FOR THURSDAY, JULY 31st, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 31st, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

We may not be able to give much but we can always give the joy that springs in a heart that is in love with God.

Mother Teresa

TODAY’S ACTION

Let your heart inspire your life

TODAY’S QUOTE

All things are possible until they are proved impossible - and even the impossible may only be so, as of now.

Pearl S. Buck

HAPPY THURSDAY !!

LAST DAY OF JULY!

The temps have risen once more and we will be pretty hot through the weekend. It will be good to be at the campground cooling off in the pool for sure. I have Bible study this evening and hopefully I’ll get everything packed and ready to take off for the camper once more Friday after work.

Only DD and her hubby will be there this weekend as DS#1 and family are going to his wife’s grandfather’s birthday party.

It should be another quiet day at work.

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…COTTON CANDY DAY

Cotton candy is nothing but sugar, air and a little food coloring! And there is no way to make it without special equipment. You have to melt the sugar and spin it through small holes to make threads. The air cools the threads so they form a fluffy web that sticks to a paper cone. And why does it melt in your mouth? If you mix cotton candy with water, it dissolves right back into sugar

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Make Today Better Than Yesterday Day

Today is Mutt's Day, honor all dogs that are not just one breed.

Today is National Raspberry Cake Day

1792 - Construction started with the laying of the cornerstone in the first building to be used solely as a U.S. Government building. It was the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia

1845: The French Army introduced the saxophone to its military band. The instrument had been invented by Adolphe Sax of Belgium

1928: Leo, the MGM Lion, first roared for the debut of the movie White Shadows of the South Seas.

TODAY’S SMILE

I once told a man that I no longer voted. He responded by telling me this: The choice of whether I voted or not was why he waded through rice paddies, toted guns, and fought battles.

It wasn'tlong afterward that I began to vote again.

I once told a man a lie. He responded by telling me this: All of the decisions that he made were based upon the words that I spoke.

I have long since told the truth.

I once became upset over a gift I received, because it wasn't what I wanted. The giver saw the disappointment in my eyes and told me this: He chose the most valuable gift he could find, because he felt I should have it.

I am since very joyful over each gift that I receive.

A man once told me a secret which I quietly whispered in another friend's ear. The man told me this, after hearing his own secret repeated. The reason he told me the secret was because he trusted me, not my friend.

I no longer take trust so lightly.

I once gave a gift to a friend and she cried. I told her it was just a small gift I had found. Her response was that it was not the gift, it was that I had thought of her.

I now give gifts often.

The shiny coin was not to be mine, so I had been told. But on my way out the door, it found its way in my hand. When it was discovered that I had stolen the coin, I was quietly taken aside. The owner of the coin told me this. Integrity is given with a choice.

I have since chosen to stand with integrity.

Once I told a man of all of my dreams. He smiled warmly and even chuckled then asked if I ever planned on living any of them.

I now choose the spending of my days very differently.

Author Unknown

TODAY’S WORD

sesquipedalian \ses-kwuh-puh-DAYL-yuhn\, adjective:

1. Given to or characterized by the use of long words.

2. Long and ponderous; having many syllables.

noun:

1. A long word.

 Sesquipedalian comes from Latin sesquipedalis, "a foot and a half long, hence inordinately long," from sesqui, "one half more, half as much again" + pes, ped-, a foot

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Psalm 90:12

Psalm 90, a prayer of Moses the man of God, is a powerfully honest look at the brevity and significance of life. The writer compares an entire lifetime to a dream or a blade of grass, and cries out to God: “So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (v.12).

Our days often seem so insignificant, yet they add up to so much. The Message renders verse 12: “Teach us to live wisely and well.” It is a prayer for the snapshots of life with the final image in view

Our Daily Bread

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

After bloom, divide lilies, irises, and poppies. Replant using compost and bonemeal

53 DAYS UNTIL FALL !

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

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FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 30th, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it behooves all of us not to talk about the rest of us.

Robert Louis Stevenson

TODAY’S ACTION

If you are suffering from a bad man's injustice, forgive him lest there be two bad men.

St. Augustine

TODAY’S QUOTE

The existence of forgetting has never been proved: We only know that some things don't come to mind when we want them.

Friedrich Nietzsche

HAPPY WEDNESDAY !!

OVER THE HUMP DAY!

 We’ve arrived at the middle of the week so that’s a good thing. Making it through Monday and Tuesday wasn’t so easy, maybe now it’ll be a downhill slide into the weekend.

