For Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
AUGUST 18TH, 2009


TODAY'S THOUGHT

Until you make peace with who you are
you'll never be content with what you have

Doris Mortman


JUST FOR TODAY

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

Just for today: I will pray for others. Prayer is a direct channel to God, an open line to the love, abundance, wisdom, and guidance of God. Each moment I spend in prayer opens me to the goodness of God, the one source of all life, love, and strength


TODAY’S QUOTE

We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same

Carlos Casteneda



IT’S TUESDAY !!

It sure has been hot and muggy here. Today we’ll get some rain and probably stay in the 80’s. That’s fine with me…it’s the 90’s I have trouble with.

I should be thankful that most of the summer has been cool and remember that these few hot days are what summer is really all about. I lived better than half my life without central air conditioning and I’m wondering just how I did it.

Tonight is our monthly dulcimer get together. My friends and I will play a little music and laugh a lot. We always do.

This week DS#5 went back to school and I heard from DS#1 and DS#4 that their children start back next Tuesday. Back to School means fall is coming for sure. I hope everybody has a great school year.

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


TODAY’S PRAYERS

Father, teach us to love you as you love 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!




TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Ice Cream Pie Day

Today is Hound Dog Day, marking the occasion on this date in 1956 when Elvis Presley's version of the song You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog became #1 in the U.S

Today is Mail Order Catalog Day. Montgomery Ward published the first catalog on this date in 1872

1920: Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guaranteed the right of all American women to vote

1930: Pluto the dog debuted in the Walt Disney cartoon The Chain Gang

1941: One of Walt Disney's lesser known films, The Reluctant Dragon, premiered


TODAY’S SMILE

Okay, maybe this isn't REALLY what happened, but I think it's funny nevertheless:)

On the very first day, God created the cow. He said to the cow, "Today I have created you! As a cow, you must go to the field with the farmer all day long. You will work all day under the sun! I will give you a life span of 50 years.."
The cow objected, "What? This kind of tough life you want me to live for 50 years? Let me have 20 years, and the 30 years I'll give back to you."

So God agreed.
On the second day, God created the dog. God said to the dog, "What you are supposed to do is to sit all day by the door of your house. Any people that come in, you will have to bark at them! I'll give a life span of 20 years."
The dog objected, "What? All day long to sit by the door? No way! I give you back my other 10 years of life!" So God agreed.

On the third day, God created the monkey. He said to the monkey, "Monkeys have to entertain people. You've got to make them laugh and do monkey tricks. I'll give you 20 years life span."
The monkey objected. "What? Make them laugh? Do monkey faces and tricks? Ten years will do, and the other 10 years I'll give you back." So God agreed.

On the fourth day, God created man and said to him, "Your job is to sleep, eat, and play. You will enjoy very much in your life. All you need to do is to enjoy and do nothing. This kind of life, I'll give you a 20 year life span."

The man objected. "What? Such a good life! Eat, play, sleep, do nothing? Enjoy the best and you expect me to live only for 20 years? No way, man!....Why don't we make a deal? Since the cow gave you back 30 years, and the dog gave you back 10 years and the monkey gave you back 10 years, I will take them from you! That makes my life span 70 years, right?" So God agreed.
AND THAT'S WHY....
In our first 20 years, we eat, sleep, play, enjoy the best and do nothing much. For the next 30 years, we work all day long, suffer and get to support the family. For the next 10 years, we entertain our grandchildren by making monkey faces and monkey tricks. And for the last 10 years, we stay at home, sit by the front door and bark at people!

ONE MORE…

A distraught patient phoned her doctor's office. Was it true, the woman wanted to know, that the medication the doctor had prescribed was for the rest of her life? She was told that it was.

There was a moment of silence before the woman continued,
I'm wondering, then, just how serious my condition is.
This prescription is marked NO REFILLS




TODAY’S REFLECTION

Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth; break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises

Psalm 98:4

Though this psalm is about God freeing the Israelites from slavery, it is prophetically also about our salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord. And as we remember what God has done for us, we can trust Him to help us with today’s difficulties as well as tomorrow’s uncertainties

TODAY’S ADVICE

To avoid fall fevers, eat moderately, drink sparingly, lie not down on the damp earth, nor overheat yourself; but keep your temper, and change your clothes as the weather changes.
The 1852 Old Farmer's Almanac

35 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