ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
AUGUST 1st, 2008
TODAY'S THOUGHT
Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.
George Sheehan
TODAY’S ACTION
Remember that the future comes one day at a time
TODAY’S QUOTE
A hug is a great gift - one size fits all, and it's easy to exchange.
Author Unknown
HAPPY FINALLY F R I D A Y !!
Here we are August already. In a few weeks the grand’babes’ will be going back to school and the teachers in my family will start a few days before the children do. I’m not quite sure how the summer went by so fast. Fall won’t start until September, but when school starts it seems it should be fall.
DD had a scare yesterday afternoon as she had some chest pains and had to go to the ER. I didn’t know about it till after Bible Study last night. They ran lots of tests on her and everything checked out fine. The doctor said it was probably stress. She was sent home and thankfully is just fine.
After a very long work week I’m really looking forward to a couple days at the campsite. I’ll be in the pool a lot or sitting in the shade that is for sure. It’s very hot here. One thing about camping in the woods is that we have shade most of the day. I’ll see you all on Monday morning as usual. Take good care and enjoy what is left of summer.
Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !
TODAY’S PRAYERS
Prayer for the Month of August
Philippians 1:9–11
And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God
It is helpful to begin the day with solemn intercession for myself, my family, the folks at our church, and others I’m praying for using this prayer. I name the people for whom I’m petitioning, and then I ask the Lord to do these things in Philippians 1:9–11 for them. Then I let the Lord bring people to mind and pray this prayer for them
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…RASPBERRY PIE DAY
Raspberries were one of the first European plants brought to America. They belong to the rose family and are usually red or purple - although you can also find gold and black. These sweet berries have tiny edible seeds and an intense flavor and aroma. This makes them perfect for flavors and syrups, but their most common use is in preserves and pies. They like to grow in the northern temperate zones - andthey like to be eaten everywhere
RASPBERRY PIE CRISP
1 qt (4 cups) fresh raspberries
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup margarine, softened
1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup rolled oats
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Wash the raspberries and put in the bottom of a 9 inch baking pan. If you don't have a deep dish pie pan, use a casserole dish. Sprinkle sugar over the top of the raspberries.
3. In a medium bowl, mix the margarine, flour, brown sugar and oats with the back of a fork until it looks like coarse meal. Sprinkle over the raspberries and sugar.
4. Bake 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve hot or cold. Top with vanilla ice cream if desired.
TODAY’S TRIVIA
August is the eighth month, renamed by the Romans from Sextilis', meaning sixth, to honor their emperor, Augustus. The month of August is named for the Roman Emperor Augustus. He completed the calendar reforms begun by his great-uncle and adoptive father Julius Caesar. The Roman Senate, in order to curry favor with the tyrant changed the name of the eighth month, (which is fitting because before he became Augustus, this Caesar was named Octavian). The name was changed from Sextilis which actually meant "sixth month". The eighth month had been called the sixth month for over a centuries, because the Roman Senate had rolled back the beginning of the year to January 1st in 153 B.C. but had not changed the names of the months to conform to their new position in the calendar. August or Sextilis (at that time) originally had 30 days. Numa, in his reform took a day away and Julius in his reform in 46 B.C. gave a day back. When the Roman Senate designated the month August, they stole a day from February to build up July making June equal to the month of July (the month of Julius). Today it continues to carry 31 days.
William the Conqueror brought the name August to England where it replaced Weodmona, which meant "month of weeds"
August is a rare month in which there are no National holidays that are observed all across the United States. However, that does not mean that people have not adopted August as a month to highlight their favorite cause.
August has been designated National Immunization Awareness Month, National Win With Civility Month, and Neurosurgery Outreach Month. It contains National Elvis Week and National Resurrect Romance week, perhaps for those who have forgotten to observe national girlfriend day, which is on the first day of the month
The sardonyx and peridot are the gems for August
The poppy and gladiolus are the flowers for the month of August
Birthday - Star-Spangled Banner author Francis Scott Key (1779-1843) was born in Frederick County, Maryland. After witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry on the night of September 13-14, 1814, he was enthralled to see the American flag still flying over the fort at daybreak. He then wrote the poem originally entitled Defense of Fort McHenry which became the U.S. National Anthem in 1931
Rounds Resounding Day. If you're a little beyond Row, Row, Row Your Boat then try some of these traditional rounds, many of which come from England
Early to bed and early to rise
makes a man healthy wealth and wise
Wise healthy and wealthy
100 Years of Brownies Celebrate the 100th year anniversary of the brownie by sharing with your friends. This easy- to-make jar of brownie mix will get them started. It also makes a great gift
Brownie Mix
2-1/4 cups sugar
2/3 cup cocoa (clean inside of jar with paper towel after this layer)
3/4 cup chopped pecans (walnuts or almonds can also be used)
1-1/4 cups flour mixed with 1 tsp. salt
Layer above ingredients in a jar in the order given. Press each layer firmly in place before adding the next ingredient.
