For Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
FEBRUARY 17TH, 2009


TODAY'S THOUGHT

The best portion of a good man's life - his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love

William Wordsworth


TODAY’S ACTION

Have you had a kindness shown?

Pass it on;

'Twas not given for thee alone,

Pass it on;

Let it travel down the years,

Let it wipe another's tears,

'Til in Heaven the deed appears -

Pass it on.

Henry Burton, Pass It On



TODAY’S QUOTE

It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice

Author Unknown

IT’S TUESDAY !!

It is supposed to be a little warmer today and tomorrow then we’ll be going back to winter with temps once again below freezing all the way through the weekend. BrrrChill!

It seems I spent most of my evening on the phone last night. I heard from DS#1 on his BIG SANDWICH pursuit of last week and it turns out when they went to the restaurant on Friday, it was closed. They had a temporary power outage so that feast will have to be rescheduled.

I also heard from DS#4 and he’s been a ‘travelin fool’ he says. His work has had him all over the place. Today he leaves for the West Coast and next week he has a conference he has to attend for work. The good news is that his wife will be joining him for the weekend in between his work related travels and they’ll have a little vacation. Their wedding anniversary is coming up next month so this will be a little celebration for just the two of them. DDIL#4’s mom and dad are watching the children for them. So I’ll be praying for safe journey for both of them .

And DS#6 called too to check in. They had the day off for President’s Day and went shopping and got a new dining room set. Nice way to spend the day I’d say.

Here at home all is quiet as usual. Work is still very quiet and most of our snow is gone except for the ones that were really huge piles along the road and in the parking lots but they are dwindling too.

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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

Dear God, help us to set our minds on you and
on the blessings you bring us.
Amen


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 Random Acts of Kindness Day. And, you know what to do...perform a few random acts of kindness. Almost any kind deed will do. And, we highly recommend you perform kind acts on as many people as you can.
This is a favorite day of many people and groups. People like the idea of showing a little kindness to others. Its a fun and good thing to do. And, they like being on the receiving end of this day as well. It makes both the giver and the receiver feel good

Today is National PTA Founders Day. In 1897 The National Congress of Mothers was founded in Washington, D.C. Later, it became the National PTA

1817: Baltimore became the first U.S. city with gas-burning street lights

1933: Newsweek was first published

1933: Blondie Boopadoop, the title role and flapper in the comic strip Blondie, married Dagwood Bumstead. The marriage took place three years after the popular comic strip debuted in the nation's newspapers

TODAY’S SMILE

BRIGHTEN YOUR CORNER
We cannot all be famous

or be listed in "Who's Who",

But every person, great or small,

has important work to do.

For seldom do we realize

the importance of small deeds,

Or to what degree of greatness

unnoticed kindness leads.

For it's not the big celebrity

in a world of fame and praise,

But it's doing unpretentiously

in an undistinguished way.

The work that God assigned to us,

unimportant as it seems,

That makes our task outstanding,

and brings reality to dreams.

So do not sit and idly wish

for wider, new dimensions

where you can put into practice,

your many good intentions.

But at the spot God placed you

begin at once to do,

Little things to brighten up

the lives surrounding you.

If everybody brightened up

the spot where their standing,

By being more considerate,

and a little less demanding.

This dark old world would very soon

eclipse the evening star,

If everybody brightened up

the corner where they are!

Author unknown

TODAY’S WORD

interminable \in-TUR-muh-nuh-buhl\, adjective:
so long as to seem endless; never stopping


from Late Latin interminabilis, from in- “not” + terminabilis

TODAY’S REFLECTION
Like apples of gold in settings of silver
Is a word spoken in right circumstances.
Proverbs 25:11
The apples of gold in settings of silver are thought to be golden balls arranged in silver filigree baskets. No doubt they were carefully hand-crafted, valuable, and very beautiful. So should our words be.
Jean Shaw

TODAY’S ADVICE

No weather is ill, if the wind be still

31 DAYS UNTIL SPRING!
AND 45 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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