For Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
APRIL 7th, 2009


TODAY'S THOUGHT

The capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest meaning and significance

Pablo Casals


TODAY’S ACTION

You must live with people to know their problems, and live with God in order to solve them

P.T. Forsyth



TODAY’S QUOTE

I have learned that sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand

Author Unknown



IT’S TUESDAY !!

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our Dino Boy!
I call him that because he loves dinosaurs.

May the dear Lord bless you today and always!

I’m sorry to say he’s far away and I cannot celebrate with him today but do wish him the happiest of birthdays!

It snowed from afternoon on yesterday. Thankfully the ground was too wet for it to do much accumulating. It’s another cold one again today and we’ll be getting more snow too. There is a Lake Effect Snow Advisory til Noon today. We should see a warmer and much nicer day tomorrow. Right now they are saying rain for Friday and then partly sunny Saturday and Sunday so it looks like I will be able to go to the campground.

This week I’ll be packing up the rest of what I’ll need to be taking along.
I already have several bags lined up in the kitchen ready to go out the door. I’ll either leave right from work Friday, if the weather is ok, or go first thing on Saturday morning. I will not have a newsletter going out to you on Saturday or Sunday but will take lots of pictures to show you on Monday.

I have a hair cut after work this evening, but the rest of the week, except for the weekend, looks to be a quiet one.

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


TODAY’S PRAYERS

Lord Jesus, Help us to look for and bring out the best in all who share our lives this day

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!



TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is No Housework Day, no bed-making, no dishes, no trash, no guilt

Today is National Coffee Cake Day

Today is World Health Day, marking creation of the UN's World Health Organization on this date in 1948

I've Got the Blues Day - Celebrate the birthday of Billie Holiday by singing the blues

Saint John Baptist de la Salle Feast Day - Founder of the Christian Brothers, and patron saint of school teachers, especially teachers of boys. 300 years ago he wrote these words for teachers: Take even more care of the young people entrusted to you than if they were the children of a king.

This is Families Laughing Through Stories Week, time to tell funny family stories

1860: Will Kellogg was born in Battle Creek, Michigan. Will's physician brother John developed corn flakes and other cereals to serve to patients at his mental hospital, and Will founded the Kellogg company to market the cereals

1949: The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific opened on Broadway

1970 - John Wayne, a movie veteran of over 200 films, won his first and only Oscar. The Duke earned an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in True Grit


TODAY’S SMILE

Roosevelt and Deelya were glad they were small, because Noah was really packing the animals in, and things were getting crowded. Just when it seemed there was absolutely no room for anything else, water began to fall from the sky and Noah shut the doors.

Soon the ark began to rock, and it floated off into the growing storm, with all hands (several thousand, including itty-bitty flea feet)accounted for.

It was the middle of the night when the ark struck the side of Mt. Ararat (originally called Mt. Watchoutforthat). The sudden jolt and list to starboard woke the animals abruptly from their slumber. In the ensuing melee, Padre Porcupine accidently stuck Signor Skunk in the buttocks, causing the poor skunk to emit a full charge of "eau de pew" into the chaos.

Noah had his hands full trying to secure the ark and get everybody quieted down. Some accounts, particularly from the giraffes, had God appearing with a clothespin on his nose, which uniquely altered his stentorian voice. But most likely God answered Noah's frantic prayer by giving him a spontaneous clear insight.

In any event, Noah located Roosevelt and Deelya hiding in a coil of rope and said, "Friends, I need your help. I have all I can handle securing this arc and calming the bigger animals. God has told me that you have a special gift for getting rid of this skunk stink. Will you help me?"Deelya looked at Roosevelt. "What gift be dat?" she asked. "Only things different 'bout us be dese puffy noses, and child, they is getting a workout right about now."

But Roosevelt, although unaccustomed to considering a higher calling, decided "If the Good Lord says it, it must be true." So he and Deelya went all around the ark, sniffing up the skunk stink with all the gusto they and their large odor sensors could manage..Before too long came the golden dawn of a new world.

Noah had life's major constraints in place, and had called all the animals to a meeting outside the ark. The agenda centered mainly on God's providence and the necessity to begin repopulating the earth. Roosevelt and Deelya had sucked up all the stink and were a little bloated, but they responded to the call for them to come forward.

Noah honored them in front of the assembly for their free use of their special gifts and the likelihood of a future anthill full of special noses. As they returned to their place, Roosevelt realized out loud, ‘Y'know, we be de scent ants of Noah!

SOMETHING TO DO FOR LENT

Consider your use of money today. Are you overly consumptive?
Do you share with the poor?

TODAY’S REFLECTION

I say to you, the cock will not crow before you deny Me three times

John 13:38

Today I will share my faith in God with others

TODAY’S ADVICE

Tie growing celery stalks together to keep them from sprawling

75 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER!

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