FOR FRIDAY, MAY 30TH, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MAY 30TH, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?

George Eliot

TODAY’S ACTION

Look for an opportunity to make a positive difference

TODAY’S QUOTE

Now every field is clothed with grass, and every tree with leaves; now the woods put forth their blossoms, and the year assumes its gay attire.

Virgil

HAPPY FRIDAY !!

Here we are – the end of the work week once more and as usual I’m off to the camper. Weather wise and time wise I haven’t been able to make use of my laptop on the weekends, but I’ll take it along just in case.

We are supposed to warm up to 76 degrees today with chances of thunderstorms today and tomorrow. I’m hoping for the best.

 Our office is still without a furnace/air conditioner and yesterday it was only 66 degrees outside, but 76 inside. Today we’ll be 10 degrees higher so I quite imagine it will be like working in an oven today. 86 is much too warm in an enclosed space with little air movement.

You probably won’t hear from me again til Monday morning so I’ll be wishing you a wonderful weekend.

Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !

TODAY’S PRAYERS

I’ve a prayer request from someone who has a close friend that she worked with who has been struggling with health issues related to tumors/cancer that they have found in her body She has been going through treatments for the past several years. However, recently she was told that her 'spots' have doubled throughout her body. She is a very caring, wonderful lady who is struggling to stay alive at this point. I will be praying and appreciate any other prayers for her.

As the Pentagon says the Army and Marine Corps report an increase in the number of troops suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, pray for those impacted in this way, asking God to bring healing and help. Pray for these men and women and their loved ones as they seek to deal with the trauma they have experienced. Pray for our troops as they serve faithfully, asking God to cover each one with His protection and care

 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. I always pray in His Name ,Thy will be done Lord.

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…TINY BIKINI DAY

In 1946, Paris designer Louis Reard was ready to introduce a skimpy, two-piece swimsuit that didn't have a name. At the same time, the US began peacetime nuclear bomb testing on a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean known as the Bikini Atoll. Wanting media attention for his new design, Reard decided to use the same name. Four days after the first bomb was dropped, the first model walked down the runway wearing a bikini.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Hug Your Cat Day

Today is the Feast Day of Saint Joan of Arc, the "Maid of Orleans" who was burned at the stake for heresy at age 19 in 1431 but declared innocent 25 years later

Today is Daddy Does Dinner Day

Today is National Lemon Bisque Day

Today is Compact Disc Day

1539: Hernando de Soto landed in Florida with nine ships, 632 men, 223 horses, and 13 pigs

1868 - Memorial Day was observed for the first time in the United States -- at the request of General John A. Logan, the national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. It was first called Decoration Day because the General had seen women decorating graves of Civil War heroes

1981: The compact disc was first introduced

TODAY’S SMILE

THINGS I NEED TO KNOW

Don't sweat the small stuff, and remember, most stuff is small.

The most boring word in any language is "I."

Nobody is indispensable, especially you.

People are more important than things.

 Persistence will get you almost anything eventually.

 Nobody can make you happy. Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Live by what you trust, not by what you fear.

Television ruins more minds than drugs.

Sometimes there is more to gain in being wrong than right.

Life is so much simpler when you tell the truth.

There are no substitutes for fresh air, sunshine and exercise.

May you live life so there is standing room only at your funeral.

TODAY’S WORD

dilatory \DIL-uh-tor-ee\, adjective:

1. Tending to put off what ought to be done at once; given to procrastination.

2. Marked by procrastination or delay; intended to cause delay; -- said of actions or measures

Dilatory is from Latin dilatorius, from dilator, "a dilatory person, a loiterer," from dilatus, past participle of differre, "to delay, to put off," from dis-, "apart, in different directions" + ferre, to carry

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Lincoln’s words on the Bible:

In regard to this great book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to men. All the good Savior gave to the world was communicated through this book. But for it we could not know right from wrong. All things most desirable for man's welfare, here and hereafter, are to be found portrayed in it.

Abraham Lincoln

And Jesus said to them, 'Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.'

John 6:31

There are times when we begin to feel "burnt out" and we just don't seem to perform as well as we have before. Jesus guided his disciples to get away from work for a little while.

This is good advice for each of us, for we don’t take enough time out for play Perhaps you enjoy a game of golf or tennis? Maybe you enjoy backyard sports with your children? If so, you are helping your body to stay healthy.

But if you dodge such activity, perhaps it would be good to lighten up and play, even if it is a quiet activity such as checkers or chess, or reading a good book. Playtime is especially important if your work is not something that you would have chosen.

Do you need to think about taking time out for rest and playtime? http://www.ourprayer.org

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

If bees fly away, fine will be the day

21 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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FOR THURSDAY, MAY 29TH, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MAY 29TH, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Where there is great love there are always miracles.

Willa Cather

TODAY’S ACTION

Waste no tears over yesterday's grief

TODAY’S QUOTE

You don't have to be a "person of influence" to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they've taught me.

Scott Adams

HAPPY THURSDAY !!

This week is flying by. One more day and I’ll be off to the camper again. Oh, how I love 3 day work weeks. I’ll have another come July when I’ll have another holiday off and a vacation day together. Hopefully at that time my whole family will be together at least for one day. It will be so great to have them all in one place at the same time. We haven’t been able to do that for about 4 or 5 years now. And if things work out right we’ll be doing it again come Thanksgiving time this year.

Our weather is supposed to warm up into the 70’s today . That is what is normal for us this time of year and in my books that is about perfect. I like it warmer only if I’m close by a swimming pool or the beach. Then I can cool off if needed.

Right now it is only 37 degrees outside. BrrChill!

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…PAPER CLIP DAY

Fastening papers together started in the 13th century when a short length of ribbon was placed through parallel cuts in the upper left hand corner of pages. It was almost 600 years later before anybody improved on this ribbon fastener. In 1899, Johan Vaaler, an inventor in Norway, patented the paper clip - and it's been used in more ways than you think. During the five-year Nazi occupation of World War II, Norwegians weren't allowed to wear buttons imprinted with the king's initials. Loyal Norwegians wore paper clips to symbolized solidarity and oppose the occupation.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Squoosh an Ice Cream Sandwich Day.

No, don't squish it, squoosh it!

Today is Wisconsin Admission Day. It became the 30th U.S. state on this date in 1848

Today is Presidential Flag Day. The official flag of the President of the U.S. was adopted on this date in 1916

Today is International Day of U.N. Peace Keepers

England’s Leslie Townes Hope was born on this day in 1903, and he was probably smiling instead of crying when he entered the world. You see, Leslie, better known to us as Bob, kept the world smiling for seven decades.

1790 - The smallest of the United States joined the first 12 states as number 13. Rhode Island, the Ocean State, probably got its name when discoverer Verrazano noted that, the area we know as Rhode Island, looked about the size of the tiny Greek Isle of Rhodes. Rhode Island’s capital city is Providence, and the tiny violet is appropriate as the state flower. Probably the most famous variety of chicken, the Rhode Island Red, is the state bird.

1848 - The land of lakes and large expanses of green gave name to Wisconsin, the 30th state to enter the United States of America. (Wisconsin, is thought to be the Chippewa Indian word for "grassy place".) The wood violet is the state flower, the robin is the state bird and Madison is the capital city

1856: During a speech in Bloomington, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln said, "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time."

1917: The 35th U.S. president, John F. Kennedy, was born in Brookline, Massachusetts

1942: Bing Crosby, the Ken Darby Singers, and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra recorded Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" in Los Angeles for Decca Records, one of history's most successful recordings

TODAY’S SMILE

THINGS I WISH FOR YOU

A Message from Paul Harvey

 We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. For my grandchildren, I'd like better. I'd really like for them to know about hand-me down clothes and homemade ice cream and leftover meatloaf sandwiches. I really would.

My cherished grandson, I hope you learn humility by being humiliated, and that you learn honesty by being cheated. I hope you learn to make your bed and mow the lawn and wash the car. And I really hope nobody gives you a brand new car when you are sixteen.

I hope you have a job by then. It will be good if at least one time you can see a baby calf born and your old dog put to sleep. I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother. And it's all right if you have to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he's scared, I hope you let him.

 When you want to see a Disney movie and your little brother wants to tag along, I hope you'll let him. I hope you have to walk uphill to school with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely.

On rainy days when you have to catch a ride I hope your driver doesn't have to drop you two blocks away so you won't be seen riding with someone as uncool as your mom. If you want a slingshot, I hope your dad teaches you how to make one instead of buying one.

I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books. When you learn to use those new fangled computers, I hope you also learn to add and subtract in your head. I hope you get razzed by your friends when you have your first crush on a girl, and when you talk back to your mother that you learn what Ivory soap tastes like.

May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on the stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole. I hope you get sick when someone blows cigar smoke in your face. If you must try beer, I hope you don't like it.

And if a friend offers you dope or a joint, I hope you realize he is not your friend. I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your grandpa and go fishing with your uncle.

 May you feel sorrow at a funeral and the joy of holidays. I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through a neighbor's window and that she hugs you and kisses you at Christmas time when you give her a plaster of Paris mold of your hand.

These things I wish for you - tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness.

TODAY’S WORD

forgo \for-GO\, transitive verb;

Inflected forms: forwent, forgone, forgoing, forgoes:

To abstain from; to do without.

Forgo derives from Old English forgan, "to go without, to forgo," from for-, "without" + gan, to go.

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Perfect love casts our fear.

I John 4:18

Have you ever gone to the grocery store on an empty stomach? You’re a sitting duck. You buy everything you don’t need. Doesn’t matter if it’s good for you—you just want to fill your tummy. When you’re lonely, you do the same in life, pulling stuff off the shelf, not because you need it, but because you are hungry for love.

Why do we do it? Because we fear facing life alone. For fear of not fitting in, we take the drugs. For fear of standing out, we wear the clothes. For fear of appealing small, we go into debt and buy the house. For fear of going unnoticed, we dress to seduce or to impress…For fear of not being loved, we search for love in all the wrong places.

