For Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
OCTOBER 23RD, 2008


TODAY'S THOUGHT

Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.

Ralph Vaull Starr


TODAY’S ACTION

Look at all of your options before making life-changing decisions


TODAY’S QUOTE

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.

Mark Twain


HAPPY THURSDAY !!

After today there will be only one more day of work til the weekend!
This has been one very long week and I’m looking forward to the weekend.
Saturday will be busy with winterizing the camper but Sunday should be a day of rest indeed. I’m in need of it for sure.

I’ve been achy all week and my head is stuffy. I don’t know if I’m coming down with something or if my body is complaining from last weekends packing up the camper and my sinus have just gone haywire. One way or the other I feel like I need some rest.

To top it all off the weather man says RAIN on Saturday so I’m praying that the front dissipates by then. Miracles do happen you know. Even worse I saw this in next week’s forecast

I am just not ready for winter weather…fall isn’t over yet.


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…CANDY CORN DAY

Candy Corn has been made since the 1880s and is one of the most popular holiday candies in history. Over 20 million pounds of candy corn is sold at Halloween. This is about 5 1/2 billion pieces - enough to circle the moon twice with plenty left over. And each piece only has 3.57 calories



TODAY’S TRIVIA

Traditionally, the swallows leave Capistrano today

Today is National Boston Cream Pie Day

Nicolas Appert was born on this day in 1752 at Chalons-Sur-Marne, France. He was destined to become a great chef and confectioner -- and chemist and inventor. In 1809 the French government awarded Appert with twelve thousand francs for his contribution to the world. Nicolas Appert had, in his search to preserve food, invented a process of heating foods and sealing them in airtight containers. In 1812 he was bestowed with the title, Benefactor of Humanity. Just think, we still use his methods of food preservation today!

1941: Walt Disney released the movie Dumbo, about a young elephant with huge ears. Dumbo’s mother, Mrs. Jumbo, was a circus performer. His only friend, a mouse, and some crows helped him learn to fly


TODAY’S SMILE

There were two brothers who worked on the family land. At harvest time they each received half of the crop and put it in the store in their barns. The younger brother who wasn’t married said to himself, “It isn’t fair that I should have half of the crop when my brother must also look after his wife and family.”


So each night, he would secretly take some of his own grain and leave it in his brother’s barn. Meanwhile the elder brother said to himself, “It isn’t fair that I should have half the crop. When I grow old I will have my children to support me but he will not.” So each night he would secretly take a bag of grain and leave it in his brother’s barn.

Both were surprised at how long their grain lasted until one night they both bumped into each other. Rather than laugh or shout they both embraced knowing that no grain or money could buy the depth of their relationship

Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.

Kahlil Gibran

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TODAY’S LINK

BE NICE TO OTHERS

http://www.members.shaw.ca/gf1/be-nice-to-others.html


TODAY’S WORD

synecdoche \si-NEK-duh-kee\, noun:

a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole or whole for a part or general for the special or vice versa

By 1388, from Middle Latin synodoche, from Late Latin synecdoche, from Greek synekdokhe, literally "a receiving together or jointly," from synekdekhesthai "supply a thought or word, take with something else," from syn- "with" + ek "out" + dekhesthai "to receive," related to dokein seem good


TODAY’S REFLECTION

The Son of Man will come when you least expect Him

Luke 12:40

The Lord has given us Christians the privileged information that He is coming back when we least expect Him. Because of this foreknowledge, we have a greater responsibility to be prepared, for "when much has been given a man, much will be required of him" Lk 12:48

To be prepared for Christ's final coming and to avoid getting bogged down in problems with personal relationships, we must resist three temptations.

First, we must not "abuse the housemen and servant girls" (Lk 12:45). We must not abuse people in any way, including manipulation, gossip, resentment, bitterness, and unforgiveness.

Second, we must follow the Lord in lighting a fire on the earth (Lk 12:49), although this may surface division in our family (Lk 12:51ff). By God's grace, division that is acknowledged and brought to the Lord usually gives way to family harmony.

Third, we must "try to settle" with our opponents as soon as possible (Lk 12:58). In other words, we must love and forgive our enemies immediately.
Jesus, when You come back, may You find me loving You with all my heart and loving my neighbor as myself

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

A screeching owl indicates cold or storm

59 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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