FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 6TH, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JUNE 6TH, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Michael Jordan

TODAY’S ACTION

Learn to think of opportunity instead of security

TODAY’S QUOTE

A lake is the landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.

Henry David Thoreau

HAPPY FINALLY FRIDAY !!

It is the end of another work week for sure and today will be a long one. My boss is out for the day (golfing) so I will probably work 10 hours straight. There is little of anything to do in the office so I suppose it is cleaning day there. It’ll be late when I finally reach the camper as I’ll be leaving an hour later than usual.

It will also be a hot day in the 90’s . Thankfully our new unit at work is in place and the a/c is working once more. They had it finished about 1:00 yesterday afternoon. Believe me I was dripping before they got it done and yes, I dozed off for a few minutes in front of the computer too, but woke up before anyone found out.

I hope your weekend is a great one – I’ll see you all again on Monday morning !

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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

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

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

GOD BLESS YOU ALL !

25 WORDS

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

TO REMEMBER…

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

TODAY IS…BIG RIVER DAY

Down through history, rivers determined where people lived, what they ate and what they drank. Poets have written about their mystery and magic, but their contribution to our planet is providing fresh water for all living things. They have also carved out the landscape we know today. Just think of the Colorado cutting out the Grand Canyon! And what's the largest river in the world? Yes, it's Cleopatra's favorite barge trip, the Nile!

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Yo-Yo Day, marking the birthdate of businessman Donald F. Duncan Sr., who manufactured the popular "Duncan Yo-Yo" in the early 1900s

Today is the anniversary of D-Day. In 1944, before dawn, 2,727 ships of every description converged on Normandy, carrying 2-million tons of war materials, including tanks, armored cars, trucks, jeeps and half-tracks and 155,000 fighting men the first day

Today is National Gardening Exercise Day

1882: Henry W. Seely of New York City patented the electric iron

1933: Richard Hollingshead opened the world’s first drive-in movie on 10 acres off Wilson Boulevard in Camden, New Jersey. The screen was 40 by 30 feet. Admission was 25 cents per car plus another quarter for each passenger.

1960: Roy Orbison released Only the Lonely

1844 - The first YMCA was founded in London by George Williams, a young draper’s assistant who had come to London to learn the drapery trade. At that time, wholesale drapery houses employed large numbers of young men, who were given room and board at their work places. They worked long hours and had poor living conditions. Williams sought permission to hold prayer meetings in his bedroom with other young men who, like himself, shared the Christian faith. Soon, the group expanded, drawing to it young men who were alone and lonely in the City of London.

1904 - The National Tuberculosis Association was formed in Atlantic City, NJ

TODAY’S SMILE

Ole and Clarence

Ole lived across River from Clarence who he didn't like at all. They all the time were yelling across the river at each other. Ole would yell to Clarence, "If I had a vay to cross dis river, I'd come over dere an beat you up good, yeah sure ya betcha by golly!"

This went on for years. Finally the state built a bridge across the river right there by their houses. Ole's wife, Lena, says, "Now is you chance, Ole, vhy don't you go over dere and beat up dat Clarence like you said you volud?" Ole says, "OK, by yimmy I tink I vill do yust dat"

Ole started for the bridge but he sees a sign on the bridge an he stops to read it, then he turns around and comes back home. Lena asked, "vhy did you come back?" Ole said, "Lena, I tink I change my mind 'bout beatin' up dat Clarence, you know, dey put a sign on da bridge dat says "Clarence is 13 ft. 6 in."

You know, he don't look near dat big vhen I yell at him from across da river"

TODAY’S WORD

tremulous \TREM-yuh-luhs\, adjective:

1. Shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a tremulous motion of the hand or the lips; the tremulous leaf of the poplar.

2. Affected with fear or timidity; trembling.

Tremulous comes from Latin tremulus, from tremere, to tremble

TODAY’S REFLECTION

For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

Galatians 6: 3-4

In today's scripture, Paul was urging his Christian friends to be honest with themselves and he promised them rejoicing, when they were able to do this. Jesus asked us to "Love your neighbor as yourself." (Matthew 19:19).

When we are honest with ourselves and strive to bring about the best in ourselves, we shall be better able to love others. http://www.ourprayer.org

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

 Dried sulfur around the garden's edge will help keep out rabbits

14 DAYS TIL SUMMER !

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

 Psalm 37:4

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

 I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

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FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JUNE 5TH, 2008

 

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Coming together is a beginning, Staying together is progress, Working together is success.

