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Saturday, September 10, 2005

FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2005

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2005

TODAY'S THOUGHT

You're on the road to success when you realize that failure is only a detour Anonymous

TODAY'S ACTION

Put aside your fear of failure and replace it with effort towards your goals

TODAY'S QUOTE

Blessed is the person who is too busy to worry in the daytime and too sleepy to worry at night.

Unknown

HAPPY SUNDAY

BLESS YOUR SPIRIT DAY

AND HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO SON#1 AND HIS WIFE

I'm off to church this morning and then I'll play 'catch up' here at home the rest of the day. It's been a beautiful weekend here weatherwise. All is very quiet and getting a lot done.

HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL ! ANOTHER WONDERFUL ONE ON THE WAY !

FYI

President Bush has declared September 16th a National Day of Prayer and Rememberance. I found the picture below on the Presidential Prayer Team Site.

Navy Seabees search through rubble on the grounds of a Gulfport, MS church devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Hundreds of churches met"in exile" last Sunday, gathering in borrowed or outdoor space to worship and praise God. Pray for congregations that have been displaced,
many of whom continue to meet needs cause
by Hurricane Katrina.

Photo courtesy of the Department of Defense

TODAY IS...Patriots Day,

Marking the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., on September 11, 2001. Today is also the beginning of Emergency Preparedness Week As we remember that tragic day in September of 2001, we pray for those whose loved ones perished at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and on Flight 93. Comfort their hearts and fill them with hope and courage to face the challenges in their lives. We pray for our country as we continue to rebuild not only structures but also our lives. May we continue to become an even stronger and more unified nation. To show our remembrance, our strength, our resolve and our love of our country, let's join together again to show we have not forgotten. Light some candles the evening of 9-11-05

and it's Grandparents Day

Grandparents bestow upon
their grandchildren
The strength andwisdom that time
And experience have given them.

Grandchildren bless their Grandparents
With a youthful vitality and innocence
That help them stay young at heart forever.

Together they create a chain of love
Linking the past with the future.
The chain may lengthen,
But it will never part....

Author Unknown

Forget-me-nots

The official flower of Grandparents Day

TODAY'S TRIVIA

September 11 - Grandparents Day. In 1970, a West Virginia housewife, Marian Lucille Herndon McQuade, initiated a campaign to set aside a special day just for Grandparents. In 1978, the United States Congress passed legislation proclaiming the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day. The proclamation was signed by President Jimmy Carter. September was chosen to signify the "autumn years" of life

TODAY'S SMILE

For their anniversary, a couple went out for a romantic dinner. Their teenage daughters said they would fix a dessert and leave it waiting.

When they got home, they saw that the dining room table was beautifully set with china, crystal and candles, and there was a note that read: "Your dessert is in the refrigerator. We are staying with friends, so go ahead and do something we wouldn't do!"

"I suppose," the husband responded, we could clean the house

MORE...

When I got home last night, my wife demanded that I take her out to some place expensive ................... So I took her to a gas station

Last one for today...

Shouting Your Prayers!

Two young boys were spending the night at their grandparents' house. At bedtime, the two boys knelt beside their beds to say their prayers.

The youngest one began praying at the top of his lungs, "I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE. I PRAY FOR A NEW NINTENDO. I PRAY FOR A NEW VCR..."

His older brother leaned over and nudged the younger brother and said, "Why are you shouting your prayers? God isn't deaf."

To which the little brother replied, No, but Gramma is

TODAY'S WORD

prod·i·gal·i·ty

1. Extravagant wastefulness.

2. Profuse generosity.

3. Extreme abundance; lavishness

TODAY'S REFLECTION

The Lord himself will go before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forget you. Don't be afraid and don't worry

Deuteronomy 31:8

If we can come to grips with the reality that we are secure in Christ ... we'll realize that nothing of a temporal nature will ever meet this very real need [for security]. There's no reason to "do" or to "acquire" for the sake of security, because the need has already been met. What I would call the "temporal toys" will never satisfy anyway. Knowing we're secure can also solve the problem of discontent by freeing us to choose to be content

Ron Blue -- Taming the Money Monster

TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMERS ALMANAC

When closing up a summer house, run a cycle of warm water and 1 cup vinegar through the washing machine and dishwasher before draining the pipes

11 DAYS UNTIL AUTUMN

Delight yourself in the Lord
and He will give you the desires of your Heart
Psalm 37:4

I Love You All !!! Be Blessed !!! Ma

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Friday, September 9, 2005

FOR SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 10, 2005

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1O, 2OO5

TODAY'S THOUGHT

The rainbows of life follow the storms Anonymous

TODAY'S ACTION

Believe in the sun even when it's not shining

TODAY'S QUOTE

More people would live to a ripe old age if they weren't too busy providing for it

Anomymous

HAPPY SATURDAY !

