.com/marainey1/GoodMorningSunshine/
BRIGHT SIDE LOGO BY SON #6
http://www.nois.com/rainey/rainey.htm
http://www.littlerainey.com/index.html
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
MARCH 17TH, 2006
TODAY'S THOUGHT
A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
Duke Ellington
TODAY'S ACTION
Listen to your inner voice and focus on your purpose
TODAY'S QUOTE
Time is so precious that it is dealt out to us only in the smallest possible fractions-a tiny moment at a time.
Irish Proverb
HAPPY FRIDAY!
After work this evening I'll be going out to stay with the folks, I'll be giving my sister a break until Saturday night, then I'll be home for Sunday R&R. I'll try and send out Saturday's Bright Side this evening before I leave, so you'll be getting it a little early.
Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way
TODAY IS...ST. PATRICK’S DAY
Wear something green so you don't get pinched (a tradition started by U.S. school kids), and...
Have a HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY
TODAY'S TRIVIA
Designated Driver St. Patrick's Day Campaign - When you go out partying today, make sure to have a friend who will be the designated driver and not drink. Drive safely. Sponsor: Mothers Against Drunk Driving
0461: According to tradition, St. Patrick -- the patron saint of Ireland -- died in Saul
1910: The Camp Fire Girls was founded at Lake Sebago, Maine, by Luther and Charlotte Gulick
1941: The National Gallery of Art opened in Washington DC
TODAY'S SMILE
It Evens Out
One Irishman was explaining to the other how the Lord often compensates for a person's natural deficiencies. "You see," he said, "If someone is a bit blind he might have a very good sense of hearing, or if his sense of taste has gone, he may have a keen sense of smell."
"I agree with you," said the other. I've always noticed that if someone has one short leg, the other one is always just that little bit longer.
One More…
An American tourist got lost in the country in Co. Cork, and to make things worse, she had no watch. Then she saw a man in a field milking a cow, and he gave her the directions back to the village hotel. She said to him, "would you have the correct time?" He said, "I would that," and then he lifted the cow's udders high, and said, "It's three o'clock."
She said, "That's amazing! How can you tell the time by lifting the cows udders?" He said, "Well, when I lift the cows udders high enough, I can see the village clock
LINK FOR TODAY
LEGEND, LORE AND FESTIVITIES FOR ST. PATRICK’S DAY http://www.st-patricks-day.com/index.asp
ST.PATRICK’S DAY FESTIVAL
http://www.stpatricksday.ie/cms/
TODAY'S WORD
o·pac·i·ty noun., plural. o·pac·i·ties.
1. The quality or state of being opaque. (impervious to light, so that images cannot be seen through it)
2. Something opaque.
3.a. Obscurity; impenetrability. b. Dullness of mind.
TODAY'S REFLECTION
O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.
Psalm 63: 1- 2
In this song of David, we see that he seeks God early in the morning. When David first opens his physical eyes, he also seeks God as he opens his spiritual eyes. David sets the tone of the day by starting his day seeking God. David understands that nothing in the physical world on earth can satisfy his immortal soul. We will find our happiness in the Lord. This weary old world is a desert – our hope lies in our true home, heaven
From Daily Miscellany
TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
Bleach a pastry board or rolling pin with an occasional rubbing of fresh lemon
Forget the green beer and make up a batch of Irish soda bread, with baking soda and buttermilk instead of yeast
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups raisins or currants
1/4 cup butter, softened
1-3/4 cups buttermilk
1 egg
Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine the dry ingredients, then add raisins. Cut softened butter into dry ingredients. Whisk the buttermilk and egg together; add to the flour mixture. Knead briefly on floured surface just until smooth. Grease two pie pans, divide dough in half, and press into two round, flattened loaves. Bake for 40 minutes, or until done. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
3 DAYS UNTIL SPRING
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart
Psalm 37:4
I Love You All !!!
Be Blessed !!!
