For Saturday, February 18th, 2012

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FEBRUARY 18TH,  2012

Celebrate the happiness
that friends are always giving,
make every day a holiday,
and celebrate just living!

Amanda Bradley

It's SATURDAY!  

PLUTO DAY

On this day in 1930, the planet of Pluto was discovered by an astronomer named Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. In 2006, poor Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet by a consensus decisions of modern astronomers.

  Did you know:  Pluto orbits the sun and lies beyond Neptune.  There are seven moons in our solar system that are actually larger than Pluto is. Through scientific study, it was decided that Pluto was too small to create orbital discrepancies between other planets so the search for another planet continues, with plenty of doubt that there even is another planet beyond. Pluto has a moon named Charon, which was discovered in 1978.

To celebrate the discovery of one of the most controversial bodies in space, answer the following question:

 Do you still consider Pluto a planet?

 Every cubic inch of space is a miracle. 

Walt Whitman

NEWS FROM HOME

When going through the trivia for February I found out that this is also Pull your Sofa off the Wall Month

This month encourages people to experiment with and freshen up their home decor through new furniture arrangement.  

It's also Blah Buster Month.  A time to bust those Winter Blahs.  

I did bust away from the some of the blahs of wintertime yesterday when I went shopping with DD.  Spring is in the air in the shops at the mall.  I still need to  freshen up the home a bit here so I'm thinking that today will be a great day to do just that.  It's to be colder today with a chance of some snow flurries. 

I hope you all have a great Saturday and bust away from those Winter Blahs.

PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS

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.

AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters

and Paramedics and EMT's

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

Matthew 5:43-48  You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,  so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.  For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?  You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Being aware of what's happening in our world is important  We miss too much, are unable to make wise decisions, and simply fail to appreciate the vast richness of God's creation when we don't keep our selves open to new things, people and possibilities.  Let's keep our senses attuned to the reality of God's presence among us.

There are in the end three things that last: faith, hope and love and the greatest of these is love. 

Make Every Day Matter

COUNTING THE DAYS

It Is Said: Candles, when combined with prayer and faith, can produce miracles. 

31 DAYS UNTIL SPRING

63 DAYS UNTIL CAMPING SEASON BEGINS

If you can't see the Bright Side, polish the dull side

A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma