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Thursday, July 19, 2007

FOR FRIDAY, JULY 20TH, 2007

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 20TH, 2007

TODAY'S THOUGHT

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely, or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature, and God.

Anne Frank

TODAY’S ACTION

Do not indulge in resentful thoughts

TODAY’S QUOTE

Drag your thoughts away from your troubles... by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.

Mark Twain

HAPPY FINALLY FRIDAY!

Today I’ll be working, but a different kind of work for sure. My sisters and I are doing the difficult job of having a sale to clear my dad’s house.

Some things we treasure and we’ve kept them, but others would only be duplicates of something we already have or couldn’t use. Tomorrow will be the last day for the sale as it has gone on since Wednesday.

My two sisters have had the brunt of the work on this sale due to my having to work, but I managed to get a vacation day so I could help. There is still a lot left to sell.

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

Pray for all members of our military and their families as they face long months of separation and difficult, dangerous conditions in Afghanistan, Iraq and other strategic parts of the world. Pray for holy protection and godly influence in each life

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

TODAY IS…TAPIOCA PUDDING DAY!

Tapioca is the starch from a cassava root. It can be used as a food, in bread or as a thickening agent in puddings, soups or juicy pies. Cassava plants are native to the West Indies and South America. As the plant was introduced to other parts of the world, tapioca became a big hit with cooks everywhere.

CHOCOLATE TAPIOCA PUDDING

2 cups milk

1/2 cup honey

1/4 cup quick-cooking tapioca

1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. In a medium saucepan, stir together the milk, honey and tapioca. Let it stand for 10 minutes. 2. Place the saucepan over medium-high heat. Stirring frequently, bring the mixture to a boil. Continue to cook and stir for 3 more minutes. 3. Remove from heat. Add the chocolate morsels and vanilla. Stir until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth. Serve warm or cold.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Giant Leap Day - With “...one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” astronaut, Neil Armstrong, pilot of the lunar spacecraft, the Eagle, made the first footsteps on the surface of the moon at 10:56 p.m. EDT on this day in 1969

Today is Special Olympics Day, the anniversary of the first Special Olympics, held in Chicago at Soldier Field in 1968

1942 - The first members of the WAACS, the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps began training at Fort Des Moines, IA. In 1943, the name was changed to WACS (Women’s Army Corps) and the organization became a part of the U.S. Army. All WAACS were given the choice of joining the new WACS (and joining the army) or returning to civilian life (75% stayed on).

TODAY’S SMILE

She had to move from her spacious home, friendly neighborhood, the nearby church and all that was familiar to her when her husband died. It was time to live in a high rise, independent living apartment for the elderly. The move was difficult for her, but she asked God to help her in this trying time.

What would she do without her garden to tend, neighbors to talk to, the activities at the church and all else that was familiar to her? "Please, Lord," she said, "give me a passion for something."

On the other side of the building were the accommodations for those who needed assisted living. Their living quarters consisted of a bedroom and a bathroom. Their meals were served to them, pills distributed promptly, clothes laundered, personal needs tended to and the area kept clean and neat.

What was missing was interaction with people; conversations and laughter did not permeate the halls of the assisted living area.

One day Alice walked from one side of the building to the other to visit a friend who went to assisted living following a stroke. She became aware of the need there- the touch of a hand, someone to be a good listener, someone who cared about the individual.

She asked God, "Is this the place you want me to serve, Lord?" It seems His answer was yes, for before long her visits turned into fulltime ministry for those folks. She ate meals with them, wrote notes for them, discussed family photos, prayed with them, and most of all, she listened. She was a friend to each person that God put in her path.

Author Unknown

Beware of anything that competes with your loyalty to Jesus Christ. The greatest competitor of true devotion to Jesus is the service we do for Him. It is easier to serve than to pour out our lives completely for Him. The goal of the call of God is His satisfaction, not simply that we should do something for Him. We are not sent to do battle for God, but to be used by God in His battles. Are we more devoted to service than we are to Jesus Christ himself?