 Last night DS#5 and his wife came by to show me pictures of their trip and also to bring a few souvenirs too. They gave me two spoons for my spoon collection, a beautiful lace cross from Venice, a Crucifix from Rome that had been blessed and a napkin from one of their dinners at a Pizzeria with a rooster on it. Knowing that I like roosters, they thought I’d appreciate it and I do.

The pictures were breath taking and I can only imagine what it would have been like to be there in person. So I feel like I just got back from Italy this morning. It was quite a trip. I think I looked at over 400 pictures in a 2 hour time span, so it was a whirl wind one for sure.

I’m sure DS#5 and his wife will be talking about it for a long long time. They are already saying they want to go back again sometime.

Today is pay the bills day at work, usually this takes up the better part of the morning for me, but would you believe it, we have no bills to pay tomorrow. I think this must be the first time ever in my work history that there were no bills due.

Another sign of how slow it is for me at work. I do have a few reports to do and that will take up a few hours, but after that I’ll be twiddling my thumbs again. Oh dear, don’t you wish you had an easy job like mine???

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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

Please pray for God's protection of our troops and HIS wisdom for their commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

 GOD BLESS YOU ALL !

25 WORDS

God, I thank You for today, for the ways You will bless me, and for the ways that I will serve others in Your name

TO REMEMBER…

I am in the hands of God, and in God’s time all things will be made well.

TODAY IS…DEVILED EGG DAY

 What's a picnic without deviled eggs? These little delights are always the first to disappear from any table. And we all know somebody who is famous for their deviled eggs. So, where did they get their name? It's because they are always made with mustard!

FAMOUS DEVILED EGGS

6 eggs

2 tablespoons mayonnaise, sour cream or plain yogurt

3/4 teaspoon yellow mustard

1/2 teaspoon lemon juice or pickle juice

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

Paprika

Place eggs in a cold pan of water. Bring the water to a boil. Cover the pan with a tight fitting lid and turn off the heat. Let the eggs sit for 30 minutes to cook. Put the pan in the sink and run cold water over the eggs before peeling to keep the shells from sticking.

2. Cut the eggs in half lengthwise and take out the yolk with a small spoon. Place the egg yolks in a bowl and the whites on a plate.

3. Mash the yolks with fork. Stir in the remaining ingredients until well blended. Refill the whites, using about 1 tablespoon of yolk mixture for each egg half. Sprinkle with paprika and chill to blend the flavors.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

1898 - Scientific American carried the first magazine automobile ad. The Winton Motor Car Company of Cleveland, OH invited readers to Dispense with a Horse

1942 - The WAVES were created by legislation signed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The members of the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services were a part of of the U.S. Navy

1956 - Singer Brenda Lee recorded her first hit for Decca Records. Jambalaya and Bigelow 6-200 started a new career for the petite 11-year-old from Lithonia, GA (near Atlanta). Brenda Mae Tarpley (Brenda Lee) had been singing professionally since age six. She recorded 29 hit songs in the 1960s and became a successful country singer in 1971

1956 - The phrase “In God We Trust” was adopted as the U.S. national motto

1998- A world-record Powerball jackpot of $295.7 million was won by a group of 13 machinists who worked together in Westerville, Ohio. The group chose the cash option, and received a lump-sum payment of $161.5 million dollars

TODAY’S SMILE

Why should the wedding ring be worn on the fourth finger? There is a beautiful and convincing explanation given by the Chinese...

Thumb represents your Parents

...Second (Index) finger represents your Siblings

... Middle finger represents your-Self

... Fourth (Ring) finger represents your Life Partner & the

...Last (Little) finger represents your children

Firstly, open your palms (face to face), bend the middle fingers and hold them together - back to back ...Secondly, open and hold the remaining three fingers and the thumb - tip to tip...

Now, try to separate your thumbs (representing the parents)..., they will open, because your parents are not destined to live with you lifelong, and have to leave you sooner or later.

Please join your thumbs as before and separate your Index fingers (representing siblings)..., they will also open, because your brothers and sisters will have their own families and will have to lead their own separate lives.

Now join the Index fingers and separate your Little fingers (representing your children)..., they will open too, because the children also will get married and settle down on their own some day.

Finally, join your Little fingers, and try to separate your Ring fingers (representing your spouse)... You will be surprised to see that you just CANNOT....., because Husband & Wife have to remain together all their lives - through thick and thin!!

Neat, huh? I wonder how many of you actually tried this? I did!

TODAY’S WORD

 pusillanimous \pyoo-suh-LAN-uh-muhs\, adjective:

Lacking in courage and resolution; contemptibly fearful; cowardly

Pusillanimous comes from Late Latin pusillanimis, from Latin pusillus, "very small, tiny, puny" + animus, soul, mind

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Love does not keep a record of wrongs.