Ma
MY HOMEPAGE
I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’
MY JOURNALS
http://journals.aol.com/marainey1/GoodMorningSunshine/
BRIGHT SIDE LOGO BY SON #6
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ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
MARCH 16TH, 2006
TODAY'S THOUGHT
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.
Langston Hughes
TODAY'S ACTION
Know in your heart that your world has been transformed by your abilities
TODAY'S QUOTE
I used to think that God's gifts were on shelves, one above the other and the taller we grow the easier we can reach them. Now I find that God's gifts are on shelves and the lower we stoop, the more we get.
F.B Meyer
HAPPY THURSDAY!
We had a very cold windy day yesterday, but the sun was shinning most of the day ! That always makes me feel better, but the eyes say I still need more sleep. I haven’t caught up yet from last weekend.
Usually when mid-March comes I feel like I have more energy because the days are longer and it doesn’t get dark so early.
The wind blew off a few more shingles from my side of the roof and those were repaired yesterday. Pretty soon we should have a new roof!
Take good care all!
Have a great day ! Another wonderful one on the Way!
TODAY IS...TUMBLEWEED DAY
Prairie tumberweeds are really Russian thistle - hitchhiking its way to the U.S. during the 1800s inside bags of imported Russian grain. Farmers happily planted it. They thought it would make good livestock feed, but... wrong. Besides blowing down the highway, tumbleweeds are only good for creating that "Southwest" look
HERE IS A LINK TO DECORATING WITH TUMBLEWEED
http://www.prairietumbleweedfarm.com/
TODAY'S TRIVIA
597 BC: According to some archaeological calculations, the first conquest of Jerusalem by Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar occurred. The event is recorded in the Bible in 2 Kings 24 and 2 Chronicles 36
1850: Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" was first published.
1882: The U.S. Senate approved a treaty allowing the United States to join the Red Cross
1955: "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" by Bill Hayes reached the number one spot on the pop music charts and stayed for five weeks. The smash hit song sold more than 7,000,000 records on more than 20 different labels.
TODAY'S SMILE
Michael Hoolihan was courting Frances Phelan. The young couple sat in the parlor of the girl's house night after night, much to the annoyance of old man Phelan. One night he couldn't take any more. Standing at the top of the stairs, he yelled down, "What's that young fella doin' here all hours of the night?" "Why, Dad, " said Frances, "Michael was just telling me everything that's in his heart!" "Well, next time, " roared Phelan, "just let him tell you what's in his head, and it won't take half as long
One more…
An Irishman went to a pet shop and asked how many budgies were in stock. "We have 99" replied the shop owner "Give us the lot" said the Irish man, paid for them and left. He went to a tailors shop and had 99 pockets sewn into a jacket, put a budgie in each pocket, went up to the Post Office Tower and jumped off. He hit the ground with an almighty smack and lay there groaning until a passer-by came and asked him what had happened. "I don't know sur" he replied "but that's the last time I try that budgie jumping
TODAY'S WORD
jitney \JIT-nee noun
: bus; especially : a small bus that carries passengers over a regular route on a flexible schedule 2 : an unlicensed taxicab
TODAY'S REFLECTION
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.
II Corinthians 8:9
Jesus gave up all for us. He stepped down from the throne of heaven. He gave up all of His privileges and wealth as King of the Universe. He became poor that we might be rich in heavenly riches. He gave His life for us. If he gave himself for us, what shall we give for him?
TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
Though honey is sweet, do not lick it off a brier.
4 DAYS UNTIL SPRING
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart
Psalm 37:4
I Love You All !!!
Be Blessed !!!
Ma
MY HOMEPAGE
I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’
MY JOURNALS
http://journals.aol.com/marainey1/GoodMorningSunshine/
BRIGHT SIDE LOGO BY SON #6
http://www.nois.com/rainey/rainey.htm
http://www.littlerainey.com/index.html
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
MARCH 15TH, 2006
TODAY'S THOUGHT
Where there is great love there are always miracles.
Willa Cather
TODAY'S ACTION
Do unto others with a larger heart
TODAY'S QUOTE
With God on our side who can be against us?
St.Paul's letter to the Romans 8:31
HAPPY WEDNESDAY!
The weather has really turned colder and it’s supposed to stay this way all week. It was a busy day at work but I got almost everything done so it wasn’t too bad for having 2 days off.
My mom got the results of her CAT scan on Monday and it shows a tumor attached to her pancreas. They will do a biopsy on Monday. She seems in good spirits and that is important right now. I’ll be going out on Friday evening to stay the night with them and then give my sister a break on Saturday.
Take good care all !
Have a great day ! Another wonderful one on the Way !
TODAY IS...THE IDES (middle) OF MARCH DAY
Are the Ides of March unlucky? Well, they were for Julius Ceasar when he got to the steps of the Senate. But... that's Shakespeare. The word "ides" simply means middle, so we can have the Ides of May, the Ides of July, or even the Ides of Chocolate Pudding. There's nothing unlucky about it - unless you're Ceasar. In that case, watch your back.
TODAY'S TRIVIA
Buzzard's Day - This is the day that the turkey buzzards return to Hinckley, Ohio. Sponsor: Park Rangers, Hinckley, OHIO
0044 B.C.: Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and Cassius 1
919: The American Legion was founded, in Paris
1945: "Going My Way" won the Academy Award for best picture of 1944, and its star, Bing Crosby, was named best actor; Ingrid Bergman was named best actress for Gaslight
1956: My Fair Lady opened at the Mark Hellinger Theater on Broadway. It starred Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins and Julie Andrews as Eliza Doolittle
TODAY'S SMILE
Walking down the street, a man passes a house and notices a child trying to reach the doorbell. No matter how much the little guy stretches, he can't make it. The man calls out, "Let me get that for you," and he bounds onto the porch to ring the bell.
"Thanks mister," says the kid. Now let's run
TODAY'S WORD
abscond • \ab-SKAHND verb :
to depart secretly and hide oneself
TODAY'S REFLECTION
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight
Proverbs 3:5, 6
Never complain about your cross,
For your cross has been blest.
God made it just for you to wear
And remember, God knows best
Helen Steiner Rice
Today accept your cross uncomplainingly—for, after all, itwas personally created for you by the Master Designer
From Daily Guideposts
TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
For healthier skin, add rosemary oil to bathwater
5 DAYS UNTIL SPRING
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart
Psalm 37:4
I Love You All !!!
Be Blessed !!!
Ma
MY HOMEPAGE
I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’
MY JOURNALS
http://journals.aol.com/marainey1/GoodMorningSunshine/
BRIGHT SIDE LOGO BY SON #6
http://www.nois.com/rainey/rainey.htm
http://www.littlerainey.com/index.html
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
MARCH 14TH, 2006
TODAY'S THOUGHT
To know even one life has breathed easier because you lived - this is to have succeeded.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
TODAY'S ACTION
Live with the thought of being in God's care
TODAY'S QUOTE
Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways.
Stephen Vincent Benét
HAPPY TUESDAY!
I’m off to work and after a round of Spring-like storms yesterday the weather is turning colder and tonight it may be down in the low 30’s and snow once again. Over night the grass seemed to turn green around here.
Today my Mom will get the results of her CAT scan . Please keep her in your prayers. I stayed the day with her yesterday and she wasn’t doing real great. My dad came through his surgery just fine and was home by mid-day. I stayed until evening and was home about 7:00 .
Take good care all !
Have a great day ! Another wonderful one on the Way!
TODAY IS...IRISH AMERICAN DAY
Everybody might be Irish on St. Patrick's Day, but the real emigrants from Ireland (and their descendents) have made great contributions to American life. Check out this list of famous Irish Americans
Nellie Bly (1864-1922) Journalist and adventuress
Matthew Brady (1823-1896) Civil War photographer
William J. Brennan, Jr (1906-1997) Supreme Court Justice
James Cagney (1904-1986) Oscar-winning actor
Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917) Western scout and rodeo showman
George M. Cohan (1872-1942) Composer of musical comedy
Davy Crockett (1786-1836) Frontiersman and congressman
Bing Crosby (1904-1977) Singer and actor
Richard J. Daley (1902-1976) Mayor of Chicago
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) Novelist
John Ford (1895-1973) Oscar winning film director
Henry Ford (1863-1947) Automobile manufacturer
Jackie Gleason (1916-1987) Actor
Helen Hayes (1900-1993) Actress
William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) Editor and newspaper publisher
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) 7th President of the United States
Buster Keaton (1895-1966) Vaudevillian and actor
Gene Kelly (1912-1996) Dancer/actor
Grace Kelly (1928-1982) Actress - Princess Grace of Monaco.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) 35th President of the United States
Sandra Day O'Connor (1930- ) First female Supreme Court justice
Georgia O'Keefe (1887-1986) Painter
Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) Nobel Prize winning playwright
Gregory Peck (1916- ) Osar winning actor
Ed Sullivan (1902-1974) Entertainer and tv producer
John L. Sullivan (1858-1918) World champion boxer
ERIN GO BRAUGH
TODAY'S TRIVIA
Today is gold record day. On this day in 1958, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the first gold record. It was Perry Como’s Catch A Falling Star on RCA Victor Records
1812 - War Bonds were authorized by the United States government for the first time. We presume they were in support of the War of 1812
1912: Les Brown was born in Reinerton, Pennsylvania. His Band of Renown was a top draw in the 1940s and ‘50s. Their biggest hit was "Sentimental Journey," featuring singer Doris Day
1968 - After two seasons on television, ABC-TV showed the last episode of Batman, starring Adam West and Burt Ward as Robin. The first Batman episode was Hi Diddle Riddle, shown on January 12, 1966. The pilot program for Batman cost $300,000 -- quite expensive by 1966 standards.
1985 - Bill Cosby captured four People’s Choice Awards for The Cosby Show. The awards were earned from results of a nationwide Gallup Poll
TODAY'S SMILE
My friend's husband always teases her about her lack of interest in household chores. One day he came home with a gag gift, a refrigerator magnet that read: Martha Stewart doesn't live here.
The next day he came home to find the magnet holding up a slip of paper. The note read: Neither does Bob Vila
One more…
A mother in Pittsburgh tells of having dinner with her little son and daughter. It had been a long, trying day at home, and her husband was still at the office. Both children were fussy and didn't want to eat, and her patience had reached it's limit.
She looked up and sighed, "Oh, God, help me with these children."
Immediately her four-year-old daughter bowed her head and was silent. the mother was delighted, thinking the girl was asking God to help her be good.
But then the girl looked up at her and said, I just asked Him not to help you
TODAY'S WORD
dul·cet adjective
1.a. Pleasing to the ear; melodious. b. Having a soothing, agreeable quality. 2. Archaic. Sweet to the taste
TODAY'S REFLECTION
For my yoke is easy and my burden is light
Matthew 11:30
Life has burdens that no one can escape. Christianity does not remove the load: it teaches us how best to bear the burdens that fall rightfully to us.
Anonymous
TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
Prune your wisteria and American ivy now
Full Worm Moon
This marks the time when the ground begins to soften and earthworm casts reappear. This Moon is also known as the Sap Moon marking the time when the maple sap begins to flow and the annual tapping of maple trees begins
6 DAYS UNTIL SPRING
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart
Psalm 37:4
Love You All !!!
Be Blessed !!!
Ma
MY HOMEPAGE
I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’
MY JOURNALS
http://journals.aol.com/marainey1/GoodMorningSunshine/
BRIGHT SIDE LOGO BY SON #6
http://www.nois.com/rainey/rainey.htm
http://www.littlerainey.com/index.html