Oswald Chambers, "My Utmost for His Highest,"

TODAY’S LINK

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TODAY’S WORD

tortuous \TOR-choo-us\, adjective:

1. Marked by repeated turns and bends; as, "a tortuous road up the mountain."

2. Not straightforward; devious; as, "his tortuous reasoning."

3. Highly involved or intricate; as, "tortuous legal procedures

TODAY’S REFLECTION

A wise man holds his tongue. Only a fool blurts out everything he knows, that only leads to sorrow and trouble.

Proverbs 10:14

Most of us have a tendency to talk too much. Many times during a conversation, we'll be thinking so much about what we're going to say that we're not listening to what the other person is saying.

Silence is important, for it sometimes keeps you from saying words you will later regret. When you really listen to what the other person is saying, you are showing that person that you respect him or her. There's also the possibility that you may learn something.

Think about this. Don't you enjoy a friend who doesn't try to monopolize the conversation, but will sit quietly and listen to your responses? And when sorrow or difficulty comes into your life, nothing is more comforting than a friend who will sit with you in total silence, letting you know how much she or he cares. And when you go to God in prayer, sometimes silence is the most powerful part of the prayer.

You thank God for past blessings and tell him about your needs, but do you ever stop to listen for his answer? Sometimes in that silence, solutions to the problem can enter your mind.

Lord, guide me to know when I should be silent and let your loving wisdom shine through.

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

If your coffee machine begs for a rinse . . . Pour a quart of white vinegar into the water chamber, put in a filter, and run the machine through its brewing cycle. Put the vinegar in again, but this time let it sit for half an hour. Run through the brewing cycle again. Then run a pot of fresh water through the entire cycle. Repeat with a second pot of fresh water.

64 DAYS UNTIL AUTUMN!

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

Psalm 37:4

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

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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BRIGHT SIDE LOGO BY SON #6

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

FOR THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2007

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 19TH, 2007

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Not fulfilling your dreams will be a loss to the world, because the world needs everyone's gifts, yours and mine.

Barbara Sher

TODAY’S ACTION

Pursue your dream job.

TODAY’S QUOTE

The secret of life isn't what happens to you, but what you do with what happens to you

Norman Vincent Peale

HAPPY THURSDAY!

This is the last day of my work week. Tomorrow will be a working vacation day.

We got just a little more rain here yesterday and it’s been quite muggy outside.

There is just not much to tell. These have been quiet busy days this week just filled with work and not much else. Ordinary days are good so I’m not complaining.

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

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

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

TODAY IS…FLITCH DAY

An old custom brought to America by the early settlers became the holiday we now call Flitch Day. Once a year, a slab of bacon was given to any married couple who could prove they had lived in harmony and fidelity for the past twelve months. Very few "took home the bacon".

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Lord of the Rings Day. "The Fellowship of the Ring," the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic, "The Lord of the Rings," was published on this date in 1954.

Today is National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day

1877 1st Wimbledon tennis championships held

TODAY’S SMILE

Words are tools of communication. Unfortunately, words often have different meanings for different people. Here are some examples..... ·

It is in process - So wrapped up in red tape that the situation is almost hopeless. ·

We will look into it - By the time the wheel makes a full turn we assume you will have forgotten it, too. ·

A program - Any assignment that can't be completed by one telephone call. ·

Expedite - To confound confusion with commotion. ·

Channels - The trail left by interoffice memos. ·

Coordinator - The guy who has a desk between two expediters. ·

Consultant (or Expert) - Any ordinary guy more than 50 miles from home. ·

To activate - To make copies and add more names to the memo. · T

o implement a program - Hire more people and expand the office. ·

Under consideration - Never heard of it. ·

Under active consideration - We're looking in the files for it. ·

In the earliest stage of finalization - Haven't started it yet. ·

A meeting - A mass mulling by master minds. ·

A conference - A place where conversation is substituted by the dreariness of labor and the loneliness of thought. ·

To negotiate - To seek a meeting of the minds without knocking together of heads. ·

Re-orientation - Getting used to work again. ·

Reliable source - The guy you just met. ·

Informed source - The guy who told the guy you just met. ·

Unimpeachable source - The guy who started the rumor originally. ·

A clarification - To fill in the background with so many details that the foreground goes underground. ·