I Corinthians 13:5

Do you remember the story about the man who was bitten by the dog? When he learned the dog had rabies, he began making a list. The doctor told him there was no need to make a will, that the rabies could be cured. “Oh, I’m not making a will,” he replied. “I’m making a list of all the people I want to bite.”

Couldn’t we all make such a list? You’ve already learned, haven’t you, that friends aren’t always friendly? Neighbors aren’t always neighborly? Some workers never work, and some bosses are always bossy?

You’ve learned already, haven’t you, that a promise made is not always a promise kept? Even though they said “yes” on the altar, they may say “no” in the marriage. You’ve already learned, haven’t you, that we tend to fight back? To keep lists and snarl lips and growl at people we don’t like?

God wants your list. He wants you to leave the list at the cross

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

By Max Lucado

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Sow a second crop of beans now for late-summer eating

54 DAYS UNTIL FALL !

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

MY HOMEPAGE

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FOR TUESDAY, JULY 29th, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 29TH, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

God has put something noble and good into every heart which His hand created.

Mark Twain

TODAY’S ACTION

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

TODAY’S QUOTE

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.

Peter Ustinov

HAPPY TUESDAY !!

Monday turned out to be rather warm with a high about 87 degrees. When the temps edge up to about 90 degrees, it sure does feel great to have air conditioning.

I did hear from DS#3 yesterday. He says all is well and quiet over their way. I guess I will never get to old to still be a ‘mom’. I do like hearing from my babes and knowing how things are going in their lives.

Work was pretty quiet and should be the rest of the week. I cannot foresee anything that will change much there. Still doing 3 days work in 5 days which makes for a slow week all the way around.

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…COUNTRY MUSIC DAY

Singing stories began in the Middle Ages and moved to America with the early settlers. By 1900, stories sung to fiddles spread through Appalachia and the Old West. In the 1920s, radio put these fiddlers on the air and created a national audience for the music. "Grand Ole Opry" Master of Ceremonies, George D. Hay, called it "down to earth, for the earthy." We call it country music

TODAY’S TRIVIA

1773 - The first schoolhouse to be located west of the Allegheny Mountains was built in Schoenbrunn, OH

1950 - RKO pictures released the Walt Disney adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson literary classic, Treasure Island

1958 - The United States space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), was authorized by Congress this day

1981 - Millions of people around the world watched on television as England’s Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer took center stage amidst the pomp and splendor of their royal wedding at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.

TODAY’S SMILE

Which Hue are You?

The British Royal Automobile Club came up with a list of what a car's color says about its owner. Here is what your vehicle is telling people about you:

Black: You're ambitious and status-seeking.

Green: You're very traditional and an elitist.

Blue: You're a team player and very sociable.

White: You're aloof, dutiful and methodical.

Gray: You're understated and cautious.

Silver: You have a sense of style, but you can be pompous.

Red: You're outgoing, impulsive and easily bored.

TODAY’S WORD

quondam \KWAHN-duhm; KWAHN-dam\, adjective:

Having been formerly; former; sometime

Quondam comes from the Latin quondam, "formerly," from quom, when

TODAY’S REFLECTION

The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field

Matthew 13:44

Jesus described the task of his disciples by means of parables in terms of human labor: planting, harvesting, fishing, baking bread. He told them three more parables to help them understand the meaning of God's kingdom. In the parable of the buried treasure the point is the great joy of the discovery that made the man willing to give up everything to make the treasure his own. Nothing else really mattered. The irony was that the treasure was found unexpectedly when he was going about his daily business.

In the parable of the priceless pearl, Jesus' point was that the effort to search for and attain the kingdom of God was of inestimable worth and nothing could be compared to it. Jesus' followers had come to value the kingdom as a precious treasure that would last for all eternity. Because they discovered its true worth, they could joyfully sacrifice everything for its attainment. Jesus further compared God's work to a dragnet that brought forth both worthwhile and useless things. Like the story of the weeds among the wheat (v 24-30), it was not the responsibility of Jesus' disciples to judge the actions of others. God would ultimately reveal what was good and what was evil in the world http://www.daily-word-of-life.com/

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

If you suffer from an unsettled mind, avoid newspapers and newscasts for a time

55 DAYS UNTIL FALL !

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

MY HOMEPAGE

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

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FOR F R I D A Y, JULY 25TH, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 25TH, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

 A grateful thought toward heaven is of itself a prayer

G. E. Lessing

TODAY’S ACTION

Involve yourself in the things you believe in, and your actions will give you strength

TODAY’S QUOTE

Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your work with excellence.

