FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2007

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2OO7

TODAY'S THOUGHT

The giant oak is an acorn that held its ground.

Anonymous

TODAY’S ACTION

Plan for your future.

TODAY’S QUOTE

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.

Joseph Addison

HAPPY SUPER SATURDAY !!

 After a few cups of that good coffee this morning I’m heading south to the birthday party. I wish the trip wasn’t so long. I’ve got myself and the beagle all packed up and we’re ready to go. The cats and the bird will be on their own til I return tomorrow. They are much more independent and can do quite well by themselves for that long.

I won’t be sending out my e-mail til afternoon tomorrow as I won’t be home til around lunch time. The trip is just too long to do it there and back in the same day. I have done it before, but there is no need to push myself so I’ll stay overnight.

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 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

TODAY IS…MICHAELMAS DAY

The feast of St. Michael the Archangel

Honoring the prince of guardian angels

It is said that if you eat goose today you’ll not want for money the next year

Michaelmas continues to serve as a seasonal signpost. In the British Isles, crops were harvested and sold by late September, and farmers paid their yearly rent on Michaelmas. Everyone ate goose at Michaelmas to bring prosperity, so many included "a goose fit for the lord's dinner" with their payment. Market fairs occurred on the feast day, and large crowds made it convenient to hold elections then as well. The custom of fall elections has continued, but today they have shifted to November

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Quick Draw Day, always on the birthday of Quick Draw McGraw, the cartoon horse who got elected sheriff in 1959. His deputy, a Mexican burro named Baba Looey, was much smarter than Quick Draw, but never let the sheriff know it.

Today is Make a List of the Top Ten Happiest Days in Your Life Day. Jot down details (while you can still remember). Do it, it'll be fun

Today is Gene Autry Day, marking his birth in Tioga, Texas, on this date in 1907. He made 94 feature films, 91 TV shows, and 635 recordings. He wrote "Riders in the Sky," "The Last Roundup," and "Back in the Saddle Again." His biggest hit was "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."

1963: The TV comedy "My Favorite Martian" premiered on CBS

1967: Gladys Knight & The Pips released "I Heard it Through the Grapevine

1990: The best-selling non-fiction book was Millie’s Book by WhiteHouse First Dog Millie Bush, as barked to First Lady Barbara Bush

 1996: The Nintendo 64 video game system debuted in America

TODAY’S SMILE

We become vulnerable when we love people and go out of our way to help them.

That’s what the wealthy industrialist Charles Schwab declared after going to court and winning a nuisance suit at age 70.

Given permission by the judge to speak to the audience, he made the following statement: "I’d like to say here in a court of law, and speaking as an old man, that nine-tenths of my troubles are traceable to my being kind to others.

Look, you young people, if you want to steer away from trouble, be hard-boiled. Be quick with a good loud no to anyone and everyone. If you follow this rule, you will seldom be bothered as you tread life’s pathway.

Except you’ll have no friends, you’ll be lonely, and you won’t have any fun!

Schwab had made his point -- love may bring heartache, but it’s worth it!

TODAY’S LINK

United States Surname Distribution

Enter a surname (last name) into the form in the URL below and you'll get a map of the United States showing the distribution of people with this surname within the 50 United States. This map is often helpful when trying to determine a starting point for genealogy projects. The source of this data is the 1850 Census, 1880 Census, 1920 Census, and 1990's phone books. Note that the Census data is a sampling of 1 in 100 names, so the 1990 data is the most accurate. - Copyright © 1999 Hamrick Software http://www.hamrick.com/names/

TODAY’S WORD

mendacious \men-DAY-shuhs\, adjective:

1. Given to deception or falsehood; lying; untruthful; as, a mendacious person. 2. False; untrue; as, a mendacious statement.

Mendacious is from Latin mendax, mendac-, "lying."

TODAY’S REFLECTION

We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us.

Romans 12:6

It is important for us to understand that each of us had different gifts, and it is important that we use well the gifts we God has given to us. There are no superstars in God's work. In God's perfect plan for the world each of us have different talents, interests and abilities.

Not all of us can be teachers. Who would feed or clothe us? Whom would we teach? Not all of us can be farmers. Who would bandage our wounds when we are hurt? Our world functions as smoothly as it does because God has gifted us in unique ways.

So it is with the work of the Kingdom. Each of us has a different spiritual gift. When we all use our gifts as God intends, then the world is blessed and our own lives are enriched

Each of us has different gifts. The key to successful living is not to grieve over the gifts we do not have, but to take those we do have and use them in honoring God.

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Treat each day as your last. One day you'll be right

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

So many days old the Moon is on Michaelmas Day, so many floods after

84 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !

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

Psalm 37:4

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

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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FOR F R I D A Y, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2007

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2OO7

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Tackle life with abandon. Go all out, hold nothing back.

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

TODAY’S ACTION

Give thanks for the blessings you have received.

TODAY’S QUOTE

Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?

Rose F. Kennedy

HAPPY FINALLY FRIDAY !!

Most of Thursday was dark and cloudy with just a few morning sprinkles. Finally about the time I left work, the sun came out and today should be sunny all day.

The whole weekend is supposed to be really nice. That’s a good thing because I’ll be traveling down to DS#1’s tomorrow for our Sweetheart’s 5th birthday party.

Today is my ‘vacation’ day. I really feel like I need one too ! Everything that usually gets done on Saturday will be done here today. At least it won’t be the same as going into 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.

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…St. Wenceslas’ Feast Day

Also known as BEER DAY

Saint Wenceslas (b. 907, d. 929) promoted the spread of Christianity in Czechoslovakia. Wenceslas became famous through a Christmas carol by J.M. Neale, "Good King Wenceslas", which has little to do with history but more with Victorian ideals.

Because Bohemian hops were so valued, Wenceslas ordered the death penalty for anyone caught exporting the cuttings and obviously endeared himself to the local hop growers and brewers. He became the patron saint of Bohemia and Czechoslovakia and his crown became the symbol of nationalism for the Czechs. By extension he became a patron saint of Czech brewers.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Love Note Day. Go ahead .... jot one.

Today is Read a Child a Book You Like Day

Tonight is Go to Bed Early with a New Mystery Novel Night

It’s National Strawberry Cream Pie Day

1542 Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers California, at San Diego Bay

1867 Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario

TODAY’S SMILE

A poor man who lived in the country broke his leg in an accident... That meant he was laid up for a long while, unable to work. His family was large and needed help.

Someone got up a prayer meeting at the church to pray for this family. While the people were praying and asking God to help the family, there was a loud knock on the church door.

Someone tiptoed to the door, opened it, and there stood a young farm boy who said, "My dad could not attend the prayer meeting tonight, so he just sent his prayers in a wagon."

And there was the wagon loaded with meat, potatoes, apples, and other things from the farm.

There is nothing so strong or safe, in any emergency of life, as simple truth.

Charles Dickens

TODAY’S WORD

indigence \IN-dih-juhn(t)s\, noun:

A state of extreme poverty or destitution.

Indigence comes from Latin indigentia, "neediness," from indigens, indigent- present participle of indigere to be in need of, from Latin indu (archaic form of in-), "in" + egere "to be needy, to need, to lack." The adjective form is indigent

TODAY’S REFLECTION

I complained and my spirit was overwhelmed.

Lamentations 3:39b

Jeremiah has been called "the weeping prophet," and in his book of Lamentations, he wrote today's scripture. This is certainly true, for when we complain, we look at the dark side of life and we can become overwhelmed and miserable.

Life is a wonderful gift from God and we can make the most of it when we continually thank God and enjoy life to the fullest. Happiness is a feeling that depends on what is happening. Joy is an attitude that one can have in the midst of sorrow, dread or anxiety. When you surrender your life to Christ, you know that he will carry you through whatever life brings and you can be filled with joy

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLDFARMER’S ALMANAC

Two sparrows on the same ear of corn are not long friends

85 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !

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

Psalm 37:4

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

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

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FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2007

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2OO7

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Sometimes it's hard to avoid the happiness of others.

Anonymous

TODAY’S ACTION

Let your heart inspire your life

TODAY’S QUOTE

Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect, it just means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections.

Author Unknown

HAPPY THURSDAY !!

Rain Rain go away …

We had some good downpours yesterday and are supposed to get a few more today. But many in our country are still in draught conditions. One of my friends on line said that in Kentucky even the weeds are dying due to lack of rain, it is so bad there. I do pray they get some needed rain soon.

 Our Newlyweds are now officially homeowners and I wish them nothing but happiness in their new home. They won’t be moving til the end of next month sometime and will now be busy packing.