We are making a survey - We need more time to think of an answer. ·

Note and Initial - Let's spread the responsibility for this. ·

Let's get together on this - I'm assuming you are as confused as I am. ·

See me, or Let's discuss - Come down to my office. I'm lonesome. ·

Give us the benefit of your present thinking - We'll listen to what you have to say as long as it doesn't interfere with what we've already decided to do. ·

We will advise you in due course - If we figure it out, we'll let you know. ·

To give someone the picture - A long confused and inaccurate statement to a newcomer.

Author Unknown

TODAY’S WORD

bibelot \BEE-buh-loh\, noun:

A small decorative object without practical utility; a trinket.

Bibelot is from French, from Old French beubelot, beubelet, "a small jewel, a trinket," from a reduplication of bel, "beautiful," from Latin bellus, "pretty, handsome." It is related to bauble.

TODAY’S REFLECTION

But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to him who formed it 'Why did you make me like this?' Romans 9:20

One of the lessons we learn early is that life isn't fair. When troubles plague our lives, we say it's unfair. The Bible tells us about Jonah who thought that the wicked Ninevites should be punished. When God gave them a second chance, Jonah pouted and thought it wasn't fair.

Things don't always go as we would like, but we don't have to waste time moaning and groaning. You can make your life miserable by looking on the dark side and feeling sorry for yourself. Or you can look on the bright side and try to find what is good about your situation.

Look without, be depressed.

Look within, be distressed.

Look at Jesus, be at rest.

Corrie Ten Boom

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.

Will Rogers

65 DAYS UNTIL AUTUMN!

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

Psalm 37:4

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

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2007

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 18TH, 2007

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Sorrow looks back... Worry looks around...But, faith looks up.

From ‘God’s Little Instruction Book’

TODAY’S ACTION

Today accept disappointments as well as joys . . . even a beautiful rose has a few thorns

TODAY’S QUOTE

Often the difference between a successful marriage and a mediocre one consists of leaving about three or four things a day unsaid.

Harlan Miller

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!

Over the Hump Day ! Did I say we are busy at work ! Wow…it is getting busier and busier. Just about the time I thought I was making headway in my piles yesterday, boss # 2 came up with a few more things for me to do.

Today is payroll day soooo, I won’t do much but that . Payroll day also includes something they call job costing. Everything on payroll has to be applied to the particular job the hours were spent on. That way we keep on track .

Thursday will have to be my get it all done day at work… I’m off on Friday.

We also got some light showers yesterday and may get more today. What a blessing that is. The grass, the flowers and the trees are probably saying their thank you’s too !

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

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

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

TODAY IS…SIDEWALK FRYING DAY

Have you heard that old saying, "It's hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk!"? Well, it can definitely be done. If the temperature at your house gets up to 95 degrees F (that's 35 degrees C), the heat reflected off the cement will cook like your kitchen stove. At temperatures a bit lower, you just need to be creative. Use a mirror or a piece of aluminum foil to heat it up a notch. And one final hint: don't eat the final product

TODAY’S TRIVIA WIENERMOBILE DAY -The first Wienermobile rolled out of General Body Company’s factory in Chicago on this day in 1936. The Wienermobile tours around the U.S. fascinating children of all ages as it promotes the famous Oscar Mayer wiener. If you’ve never seen it , here’s the link to have a look http://www.kraft.com/100/innovations/wienermobile.html

Today is Make A List of the People You Love Day.

Keep it handy, so you can add to it.

Today is Dental Awareness Day

Today is Chrysanthemum Day

0064 - Rome burned on this day -- while Nero fiddled, literally. 1

927: Baseball's Ty Cobb hit safely for the 4,000th time in his career

1953: 18-year-old Elvis Presley recorded "My Happiness" at the Memphis Recording Service in Tennessee as a gift for his mother.

TODAY’S SMILE

Country Pearls Part 2

Don't sell your mule to buy a plow.

Two can live as cheap as one if one don't eat.