Author Unknown

HAPPY FINALLY FRIDAY !!

Thankfully the end of another work week has come and it was a good one so there are no complaints there for sure.

DS#5 and his wife made it home safely on Thursday morning. Sometime soon they’ll be sharing some pictures of their trip with us.

I’ll be seeing you all on Monday morning as usual. I’m off to the campground after work today.

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…PIPE DREAMS DAY

During the 1800s, opium was heavily imported to Europe from Asia. This hallucinogenic drug wasn't illegal at that time and was widely used in some literary circles in England. The opium was smoked in a pipe and usually produced strange visions. The creative writers called these visions "pipe dreams". Today the term is used for farfetched ideas that probably aren't going to happen

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Merry-Go-Round Birthday - This favorite amusement ride was invented by William Schneider of Davenport, Iowa in 1871

Saint Christopher Feast Day - Legend states that he helped Jesus cross a stream. For that he is known as the patron saint of travelers

1866 - Ulysses S. Grant was elevated to full (four-star) general of the U.S. Army, becoming the first American officer to reach that rank

1868: Congress passed an act creating the Wyoming Territory

1871 - Seth Wheeler of Albany, NY patented perforated toilet paper

TODAY’S SMILE

A FEW GOOD THINGS TO THINK ABOUT TODAY

Excerpt from THE EYE OF THE STORM by Max Lucado.

Love God more than you fear hell.

Once a week, let a child take you on a walk.

Make major decisions in a cemetery.

When no one is watching, live as if someone is.

Succeed at home first.

Don't spend tomorrow's money today.

Pray twice as much as you fret.

Listen twice as much as you speak.

Only harbor a grudge when God does.

Never outgrow your love of sunsets.

Treat people like angels; you will meet some and help make some.

'Tis wiser to err on the side of generosity than on the side of scrutiny.

God has forgiven you; you'd be wise to do the same.

When you can't trace God's hand, trust his heart.

Toot your own horn and the notes will be flat.

Don't feel guilty for God's goodness.

The book of life is lived in chapters, so know your page number.

Never let the important be the victim of the trivial.

Love your liturgy.

TODAY’S WORD

melange \may-LAHNZH\, noun:

A mixture; a medley

Melange derives from Old French meslance, from mesler, "to mix ultimately from Latin miscere, to mix

TODAY’S REFLECTION

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.

Ecclesiastes 3:1

EACH season is glorious. The glory of summer is different from the glory of fall. And the splendor of winter is different from spring. God takes us through different seasons in our lives: seasons of rejoicing, mourning, saying hello and goodbye, building up and tearing down.

The glory of the season of rejoicing is laughter, refreshment, and revitalization. The gift of the season of mourning can be profound intimacy with the Lord. Whatever our current season, it will not last. We can no more remain in one season of life than one kind of weather can last throughout the year.

 Life brings seasons of both mourning and dancing, times of embracing and times to refrain from embracing. The key, of course, is to remember that God is at work within us in each season. We are not always aware of what God is doing; often each season brings about change and growth.

God begins the good work, sustains it, and will bring it to completion. (See Phil. 1:6.) http://www.upperroom.org

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Mice dislike the smell of peppermint. Spread it liberally where you suspect the critters

59 DAYS UNTIL FALL !

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

 Be Blessed !!!

MA

MY HOMEPAGE

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

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FOR THURSDAY, JULY 24TH, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 24th, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.

Benjamin Franklin

TODAY’S ACTION

Show what you are made of and lead by example

TODAY’S QUOTE

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for anyone else

Charles Dickens

HAPPY THURSDAY !!

Today will be a long day for me. The boss has a day off and so I’ll probably be in the office from 7 this morning til 5 tonight. I’ve got my work all done so it will probably be clean the office day. I’m also going to take a book along for when I get tired of cleaning. I’ve got lots of catalogs to page through too, so maybe I’ll put them in my bag also.

Thursday evening Bible study was cancelled for this week as the pastor is on vacation. It is just as well because after my long work day I wouldn’t feel like going anyway. DS#5 and his wife made it back to the USA on Wednesday evening but their flight home was cancelled due to bad weather on the east coast. They called DD to let her know and will let them know when they’ll be rescheduled, hopefully sometime today, as DSIL is supposed to pick them up at the airport.

Tomorrow evening after work I’ll head off to the campsite. I guess my dulcimer buddy is planning on visiting us on Saturday. She’ll be in for a treat as we decorate for Christmas in July.