But all that changes when we discover God’s perfect love. And “perfect love casts our fear.”

 1 of 365 devotionals in Grace for the Moment, Volume 2

By Max Lucado

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Plant beans away from onions; they’re incompatible

22 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

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FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 28TH, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MAY 28TH, 2008

 TODAY'S THOUGHT

 No matter how sad you are today, happiness and laughter and even joy are distinct possibilities for tomorrow, or if not tomorrow, the day after that

Linda Richman

TODAY’S ACTION

Contemplate new ways to extend you voice and bring beauty to the world

TODAY’S QUOTE

For everything there is a season, a time for meeting, a time to say goodbye. For everything there is a season, a time for loving, a time for letting go. In all things God is near, always guiding your way.

Celtic Blessing

HAPPY WEDNESDAY !!

OVER THE HUMP DAY!

How great to be starting the work week on a Wednesday ! I had such a nice little vacation and got plenty of rest for sure. I did put pictures in my Good Morning Sunshine journal when I got back home on Tuesday afternoon. So if you want to take a look at them just click on the link at the end of this e-mail and then scroll down to Tuesday’s entry.  

I had a lovely surprise when I got home on Tuesday and found that my next door sister was busy this past weekend with putting our porch and patio rugs out and then even planting a few flowers in my pot on the porch step. Thanks Sis ! It all looks great !

It won’t be bad only working 3 days this week. But next week will be a long 5 day-er and that will not be pleasant at all. I could get used to working 3 days a week for sure.

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…KITE FLYING DAY

It's hard to guess who flew the first kites. But, we can date kites as far back as 3000 years ago in China - they were made from bamboo and silk and were first used by the military. Over the centuries, kites have been reproduced around the world for many different reasons. They took on mystical and religious meaning in most of Asia and were used in scientific experiments in the US (remember Ben Franklin). Most of all, they have provided endless hours of outdoor fun.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Senior Health and Fitness Day

Today is National Butterfly Day

Today is National Hamburger Day

970 BC: Solomon was born in Israel. He purposely became Israel’s best educated, richest, wisest king. He had more fun, more women, and achieved more good than any king in history. But he decided it was all vain, and that man’s whole duty in life was to honor and obey God

1929 - Warner Brothers debuted the first all-color talking picture. The film debuted at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. Ethel Waters, Joe E. Brown and Arthur Lake starred in On With the Show

1953 - The first 3-D (three-dimensional) cartoon premiered at the Paramount Theatre in Hollywood, California. The production, a Walt Disney creation/RKO picture, was titled, Melody

1954: President Dwight Eisenhower signed a law that added the words "under God" to the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance

1959 - Able and Baker were two monkeys who survived a trip into space from a launch at Cape Canaveral, FL

1982 - The legendary train, Orient Express, made popular through Agatha Christie’s thrilling mystery novel, Murder on the Orient Express, was reborn. The 26-hour train trip resumed across the European continent after a long respite

TODAY’S SMILE

 

Have you Learned to Relax?

Here's a relaxing idea

TODAY’S WORD

ribald \RIB-uhld; RY-bawld\, adjective:

1. Characterized by or given to vulgar humor; coarse.

noun:

1. A ribald person; a lewd fellow

Ribald derives from Old French ribaud, from riber, "to be wanton," from Old High German riban, "to be amorous" originally, to rub

TODAY’S REFLECTION

1 Peter 1:18-25.

Praise the Lord, Jerusalem—Ps 147:12-15, 19-20.

Mark 10:32-45.

Jesus was walking ahead of them.

To be a disciple of Jesus is to be baptized and to follow him. It is a path to glory, but not the kind of glory most people recognize. It is a glory that is found in letting go of narrow and distorted desires, the ones associated with the violence of being a winner at the expense of others.

No wonder the disciples in Mark’s gospel are ‘amazed’ and ‘afraid’ and not getting it. Jesus invites us to discover another kind of glory—where the flourishing of other people is not a threat to our flourishing. In fact, the full human flourishing of others transforms and makes possible our own.

Let us pray that the gift of the Spirit will transform our desire so that we may become more truly an image of God.

Daily Prayer Online http://churchresources.info

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

 If you see a spider at noon, it is bringing you good news

23 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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FOR F R I D A Y, May 23, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MAY 23RD, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

We are all faced with magnificent opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.

Charles R. Swindell

TODAY’S ACTION

Be aware of small chances that come your way to show compassion

TODAY’S QUOTE

Take all of the precious days of your life and use them to bring more joy, love, and oneness with God to this world. Life is short. Don't miss a moment of it.

Joseph J. Mazzella

HAPPY FINALLY FRIDAY !!

Yes, it is finally here and I’m going to be one tired lady by the end of the day for sure. Payroll day plus lots of other things will make the day go by faster, but by the time I reach the campground tonight, I’ll be ready for a rest for sure.

I may get the opportunity to try out my laptop this weekend and if I do, a newsletter will be sent out. If not, you won’t be hearing from me again until Wednesday morning. We’ll just see if they have some tables and chairs set out on the clubhouse deck for me to use yet.