How I love Saturday mornings ! Sleeping in a little, slowly sipping my coffee and of course - surfing the internet. I've beenbusy trying to find some more good quotes and quips to share with you all. Sometimes I think there just isn't anything new out there and then God turns the 'lightbulb' on and I find somemore.

This weekend will be my 'catch up' weekend before the 'Sunshine Babes' come in again next weekend. Is it really possible that it's been a month since they were here last? I guess I should be saying Congrats to the 'Newly Weds' - a month of wedded bliss on the 13th!

Time always flies by and I thank the Good Lord for His many blessings!

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

TODAY IS...BATTLE OF BRITAIN DAY

The Battle of Britain was the biggest Air Battle ever fought in the history of warfare. From July through November of 1940, the Royal Air Force fought against the German Luftwaffe. These determined flyers kept Britain from being invaded. They also gave Hitler's Germany its first major defeat of WW2. They later became immortalised as "Churchill's Few" or "Dowdings Chicks" and continue to be celebrated today

TODAY'S TRIVIA

1913: Lincoln Highway opens as 1st paved coast-to-coast highway. It is old US 30 now

1953: Swanson sells it's first "TV Dinner

1955: "Gunsmoke" premiered on CBS television. It ran until 1975, becoming the longest-lasting TV Western

1955: Bert Parks hosted The Miss America Pageant for the first time and sang "There She Is, Miss America" to Sharon Kay Ritchie. Parks hosted the pageant for 25 years

1990 Hard Rock Cafe opens in Las Vegas Nevada

TODAY'S SMILE

THINGS OUR MOTHER TAUGHT US

LOGIC: If your fall off that swing and break your neck, You can't go to the store with me

MEDICINE: If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they're going to freeze that way

TO THINK AHEAD: If you don't pass your spelling test, you'll never get a good job

ESP: Put your sweater on; don't you think that I know when you're cold

TO MEET A CHALLENGE: What were you thinking? Answer me when I talk to you...Don't talk back to me

HUMOR: When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't you come running to me

GENETICS: You're just like your father

OUR ROOTS: Do you think you were born in a barn

ANTICIPATION: Just wait until your father gets home

JUSTICE: One day you will have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you

TODAY'S WORD

gormandize • \GOR-mun-dyze verb

: to eat gluttonously or ravenously

When "gourmet" came into use to refer to a connoisseur of food and drink,the meaning of "gourmand" softened, so that it now suggests someone who likes good food in large quantities but not in a way that is disgusting or gluttonous. "Gormandize" still carries such negative connotations, but it does also imply that a big eater has a discriminating palate as well as a generous appetite.

TODAY'S REFLECTION

...for in Him we live and move and have our being...

Acts 17:28

Many times in this modern world you hear someone say, "Come on! Get a life!" It's usually said because someone is complaining, criticizing or showing some other negative attitude. It is a shame to waste time being a grouch in this beautiful world We Christians should be the most joy-filled people in the world. No other religion is so filled with joy. Jesus has promised to be with us always, so he is here to help us with all our challenges and problems.

TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANC Polish silverware with the juice of a banana skin puréed in a blender

12 DAYS UNTIL AUTUMN!

106 shopping days until Christmas

Delight yourself in the Lord
and He will give you the desires of your Heart
Psalm 37:4

I Love You All !!! Be Blessed !!! Ma

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Thursday, September 8, 2005

FOR FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 9, 2005

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2005

TODAY'S THOUGHT

God provides the wind, but man must raise the sails

Saint Augustine

TODAY'S ACTION

Have a desire to improve things

TODAY'S QUOTE

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is the most fatal UNKNOWN

HAPPY FINALLYFRIDAY

Long, short week-tgif ! The main road at the end of our street is now all graded down with big bumps all over to dodge where the manhole covers are. Hopefully they'll begin filling it back in soon ! It's bad when the bottom of my car scrapes! It's going to be one of those l-o-n-g days at work for me today - 10 hrs! One of my bosses is in a golf tournament and the other is on vacation. That leaves me to hold down the fort (again) I guess I need the overtime $$$ to pay for that fuel pump I had to buy last week. It'll take more than 2 hours, but every little bit helps.

