For Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
JULY 14TH, 2009

TODAY'S THOUGHT

You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late

Ralph Waldo Emerson

JUST FOR TODAY

We all need to look for the silver linings in our day-to-day lives

Just for today: I will be aware that prosperity is more than money. All that God provides is available to me, for I am God's beloved child. Blessed with health, love, and a sense of purpose, I live an abundant life



TODAY’S QUOTE

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

Author Unknown



IT’S TUESDAY !!

Our beautiful summer weather continues today. We are to be in the mid-70’s and that is unusual for July but I’ll take it.

I know a lot of places like Texas have been above 100 degrees so we have been really fortunate so far this summer with our mild temps.

Yesterday was a busy one at work and I’m sure today will be one too. The bosses had my desk piled up with things to do and of course there was payroll to do too. There are also some quarterly reports that must be done by the 15th. That is tomorrow so today they must be done.

At my office being busy is preferred to having nothing to do so it sounds pretty good to me.

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


TODAY’S PRAYERS

Dear Father God, help us to keep praying and to keep reaching out in love to those around 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 ALL !





TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Roasted Chicken Day, commemorating the day in 1993 when Kentucky deleted the Fried from its Chicken and introduced the Colonel’s Rotisserie Gold roasted chicken

Today is Honda Civic Day, marking the debut of the popular car on this date in 1972

Today is M&Ms Argument Day, a day to discuss which is best, Plain, Peanut, or Almond

1800: Matthew Bridges was born in England. The Catholic clergyman wrote the hymn Crown Him With Many Crowns

1857: Fred Maytag, responsible for history's loneliest repairmen, was born in Elgin, Illinois

1962 - Bobby Vinton’s Roses are Red became the top song in the U.S. The song stayed at the top for four weeks and was the first of four #1 hits for Vinton


TODAY’S SMILE

Did you hear the story about the man who worked in the M & M’s factory?

Well, he got fired because he kept throwing all the Ws away!
One more…
A fly was buzzing along one morning when he saw a lawn mower someone had left out in their front yard. He flew over and sat on the handle, watching the children going down the sidewalk on their way to school.
One little boy tripped on a crack and fell, spilling his lunch on the sidewalk. He picked himself up, put his lunch back in the bag and went on. But he missed a piece of baloney. The fly had not eaten that morning and he sure was hungry. So he flew down and started eating the bologna. In fact he ate so much that he could not fly, so he waddled across the sidewalk, across the lawn, up the wheel of the lawn mower, up the handle, and sat there resting and watching the children.
There was still some baloney laying there on the sidewalk. He was really stuffed, but that baloney sure did look good.
Finally temptation got the best of him and he jumped off the handle of the lawn mower to fly over to the baloney. But alas he was too full to fly and fell straight to the ground... splat!
The moral of this story is simple... don't fly off the handle when you are full of baloney.





TODAY’S REFLECTION

Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me.
Matthew 10:37

Jesus was using classical Jewish hyperbole—that is, an extravagant exaggeration—to make a point: Our relationship with him needs to become the most important relationship in our lives. Putting Jesus first will ultimately prove the wisest course in our relationships with others. In fact, a loving and strong connection with Jesus can actually enhance all our other relationships.

Jesus will ultimately make all things turn out for the best for those who seek him first and strive to follow him better each day

TODAY’S ADVICE

If you can't be a good example,
then you'll just have to be a horrible warning

Catherine Aird

70 DAYS TIL FALL!


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