Don't corner something meaner than you.

You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar, assuming you want to catch flies.

Man is the only critter who feels the need to label things as flowers or weeds.

It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.

Don't go huntin' with a fellow named Chug-A-Lug.

You can't unsay a cruel thing.

Every path has some puddles.

When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.

The best sermons are lived, not preached.

Most of the stuff people worry about never happens.

Lazy and Quarrelsome are ugly sisters.

TODAY’S WORD

gallimaufry \gal-uh-MAW-free\, noun:

A medley; a hodgepodge.

Gallimaufry, originally meaning "a hash of various kinds of meats," comes from French galimafrée, from Old French, from galer, "to rejoice, to make merry" (source of English gala) + mafrer, "to eat much," from Medieval Dutch maffelen, "to open one's mouth wide."

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Philippians 2:3-4

Today's scripture shows that selfishness has always been present. But Christ taught an upside-down lesson: "Love your neighbor as yourself." (Matthew 19:19).

Lord, help me to conquer any selfishness that lingers in my heart, so that I may honor you through loving others.

Amen.

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Of what use is it for a cow to give plenty of milk if she upsets the pail?

66 DAYS UNTIL AUTUMN!

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

Psalm 37:4

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

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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FOR TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 17TH, 2007

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Theodore Roosevelt

TODAY’S ACTION

Concentrate on your talents and use them to help someone.

TODAY’S QUOTE

You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.

Lou Holt

HAPPY TUESDAY!

Ohhhhhh ….we made it through Monday now we’ll see about Tuesday. I thought I was pretty well rested from the weekend, but I was sooooo tired Monday evening.

Tonight is dulcimer night and that means I’ll be up a little later than usual, hopefully the extra sleep I got last night will see me through.

I’ve got a stack on my desk to make my way through today at work. Due to my boss thinking up a few research projects for me yesterday, I’m behind. Hopefully today will be a quiet one and I get everything done. Tomorrow will be payroll day and I will be busy enough just with that. WE’LL SEE…

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

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

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

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.

FARMER’S ALMANAC ON LINE

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TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Disneyland Day. America’s first theme park opened on this date in 1955 at Anaheim, California.

Today is Wear Crazy Socks to Work Day

Today is 15 Minutes of Fame Day Guess what???

Yours starts …..NOW

1821: Spain ceded Florida to the United States.

1913: Keystone studios released the movie A Noise From the Deep in U.S. theaters. The film featured a Hollywood first when actress Mabel Normand hit "Fatty" Arbuckle in the face with a pie

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

fructuous \FRUHK-choo-uhs\, adjective:

Fruitful; productive.

Fructuous comes from Latin fructuosus, from fructus, "enjoyment, product, fruit," from the past participle of frui, "to enjoy."

TODAY’S REFLECTION

In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Romans 8:37

Have you ever wondered how some people are able to go through terrible trials and tribulation, yet seem to be joyful in spite of it all? I believe that these people are strong because of their strong faith.

When we truly believe that with God on our side, we can conquer any problem, we have the joy of the Lord as our strength. It isn't enough to declare that we are Christians and attend worship services every Sunday.

We need to study God's Word and learn his ways. We need to practice trusting God in the little things, so that when the big problems arise, we face them as conquerors

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Bees will not swarm before a storm.

67 DAYS UNTIL AUTUMN!

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

Psalm 37:4

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

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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BRIGHT SIDE LOGO BY SON #6

Sunday, July 15, 2007

FOR MONDAY , JULY 16, 2007

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 16TH, 2007

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

Challenge yourself.

TODAY’S QUOTE

Happy laughter and family voices in the home will keep more kids off the streets at night than the strictest curfew.

Author Unknown

HAPPY MONDAY!

Back to work once more !

Sunday was a nice quiet day so I’m ready for another week ! It should be a busy one and that’s always good as the time goes by faster.

I’ll be taking off Friday again so everything usually done in 5 days will be packed into 4.

The humming birds at are house seem to be multiplying and we have been enjoying them as we sit on the back patio watching them zoom around in the evening.

It’s great entertainment and it’s free!