The sun is supposed to shine and we may even reach the high 70’s or low 80’s by Monday. Come Tuesday rain is back in the forecast. 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, holdour 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…BODY PAINTING DAY

Body painting is a decorative art that has been practiced down through the ages - starting with the Egyptian Pharos who used henna to color the skin for cosmetic purposes. Today, this body art is practiced all over the world. In India, it is used as part of traditional wedding ceremonies to draw designs on the bride. In Europe and America it has become an alternative to tattooing since it lasts for only 2-4 weeks instead of being permanent

TODAY’S TRIVIA

 Today is World Turtle Day, a time to celebrate and protect turtles and tortoises and their habitats

Today is Mounties Day. The Northwest Mounted Police force was established in Canada on this date in 1873

Today is National Climb a Tree Day. Be careful.

1788 - South Carolina, the colony originally named in honor of Charles I of England, became one of the United States on this day. The eighth state also has the dubious honor of being the first state to secede at the start of the Civil War in 1861. Its capital city is Columbia. The state bird is, appropriately, the Carolina wren

1877: Grace Ingalls was born in Burr Oak, Iowa. Six months later, the Ingalls family returned to Walnut Grove, Minnesota. Grace’s sister, Laura, made the Ingallsfamous with her "Little House" book series

1879 - Iowa State College, located in Ames, IA, established the first veterinary school in the U.S.

1940: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers with Jo Stafford, and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra recorded the classic, I’ll Never Smile Again for Victor Records

TODAY’S SMILE

GOD’S RESUME

GOD

Everywhere All over,

Every Place 00000

Phone: (123) 456-PRAY EXPERIENCE

From the beginning of time. Before the beginning of time. From everlasting to everlasting. I made time.

ABILITY

All Powerful

PRIOR EMPLOYMENT

Created the universe, put the galaxies in place, formed man. Established heaven and earth by My spoken Word and I am currently holding up the world by My power.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

I AM and I have all knowledge.

CHARACTER REFERENCE

Love, Light, and Life (1 John 4:16, 1 John 1:5, John 14:6).

A representative, but by no means conclusive list of other character traits follows:

Wisdom . . . James 1:5

Comfort . . . 2 Corinthians 1:3

Truth . . . John 8:32

Healer . . . 1 Peter 2:24

Strength . . . Philippians 4:13

Forgiveness . . . 1 John 1:9

Provider . . . Philippians 4:19

Mercy . . . Ephesians 2:24

Good . . . Matthew 19:17

Peace . . . Romans 14:17

AVAILABILITY

Willing and ready to take over your life. Able to put your life together again. Will bring all of who I AM into your life. Can start now. Will transform your life if you let Me.

SALARY REQUIREMENT

Work in your life has already been paid for through the blood of My Son, Jesus. Your only responsibility is to commit initially and on a daily basis. To trust and obey what Jesus has done and wants to do in your life. Other references available upon request.

ONE MORE…

 A little girl asked her father, "How did the human race come about?" The father answered, "God made Adam and Eve and they had children and so all mankind was made." Two days later she asks her mother the same question.

The mother answered, "Many years ago there were monkeys, and we developed from them." The confused girl returns to her father and says: "Dad, how is it possible that you told me that the human race was created by God and Mom says we developed from monkeys?"

The Father answers, "That's simple, honey. I told you about the origin of my side of the family, and your mother told you about her side

TODAY’S WORD

cadge \KAJ\, transitive verb:

1. To beg or obtain by begging; to sponge. intransitive verb:

 1. To beg; to sponge Cadge derives from Middle English cadgear, a peddler, a huckster

 TODAY’S REFLECTION

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. In verdant pastures he gives me repose; Beside restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul.

Psalm 23:1-2

 Jesus refers to his dwelling within us as "living water." The restful waters to which he leads us is the quiet joy and interior peace of his abiding presence. We are his sheep. As our Shepherd, he knows that sheep are fearful of rapid-running water; hence he nurtures us in the quiet, prayerful solitude of our own heart.

Jesus assures us that he alone can satisfy our thirst: "But whoever drinks the water I give him will never be thirsty; no the water I give him shall become a fountain within him, leaping up to provide eternal life." (Jn 4:14)

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Plant marigolds around your lover's footsteps to keep your true love

28 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’

www.bigmarainey.com

MY JOURNALS

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http://onyama.blogspot.com/

To see archived ‘On the Bright Side’ Newsletters click on the link below: http://journals.aol.com/marainey1/ONTHEBRIGHTSIDE/

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FOR THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MAY 22nd, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Change yourself and your work will seem different.

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

TODAY’S ACTION

Face the challenges that you encounter with faith in your heart.

TODAY’S QUOTE

No one goes their way alone. All that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own.

Edwin Markham

HAPPY THURSDAY !!

 AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DS#4

May the dear Lord bless you today and always!

After a cloudy and wet start to the day it cleared up yesterday and we were blessed by more sunshine! Somehow the rain doesn’t seem so bad if it comes and goes quickly and then the sun comes out.

Tonight is my Bible Study in the evening and then tomorrow after work I’ll be leaving for 4 days of vacation, hopefully days having fun in the sun.