Henry Ford

TODAY’S ACTION

Never dwell on bitterness, anger and despair

TODAY’S QUOTE

Those who wish to sing always find a song.

Proverb

HAPPY THURSDAY !!

AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR PUMPKIN

WHO IS 2 TODAY

May the dear Lord bless you today and always !

Thankfully we had a nice 75 degree day on Wednesday, Today we are supposed to be close to 90 degrees and that will be hot. We’ll just have to wait and see how long it will take to get the new funace/air conditioner unit in place at work.

If it rains I suppose they’ll not work as the unit is on top the building. I do not do well in a hot stuffy room, so if I fall asleep today at the computer, they’ll just have to wake me up I guess.

Bible Study was cancelled for this evening as our Pastor is enjoying a little R & R today. That means I’ll have an extra evening to get something done around the house. No R & R for me until the weekend.

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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

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

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

GOD BLESS YOU !

25 WORDS

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

TO REMEMBER…

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

TODAY IS…BARBERSHOP QUARTET DAY

 Four guys wearing straw hats, harmonizing "Sweet Adeline" or "Down by the Old Mill Stream." Well, it isn't an American invention. It all started in England during Shakespeare's time when the barbershops were also popular male hangouts. The guys sang along to a lute while waiting their turn for a hair-cut. This idea was picked up in the late 1800s in the American old West. They sang to a banjo instead of a lute, but the harmony was still sweet.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

 Today is National Gingerbread Day.

Today is World Environment Day, sponsored by the UN

1895: William Boyd was born. He played Hopalong Cassidy in 66 movies and almost a hundred TV episodes

1977: The Apple II computer, with 4K of memory, went on sale for $1,298. The Apple I had been sold primarily to electronic hobbyists since 1976.

TODAY’S SMILE

Ever get to the end of "one of those weeks" and feel like this?

Missing a few dots from your dominoes.

Half a bubble off plumb.

The cheese has slid off your cracker.

If I had another brain, it would be lonely.

No grain in the silo.

Bailer done run out of twine.

Slinky's kinked.

Porch light on, nobody home.

A lap behind the field.

A prime candidate for natural deselection.

Gates are down, the lights are flashing, but the train isn't coming.

TODAY’S WORD

lachrymose \LAK-ruh-mohs\, adjective:

1. Generating or shedding tears; given to shedding tears; suffused with tears; tearful.

2. Causing or tending to cause tears

Lachrymose is from Latin lacrimosus, from lacrima

TODAY’S REFLECTION

One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another.

Mark 12:28

Seeing that Jesus answered them so well, he asked Jesus, ‘Which commandment is the first of all?’ We imagine the scene: Jesus, and a gathering of people, some willing to listen, others ‘disputing with one another’ and most likely with Jesus also.

Jesus answers the scribe in the words from Deuteronomy, ’Love the Lord your God with all your heart’, and from Leviticus, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’. Jesus reminds the scribe and us that there is a profound oneness about the two commandments.

Lord, help us to choose to love our neighbors because you love them and to love them in whatever ways are possible for us. Then we know we are loving you.

Online Prayer – Reflection of the Daily Gospel

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

The tongue is the rudder of our ship

15 DAYS TIL SUMMER !

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

Psalm 37:4

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

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

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FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4TH, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JUNE 4TH, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

The greatest wastes are unused talents and untried ideas. Anonymous

TODAY’S ACTION

Always be ready to learn and grow

 TODAY’S QUOTE

The process of learning requires not only hearing and applying, But also forgetting and then remembering again.

John Gray

HAPPY WEDNESDAY !!

OVER THE HUMP DAY!

Yesterday was a busy one at work and that helped the day go by quicker for sure. By noon both my bosses were in the office which rarely happens. The temperature never did reach 70 degrees outside and that was a blessing as we are without air conditioning and my little fan only does so much.

 Today we should have much the same weather so I’ll be saying a little prayer that it keeps cool til Thursday when the new unit will be installed. The forecast says it will be 86 on Thursday, hopefully not til late in the day.

The unit is on the roof of the building and they need a crane to remove the old one and then set the new unit in place and hook it all up. I imagine that will take some time for sure. I have lots to do again today so before I know it I’ll be on the down hill slide into the weekend.

Weekends are always nice !

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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

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

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

GOD BLESS YOU ALL !

