For Thursday, January 8th, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
JANUARY 8TH, 2009


TODAY'S THOUGHT
And in the end it's not the years in your life that count.
It's the life in your years

Abraham Lincoln



TODAY’S ACTION

Rejoice, the future is full of promise



TODAY’S QUOTE

Do something worth remembering

Elvis Presley



IT’S THURSDAY !!

This week seems to be going by pretty fast. Work has been reasonably busy as I have end of the year reports to do and that is good, much better than cleaning out old files.

I had a nice surprise as our Dino Boy and our Pretty Lady called last evening. I was so surprised and happy to hear from them. These are DS#2’s children that live so very far away. We don’t get to see each other very often. I have nick-names for all my grand’babes’ that I use online. I guess it’s good to do that just in case.

The wind chimes are playing music on my front porch as it’s been windy and cold here.
Snow started falling about noon yesterday. They say we’ll get a quiet day tomorrow and then more snow for the weekend.

Take good care all!

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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

Lord, thank You for the opportunities we’re given
to share the message of faith with one another every 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!



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’S TRIVIA

Today is Long Live the King Day. The world welcomed a baby who was destined to truly shake it up! It was on this day in 1935 that the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll was born: Elvis Aron Presley (he later changed the spelling of his middle name to Aaron). There is hardly a soul alive who hasn’t heard the name or the voice or seen the swiveling hips of the teen-age idol of millions

Today is National Eat Something Raw Day

Today is Milk Carton Day. On this date in 1929, Sheffield Farms becomes the first company to package milk in paraffin-lined paper cartons instead of glass bottles

Today is National Bubble Bath Day
Bubble baths are so much fun. We wish everyday could be Bubble Bath Day. Today is a fun day to relax an enjoy the warm and soothing pleasures of a bubble bath. Best of all, it can be enjoyed by kids and adults. For kids, it's playtime. For adults, it's soothing pleasure.
On Bubble Bath Day, there are a couple of ways to enjoy your bubble bath. It depends upon how old you are.
For kids, it's simple.... Just fill the tub with bubbles and toys. Then hop in and play!
For the ladies, its time to relax! Fill the tub with bubbly water. Hop in and just enjoy the soothing water and bubbles. Before hoping in, set the mood with candles placed (safely) around the bathroom and tub. Add a radio playing softly on the sink counter.
For the guys: Don't feel left out! With permission, you can hop in, too!
Oh, and don't forget your rubber ducky

1856 - Borax (hydrated sodium borate) was discovered by Dr. John Veatch near Red Bluff, California. It became a multiuse product that was popularized during the era of TV’s Death Valley Days. Remember 20 Mule Team Borax?

1946: For his 11th birthday, Elvis Presley asked for a bicycle. Instead, his father bought him a guitar

1993: At post offices across America, commemorative Elvis Presley stamps went on sale on what would have been "the king's" 58th birthday



TODAY’S SMILE

Do you ever wish you were a child again?
Here's a glimpse at what it might be like.
Presenting...
A Child's Perspective on the Meaning of Love.
"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."
"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate." -age 6
"God could have said magic words to make the nails fall off the cross, but He didn't. That's love." -age 5
ONE MORE…

TANGLED THREADS

A sign in a cotton factory read: "If your threads get tangled, send for the foreman." One day a new worker got her threads tangled. The more she tried to disentangle them, the worse the situation grew.Finally, she sent for the foreman. He asked, "Why didn't you send for me earlier?" She replied, "I was doing my best." He answered, "No, your best would have been to send for me."When we face a tough situation, our first response should be to ask for God's help. He longs to be our helper and to untangle the threads of our lives.

One last THOUGHT for today

I ASKED GOD…

I asked God for strength, that I might achieve,

I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey.

I asked for health, that I might do greater things,

I was given infirmity, that I might do better things.I

asked for riches, that I might be happy,

I was given poverty, that I might be wise.I

asked for power, that I might have the praise of men,

I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God.

I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life,

I was given life, that I might enjoy all things.

I got nothing that I asked for - but everything

I had hoped for.Almost despite myself,

my unspoken prayers were answered.

I am, among all men, most richly blessed
Anonymous Confederate Soldier

TODAY’S WORD

candor \KAN-der\, noun:
1. honesty in giving one's view or opinion; frankness and sincerity

2. fairness; impartiality

c.1637 from earlier senses c. 1398, from Latin candor "purity, openness," originally "whiteness," from Latin candere, to shine

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith.

Matthew 23:23

The Pharisees of ancient Israel were into hedging, but not the kind that needed constant clipping. They put up hedges around the Law of God. In order to prevent the breaking of one of God's commandments, traditions were established as a kind of buffer zone. For instance, if God's law forbade the coveting of another man's wife, then the men shrouded their women so that no man could look on them at all. They reasoned that you couldn't lust after something you couldn't see. This was the hedge they set up around God's command. In this way, the Pharisees established a vast compendium of rules and regulations, and they prided themselves in knowing and keeping them all.
Let's say God charged you to tend a small garden for Him. You accept the task with pleasure and begin puttering among the fruit trees, rose bushes, and vines. But then, you worry over whether the garden is safe from foraging animals, so you plant a hedge around it and work diligently at keeping it clipped. But the hedge doesn't seem secure enough, so around that you build a fence. Then you have the brilliant idea of building a castle around the garden plot, making it a sheltered courtyard. Around the castle, a great wall is erected, with an iron gate to keep all away. Then you install a drawbridge and a moat, and ship in a bunch of crocodiles. You've make an impressive show of fulfilling God's charge. Meanwhile, the fruit drops rotting from the trees, the roses are cankered, and the weeds are choking out the vines. The whole time you were busy protecting your garden plot, you were neglecting it. Do you think this is what God intended?
Not one of us can ever be improved in God's eyes by what we do or don't do

Have you been so busy protecting your image that you've neglected more important matters of the heart? It is the hidden person of the heart that God sees. No amount of hedging can change that.

Bi-Weekly Bible Study - Women of Faith

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Use one part lemon juice and two parts vegetable oil for furniture polish

71 DAYS UNTIL SPRING!
AND 85 DAYS UNTIL CAMPING SEASON BEGINS

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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