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

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 forus 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

TODAY IS…FRESH SPINACH DAY

Spinach is an annual plant that is part of the goosefoot family. It was native to southwestern Asia, but moved into Europe by the 12th century. It didn't became cultivated worldwide until the 1920s when it was discovered to be so nutritious. It's fate was sealed in the 1930s when Popeye sang, "I'm strong to the finish cause I eat my spinach". It has been a popular vegetable ever since.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Orville Redenbacher Day, marking the popcorn king’s birth in Brazil, Indiana, on July 16, 1907.

1790 - The District of Columbia, or Washington, D.C., was established as the permanent seat of the United States Government.

1926 - The first underwater color photographs appeared in National Geographic magazine. The pictures were taken near the Florida Keys.

1963: The U.S. Postal Service began using ZIP codes. ZIP means zone improvement plan. There are 43,000 5-digit zip codes

1981 - After 23 years of familiarity with the name, Datsun, executives of Nissan, the Japanese automaker, played with our minds and changed the name of their cars to Nissan. Nissan didn’t begin to show up on nameplates in the U.S. until the 1985 models were released.

TODAY’S SMILE

The checkout line at the hardware store was getting longer and longer as the clerk labored to get the new cash register to cooperate. At one point she wailed "Oh no, NOW what do I do ?

It just rang up sixty-four thousand, five hundred seventy four dollars in sales tax on a ten-dollar sale !"

Surprisingly, the customers in front of me didn't seem too upset by the delay. Some even chuckled sympathetically. It wasn't until I got near the front of the line that I saw the neatly hand-lettered sign in front of the register:

WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING BATTLE WITH OUR NEW COMPUTER FOR CONTROL OF THE STORE - WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE

FRUGAL TIP PART 2

SIMPLY GENEROUS

If you can't afford to buy gifts for loved ones and friends this year, use something other than money to create what you want. Give gifts of the heart.

GIFTS YOU MAKE

Make and give your specialty items, whether it's a German chocolate cake, spinach quiche, or fudge. If you're giving salad dressing, relish, jam, or jelly, decorate the jars with ribbons, decals, and festive stickers.

Put together an attractive recipe book or index cards in an inexpensive tin for those who have expressed an interest in some of your favorite dishes.

Personalize stationery. Purchase inexpensive colored paper with matching envelopes in bulk from a stationery outlet or discount store. Either draw freehand or use stencils or inked stamps to add designs to the stationery and envelopes. Tie them together with colorful ribbons.

TODAY’S LINK

One Day at a Time http://www.marycy.org/solitude.html

TODAY’S WORD

providential \prov-uh-DEN(T)-shuhl\, adjective:

1. Of or resulting from divine direction or superintendence.

2. Occurring through or as if through divine intervention; peculiarly fortunate or appropriate.

Providential derives from Latin providentia, from providens, provident-, present participle of providere, literally, "to see ahead," from pro-, "forward" + videre, "to see."

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name. For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved." By your favor, O Lord, you had established me as a strong mountain; you hid your face; I was dismayed. To you, O Lord, I cried, and to the Lord I made supplication: "What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the Pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness?

Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me! O Lord, be my helper!" You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, so that my soul may praise you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.

Psalm 30:4-12

Enjoy God.. This is one of my favorite expressions.

The words were first written in sixtenth century England when life was not that enjoyable. Despite the hardship of living faith in that particular era, faithful ones joyfully proclaimed, “Enjoy God!”

The story of faith unfolds again and again in the Psalms. We are assured that tears will not be the end of our story. Joy comes with the morning! Boredom will not have the last word. Joy comes with the morning! Death will not win. Joy comes with the morning!

God has turned our sad stories into dancing. God has been good. Enjoy God in all moments, at all times. Enjoy God!

http://www.d365.org

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Place sprigs of summer savory in drawers to repel moths.

68 DAYS UNTIL AUTUMN!

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

Psalm 37:4

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

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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Saturday, July 14, 2007

FOR SUNDAY, JULY 15, 2007

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 15TH, 2007

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Never minimize your ability to think your way through any situation.