25 WORDS

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

TO REMEMBER…

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

PRAYER OF THANKS

O Jesus, ‘Divine Savior, You rose from the dead On that first Miraculous ‘Easter Morning so that I may rise from my sins And live to see

You Reigning in all Your Glory and honor in heaven. ‘Thank You, Jesus, for suffering At the hands of the unjust for me. ‘Thank You, Jesus for dying On the cross of redemption for me. ‘Thank You, Jesus, for loving me, For I am nothing without You.

 Amen

TODAY IS…APPLESAUCE CAKE DAY

Is it cake or is it brownies? Whatever you call it, here's a fun recipe that makes it's own frosting. The base is good, old-fashioned applesauce. If you're energetic, boil your own sliced apples in water with a little lemon juice and sugar to taste. Or do what I do, and hit the nearest market.

1/2 cup shortening

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 (No.2) can applesauce

TOPPING:

1/2 cup nuts

1 small pkg chocolate chips

 2 Tablespoons sugar

 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 9"x13" pan.

 2. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl (excluding topping) and beat about 1 minute. Pour into greased pan.

3. Mix topping ingredients together and sprinkle over the batter in the pan.

4. Bake for 30 minutes.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Frozen Yogurt Day.

Today is National Cheese Day.

1816 - The Washington, the first stately double-decker steamboat, was launched at Wheeling, WV 1

937: Robert Fulghum was born in Waco, Texas. In 1989 he became the first author in history to have both the #1 and #2 books on the New York Times best-seller list: It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It and All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

1984: Bruce Springsteen released the album Born in the U.S.A.

TODAY’S SMILE HOW TO BEING HANDY AROUND THE HOUSE

If you can't find a screwdriver, use a knife. If you break off the tip, it's an improved screwdriver. Try to work alone. An audience is rarely any help. Above all, if what you've done is stupid, but it works, then it isn't stupid.

Work in the kitchen whenever you can . . . many fine tools are there, its warm and dry, and you are close to the refrigerator for thatoccasional thirst or hunger.

If it's electronic, get a new one . . . or consult a twelve-year-old. (the same one who hooked up your PC)

Stay simple minded: Get a new battery; replace the bulb or fuse; see if the tank is empty; try turning the switch "on" ; or just paint over it.

 Always take credit for miracles. If you dropped the alarm clock while taking it apart and it suddenly starts working, you have fixed it.

Regardless of what people say, kicking, pounding, and throwing sometimes DOES help.

 If something looks level, it is level.

If at first you don't succeed, redefine success. After a few sessions of redefining, you can realize that you are a total success in what you do.

 Watch Tim "The Toolman Taylor" in "Home Improvement" for advice.

ONE MORE…

My friend likes to read his two young sons fairy tales at night. Having a deep-rooted sense of humor, he often ad-libs parts of the stories for fun.

One day his youngest son was sitting in his first grade class as the teacher was reading the story of the Three Little Pigs. She came to the part of the story where the first pig was trying to acquire building materials for his home.

She said ". . .And so the pig went up to the man with a wheelbarrow full of straw and said 'Pardon me sir, but might I have some of that straw to build my house with?'" Then the teacher asked the class "

And what do you think that man said?" and my friend's son raised his hand and said "I know! I know! He said 'Holy smokes! A talking pig!'"

The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes

TODAY’S WORD

 bagatelle \bag-uh-TEL\, noun:

1. A trifle; a thing of little or no importance.

2. A short, light musical or literary piece.

3. A game played with a cue and balls on an oblong table having cups or arches at one end.

Bagatelle derives from Italian bagattella, "a trifling matter; a bagatelle," perhaps ultimately from Latin baca, a berry

TODAY’S REFLECTION

 Let brotherly love continue. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Heb. 12: 1-2

Oftentimes, in order to see things properly, we must be willing to let go of the preconceived notions, conditioned responses from past experiences, and things which have become indoctrinated into our thought processes.

To see with the eye of the Spirit, of necessity, requires forgetting carnal logic, and once again remembering how to have that unquestioning faith of a child

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

A dripping June brings all things in tune

16 DAYS TIL SUMMER !

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

Psalm 37:4

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

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

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FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JUNE 3rd, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Faith goes up the stairs that love has made and looks out the windows which hope has opened.

Charles H. Spurgeon

TODAY’S ACTION

When you pray, release your worry and rest in God

TODAY’S QUOTE

 Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says...I'll try again tomorrow.

HAPPY TUESDAY !!

Well I made it though another Monday and I’m thankful for that! Today and most of the week we have a chance of thunderstorms. It is warmer and it will be in the 70’s most of the week. We may even reach 80 by Friday.

 Hopefully our new furnace/air conditioner at work will be installed on Thursday. It was getting pretty close to 80 degrees in my office yesterday.

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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

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

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

GOD BLESS YOU !

25 WORDS

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

TO REMEMBER…

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

TODAY IS…OLD MAID DAY

The game of Old Maid is at least 100 years old, and has been played in most parts of the world. It's a game used to teach children how to match up numbers or images into pairs. You can use a standard deck of cards by removing one queen, leaving 51 cards with the Queen of Spades as the Old Maid. Deal out all of the cards, remove your pairs, draw from your neighbors hand - and continue making pairs until just one card is left. Whoever holds the last card is the Old Maid!

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Repeat Day - Today, learn a new word by repeating it as much as possible while using it in different sentences

1800 - John Adams moved to Washington DC. He was the first President to live in what became the capital of the United States. It would be November before he would move into the People’s House, or the Executive Mansion, later known as the White House

1932 - Lou Gehrig connected for four consecutive home runs -- setting a major-league baseball record

1937 - Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson of Baltimore, MD, the woman who was the cause of King Edward VIII’s abdication of the British throne, was married this day to the former King (The Duke of Windsor). This was the storybook romance; the king in love with the commoner gives up his throne to spend the rest of his life with the woman he loves. They lived happily ever after ... in France.

1952 - Frank Sinatra recorded the classic Birth of the Blues for Columbia Records

TODAY’S SMILE

Apparently I tend to brag too much about my home state of Ohio. One day I told a long-suffering friend,"You know, the first man in powered flight was from Ohio. The first man to orbit the earth was from Ohio. And the first man on the moon was from Ohio." "Sounds like a lot of people are trying to get out of Ohio," he observed.

ONE MORE…

Brookpark, Ohio: Burglars recently broke in to an unoccupied house that was being renovated for sale. Among the items they stole were roofing shingles, a lawn mower, weed whackers, and lumber. They broke into a storage area under the deck and also a shed in the back. Before leaving, though, they mowed the lawn of the residence.

Neighbors report seeing strange men walking around the home, but they never called the police because they figured the men were hired to do the lawn. The owners are quoted as saying they will leave a pressure washer and painting equipment for the thieves next week as they did a better job than the lawn care company they had hired, and they were cheaper also

TODAY’S WORD

 countermand \KOWN-tuhr-mand; kown-tuhr-MAND\, transitive verb:

1. To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.

2. To recall or order back by a contrary order.

noun: 1. A contrary order.

2. Revocation of a former order or command

Countermand derives from Old French contremander, from contre-, "counter" (from Latin contra) + mander, "to command" (from Latin mandare).

TODAY’S REFLECTION

The whole law is summed up in a single commandment, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

Galatians 5:14

In the spiritual life, living within the circle of love may require unlearning much of what we think we know about God. Only as we let love guide our understanding of the rules can we receive the gift that we know but can never know fully, the good news that we hear and proclaim: "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son . . . . God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him" (John 3:16-17).

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

 If you are stung by a bee, apply a slice of onion to the sting and hold it on for about a minute.

17 DAYS TIL SUMMER !

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

Psalm 37:4

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

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

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FOR MONDAY, JUNE 2ND, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JUNE 2ND, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.

 Anne Frank

TODAY’S ACTION

 Waste not fresh tears, over old griefs

TODAY’S QUOTE

A good upbringing means not that you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won't notice it when someone else does.

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

HAPPY MONDAY !!

I spent another restful weekend and am so thankful for it. This will be a long 5 day work week and I’ll need all the strength I gained from it.

On the calendar for after work this week is: Bible Study on Thursday and also Our Pumpkin’s 2nd birthday is on Thursday. Other than that it looks like some quiet evenings at home, which I might say are needed. Maybe I’ll give some attention to my poor neglected house.

Back to work once more !

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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

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

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

GOD BLESS YOU!

25 WORDS

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

TO REMEMBER…

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

Saint Theresa's Prayer

May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.

May you be confident knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.

TODAY IS…PLAY TENNIS DAY

And just why is the tennis ball fuzzy?

The only reason is to slow them down. It helps the players rally longer by increasing the wind resistance and keeping the ball from flying off the court in one bounce. The fuzz also increases racket control by holding the ball against the strings for just a fraction of a second longer. Smooth balls might equal faster serves, but they would make the game harder to play and less fun to watch

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is International Clothes Line Week, a time to save energy by drying clothes outdoors

Today is National Rocky Road Day

Today is National Dinosaur Day

1928: Searching for new ideas to fight the Depression, Kraft’s Chicago employees created a processed specialty cheese product they would call Velveeta.