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…AMELIA EARHART DAY

Born July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas, Amelia flew her first plane in 1921. Her name became a household word in 1932 when she was the 2nd person to fly solo across the Atlantic. In 1935, she was the first person to fly solo across the Pacific. Her next flight was planned to circle the globe at the equator. On July 2, 1937, she and her navigator disappeared at sea just 2 days short of finishing the trip.

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace with yourself.

Amelia Earhart

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Detroit's Birthday - The French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac landed at the present day site of Detroit in 1783 and established Fort Detroit

Instant Coffee Birthday - Invented in 1938

Tennessee Readmission Day - In 1866, Tennessee became the first Confederate state to be readmitted to the U.S. after the Civil War

Women Aviators Day - All women pilots are honored on this, the birthday of Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean

1534: Jacques Cartier discovers St. Laurence River; claims Canada for France

1969: The "Apollo Eleven" astronauts -- two of whom had been the first men to set foot on the moon -- splashed down safely the Pacific

TODAY’S SMILE

Here is the modern version of the 3 bears:

It's a sunny morning in the Big Forest, and the Bear family is just waking up. Baby Bear goes down stairs and sits in his small chair at the table and looks into his small bowl. It is empty, "Who's been eating my porridge?!!" he squeaks. Papa Bear arrives at the big table and sits in his big chair. He looks into his big bowl, and it's also empty. "Who's been eating my porridge?" he roars.

 Momma Bear puts her head through the serving hatch from the kitchen and yells, "Oh for goodness sake, how many times do we have to go through this? It was Momma Bear who got up first. It was Momma Bear who woke everyone in the house. It was Momma Bear who made the coffee.

It was Momma Bear who threw in a load of clothes. It was Momma Bear who unloaded the dishwasher from last night, and put everything away. It was Momma Bear who went out in the cold morning to fetch the newspaper. It was Momma Bear who set the table. It was Momma Bear who put the cat out, cleaned the litter box, and filled the cat's water and food dish.

And now that you've decided to drag your lazy bodies downstairs and grace Momma Bear's kitchen with your grumpy presence, listen good, cause I'm only going to say this one more time..."

"I Haven't Made the Porridge Yet!!!!"

TODAY’S WORD

vituperation \vy-too-puh-RAY-shuhn, -tyoo-\, noun:

1. The act or an instance of speaking abusively to or about.

2. Sustained and severely abusive language

Vituperation comes from Latin vituperatio, from the past participle of vituperare, "to blame," from vitium, "a fault" + parare, "to prepare." The verb form is vituperate; the related adjective is vituperative. One who vituperates is a vituperator

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day

2 Corinthians 4:16

Some people are obsessed with physical fitness—daily workouts, vitamins, organic food—in spite of the fact that our bodies keep ticking away in inevitable decline. In our twenties and thirties we think we’re invincible, but in the decades that follow, the eyesight starts to go, then the knees, then the mind.

Let’s face it, trying to ensure long-lasting physical health is like trying to stem the tide with a pitchfork And while it is true that the older we get the worse we get physically, it doesn’t have to be that way spiritually. Believe it or not, it is possible to get better with age.

Many of us fear aging with all the trouble it brings. But when we are gradually stripped of everything that props us up—whether wealth, independence, health, dignity, beauty, or all of the above—we are left with more and more of God To get better with age, get spiritually fit. http://www.rbc.org

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

The south wind warms the aged

60 DAYS UNTIL FALL !

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

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FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 23RD, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 23RD, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Miracles are of all sizes. And if you start believing in little miracles, you can work up to the bigger ones.

Norman Vincent Peale

TODAY’S ACTION

Live with hope in your heart

TODAY’S QUOTE

I think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it.

Frank A. Clark

 HAPPY WEDNESDAY !!

OVER THE HUMP DAY!

 Thankfully the first half of this long week is about over. Due to having a short work week last week, this one seems to be going on and on forever. Here at home there is always plenty to do so my evenings go by faster than the days.

The empty skunk traps were still in place when I got home yesterday evening, now they say they’ll remain in place til Friday??? The beagle continues to sniff around the steps so I think there is something still there but if it is, it’s not coming out or is avoiding the traps. It is a mystery for sure.

The weather forecast is now showing a chance of rain for Saturday. I just knew it was too good to be true that we’d have a weekend without rain.

This Saturday is Christmas in July at the campground and everyone is supposed to decorate their campsites for Christmas. Supposedly there will be prizes given. I’ll be sure to take pictures.

DS#5 and his wife will be returning from their trip late tonight. It will be great to hear all about their trip and see all their pictures. I probably won’t see them for awhile, but it will be good to know they are home safe.

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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

Prayers have been requested for a friend’s SIL that he will be successful in his search for a job and also for his grandfather who is not doing well. Any prayers for this young man and his grandfather will be appreciated.