Today is the last day of this work week ! Hurray ! I really hate to waste a vacation day by catching up at home, but it is badly needed here, so that’s what I’ll be doing tomorrow. Of course I might just have to make a little run out somewhere, just to give myself a break too ! 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.

My friend’s great granddaughter that we have been praying for is in the hospital again. She was having breathing problems and had to have a tracheotomy. Since she is so young, she has all the potential in the world to grow and when she grows everything internally grows along with her meaning that her airway will get bigger enabling her to breathe normally. Please continue to pray for this little one, she’ll be in the hospital for about 3 more weeks.. Her parents are so very grateful for all the prayers .

I’m praying too for one of my own little grand ‘babes’, that has been having a lot of sinus problems. May our dear Lord bless her with healing and a return of her appetite. Her Mom and Dad say that when she cannot smell her food, she will not eat it.

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…ANSWERING MACHINE DAY

The answering machine was patented in 1950. According to a marketing research company, over 2/3 of American homes now have answering machines. Since this is their day, don't be surprised if you hear this message...

"After working 24/7, I am taking the day off. I have made a deal with the refrigerator to take your calls and stick your messages on its side with one of those little magnets. Be back tomorrow. Love, Your Answering Machine"

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Ancestor Appreciation Day. Hey, without them, we wouldn't be here.

Today is National Chocolate Milk Day

1935: 13-year-old Judy Garland signed her first contract with MGM

1943: Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters recorded "Jingle Bells" for Decca Records

TODAY’S SMILE

While doing research for a doctoral thesis, a young man spent a year with a group of Navajo Indians on a reservation in the Southwest. He lived with one family, sleeping in their hut, eating their food, working with them, and generally living their life.

The grandmother of the family spoke no English, yet a very close friendship formed between the grandmother and the doctoral student. They seemed to share the common language of love and they intuitively understood each other.

Over the months he learned a few phrases of Navajo, and she picked up words and phrases in English. When it was time for the young man to return to the university and write his thesis, the tribe held a going-away celebration for him.

It was marked by sadness since he had developed a close relationship with all those in the village. As he prepared to get into his pickup truck and drive away, the old grandmother came to tell him goodbye. With tears streaming from her eyes, she placed her hands on either side of his face, looked directly into his eyes, and said,

"I like me best when I'm with you."

Source: God's Little Devotional Book,

TODAY’S WORD

factotum \fak-TOH-tuhm\, noun:

A person employed to do all kinds of work or business

Factotum is from Medieval Latin, from Latin fac totum, "do everything," from facere, "to do" + totus, "all."

TODAY’S REFLECTION

As you come to him, the living Stone — rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him — you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

I Peter 2:4—5

Michelangelo took a slab of marble and carved it into the masterpiece La Pieta. Today's scripture teaches that when we give our lives to Christ, God is daily building us into the people he created us to be. We are tested by rough times, but he will always be there to help us. We do our part by not allowing doubt, fear, worry, jealousy, and hate to conquer our spirits.

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

When frost threatens, cover tender crops with old sheets or newspapers to extend the growing season

86 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !

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

Psalm 37:4

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

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

MY HOMEPAGE

 I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2007

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2OO7

TODAY'S THOUGHT

No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings.

William Blake

TODAY’S ACTION

Face the challenges that you encounter with faith in your heart

TODAY’S QUOTE

You wake up in the morning, and lo! your purse is magically filled with twenty-four hours of the magic tissue of the universe of your life. No one can take it from you. No one receives either more or less than you receive. Waste your infinitely precious commodity as much as you will, and the supply will never be withheld from you.

Moreover, you cannot draw on the future. Impossible to get into debt. You can only waste the passing movements. You cannot waste tomorrow. It is kept for you.

Arnold Bennett

HAPPY WEDNESDAY !!

OVER THE HUMP DAY!

Tuesday brought a 90 degree day to northern Ohio. I think it broke or matched a record temp for sure. Today will be rainy and considerably cooler. The weather people say a high of 73 ! Tomorrow, Thursday will be my last day of work this week. I have Friday off as a catch up day.

 I’ll be making the ‘deviled’ eggs to take to our ‘Sweethearts’ birthday party on Saturday. We need the rain, so I’ll just be thankful for it and try to make a little Sunshine of my own today.