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…HERB DAY

Herbs have been used for food and medicine since prehistoric times. About 25% of the prescription drugs sold in the U.S. are plant based - and many more are included in over-the-counter drugs. But, herbs aren't just for medicinal use today. They are fun to grow, add interesting flavors to your cooking and are a staple in natural crafts

LINK TO HERBAL GARDENS http://www.herbalgardens.com/contents.html

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Bifocals Day

Today is National Vanilla Pudding Day

Today is National Make a Memory Day

1819 - The steamship Savannah was the first to cross the Atlantic. It sailed from Savannah, Georgia to Liverpool, England. This day is now celebrated in the United States as National Maritime Day

1900 - A. DeVilbiss, Jr. of Toledo, OH patented his pendulum-type computing scale. Many are still around. Check out your nearest produce stand at the market

1967: Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood premiered on PBS, featuring Rev. Fred Rogers, a Presbyterian minister from Pittsburgh. It’s public television’s longest running children’s program

1972: The island nation of Ceylon became the republic of Sri Lanka

TODAY’S SMILE

GOD'S COVER LETTER

To: Whom It May Concern . . . I heard you were considering a new manager in your life. I would like to apply for the job. I believe I am the most qualified candidate. I am the only one that has even done this job successfully.

I was the first manager of human beings. In fact I made them, so naturally I know how humanity works, and what is best to get people back into proper working condition. It will be like having the manufacturer as your personal mechanic.

 If this is your first time considering me, I would just like to point out that my salary has already been paid by the blood of my son, Jesus on the cross of Calvary.

What I need from you is the acknowledgment that the price is sufficient to pay for all of your sin and your independence from Me.

I need you to believe this in your heart and to tell somebody else about your decision with your mouth. The next thing I ask for, is the right to change and fix your life so you can learn how to stay close to Me.

I will make some major changes and revisions. They are not for you to worry about. I need your permission to execute these changes, in My way and in My time.

 I will change your desires and give you the strength to make the changes. Please keep your hands out of the way. Don't try to help me and Don't resist me. I really do need your full commitment and cooperation.

If you give me those, the process can go smoothly, without delays.

Yours Sincerely,

GOD

P.S. I created the heavens and the earth. I AM.

TODAY’S WORD

 boulevardier \boo-luh-var-DYAY; bul-uh-\, noun:

1. A frequenter of city boulevards, especially in Paris.

 2. A sophisticated, worldly, and socially active man; a man who frequents fashionable places; a man-about-town

Boulevardier is from French, from boulevard, from Old French bollevart, "rampart converted to a promenade," from Middle Low German bolwerk, bulwark

TODAY’S REFLECTION

The kingdom of God is within you

Luke 17:21

God our Creator has laid up within our minds and personalities all the potential powers and ability we need for constructive living. It remains for us to tap and develop these powers

POSITIVE THINKING – Norman Vincent Peale

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Add sugar to arrangements of larkspur and delphinium

29 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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FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 21ST, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MAY 21st, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of the dream.

Eleanor Roosevelt

TODAY’S ACTION

Balance your daily duties with the beauty and joy of every moment

TODAY’S QUOTE

I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.

Rita Mae Brown

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!!

OVER THE HUMP DAY !

We were blessed by a beautiful day on Tuesday. Hopefully that is a sign of good things to come. I know plenty of people that really need rain, so it can go elsewhere and I’ll be happy. S

ome weeks getting over the hump is harder than others and this week is one of those for sure. I am so looking forward to the long weekend ahead.

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…ALLERGY ALERT DAY

An allergy is your body's reaction to something that doesn't bother most people. You can be allergic to an animal, flower, plant, food, insect - or even the dust in your own house. If more people seem to suffer from allergies in the spring, it's because of all the things growing in their yards. But, are grass and pollen the biggest culprits? No. The one substance that causes the most problems is mold.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Hummel Day, marking the birth in 1909 of Sister Maria Hummel, the German kindergarten art teacher whose watercolor drawings were transformed into the world’s finest figurines

Today is Passion Play Day. The first Passion Play was staged in Oberammergau, Germany, on this date in 1634

Today is National Strawberries and Cream Day

1819 - The first bicycles in the United States were called swift walkers and were seen for the first time on the streets of New York City on this day

1959 - Gypsy, a musical based on the life of stripper Gypsy Rose Lee, opened on Broadway. Ethel Merman played Gypsy’s mother, Rose, who pushed her two daughters into burlesque.

TODAY’S SMILE

A LETTER FROM GOD

As you got up this morning, I watched you and hoped you would talk to Me, even if it was just a few words, asking my opinion or thanking me for something good that happened in your life yesterday. But I noticed you were too busy trying to find the right outfit to put on and wearto work.

I waited again. When you ran around the house getting ready I knew there would be a few minutes for you to stop and say hello, but you were too busy. At one point you had to wait fifteen minutes with nothing to do except sit in a chair.

Then I saw you spring to your feet. I thought you wanted to talk to me but you ran to the phone and called a friend to get the latest gossip. I watched as you went to work and I waited patiently all day long.