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

TODAY’S ACTION

Resolve to improve one aspect of your life.

TODAY’S QUOTE

This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind...let it be something good.

Author Unknown

HAPPY SUNDAY!

This will be another hot Sunday! We could have a chance of showers, but for sure rain is headed our way Tuesday they say…

I’ll be going off to church this morning and getting my weekly dose of R & R. It seems I need it more and more.

This week will be a busy one as Tuesday night I have dulcimer get together and Weds. Thru Saturday will be the sale at my Dad’s .

I’ll be working Monday through Thursday and have another Friday off so I can help out.

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

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

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

TODAY IS…NO HITTER DAY

Celebrating Washington Bradley of St. Louis who pitched baseball’s first no hitter game in 1876

Happy No Hitter Day

Pitch in and have a ball !

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is St. Swithin’s Day. According to English legend, if it rains today, it will rain for the next 40 days.

Today is National Ice Cream Day, also called Sundae Sunday

Today is National Tapioca Pudding Day

971: The remains of Bishop Swithin of Winchester, who had died in 862, were moved to Winchester Cathedral, so angering his spirit that it caused 40 straight days of rain.

1779 Birth of Clement C. Moore, American Episcopal educator. His fame endures today, not as a theologian, but as the author of a completely mythical poem: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' (1823).

1952: "Ted Mack’s Amateur Hour" presented a gold cup and $2,000 to an 8-year-old Atlanta girl who sang "Too Young." Her name was Gladys Knight.

1968 Soap opera "One Life To Live" premiers

TODAY’S SMILE

Everyone has that special someone in their life, someone who just seems to make everything better: The sun is warmer, the sky seems bluer, the grass looks greener, flowers couldn't be more beautiful; all because of that certain wonderful individual.

Yes, the whole world just seems better whenever that person is around. I guess there's no denying it... You are darned lucky to have a friend like Me

Frugal Tip for the Day

If you can't afford to buy gifts for loved ones and friends this year, use something other than money to create what you want. Give gifts of the heart.

GIFTS FROM THE EARTH

Grow small herb gardens in large pots or flats and provide instructions for the care and use of each herb. Start African violets from the leaves of your adult plants for Christmas giving.

Create small succulent or cactus gardens in pots using clippings from your plants.

Separate your most prized iris bulbs to give at Christmas.

Tip: color code the irises by tying them with ribbon in the same color as the bloom.

Plan ahead and can, freeze, or dehydrate fresh vegetables and fruits from your garden for yummy packages.

Tip: Collect interesting containers throughout the year to fill with your gift bulbs or produce.

TODAY’S LINK

The Spirit is Now – World Clock

This is truly amazing, especially when you watch the numbers change before your eyes for birth, death, abortion, temperature change, oil pumped, forest lost and more.

TODAY’S WORD

pilgarlic \pil-GAR-lik noun

1 a : a bald head b : a bald-headed man

2 : a man looked upon with humorous contempt or mock pity

Ever since I became a pilgarlic, Dale explained, "I've believed that bald is beautiful!"

TODAY’S REFLECTION

See what large letters I make when I am writing in my own hand! It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh that try to compel you to be circumcised - only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. Even the circumcised do not themselves obey the law, but they want you to be circumcised so that they may boast about your flesh. May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is anything; but a new creation is everything! As for those who will follow this rule -peace be upon them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.

Galatians 7:11-16

We separate from one another by every known characteristic or trait. For those considered to be the “in” crowd, life has perks.

Life for the “out” crowd is not much to be desired.

Building walls of privilege may keep people out of our lives, but the very wall we build cuts us off from life as God intended it. It takes a lot of energy to keep people out

Faith teaches us to focus our energy on following Jesus

Put your energy here and you will discover life as God intended life to be.

Fill my eyes with Your Word.

Fill my mouth with Your Word.

Fill all of me with Your Word.

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Heat wave tip: Drink plenty of fluids and minimize your intake of protein-rich foods

69 DAYS UNTIL AUTUMN!

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

Psalm 37:4

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

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MY HOMEPAGE

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