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 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

TODAY IS…ACORN SQUASH DAY

Now, who thought of the name "squash"? It sounds like what happens when you step on a bug. But, even with that name, acorn squash is a delicious, sweet vegetable. It's also called winter squash - not because it grows in the winter, but because it lasts all winter if it's stored in a cool, dry place. This is because the skin is so much thicker than a summer squash like zucchini

STUFFED ACORN SQUASH

2 acorn squash (1 to 1 1/2 lbs each)

1 large, tart red apple, diced

2 tablespoons chopped nuts

2 tablespoons packed brown sugar

1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted

1. Heat over to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 2. Cut each squash in half lengthwise. Remove the seeds and fibers. Place the squash with the cut side up in an ungreased pan. Bake for 30 minutes. 3. In a small mixing bowl, combine the apple, nuts, brown sugar and melted butter. Spoon this mixture into the squash halves. 4. Return the squash to the over and continue baking for 30 minutes longer - or until the squash is tender.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is "Brady Bunch" Day, marking the show’s TV debut on this date in 1969. Stars included Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis, Christopher Knight, Barry Williams, Mike Lookinland, Maureen McCormick, Eve Plumb, and Susan Olsen.

1892 1st public appearance of John Philip Sousa's band

1962 TV comedy series "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiers on CBS

1964 - Gilligan’s Island began its 98-show run on CBS. The TV show starred Bob Denver in the title role, Jim Backus as Mr. Howell, Natalie Schafer as Lovey Howell, Alan Hale as the Skipper, Russell Johnson as the Professor and Dawn Wells and Tina Louise as Mary Ann and Ginger, respectively.

TODAY’S SMILE

There was a policeman sitting in a great hiding place, behind a billboard one day, waiting for his speeder. He waited several hours and no one came zipping by. His patience was soon rewarded, however, when a young man flew by in his sports car.

The policeman pulled him over, sauntered up to the driver's window, and with a flashy smile said, "Son, I've been waiting for you all day!"

Without hesitating, the young man answered, "I got here as quick as I could sir!"

After laughing himself silly, the policeman let him go!

TODAY’S WORD

noisome \NOY-sum\, adjective:

1. Noxious; harmful; unwholesome.

2. Offensive to the smell or other senses; disgusting.

Noisome is from Middle English noysome, from noy, "harm," short for anoy, from Old French, from anoier, "to annoy."

TODAY’S REFLECTION

And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

Romans 5:5 .

Maybe you’re in a marriage that’s got you thinking, “What’s the use?” Or maybe you’re facing health issues, thinking, “What’s the use?” Or perhaps you’re in a frustrating job, facing a difficult family issue, wondering if you’ll ever get good enough grades to graduate, dealing with the gut-wrenching death of the most important person in your life, or feeling hopeless after so many attempts to have a baby.

The truth is that we serve a God of hope, and it’s a hope that will not disappoint (Romans 5:5). It’s not a hope based on feeling; rather, it’s a hope deeply rooted in a relationship with the One Who Can Be Trusted Above All Others.

It doesn’t mean you’ll get everything you want, but it does mean God is working in your life, bringing you to a future hope and a holy healing (Jeremiah 29:11). Let us wait together patiently for this unseen hope that we do not hold yet in our hands, knowing, in faith, that our God of Hope will not abandon us or leave us disappointed.

Ask yourself, “Where in my life am I saying, ‘What’s the use? I might as well not even try?’” Ask God to give you hope in that area of your life – and believe, in faith, that he will!

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

It is bad luck to sweep trash out the door at night

87 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !

September 26 Full Harvest Moon

The Harvest Moon is the full Moon nearest the autumnal equinox and is bright enough to allow finishing all the harvest chores. This full Moon is also called the full Corn Moon or the fullBarley Moon.

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

Psalm 37:4

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

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2007

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2OO7

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Nothing can be more useful to you than a determination not to be hurried.

Henry David Thoreau

TODAY’S ACTION

Enjoy each age of your life.

TODAY’S QUOTE

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no other is, and to do what no other can do.

Channing Pollock

HAPPY TUESDAY !!

Fall is acting like Summer around here so far. It was in the mid 80’s yesterday and will be a little warmer yet today. Then we have some rain coming in Wednesday and Thursday which will make it much cooler.

Tonight is our dulcimer get together. Next month we start Christmas songs, but for now we’ll be sticking to our folksongs and hymns that we love so much. Of course there will be a few laughs too, we usually have lots of those.