Please pray for God's protection of our troops and HIS wisdom for their commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

25 WORDS

God, I thank You for today, for the ways You will bless me, and for the ways that I will serve others in Your name

TO REMEMBER…

I am in the hands of God, and in God’s time all things will be made well.

TODAY IS…MAPLE SYRUP DAY

Making maple syrup is the oldest agricultural enterprise in the U.S. A maple tree needs to be about 45 years old and 12 inches in diameter before it is tapped. A single tap will produce about 10 gallons of sap, and it takes 30-50 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of maple syrup. Wow

TODAY’S TRIVIA

 On July 23, 1829, the first typewriter was patented by William Burt

 1715 - The first lighthouse in America was authorized for construction at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts

1866 Cincinnati Baseball club (The Reds) established

TODAY’S SMILE

There is a lovely Jewish story from ancient times about an old man who was in his hundredth year and who wandered into Abraham’s camp just before nightfall.

Abraham being a good Jew welcomed the man and offered him hospitality. While the food was cooking Abraham suggested that they pray together. Abraham raised his hands and his eyes towards heaven and began the evening prayer.

After a while he saw the old man worshipping the camp fire. Stopping for a moment he corrected the old man and asked him to direct his prayers to the Almighty. But the old man went back worshipping the fire.

This went on a few times and Abraham lost his patience and kicked the old man out of the camp. He went back to prayer “See Lord, how much I love you.” There was silence and then he heard the Lord say, “Abraham, I have put up with that old man and his unusual ways for the past 100 years and you cannot put up with him even for five minutes!”

Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself.

St.Francis de Sales

TODAY’S WORD

gamine \gam-EEN; GAM-een\, noun:

1. A girl who wanders about the streets; an urchin.

2. A playfully mischievous girl or young woman

Gamine comes from the French. A boy who wanders about the street is a gamin

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Continue to live in Christ Jesus, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

Colossians 2:6 -7

…the secret of our spiritual health lies in our times of personal fellowship with the Lord through prayer and reading God's word - unseen by the outside world.

When we omit this time with God from our daily routine, our spiritual life stagnates and weakens, like a neglected plant in exhausted soil.

Yet when we provide the right conditions, our faith exhibits new growth and our spiritual vitality is restored

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Dried tomato leaves help repel bugs indoors

 61 DAYS UNTIL FALL !

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

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FOR TUESDAY, JULY 22ND, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 22ND, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

You will find, as you look back upon your life, that the moments when you really lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.

Henry Drummond

TODAY’S ACTION

Share with others how important they are to you

TODAY’S QUOTE

The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.

HAPPY TUESDAY !!

It will be a little rainy and much cooler today. But I won’t let a few clouds take my smile away. I’ve so much to be thankful for that I couldn’t complain if I had to. We’ve had some beautiful days and I’ve spent more time with my family this summer than I had in a long long time so I’m happy. Rain is good when I’m working, hopefully the sun will shine on the weekend.

The ‘skunk’ traps will be removed today and we did not catch a skunk so I’m hoping he left and will not return. I’m going to get some of that spray foam stuff and try and seal the crack around my back steps.

All is quiet here this week…the only thing on the calendar after work is a hair cut on Wednesday.

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…LION’S SHARE DAY

This popular expression comes from an an Aesop fable. A lion, a cow, a sheep and a goat form a hunting party. They kill a deer, and the lion divides it into four equal parts. He takes three of the parts (the lion's share) and lets the others divide one. Sounds like a pig to me!

TODAY’S TRIVIA

1587 2nd English colony established on Roanoke Island off NC

1686 City of Albany, NY chartered

1796 Cleveland, Ohio, founded by Gen Moses Cleaveland

1937 - Hal Kemp and his orchestra recorded the now-standard tune, Got a Date with an Angel, for Victor Records in Hollywood, California

TODAY’S SMILE

Juan comes up to the Mexican border on his bicycle. He's got two large bags over his shoulders. The guard stops him and says, "What's in the bags?"

"Sand," answered Juan. The guard says, "We'll just see about that ~ get off the bike." The guard takes the bags and rips them apart; he empties them out and finds nothing in them but sand. He detains Juan overnight and has the sand analyzed, only to discover that there is nothing but pure sand in the bags. The guard releases Juan, puts the sand into new bags, hefts them onto the man's shoulders, andlets him cross the border.

A week later, the same thing happens. The guard asks, "What have you got?"

"Sand," says Juan. The guard does his thorough examination and discovers that the bags contain nothing but sand. He gives the sand back to Juan, and Juan crosses the border on his bicycle. This sequence of events is repeated every day for two years.