With all your activities I guess you were too busy to say anything to me. I noticed that before lunch you looked around, maybe you felt embarrassed to talk to me, that is why you didn't bow your head.

You glanced three or four tables over and you noticed some of your friends talking to me briefly before they ate, but you didn't. That's okay. There is still more time left, and I have hope that you will talk to me yet you went home and it seems as if you had lots of things to do.

After a few of them were done you turned on the TV, I don't know if you like TV or not, just about anything goes there & you spent a lot of time each day in front of it, not thinking about anything - just enjoying the show.

I waited patiently again as you watched the TV and ate your meal but again you didn't talk to me. Bedtime I guess you felt too tired. After you said goodnight to your family you plopped into bed and fell asleep in no time.

That's okay because you may not realize that I am always there for you. I've got patience more than you will ever know. I even want to teach you how to be patient with others as well. I love you so much that I wait everyday for a nod, prayer or thought or a thankful part of your heart.

It is hard to have a one-sided conversation. 

Well you are getting up again and once again I will wait with nothing but love for you hoping that today you will give me some time.

Have a nice day!

Your friend, GOD :)

 

For peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe.

Larry Eisenberg

TODAY’S WORD

peripatetic \pair-uh-puh-TET-ik\, adjective:

1. Of or pertaining to walking about or traveling from place to place; itinerant.

2. Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle (who gave his instructions while walking in the Lyceum at Athens), or to his followers.

noun:

1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant.

2. A follower of Aristotle; an Aristotelian

Peripatetic derives from Greek peripatetikos, from peripatein, "to walk about," from peri-, "around, about" + patein, to walk

TODAY’S REFLECTION

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

Ephesians 4:32

It is very difficult to forgive someone who has hurt you. Many times ugly thoughts of revenge creep into your mind and cause much trouble. Jesus said, "And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses." (Mark 11:25).

And He set the example on the cross, praying, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do." (Luke 23:34). When you allow unforgiveness to fester in your heart, it will contaminate your entire body, causing melancholy and depression. It can even cause physical illness. You remain a prisoner of the person who has hurt you.

I have found that forgiveness does not always come immediately, but often is a process that may take some time to accomplish. When you have the faith and courage to ask God to make you a channel of his forgiveness

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Wear amber to avoid a sore throat

30 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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FOR TUESDAY, MAY 20TH, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MAY 20TH, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Life’s blows cannot break a person whose spirit is warmed at the fire of enthusiasm.

Norman Vincent Peale

TODAY’S ACTION

Make the most of today

TODAY’S QUOTE

How much we enjoy what we have is more important than how much we have. Bits & Pieces

HAPPY TUESDAY !!

Our skies were blue and sunny after a very cloudy start to the day on Monday, but today we will have clouds and probably rain. May is flying by so fast it makes me wonder where it’s going to.

This week is a busy one for me. Tonight is our dulcimer get together, Wednesday after work I need to make the hour long trek to my DDH’s grave to put flowers on for Memorial Day. It’s a half hour there and a half hour home again. I stopped by and put fresh bouquets on my parents and grandparents graves yesterday. Thursday evening is Bible Study and Thursday is also DS#4’s birthday. Then after work on Friday I leave for the campsite. It will be a nice long weekend there as I have off Monday for the holiday and Tuesday as a vacation day. So far the weather is looking sunny for Saturday and Sunday.

I will get the laundry done and some house ‘blessings’ too in between all that so that I can be ready to leave 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.

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…PICK STRAWBERRIES DAY

And we assume Eat Some Fresh-Picked Strawberries Day. Strawberries are a member of the rose family and were grown in ancient Rome. The variety we know today comes from Northern Europe where it was a popular and prevalent fruit. Since the berries seem to be strewn among the leaves of the plant, they were originally named "strewberry". Farmers always took them to market on beds of straw, so the name was later changed to strawberry

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Eliza Doolittle Day, a time to promote the importance of speaking one's native language properly

Today is Weights and Measures Day, marking creation on the International Bureau of Weighs and Measures at Sevres, France, on this date in 1875

Today is Go Fly A Kite With the Kids Day

1830 - H.D. Hyde of Reading, Pennsylvania patented the fountain pen. And a messy contraption it was.

1916: Saturday Evening Post published artist Norman Rockwell’s first cover. It depicted a boy having to care for his infant sibling, pushing a baby carriage, while his buddies set off the play ball

1927 - ‘Lucky’ Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field in New York aboard the small airplane Spirit of St. Louis, en route to Paris, France. Thirty-three and one-half hours later, Charles A. Lindbergh arrived at his destination -- and flew into history

 1941 - Harry James and his orchestra recorded the classic You Made Me Love You for Columbia Records

TODAY’S SMILE

I spoke a word of praise today,

One I had no need to say.

I spoke a word of praise to one

Commending some small service done,

 And in return, to my surprise,

I reaped rewards of mountain size;

For such a look of pleasure shone

Upon his face - I'll never own

A gift more beautiful to see

Than that swift smile he gave to me.