DDIL#6 passed this e-mail address my way. It is for our troops in Iraq . Apparently many are not getting any mail from home, so they are collecting e-mail letters to the troops and are hoping for lots to pass out at Christmas time. They feel moral is down due to bad press and are trying to get a lot of positive responses for our men and women in Iraq. So if you would like to write and help boost their moral, please send a letter from home to: RCT-6lettersfromh@gcemnf-wiraq.usmc.mil

I know I’ll be sending more than one for sure.

I have a request for prayers for DDIL#6’s Great Grandmother too as she is not doing well and #6’s Grandmother and Aunt are traveling to see her. I’ll be praying for a safe journey for them too.

There have been lots and lots of prayer requests coming my way, many are suffering and burdened with problems every day. Please count your blessings as they come and help others less fortunate with your prayers. They do mean so very much.

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 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

TODAY IS…COMIC BOOK DAY

The first comic strip, The Yellow Kid, ran in Sunday newspapers on February 16, 1896. In March 1897, several comic strips were made into a Sunday Journal and and sold for 5 cents. From this humble beginning, comic books were born. During the next 30 years, people became loyal fans of characters such as Dick Tracy, Little Orphan Annie, Popeye, Mutt & Jeff, Buster Brown and Krazy Kat. They have lost some fans to tv, but are still popular today.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Happy Birthday to the woman who can spin circles around just about any other interviewer on television, Barbara Walters, born this day in 1931

Today is National Crabmeat Newberg Day

1493: Christopher Columbus left Spain with 17 ships on his second voyage to the New World

1513 - The first European to see it took a glance at what we call the Pacific Ocean. Vasco Nunez de Balboa thought he was the first to discover the large body of water. He named it the South Sea, claiming it in the name of the King of Spain

1890 - A U.S. National Park was established in Central California. It was called Sequoia National Park after the giant redwood trees that grow there.

1950 - NBC-TV introduced a new concept in daytime programming. Kate Smith debuted an hour long show. Her theme song for the show was When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain. Kate’s daytime show ran for four years. God Bless America

2003: The U.S. House gave the Federal Trade Commission explicit authority to create a national "do not call" directory

TODAY’S SMILE

A man was bitten by a dog. He went to the doctor to be checked out. The doctor said, "I have bad news for you. You've got rabbies."

At first, the man didn't say anything. Then, he smiled and began to write. The doctor figured he didn't hear him and repeated, "I have bad news.

The man kept smiling and said, "That's what I thought you said. I'm making a list of people I'm going to bite.

Retold from Hope Again by Charles R. Swindoll

TODAY’S WORD

panacea \pan-uh-SEE-uh\, noun:

A remedy for all diseases, problems, or evils; a universal medicine; a cure-all

Technology had become a panacea for the great economic, social, and political challenges facing the nation as it embarked on the path of modernization.

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.

Isaiah 40:28

Do you sometimes feel completely exhausted? Do the chores you have to perform leave you completely worn out? Our scripture today reminds us that we have a powerful God, who created the heavens and the earth and never grows weary.

Father , I trust you with my life and I shall try to make the most of each day that you give to me. Amen

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

A clean tie attracts the soup of the day

88 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !

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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MY JOURNALS

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FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2007

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 24th, 2OO7

TODAY'S THOUGHT

If you begin to live life looking for the God that is all around you, every moment becomes a prayer.

Frank Bianco

TODAY’S ACTION

Nurture what you love.

TODAY’S QUOTE

It is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.

Ann Landers

HAPPY MONDAY !!

We are supposed to start out the week with temps in the Mid 80’s. That’s pretty hot for northern Ohio this time of year, but by the weekend we’ll be in the high 60’s and that is about normal for us.

My closet is full right now because of the changing weather. I need summer clothing and fall clothing. Dressing in layers is the best way to go. Put on some short sleeve tops with something long sleeved and warm to start the day and then take off a layer as the day goes along.

Far too soon the layers will be warm, warmer and warmest…and if we are lucky we will take off a layer… Cold nippy weather is on the way and I for one will not be a happy camper for sure.

The smell of fall is in the air and the leaves are changing more everyday.

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 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

TODAY IS…LITTLE LEAGUE DAY

Honors the lessons taught in Little League, such as...

1. Life is not fair

2. You don't always win

3. Umpires can make bad calls

4. Your parents embarrass you

5. Sometimes you sit on the bench

6. Heroes still have to carry out the trash

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Family Day, a day to eat dinner with your children

Today is Share a Banana Split with Someone You Love Day

The creator of the lifelike characters, Jim Henson, was born on this day in 1936. The puppeteer first named his puppets, Muppets, in 1954 when he was working as a producer of the Washington, D.C. TV show, Sam and Friends. Henson moved his Muppets to network TV in 1969. Children of all ages were able to enjoy the Muppets’ antics on the educational, yet entertaining Sesame Street.