 1953: Queen Elizabeth II of Britain was crowned in Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI. It was the first coronation to be televised and millions watched worldwide

TODAY’S SMILE

A mother was asked by a neighbor,

“Do you do any literary work?”

 “Oh, yes,” replied the mother,

 “I’m writing two books.”

 “What are their titles?”

 asked the surprised neighbor.

 Replied the mother, “John and Mary.

My business is to write on the mind and heart

of my children the lessons they will never forget.”

 TODAY’S WORD

harridan \HAIR-uh-din\, noun:

A worn-out strumpet; a vixenish woman; a hag

Harridan probably comes from French haridelle, "a worn-out horse, a gaunt woman

TODAY’S REFLECTION

 In the book of Psalms, the Bible says: Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart Psalms 37:4

It's easy to focus on the second part of that verse and miss the whole message. It's saying that when we realize that our greatest desire should be God, when we make Him our greatest delight, then all of the other things that we've been longing for will be taken care of.

Some will be granted to us, others will no longer seem desirable. But only if we take care of that one need that every man has -- the need for a relationship with God. Lasting happiness, the kind that reaches to the very core of our being, is found only in God. It's so easy to get caught up in tomorrow.

We worry about what it will bring, or we are excited to see it come. But today is what we have; today is what we are given. As you spend time in quiet thought and meditation, make this an exercise of living in the now. And then carry this attitude with you as you live this day.

Day by day, day by day,

O, dear Lord, three things I pray:

To see thee more clearly

Love thee more dearly

 Follow thee more nearly

 Day by day.

St. Richard of Chichester

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Wear a necklace of nutmeg to remove freckles or cold sores

18 DAYS TIL SUMMER !

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

Psalm 37:4

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

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

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I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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BRIGHT SIDE LOGO BY SON #6

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FOR FRIDAY, MAY 30TH, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MAY 30TH, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

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

George Eliot

TODAY’S ACTION

Look for an opportunity to make a positive difference

TODAY’S QUOTE

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

Virgil

HAPPY FRIDAY !!

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

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

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

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

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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

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

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

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

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

GOD BLESS YOU!

25 WORDS

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

TO REMEMBER…

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

TODAY IS…TINY BIKINI DAY

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

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Hug Your Cat Day

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

Today is Daddy Does Dinner Day

Today is National Lemon Bisque Day

Today is Compact Disc Day

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

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

1981: The compact disc was first introduced

TODAY’S SMILE

THINGS I NEED TO KNOW

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

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

Nobody is indispensable, especially you.

People are more important than things.

 Persistence will get you almost anything eventually.

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

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

Television ruins more minds than drugs.

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

Life is so much simpler when you tell the truth.

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

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

TODAY’S WORD

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

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

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

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

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Lincoln’s words on the Bible:

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

Abraham Lincoln

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

John 6:31

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

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

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

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

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

If bees fly away, fine will be the day

21 DAYS TIL SUMMER !

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

Psalm 37:4

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

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

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BRIGHT SIDE LOGO BY SON #6

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FOR THURSDAY, MAY 29TH, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MAY 29TH, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Where there is great love there are always miracles.

Willa Cather

TODAY’S ACTION

Waste no tears over yesterday's grief

TODAY’S QUOTE

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

Scott Adams

HAPPY THURSDAY !!

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

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

Right now it is only 37 degrees outside. BrrChill!

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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

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

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

GOD BLESS YOU !

25 WORDS

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

TO REMEMBER…

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

TODAY IS…PAPER CLIP DAY

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

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Squoosh an Ice Cream Sandwich Day.

No, don't squish it, squoosh it!

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

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

Today is International Day of U.N. Peace Keepers

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

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

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

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

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

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

TODAY’S SMILE

THINGS I WISH FOR YOU

A Message from Paul Harvey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TODAY’S WORD

forgo \for-GO\, transitive verb;

Inflected forms: forwent, forgone, forgoing, forgoes:

To abstain from; to do without.

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

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Perfect love casts our fear.

I John 4:18

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

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

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

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

By Max Lucado

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Plant beans away from onions; they’re incompatible

22 DAYS TIL SUMMER !

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

Psalm 37:4

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

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

MY HOMEPAGE

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

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