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

TODAY IS...TEDDY BEAR DAY

The "Teddy" bear is named after U.S. president, Theodore Roosevelt. The inventor of this lovable toy was from Germany - Margarete Steiff. As a young girl, Margarete was stricken with polio. She spent her life in a wheelchair and enjoyed making toys for the neighborhood children. They were so popular, she eventually started a toy factory. Her stuffed bears had no name until a cartoon appeared in newspapers with Roosevelt refusing to shoot a bear on a hunting trip in 1902

AND... Today is National Hot Dog Day

TODAY'S TRIVIA

1776 Continental Congress renames "United Colonies," United States

1850 California becomes 31st state

1908 Orville Wright makes 1st 1-hr airplane flight, Fort Myer, Va

1926 National Broadcasting Co created by the Radio Corporation of America

1956 Elvis Presley appears on national TV for 1st time (Ed Sullivan

TODAY'S SMILE

One afternoon a man came home from work to find total mayhem in his house. His three children were outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard. The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the house.

Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall. In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing. In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door.

He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she may be ill, or that something serious had happened. He found her lounging in the bedroom, still curled in the bed in her pajamas, reading a novel. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went.

He looked at her bewildered and asked, "What happened here today?"

She again smiled and answered, "You know every day when you come home from work and ask me what in the world I did today?"

"Yes" was his incredulous reply.

She answered, Well, today I didn't do it

TODAY'S WORD

facile
Pronunciation: /FAS-ul/
adj : done or performed easily, with little effort

He is obnoxious but has a facile wit

TODAY'S REFLECTION

...doing the will of God from the heart, with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men...

Ephesians 6: 6-7

When simple living is dedicated to the Lord, you will find many opportunities to do little things that will make people happy. Perhaps there's an elderly person who just needs help in getting rid of the garbage. Maybe there's a friend who's grieving and needs someone who will listen. It could be that just a short letter or a phone call could make someone's day brighter. These are just ordinary deeds that take very little time, but couldmake a big difference in someone's life.

TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things Henry David Thoreau

13 DAYS UNTIL AUTUMN !

Delight yourself in the Lord
and He will give you the desires of your Heart
Psalm 37:4

I Love You All !!! Be Blessed !!! Ma

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Wednesday, September 7, 2005

FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2005

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2005

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Count no day lost in which you waited your turn, took only your share and sought advantage over no one Robert Brault

TODAY'S ACTION

Appreciate the singing sparrow, the cool breeze, the pink sunset...

TODAY'S QUOTE

Life consists of problems, living is solving those problems. You should live life to its fullest and never look back on the past
Unknown

HAPPY 'THANKFULLY' THURSDAY

It was a beautiful day on Wednesday. Our weather has been just about perfect. Thankfully, there is only one more day after today of work this week and our weekend is supposed to be a beautiful one too. I can't seem to get much time outdoors. Just mow the yard and back inside I go.

DD and hubby leave on their vacation this Friday, please keep them in your prayers for a safe trip. The following weekend, the 16th the 'Sunshine babes' return to Ohio for their 3rd wedding this summer. 'Little Ray's ' birthday is the 17th and they are having a party here at our local park on Sunday the 18th. I think they'll be glad when all their friends and family up here are married !

On the 21st our 'Sweetheart' will be coming up our way for more tests and a 2nd opinion from the doctors at the Cleveland Clinic. Please pray that they find some way to help control her seizures. She will be celebrating her 3rd birthday in October and has had these since she was about 6 months old.

Take good care all - may God keep you safe in your travels

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

TODAY IS....LEFT RIGHT DAY !

There are two spots on Earth where there is only one direction to go. Do you know where? At the North Pole you can only go South, no matter which way you turn. And at the South Pole you can only go North. But put me in a car at either spot and I would still find a way to make a wrong turn

AND IT'S... National Date Nut Bread Day

AND ...Oprah Day, marking the premier of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on this date in 1986.

TODAY'S TRIVIA

1565 1st permanent settlement in US forms (St Augustine, Florida

1920 US Air Mail service begins (NYC to SF

1962: "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt Kickers entered the music charts. No record company would touch the song, so Bobby pressed a thousand copies on his own label and sent them to key radio stations. It hit #1 and still plays every Halloween

1966 "That Girl" starring Marlo Thomas premiers on ABC-TV

1971 John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts opens in Washington DC

TODAY'S SMILE

A counselor was helping his kids put their stuff away on their first morning in Summer Camp. He was surprised to see one of the youngsters had an umbrella.

The counselor asked, 'Why did you bring an umbrella to camp?'

'Did you ever have a mother', The kid answered

AND HERE'S A 'KNOCK KNOCK' JOKE - JUST FOR OUR 'PRINCESS'

Knock, knock, who's there?
Oman
Oman who?
Oman, these jokes are bad

Knock, knock, who's there?
Norway
Norway who?
Norway am I telling you any more knock, knock jokes . . .

TODAY'S WORD

timorous â€¢ \TIM-uh-russ\ adjective
1 : of a timid disposition : fearful
2 : expressing or suggesting timidity

TODAY'S REFLECTION

Don't criticize and then you won't be criticized. For others will treat you as you treat them. And why worry about a speck in the eye of a brother when you have a board in your own?