1961 - Bullwinkle J. Moose and his friend, Rocket J. (Rocky) Squirrel, were seen in prime time for the first time on NBC-TV. The Sunday night cartoon (7-7:30 p.m.) was called The Bullwinkle Show. Originally Bullwinkle and Rocky appeared on ABC in a weekday afternoon series, Rocky and His Friends.

1968 - The longest-running newsmagazine on television began on CBS-TV. 60 Minutes started on this, a Tuesday, night in 1968

1977 The Love Boat set sail -- on ABC-TV. Captain Stubing (Gavin MacLeod); Cruise Director, Julie McCoy (Lauren Tewes); Dr. Adam Bricker (Bernie Kopell); Bartender, Isaac Washington (Ted Lange); and Yeoman-Purser, Burl ‘Gopher’ Smith (Fred Grandy) took to the calm seas each week. The show’s theme, The Love Boat, written by Paul Williams and Charles Fox, was sung by Jack Jones. The voice of Ernie Anderson, will always be remembered for his intros announcing, “The Luuuuuve Boat.”

TODAY’S SMILE

An old fellow came into the hospital truly on death's door due to an infected gallbladder. The surgeon who removed the gallbladder was adamant that his patients be up and walking in the hall the day after surgery, to help prevent blood clots forming in the leg veins.

The nurses walked the patient in the hall as ordered. On the third day they had the old fellow up and the nurse told how he complained bitterly each time they did.

The surgeon told them to keep walking him, no matter what. After two weeks, the patient was ready to go home. His family came to pick him up and thanked the surgeon profusely for what he had done for their father, telling him he was a miracle worker.

The surgeon was pleased and appreciated the thanks, but told them that it was really a simple operation and that they had been lucky to get him into the hospital in time.

"Oh no, doctor, you don't understand," they said, "Our father hasn't walked in over a year!"

TODAY’S LINK

Would you like to be flattered? Just type in your name when you are prompted

Visit: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~geoffo/humour/flattery.html

TODAY’S WORD

abrogate \AB-ruh-gayt\, transitive verb:

1. To annul or abolish by an authoritative act.

2. To put an end to; to do away with.

Abrogate derives from Latin abrogare, "to repeal a law wholly, to annul," from ab-, "away from" + rogare, "to ask, to inquire, to question; also, to propose a law."

TODAY’S REFLECTION

As he thinks in his heart, so he is.

Proverbs 23:7

To listen to our vocabulary you’d think we are the victims of our thoughts. “Don’t talk to me,” we say. “I’m in a bad mood.” As if a mood were a place to which we were assigned (“I can’t call you. I’m in Bosnia.”) rather than an emotion we permit.

Or we say, “Don’t mess with her. She has a bad disposition.” Is a disposition something we “have”? Like a cold or the flu? Are we the victims of the emotional bacteria of the season? Or do we have a choice?

Paul says we do: “We capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ” (2 Cor. 10:5). Do you hear some battlefield jargon in that passage—“capture every thought,” “make it give up” and “obey Christ”?

You get the impression that we are the soldiers and the thoughts are the enemies. Our assignment is to protect the boat and refuse entrance to trashy thoughts.

The minute they appear…we go into action. “This heart belongs to God,” we declare, “and you aren’t getting on board.”

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

By Max Lucado http://www.maxlucado.com/

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Libras tend to be diplomatic, charming, easygoing, and sociable

89 DAYS UNTIL WINTER

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

Psalm 37:4

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

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

 MA

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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FOR SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 22nd, 2OO7

 TODAY'S THOUGHT

Such as we are made of, such we be.

William Shakespeare

TODAY’S ACTION

Don’t let what you can’t do, stop you from doing what you can.

TODAY’S QUOTE

Everyone wants to be appreciated. So if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.

Mary Kay Ash

HAPPY SUPPER SATURDAY !!

Today is the last day of Summer and Ice Cream Cone Day so I thought I’d use my Summer graphics one more time and then put them away until next year.

DS#1 and family should be here about 11:00 this morning and the ‘Newlyweds’ will be arriving in town shortly after that . We should be meeting up at the Apple Festival along with DD and her hubby and then spending most of the afternoon there.

