ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
NOVEMBER 2nd, 2008
TODAY'S THOUGHT
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow;
it empties today of its strength.
Anonymous
TODAY’S ACTION
Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek
TODAY’S QUOTE
I have lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered.
By Jean Ingelow
HAPPY SUNDAY !!
I hope you all got up on time this morning. I cheated and changed some of my clocks yesterday afternoon. Today I’ll do the rest. How many clocks does one house need??? There is one in every room here and some rooms have 3.
I got my flu shot yesterday morning at the vocational school. The county health district has set up a flu clinic there. I was amazed because there wasn’t even a waiting line. Other years I’ve gone to our Community College when the flu clinic has been there and it always had a long line. Maybe I did it later than usual and that is why???
On my way home I stopped at a place called Farm Yard Flowers and Gifts. I’ve always wanted to stop there, but when I go by they are usually closed. I was rewarded by finding a few Christmas gifts. They were just setting up for Christmas and should have more later so I’ll go back again. It was a lovely place to visit with lots to see.
After that I did get into sorting away things and doing the laundry. I made so many trips up and down the stairs that today I will take a couple extra aspirin so I can continue. I’ll take it slow with my good cup of coffee this morning and go to church at 11, then I’ll come home and get back into it all.
At this rate things may look pretty good by the time next weekend is over.
I do hope so as I’ve got some decorative painting I want to get done for Christmas gifts and if I don’t start soon, it’ll be too late. That is always a fun thing for me to do, but it does take time.
Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !
TODAY’S PRAYERS
God of justice,
we are created in your image.
May we glorify you in all of our actions.
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful
and kindle in us the fire of your love
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…PIGGY BANK DAY
During the Middle Ages, metal was expensive and rarely used for household utensils. They used orange clay called "pygg" to make dishes, pots and jars. And when people saved money at home, they put it in a "pygg jar". The name stuck long after the orange clay was forgotten. By the 18th century in England, the pygg jar had become the pig jar or pig bank. Eventually, potters cast the pig bank in the shape of this common name
TODAY’S TRIVIA
Today is All Souls' Day-Commemoration of All Faithful Departed
Today is North Dakota Day and South Dakota Day. North Dakota became the 39th U.S. state on this date in 1889, South Dakota became the 40th state.
National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week begins today
Today is Deviled Egg Day and Piggy Bank Day, a good day to take your lunch to work and save
1880 James A Garfield (R) elected President
1948 Truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters & newspapers
1976 Former Georgia Gov Jimmy Carter (D) defeats incumbent Gerald R Ford (R) in race for Presidency
TODAY’S SMILE
Most of us know the story of the first Thanksgiving - at least, we know the Pilgrim version. But how many of us know the Indian viewpoint? I'm talking about the amazing story of the way God used an Indian named Squanto as a special instrument of His providence.
Historical accounts of Squanto's life vary, but historians believe that around 1608 - more than a decade before the Pilgrims arrived - a group of English traders sailed to what is today Plymouth, Massachusetts. When the trusting Wampanoag Indians came out to trade, the traders took them prisoner, transported them to Spain, and sold them into slavery.It was an unimaginable horror - but God had an amazing plan for one of the captured Indians - a boy named Squanto.
Squanto was bought by a well-meaning Spanish monk, who treated him well and taught him the Christian faith. Squanto eventually made his way to England and worked in the stables of a man named John Slaney. Slaney sympathized with Squanto's desire to return home, and he promised to put the Indian on the first vessel bound for America.It wasn't until 1618 - ten years after Squanto was first kidnapped - that a ship was found.
Finally, after a decade of exile and heartbreak, Squanto was on his way home.But when he arrived in Massachusetts, more heartbreak awaited him. An epidemic had wiped out Squanto's entire village.We can only imagine what must have gone through Squanto's mind. Why had God allowed him to return home, against all odds, only to find his loved ones dead?A year later, the answer came. A shipload of English families arrived and settled on the very land once occupied by Squanto's people.
Squanto went to meet them, greeting the startled Pilgrims in English.According to the diary of Pilgrim Governor William Bradford, Squanto "became a special instrument sent of God for our good . . . He showed us how to plant our corn, where to take fish and to procure other commodities." He was also our pilot to bring us to unknown places for our profit, and never left us till he died.When Squanto lay dying of a fever, Bradford wrote that their Indian friend "desired the Governor to pray for him, that he might go to the Englishmen's God in heaven." Squanto bequeathed his possessions to the Pilgrims "as remembrances of his love.
Who but God could so miraculously convert a lonely Indian and then use him to save a struggling band of Englishmen? It is reminiscent of the biblical story of Joseph, who was also sold into slavery - and whom God likewise used as a special instrument for good.Squanto's life story is remarkable, and we ought to make sure our children learn about it.
BreakPoint Commentary -God's Instrument
Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving
TODAY’S WORD
abate \uh-BAYT\, verb:
1. to make or become less in force or intensity; decrease or diminish
intransitive verb:1. to be at an end; become null and void
transitive verb:1. to deduct from something; reduce
c.1270, from Old French abattre "beat down," from Latin ad "to" + battuere "to beat"; secondary sense of "to fell, slaughter" is in abatis and abattoir
TODAY’S REFLECTION
The mighty one, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.
Psalm 50:1-2
Throughout this day, let your life shine forth the glory of God,
the perfect beauty of God's love
http://www.d365.org/todaysdevotion/
TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
November take flail; let ships no more sail
49 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !
25 DAYS UNTIL THANKSGIVING
53 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS
AND 168 DAYS UNTIL CAMPING SEASON BEGINS
(this is with using April 18th as the date)
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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