For Friday, January 9th, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
JANUARY 9TH, 2009


TODAY'S THOUGHT

To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition

Samuel Johnson


TODAY’S ACTION

Start another day just right, with a new hope



TODAY’S QUOTE

Such as I am, I am a precious gift.

Zora Neale Hurston


IT’S FINALLY FRIDAY !!

After slipping and sliding into work yesterday, the sun did come out to melt some of snow off the roads. It was a deceiving sun though as it was very cold out. I guess they say today will be quiet weather-wise until tonight then more accumulating snow is headed our way.

I got out a lunch time and went to Big Lots to browse around and was delighted to see all the things they had out for spring! Lots of valentine’s items were on display too, but the things for the gardens and such were a spot of sunshine in my day. I didn’t buy anything but a few marked down Christmas gift bags, but I had fun looking around.

Today I’ll finish up my year end reports for work and start the dreaded purging of the file cabinets. I need to do that at home too, but who knows when that will happen.

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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

May all that I am today, all that I try to do today, may all my encounters, reflections, even the frustrations and failings all place my life in your hands.
Lord, my life is in your hands. please, let this day give you praise..

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
Play God Day is always on January 9th. Our research did not discover any information on the meaning or purpose of this day. What we do know is that God is good. Therefore, we believe that Play God Day is a day to do something good and extra special.
To mark this day, we suggest that you do something good that will make a difference. Anything that fits this definition is appropriate. You do not have to make it something miraculous. It can be something simple, like visiting someone who is ill, or helping someone in need. Giving God thanks or a prayer is also appropriate for this day
Today is National Static Cling Day

Today is National Stuffed Animal Laundry Day

Today is National Milk Shake and Muffin Day

1788 – Connecticut entered the United States of America this day. Hartford is the capital of Connecticut. The state bird: American robin; flower: mountain laurel

1937 - The first issue of the periodical LOOK went on sale. The initial issue sold 700,000 copies and within a month, LOOK became a biweekly magazine

1951 - The United Nations headquarters officially opened in New York City

1984 - WHERE’S THE BEEF? Clara Peller was first seen by TV viewers this day in the famous and successful commercial campaign for Wendy’s fast-food chain




TODAY’S SMILE

A mouse looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package; what food might it contain? He was aghast to discover that it was a mouse trap!

Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning, "There is a mouse trap in the house, there is a mouse trap in the house." The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr. Mouse, I can tell you this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me; I cannot be bothered by it."

The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mouse trap in the house." "I am so very sorry Mr. Mouse," sympathized the pig, "but there is nothing I can do about it but pray; be assured that you are in my prayers." The mouse turned to the cow, who replied, "Like wow, Mr. Mouse, a mouse trap; am I in grave danger, Duh?"

So the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected to face the farmer's mouse trap alone. That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a mouse trap catching its prey.

The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see that it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever.

Now everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient. His wife's sickness continued so that friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.

The farmer's wife did not get well, in fact, she died, and so many people came for her funeral the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide meat for all of them to eat.

So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that when the least of us is threatened, we are all at risk

Author Unknown

TODAY’S LINK

National Geographic Magazine

This site is the online edition of the popular magazine

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/




TODAY’S WORD

daunt \dawnt, dahnt\, verb:

1. to frighten; overcome with fear

2. to discourage; lessen the courage of

c1300, from Old French danter, variant of donter, from Latin domare "to tame." Originally meant "to vanquish;" sense of "to intimidate" is from c 1475

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 5:18-20

This verse does not give us a song to sing -- but it tell us to keep on singing. When we are filled with the Spirit will be filled with JOY. We can express this joy in song. Thankfully, we don't have to sing well -- just sing. Perhaps you are not the type to become so dramatic and expressive in you faith. Everyone is different. It is not so terribly important how much Holy Spirit you have. It is important how much the Holy Spirit has of you
Never mind how beautiful or pitiful you may sound. Sing loud enough to drown out those defeating thoughts that normally clamor for attention. Release yourself from that cage of introspective reluctance --SING OUT! You are not auditioning for the choir, you are making melody with your heart. If you listen closely when you're through, you may hear the hosts of heaven shouting for joy. Then again, it might be your neighbor ... screaming for relief.

Charles Swindoll, Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

A dash of salt makes cream and egg whites whip more rapidly

70 DAYS UNTIL SPRING!
AND 84 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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