For Sunday, April 1st, 2012

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

APRIL 1ST,  2012

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

It's SUNDAY!  

WELCOME APRIL!

April birthstone: diamond; April flower: sweet pea or daisy.

April is Alcohol Awareness Month, Animal Cruelty Prevention Month, Become a Yardnerd Month, Cancer Control Month, Celebrate Diversity Month, Child Abuse Prevention Month, Couple Appreciation Month, National Donate Life Month, National Kite Month, Donate Life Month, Holy Humor Month, Jazz Appreciation Month, National Knuckles Down Month, Keep America Beautiful Month, National Lawn & Garden Month, National Smile Month, Tackle Your Clutter Month, National Youth Sports Safety Month  and National Child Abuse Prevention Month

Today is April Fools Day,  a day to fool others, referred to as All Fool’s Day in Poor Robin’s Almanack in 1760.

Today is National Fun Day, and the beginning of Laugh at Work Week and National Humor Month,  a time to play clever, fun pranks on friends, family, and co-workers. It's clever and fun only if they laugh. 

The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.

 Mark Twain

NEWS FROM HOME

The Sweet Pea symbolizes curiosity, playfulness and tenaciousness. The Sweet Pea means I think of thee.

Good news and bad news here today. I receive an early morning call yesterday from DS#4 that his FIL had passed away.  My heart goes out to all of them.  It is never an easy job to say good bye to someone we love. He was a wonderful man and loved by all his family.  I'm so sorry they are all far away and  that I can't be with my son and his family at this sorrowful time.  I can only pray for comfort and peace for them.  May our dear Lord bless them all.  

I always try to remember that those we love are just as close as our hearts.  The warm memories and love that we shared with them remains in our hearts forever.

On the lighter side of things... It was good to find out that our campground is opening early next weekend but it's bad that I don't know when I'll be able to get there for the first time this season.  There is so much going on this month that quite a few weekends are already taken up with other activities.  That and the fact that I count on my family to help me get the camper opened up leaves me a little confused as to when that will actually be. 

Meanwhile there is still much to be done here at my house.  This coming week will find me preparing things for our family Easter celebration which will be next Saturday for us this year at DS#3's house. 

Hope your Sunday is a wonderful day filled with lots of that great R and R!

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!

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

A POEM FOR PALM SUNDAY

BY G.K. Chesterton

The Donkey

When fishes flew and forests walked,
And figs grew upon thorn,
Some moment when the moon was blood,
Then surely I was born.

With monstrous head and sickening cry,
And ears like errant wings,
The devil’s walking parody
Of all four-footed things.

The tattered outlaw of the earth,
Of ancient, crooked will;
Starve, scourge, deride me: I am dumb,
I keep my secret still.

Fools! For I also had my hour;
One far fierce hours and sweet:
There was a shout about my ears,
And palms before my feet.

PRAYER REQUEST

I have two requests today.  First, please remember DS#4 and his wife and all her family at this time of deep sorrow for them

and second, DDIL#6 has ask for prayers for a friend's mother who went into acute respiratory failure and is on a ventilator right now.  May the dear Lord bless them with needed help today.

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. 

Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.

James 5:13

COUNTING THE DAYS

The first of April, some do say,
Is set apart for All Fools' Day.
But why the people call it so,
Nor I, nor they themselves do know.
But on this day are people sent
On purpose for pure merriment.

 Poor Robin's Almanac, 1790

81 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER

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

Amanda Bradley

 

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

Love,

ma