I spoke one little word of praise

 And sunshine fell on both our ways.

By Helen Lowrie, From The Gift of Wonder

 TODAY’S WORD

 obtrude \uhb-TROOD; ob-\, transitive verb:

1. To thrust out; to push out.

2. To force or impose (one's self, remarks, opinions, etc.) on others with undue insistence or without solicitation.

 intransitive verb:

1. To thrust upon a group or upon attention; to intrude

Obtrude is from Latin obtrudere, "to thrust upon, to force," from ob, "in front of, before" + trudere, to push, to thrust

TODAY’S REFLECTION

The psalmist wrote, "My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever

Psalm 73:26

We can identify with the psalmist as we bounce back and forth between attempts at self-sufficiency and dependence on God when things get tough.

How often I have blundered and faltered, attempting to do everything on my own and forgetting to include the Lord until things start to unravel!

The psalm tells us: "Trust in [God] at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him"(Ps. 62:8, NRSV).

Calling on God in all of our experiences reminds us of God's power and gives us peace in the knowledge of God's care and love for each of us

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

A wet spring is a sure sign of dry weather for harvest.

31 DAYS TIL SUMMER !

 May 19th was the FULL FLOWER MOON

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

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FOR MONDAY, MAY 19TH, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MAY 19TH, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

 Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things

Robert Brault

TODAY’S ACTION

Appreciate the joy in this life in even its simplest forms

TODAY’S QUOTE

If you keep a big heart open to God, you will be shown that everything else opens up to you and that you can welcome everything.

Pierre Favre

HAPPY MONDAY !!

It’s a great morning in the neighborhood! I’ve got my computer back from the ’geek squad’ and it is working MARVELOUSLY !

Today begins a very long work week with 2 payrolls to do. I’ll do one today, another one on Friday. I am just very thankful that I have my weekends at my little ‘place in the woods’ to get that extra R & R that I need so much.

DS#3 and his wife celebrated their anniversary yesterday! Happy Anniversary and may the dear Lord bless you both always

 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…BAND-AID DAY

In 1876, Robert Johnson was a 31-year-old pharmacist in Brooklyn. He attended a lecture about germs - and got a brilliant idea. With his brothers, he formed a company they called Johnson & Johnson. Until 1920, they only made surgical dressings for hospitals. This changed because one of their workers had a clumsy wife. While finding a way to cover her small cuts and burns, the band-aid was invented

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is May Ray Day, a time to celebrate the beginning of warm outdoor days

Two special weeks begin today: Work at Home Moms Week and National Backyard Games Week

1310: Shoes were designed specifically for the right and left foot for the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire

1958 - Bobby Darin’s single, Splish Splash, was released as the first eight-track master recording pressed to a plastic 45 RPM disc

1973 - Stevie Wonder moved to the number one position on the Billboard pop music chart with You are the Sunshine of My Life. It was the third number one song for Wonder

2005: The film "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" grossed $50-million in opening day box office sales

TODAY’S SMILE

A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer's well. The farmer heard the mule 'braying' - or - whatever mules do when they fall into wells.

After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving. Instead, he called his neighbors together and told them what had happened. . .and enlisted them to help haul dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him out of his misery.

Initially, the old mule was hysterical! But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back. . .a thought struck him. It suddenly dawned on him that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his back. . .HE SHOULD SHAKE IT OFF AND STEP UP!

This he did, blow after blow. "Shake it off and step up. . .shake it off and step up. . .shake it off and step up!" he repeated to encourage himself. No matter how painful the blows, or distressing the situation seemed the old mule fought "panic" and just kept right on SHAKING IT OFF AND STEPPING UP!

You're right! It wasn't long before the old mule, battered and exhausted, STEPPED TRIUMPHANTLY OVER THE WALL OF THAT WELL! What seemed like it would bury him, actually blessed him. . .all because of the manner in which he handled his adversity.

THAT'S LIFE! If we face our problems and respond to them positively, and refuse to give in to panic, bitterness, or self-pity. . .THE ADVERSITIES THAT COME ALONG TO BURY US USUALLY HAVE WITHIN THEM THE POTENTIAL TO BENEFIT AND BLESS US! Remember that FORGIVENESS - FAITH - PRAYER - PRAISE and HOPE. . .all are excellent ways to "SHAKE IT OFF AND STEP UP" out of the wells in which we find ourselves!

TODAY’S WORD

tirade \TY-raid; tih-RAID\, noun:

A long angry speech; a violent denunciation; a prolonged outburst full of censure or abuse.

Tirade comes from French, from Italian tirada, properly, "a pulling"; hence, "a lengthening out, a long speech, a tirade," from tirare, to pull, to draw.

TODAY’S REFLECTION

The stone that the builders rejected became the cornerstone. The Lord did this, and it is wonderful.

Mark 12:10-11

It is very easy in our society to allow advertisers and entertainers to sway our opinion about value. We are bombarded with visual and auditory images of what we “should” hold to be worthy, desired, or even “needed”.