Matthew 7:1 - 3

It isn't necessary to blow out the other person's light to let your own shine

TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC If you open a peapod containing a single pea, expect good luck to follow

14 DAYS UNTIL AUTUMN

Delight yourself in the Lord
and He will give you the desires of your Heart
Psalm 37:4

I Love You All !!! Be Blessed !!! Ma

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Tuesday, September 6, 2005

FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2005

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2005

TODAY'S THOUGHT

There is time for everything Thomas Edison

TODAY'S ACTION

Be sensitive to the messages of hope that greet you

TODAY'S QUOTE

There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of even one small candle
Robert Alden

HAPPY WEDNESDAY ! OVER THE HUMP DAY !

It was a fast Tueday and here we are sliding downhill into the weekend already! Work was really busy and I know today will be just as busy. They've started repaving the main road at the end of our street so I had to come home by going down the street next to me...(at least I think that's what they were doing) it seems this will be a long project. Hopefully they've worked it out so that we can still come and go. It would be nice if they only take one block at a time - we'll see.

No new news from DS#2. Hopefully things are improving for them. The news seems to indicate that help has arrived for the devasted states of Louisianna , Mississippi and Alabama. Lots of work to do there. Please keep them in your prayers.

Take good care All !

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

TODAY IS...Neither Rain Nor Snow Day

Today is the anniversary of the opening of the New York Post Office Building in 1914. This inscription appeared on the building:

"Neither snow nor rain not heat nor gloom of night staysthese couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds."

Everyone thinks this is the motto of the post office, but they actually have no motto

and...Today is Google Day.

On this date in 1998, Sergey Brin and Larry Page incorporated the Internet search company at Menlo Park, California. The test search engine was doing some 10,000 searches a day. A year later it was doing three million searches a day

TODAY'S TRIVIA

1664: The Dutch governor of New Netherlands--Peter Stuyvesant--surrenders the colony to an English naval force under Colonel Richard Nicolls. The English rename the colony New York

1813: The earliest known printed reference to the United States by the nickname "Uncle Sam" occurs in the Troy Post

1914 New York Post Office Building opens to the public

1921: The first Miss America Pageant was held at Atlantic City, New Jersey. The contest was a promotion to keep tourists in the resort town after the Labor Day holiday. Miss Washington, D.C. won the contest and received a golden statue of a mermaid as her prize! She was 16-year-old Margaret Gorman. Miss Gorman was 5'1 with blonde hair, blue eyes, weighing 108 pounds and her vital stats were 30-25-32.

1936 Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) begins operation

1963: The National Professional Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, Ohio

1979: The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) made its cable TV debut

TODAY'S SMILE

Golf Is Good For You!

These men should have been considered some of the world's most successful
men. At least, they found the secret of making money. Now almost 80 years
later, do you know what became of these men?

1. The president of the largest steel company, Charles
   Schwab, died a pauper.

2. The president of the largest gas company, Edward
   Hopson, went insane.

3. The president of the NYSE, Richard Whitney, was
   released from prison to die at home.

4. The greatest wheat speculator, Arthur Cooger, died
   abroad, penniless.

5. The president of the Bank of International Settlement,
   shot himself.

6. The Great Bear of Wall Street, Cosabee Livermore, died of
   suicide.

In that same year, 1923, the winner of the most important golf championship, Gene Sarazan, won both the US Open and PGA Championship. He died in 1999 at the age of 95, played golf until he was 92, and was financially solvent at his death.

Conclusion: Stop worrying about business and other stuff and start playing golf!

and from the news...

Satellite TV is now available in cars. I guess cell phones weren’t distracting enough! Now you can actually watch TV while talking on your phone while driving

In a study: Coffee is loaded with beneficial disease-fighting antioxidants. Hey, it's true. Last month I was sick. I went to Starbucks. A guy coughed on me. I was cured.

Labor Day was a weird holiday: no decorations, no cards, no flowers, no fireworks, no costumes. Obviously, the working class is just too pooped to party

TODAY'S WORD

per-fi-dy noun, plural per·fi·dies.

1. Deliberate breach of faith; calculated violation of trust; treachery. 2. The act or an instance of treachery

TODAY'S REFLECTION

Nothing is better for a man then that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. This also, I saw, was from the hand of God.

Ecclesiastes 2:24

The author of Ecclesiastes stresses that one should enjoy his labor. Awaken each morning asking God to bless your work and expect good things to happen. Then you're more likely to enjoy your work. An attitude of gratitude can bring beatitude.

Work can be ordinary or extraordinary. If we have a job which matches our talents and we get paid a good salary, too, then how fortunate we are. But George MacDonald cautions us: Mind, it is our best work that He wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I think He must prefer quality to quantity