We plan to go to 4:30 church as long as we are up town and close by. Then we’ll probably have our supper at the festival too ! I’m sure all the grand’babes’ will be worn out by then.

DD is celebrating this weekend. She got a new job. She’s been going to school to become a dental assistant and only has 2 weeks to go and will , come mid October , start her new job working for a dentist that has his office right down the road from where I work.

Lots of excitement always going on with one or the other of the babes for sure. I’m so thankful for them !

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 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

TODAY IS…PIANO PLAYER DAY

The piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori in Florence, Italy sometime around 1700 - and was originally called a "harpsichord that plays soft and loud." It was a keyboard instrument that produced a stronger sound than the clavichord and allowed for more artistic expression than the harpsichord or the organ. Today we celebrate the most popular instrument in the whole world - plus more than 20 million people who are pianists. This includes all of us who can only play chopsticks!

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Kiwanis Kids Day, honoring and helping our greatest resource, our kids

Today is Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. It is the holiest of all Jewish observances

Today is Ice Cream Cone Day, marking Italo Marchiony's invention of the cone, first made of paper then pastry, for his push cart ice cream business in New York City. He filed to patent the cone mold on this date in 1903 and received the patent in December.

Fiddler on the Roof.. The musical opened on Broadway this day in 1964.

1863 President Lincoln makes his Emancipation Proclamation speech

1980: Laura Ingalls got married on "Little House on the Prairie."

TODAY’S SMILE

This puzzle was written by a lady in California in response to an offer from a gentleman in Philadelphia that he would pay anyone $1000 who would write a puzzle he could not solve. He failed to do so and paid the $1000. The answer is two words and it appears only 1 time in the Bible (NIV).

Adam, God made out of dust but thought it best to make me first so I was made before man to answer God's most holy plan

A living being I became and Adam gave to me my name I from his presence then withdrew and more of Adam never knew I did my makers law obey nor ever went from it astray

Thousands of miles I go in fear

But seldom on Earth appear for purpose wise that God did see He put a living soul in me

A soul from me God did claim and took from me the soul again so when from me the soul had fled

I was the same as when first made and without hands, or feet, or soul I travel on from pole to pole

I labor hard by day, by night to fallen man I give great light

Thousands of people, young and old will by my death, great light behold no right or wrong can I conceive the scripture I cannot believe

Although my name therein is found they are to me an empty sound no fear of death doth trouble me real happiness

I'll never see to heaven I shall never go or to hell below now when the lines you slowly read to search your Bible with all speed for that my name is written there

I do honestly declare. Who am I? . . .

(Answer is shown after today's word)

TODAY’S WORD

intrepid \in-TREP-id\, adjective:

 Fearless; bold; brave; undaunted; courageous;

as, an intrepid soldier; intrepid spirit.

 Intrepid comes from Latin intrepidus, "calm," from in-, "not" + trepidus, "anxious, disturbed."

Who am I? . . .

Great Fish. Jonah 1:17

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.

Matthew 22:37

We go along with our daily activities, but we wonder where that joyful spirit is hiding. I believe that today's scripture holds a vital part of that joy.

 Let's look carefully at loving God

...with all your heart.

Do you love God with the same intensity that you love your family — mother, father, wife or children

 ...with all your soul.

Do you give a compassionate, forgiving love to others in your soul that God has given you?

 ...with all your mind.

 Do you have enthusiasm in all your tasks and pursue them in obedience to the Lord, as Jesus did?

Jesus followed this commandment with a second: "Love your neighbor as yourself." (vs. 39). I believe God would have us obey these commandments in order to have complete joy in the Lord.

http://www.dailyguideposts.com

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

This year's autumnal equinox occurs at 5:51 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on September 23. It is said that the wind and weather at the time of the equinoxes foretells the wind and weather during the following three months. If the autumn is warm, it is reputed that the winter will be long. If there's much autumn fog, there will be much winter snow. If the autumn is clear, the winter will be windy. If the storms of September clear off warm, however, you can expect the winter storms to be relatively warm as well.

1 DAY 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 !!!

MA

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

www.bigmarainey.com

MY JOURNALS

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

http://onyama.blogspot.com/

To see archived ‘On the Bright Side’ Newsletters click on the link below:

http://journals.aol.com/marainey1/ONTHEBRIGHTSIDE/

BRIGHT SIDE LOGO BY SON #6

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