Finally, Juan quits showing up and the guard later meets him in a Cantina in Mexico. "Hey, Buddy," says the guard, "I know you were smuggling something. It's driving me crazy. It's all I think about..... I can't sleep. Just between you and me, what were you smuggling?"

Juan sips his drink and says, "Bicycles."

TODAY’S WORD

supernumerary \soo-puhr-NOO-muh-rair-ee; -NYOO-\, adjective:

1. Exceeding the stated, standard, or prescribed number.

2. Exceeding what is necessary or desired; superfluous.

 noun:

1. A supernumerary person or thing.

2. An actor without a speaking part, as a walk-on or an extra in a crowd scene.

Supernumerary is from Latin supernumerarius, from super, "over" + numerus, number

TODAY’S REFLECTION

This is what God asks of you, only this: to act justly, to love tenderly and to walk humbly with your God.

Micah 6:6-8

God is my creator upon whom I depend at every moment for all that I am and can do. God is also my Father who loves me with ceaseless love and who calls me to live with him eternally. So to walk humbly with God is to be real, to acknowledge my dependence, to be grateful for my being, and, trusting in his love for me and his power and desire to save me, to try at all times to do God’s will in all things.

Help me then, dear Lord, always to act justly and to be gentle to and caring of others, to love tenderly as I journey through life.

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Money is like manure. Unless you spread it around, it doesn't do much good

62 DAYS UNTIL FALL !

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

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FOR MONDAY, JULY 21ST, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 21ST. 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Each today, well lived, makes yesterday a dream of happiness and each tomorrow a vision of hope. Look, therefore, to this one day, for it and it alone is life.

Anonymous

TODAY’S ACTION

Pursue righteousness and kindness

TODAY’S QUOTE

It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.

Ursula K. Le Guin

HAPPY MONDAY !!

Here I am once more sipping the good coffee, slowing waking up and starting a new day. It was such a hot and steamy weekend that I am now getting tired of staying in the a/c if I want to feel normal. I don’t like being cooped up in the house in the winter and I really dislike being cooped up here in the summertime.

The weather man says we’ll start the week in the 80’s which is better than 90 and much preferred to the 30 and below degrees which we have in the winter. As DD said this weekend. ‘It may be hot and steamy, but I’d rather have this than winter.’

I got the following in an e-mail from DS#5 yesterday:

I knelt in front of the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi, it was an awesome spectacle!!!!!!! We are off to the Vatican tomorrow!!!!! Love you all see you in a couple of days.

It was great to hear from him. He is so far away and I was wondering how they were doing.

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…SCARE CROW DAY

The most famous scarecrow may be in the "Wizard of Oz", but they can be found all over the world. Their name comes from using a device to scare away crows, but they are really used to keep any bird or animal from disturbing seeds, shoots and fruit. They can also be used at your house to welcome guests or just to decorate your yard

HOW TO MAKE A SCARE CROW

A regular kitchen broom

A cross piece for arms (yard stick, pvc pipe, wood)

Duct tape

Gloves

Rubber bands

Any kind of old clothes

The bristle end of the broom is the head.

Measure 6 inches down the broom handle and mark with a pen. Tape your cross piece for the arms at the mark by wrapping the duct tape in X's front and back.

2. Dress you scarecrow any fun way you like. You can use a dress, t-shirt, sports jacket, overalls or anything else you have on hand. If you use overalls, cut a hole in the seat for the broom stick to go through. Add gloves to the end of the arms last and secure with rubber bands.

3. You can stuff or not stuff your scarecrow. Garbage bags make good stuffing if you don't have bales of straw. Secure any openings with rubber bands or duct tape as you go.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

1930 - The Veterans’ Administration of the United States was established this day

1968 - Arnold Palmer became the first golfer to make a million dollars in career earnings after he tied for second place at the PGA Championship. Palmer accomplished the feat in just 13 years and 2 months as a professional golfer. He won 52 golf tournaments during that period

1990 - Some 250,000 people celebrated at the site where the Berlin Wall once stood in East Berlin.

TODAY’S SMILE

MEMO FROM GOD:

I am God.

Today I will be handling all of your problems. Please remember that I do not need your help. If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do not attempt to resolve it. Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for God to do) box. It will be addressed in

My time, not yours. Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold on to it. If you find yourself stuck in traffic; Don't despair. There are people in this world for whom driving is an unheard of privilege.

Should you have a bad day at work; Think of the man who has been out of work for years. Should you despair over a relationship gone bad; Think of the person who has never known what it's like to love and be loved in return.