We have forgotten that God will give us the gifts to do that which we are called to do There are many different ways to define value, yet I think if we prayerfully approach our thoughts about what is valuable, we will find that very little about that which is actually of value in this world has to do with price, or worldly desire.

When we take the time to adjust our thoughts in this way, we make better decisions, we teach our children better lessons, and we become better examples of God’s light in this world. A wonderful side effect of this way of thinking is a greater sense of self-esteem, or self-value, because we are now living by God’s sustaining standard. And all you’ve got to do is change your thinking about yourself in the world!

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Crush the seeds of sweet cicely and use them as a polish for wooden furniture

32 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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 I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’ www.bigmarainey.com

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FOR F R I D A Y , MAY 16TH, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MAY 16TH, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Let us always greet each other with a smile for the smile is the beginning of love.

Mother Teresa

TODAY’S ACTION

Express your gratitude for something good that has come your way

TODAY’S QUOTE

A mother can touch a whole generation just by loving her own child well.

HAPPY FINALLY FRIDAY !!

It is the last day of the work week for me and I'll be leaving for the campsite soon as I get home and pick up the beagle. Once again the weather is 50/50 and I'm hoping the 50% is not rain for sure.

Work was so quiet yesterday, that I'm wondering what I can do at all today...seems to be much to slow for me. More and more I am accomplishing what is needed to be done in 3 days. I won't know how to act when we get busy and my desk is loaded once again.

I'll see you all again come Monday morning. Keep happy safe and well.

Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !

Give this heart to everyone you don't want to lose in '08 (including me if you care). Try to collect 12. It's not easy!

Never take someone for granted Hold every person close to your heart

Because you might wake up one day

And realize that you've lost a diamond

While you were too busy collecting stones.

May your todays be half as good as your tomorrows.

May the Lord keep you in His hand

And never close His fist too tight.

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…WEAR PURPLE DAY

Why was purple worn by royalty? Mainly because purple dyes were so hard to make. Using lichen, the plant had to react with ammonia (this meant urine in ancient days) and sit out in the air for 2 weeks. Then it was mixed with pot ash to be used as a dye. This was much harder than just boiling berries or leaves for other colors, so purple dye was only for the wealthy. Today, all you have to do is spill some grape kool-aid and everything turns purple.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

The U.S. Treasury Department added another coin to American currency by authorizing the minting of the nickel, a five-cent coin, on this day in 1866. On its face was a shield, while on the reverse was the number 5

Today is National Pizza Party Day

1770: Fourteen-year-old Marie Antoinette married the future King Louis VI of France who was 15

1914 - The AHPA was formed in Kansas City , Kansas . Now, don’t throw a fit when we tell you that AHPA is the American Horseshoe Pitchers Association

1946 - The Irving Berlin musical, Annie Get Your Gun, at New York ’s Imperial Theatre. Once of the most successful shows presented on a Broadway stage, the show ran for 1,147 performances..

1971 - An ounce of first-class mail rocketed to eight cents for delivery -- two cents more than the previous stamp

TODAY’S SMILE

Perks Of Being Over 50!

1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.

2. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.

3. No one expects you to run--anywhere.

4. People call at 9 pm and ask, did I wake you????

5. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.

6. There is nothing left to learn the hard way.

7. Things you buy now won't wear out.

8. You can eat supper at 4 pm.

9. You can live without sex but not your glasses.

10. You get into heated arguments about pension plans.

11. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.

12. You quit trying to hold your stomach in no matter who walks into the room.

13. You sing along with elevator music.

14. Your eyes won't get much worse.

 15. Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.

16. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service.

17. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either.

18. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to manageable size. 1

9. You can't remember who sent you this list .

Forward this to every one you can remember!

TODAY’S WORD

 paean \PEE-uhn\, noun:

 1. A joyous song of praise, triumph, or thanksgiving.

2. An expression of praise or joy.

Paean comes from Latin paean, "a hymn of thanksgiving, often addressed to god Apollo," from Greek paian, from Paia, a title of Apollo.

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

Nehemiah 8:10

Don't you enjoy seeing a field of wildflowers springing up along the road? And recently, thanks to Ladybird Johnson's influence, some states have actually planted red, blue and golden wildflowers along the median strips between the interstate lanes. They are so bright and colorful! We pay big prices to grow roses, orchids, and other lovely flowers, but wildflowers can grow and bloom for us to enjoy without help from anyone

Perhaps we Christians could learn a lesson from these flowers. We are just ordinary people. We get no special attention from the world. But the Bible tells us that God knows each and every one of us by name. "… but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven." (Luke 10:20). We are promised special attention from God, for Jesus said, "Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?" (Matthew 6:30)

Isn't that something that should make us very glad? Shouldn't we show the world our joy. Like the wildflowers, we can show our smiling faces and make the world a better place. http://www.ourprayer.org

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

 A curdly sky will not leave the earth long dry

35 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’ www.bigmarainey.com

MY JOURNALS http://journals.aol.com/marainey1/GoodMorningSunshine/

http://onyama.blogspot.com/

To see archived ‘On the Bright Side’ Newsletters click on the link below: http://journals.aol.com/marainey1/ONTHEBRIGHTSIDE/

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