ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
NOVEMBER 21st, 2008
TODAY'S THOUGHT
The cyclone derives its powers from a calm center.
So does a person.
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
TODAY’S ACTION
Always look to your heart for the true answer
TODAY’S QUOTE
For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.
Lily Tomlin
HAPPY FINALLY FRIDAY !!
What a cold old week this has been. It’s still cold and going to stay that way for awhile I’m afraid. Hope you all are keeping warm.
There seems to be lots of cold and flu going around. I hope everyone got their flu shot and remember the best thing you can do is wash those hands often.
This weekend I’ve got lots planned to do indoors. It’s a good thing too.
Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !
TODAY’S PRAYERS
Lord, we thank you for the gift of life. We thank you for our thoughts, words and deeds. In our joys and in our sufferings you are always by our side. Send your Holy Spirit into our hearts so that you may take rest within us. Teach us how to trust in your word and to pray for what is right and just. May we find strength when we are weak and protection when we feel frightened. Help us to be confident in our work and mindful of those whom we live and work with each day
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…HELLO WORLD DAY
A day to promote peace.
Here’s one event that you can participate in without it costing you a dime or even one red cent. It’s easy, and it’s good for everyone.
Celebrate World Hello Day By Saying "Hi" to at least ten people! I'm starting with you, so...HI!
TODAY’S TRIVIA
Today is World Television Day, sponsored by the United Nations
Today is What Do You Love about America? Day
Today is National Pumpkin Pie Day
1789 - The 12th of the 13 original colonies to become the United States of America, did so on this day. North Carolina or the Tar Heel State, boasts the brilliant red cardinal as its state bird, the graceful dogwood as its state flower, and lays claim to being the nation’s largest producer of tobacco and textiles. Raleigh is the state capital
1877: Thomas Edison announced he had invented the phonograph
1944: "The Roy Rogers Show" premiered on the Mutual Broadcasting System. The "King of the Cowboys" sang with the Whippoorwills and the Sons of the Pioneers
TODAY’S SMILE
Old Recluse A certain old recluse lived deep in the mountains of Colorado. When he died, certain relatives came from the city to collect his valuables. Upon arriving, all they saw was an old shack with an outhouse beside it. Inside the shack, next to the rock fireplace, was an old cooking pot and his mining equipment. A cracked table with a three-legged chair stood guard by a tiny window, and a kerosene lamp served as the centerpiece for the table. In a dark corner of the little room was a dilapidated cot with a threadbare bedroll on it.
They picked up some of the old relics and started to leave. As they were driving away, an old friend of the recluse, on his mule, flagged them down. "Do you mind if I help myself to what's left in my friend's cabin?" He asked. "Go right ahead," they replied. After all, they thought, what inside that shack could be worth anything?The old friend entered the shack and walked directly over to the table. He reached under it and lifted one of the floorboards.
He then proceeded to take out all the gold his friend had discovered over the past 53 years -- enough to have built a palace. The recluse died with only his friend knowing his true worth.As the friend looked out of the little window and watched the cloud of dust behind the relative's car disappear, he said, "They shoulda got to know him better
TODAY’S ADVICE
A true Christian never looks down on anybody, and yet this habit of looking down on the less fortunate acquaintances is common enough to make the following advice, given by the Albany Journal to its young readers, very timely:
Don’t look down on a boy because he wears shabby clothes; when Edison, the inventor of the telephone, first entered Boston, he wore a pair of yellow breeches in the depth of winter.
Don’t look down on a boy because his home is plain and unpretending; Abraham Lincoln’s early home was a log cabin.
Don’t look down on a boy because of the ignorance of his parents; Shakespeare, the world’s poet, was the son of a man who was unable to write his own name.
Don’t look down on a boy because he chooses a humble trade; the author of the ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’ traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles.
Don’t look down on a boy because of physical disability; Milton was blind.Don’t look down on a boy because of dullness in his lessons; Hogarth, the celebrated painter, was a very dull boy at his books.
Don’t look down on a boy because he stutters; Demosthenes, the great orator of Greece, overcame a harsh and stammering voice.
Don’t look down on anyone; not just because some day they may outstrip you in the race of life, but because it is neither kind, nor right, nor Christian.
TODAY’S WORD
amatory \AM-uh-tor-ee; -tohr-\, adjective:
of love; expressing love
by 1599, from Latin amatorius "of or pertaining to love," from Latin amator, lover
TODAY’S REFLECTION
The Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance,
but the Lord looks at the heart.
1 Samuel 16:7
In the Old Testament, the rescuer of Israel arrived at the battlefield in a most unlikely form—a young shepherd boy (1 Sam. 17). King Saul and his entire army were surprised when David defeated Goliath and won the day. They needed to learn the way that God looks at people. He said to the prophet Samuel, “The Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart” (16:7).
If we judge others only by their outer appearance, we might miss the wonderful surprise of what’s in their heart
Daily Devotional from Our Daily Bread
TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
To defeat sleepless nights, try as hard as possible to stay awake.
You'll soon be asleep
30 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !
6 DAYS UNTIL THANKSGIVING
34 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS
AND 149 DAYS UNTIL CAMPING SEASON BEGINS
Delight yourself in the Lord
1 comment:
Lovely post..hope you have a good weekend and hi back at you!!!
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