Should you grieve the passing of another weekend; Think of the woman in dire straits, working twelve hours a day, seven days a week to feed her children.

Should your car break down, leaving you miles away from assistance; Think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that walk.

Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror; Think of the cancer patient in chemo who wishes she had hair to examine.

Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering what is life all about, asking what is my purpose? Be thankful. There are those who didn't live long enough to get the opportunity.

Should you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities; Remember, things could be worse. You could be them!

Author Unknown

TODAY’S WORD

insensate \in-SEN-sayt; -sit\, adjective:

1. Lacking sensation or awareness; inanimate.

2. Lacking human feeling or sensitivity; brutal; cruel.

 3. Lacking sense; stupid; foolish

Insensate comes from Late Latin insensatus, from in-, "not" + sensatus, "gifted with sense, intelligent," from Latin sensus, sense

TODAY’S REFLECTION

O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.

Isaiah 64:8

My life with God has been like my experience with the pottery. Sometimes I struggle to find my direction. I worry whether I am really being obedient to God's will, doing all that I should bedoing for God. But when I relax and focus on who God is and sense God's presence, my life suddenly feels right. I am at peace.

I have come back to the center, to the truth of who I am and who God is. Having discovered the center, I can live in the confidence that God is guiding me. http://www.upperroom.org

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

 A highbrow is a person educated beyond his intelligence

63 DAYS UNTIL FALL !

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

MY HOMEPAGE

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

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FOR THURSDAY, JULY 17TH, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 17TH, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon - instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.

Dale Carnegie

TODAY’S ACTION

Look around you for the opportunity to extend your hand, your time, your love. It is there

TODAY’S QUOTE

Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day.

Author Unknown

HAPPY THURSDAY !!

It is a happy day for me for sure. After work I’ll be heading out to my camper and won’t be back til Sunday evening so I’ll see you all with my newsletter come Monday morning.

There is still no sign of the skunk…maybe he left or is very good at avoiding the traps. We’ll see…

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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

Please pray for God's protection of our troops and HIS wisdom for their commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

GOD BLESS YOU 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…FARMER’S ALMANAC DAY

The first issue of The Farmer's Almanac was published in 1792 during George Washington's second term as president. It sold 3,000 copies and cost about nine cents. Since then, it has come out once a year with useful information: tide tables for people near the ocean, sunrise tables and planting charts for farmers, recipes for cooks, and weather forecasts for everybody

TODAY’S TRIVIA

1862 - National cemeteries were authorized by the U.S. government on this day. Arlington National Cemetery, located just outside Washington, D.C. in Virginia, is one of the most honored in the country. In addition to those who died in battle, other war veterans, including U.S. Presidents and government leaders, are buried there. Arlington National Cemetery also houses the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in honor of those who lay unidentified on the battlefields of freedom

1867 - Harvard School of Dental Medicine was established in Boston, MA. It was the first dental school in America

1920 - Sinclair Lewis finished the now-famous novel, Main Street

1955 - Disneyland opened the gates to “The Happiest Place on Earth” in Anaheim, California. In the famous theme park’s first year of operation, some four million people visited Main Street USA, Fantasyland, Frontierland and Tomorrowland.

TODAY’S SMILE

An Old Farmer's Advice

 Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.

Words that soak into your ears are whispered ... not yelled.

Every path has a few puddles.

When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.

The best sermons are lived, not preached.

God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.

Laugh every day, it's like inner jogging.

The most important things in yer house are the people.

When you get tangled up in problems, be still.

God wants us to be still so He can untangle the knot.

A grudge is a heavy thing to carry.

A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.

TODAY’S WORD

mephitic \muh-FIT-ik\, adjective:

1. Offensive to the smell; as, mephitic odors.

2. Poisonous; noxious.

Mephitic is the adjective form of mephitis, "a foul-smelling or noxious exhalation from the earth; a stench from any source," from the Latin

TODAY’S REFLECTION

If God is for us, who can be against us

Romans 8:31

… I think God feels about me the way I felt about the reformed criminal. He doesn’t want to catch me in a crime. Rather, He is cheering me on, hoping I will do the right thing. When I’m tempted, I can almost hear Him saying, “Don’t go there! Turn around. I’ll help you, if you just turn around.”

God is on my side. Having Someone Who believes in me is often all I need to find strength.

Daily Guideposts

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Mules make a great fuss about their ancestors having been horses

July 18th – THE FULL BUCK MOON

Bucks begin to grow new antlers at this time. This full Moon was also known as the Thunder Moon, because thunderstorms are so frequent during this month

67 DAYS UNTIL FALL !

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

MY HOMEPAGE

 I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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