Recipe to attach to jar:
Empty brownie mix in large mixing bowl; stir to combine. Add 3/4 cup melted butter and 4 eggs slightly beaten; mix until completely blended. Spread batter in a greased 9x13-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan. Cut into 2-inch squares. Yield: 2 dozen.
Simplify Your Life Week Don’t be a pack rat! The week of the 1st-7th is SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFEWeek. Clean your room today to reduce the mess and stress. You will thank yourself when you start finding things you thought were lost
1873 - The first cable streetcar in America began operation on Clay Street Hill in San Francisco, CA
1876 - Colorado, the 38th state, entered the United States of America this day. It is the only state to enter the union in the one hundredth year after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Consequently, Colorado is called the Centennial State. The Rocky Mountains are Colorado’s most famous feature; which explains why the Rocky Mountain columbine is the state flower. The lark bunting is the state bird. Denver, Colorado’s largest city, is also the state capital
1940 - The first book written by 23-year-old John Fitzgerald Kennedy was published. It was titled, Why England Slept. Later, Kennedy’s Profiles in Courage would become a best-seller for the man who would become the United States’ 35th President
1941 - Parade magazine called it “...the Army’s most intriguing new gadget.” The gadget was “a tiny truck which can do practically everything.” General Dwight D. Eisenhower said that America couldn’t have won World War II without it. The tiny truck was the Jeep, built at the time by the Willys Truck Company. Parade was so enthusiastic about the Jeep that it devoted three pages to the vehicle
1953 - The first aluminum-faced building constructed in America was completed. It was the Alcoa (Aluminum Corporation of America) Building in Pittsburgh, PA
1960 - Chubby Checker’s The Twist was released. The song inspired the dance craze of the 1960s.
TODAY’S SMILE
All I Really Need To Know, I Learned In Kindergarten
If you want to know how to live, what to do, and how to be, pick up a copy of Robert Fulghum's wonderful book, "All I Really Need To Know, I Learned In Kindergarten." These are the things I learned, says Fulghum:
Share everything.
Play fair.
Don't hit people.
Put things back where you found them.
Clean up your own mess.
Don't take things that aren't yours.
Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.
Wash your hands before you eat.
Flush.
Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.
Take a nap every afternoon.
When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands, and stick together.
Be aware of wonder.
Remember the little seed in the Styrofoam cup: The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that.
Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the Styrofoam cup - they all die. So do we.
And then remember the Dick-and-Jane books and the first word you learned - the biggest word of all - look.
Everything you need to know is in there somewhere. The Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation. Ecology and politics and equality and sane living.
One boy to another: Enjoy kindergarten while you can, kid - in first grade, there are no naps
TODAY’S WORD
egress \EE-gress\, noun:
1. The act of going out or leaving, or the right or freedom to leave; departure.
2. A means of going out or leaving; an exit; an outlet.
\ee-GRESS\, intransitive verb:
1. To go out; to depart; to leave.
Egress is from Latin egressus, from egredi, "to go out," from e-, "out" + gradi, to step
TODAY’S REFLECTION
And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.
Matthew 13:58
Jesus went back to his home town to preach. Because they all knew him and his family so well, they doubted how he could say and do such things. Because of this they ignored his message and he was unable to heal anyone.
We today might think healing is caused by faith in a scientific sense. We might think Jesus was unable to function as a healer because part of the mathematical equation was missing. It seems logical that, if faith leads to healing, then healing should always result from faith.
But how do we react in cases where there is great faith but still no healing? Even when we think about our ‘failed’ prayers, by pondering those situations once again we might be surprised at how much we have grown in understanding the wisdom of God
Online Prayer – Reflection on the Daily Gospel
TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Sprinkle powdered charcoal around your house, patio, or garden to keep ants away
52 DAYS UNTIL FALL !
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart
Psalm 37:4
May there be a miracle in YOUR life today and may you have the EYES to SEE it!
I Love You All !!!
Be Blessed !!!
MA
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