For Friday, May 4th, 2012

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MAY 4TH,  2012

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

It's FRIDAY!  

RENEWAL DAY

Things get old and out of sorts. We lose touch with friends, loved ones, and relationships. For whatever reason, we let it go. Well, whatever IT is, today is the day to renew it, rejuvenate it, and bring the spark back into it.

Renewal Day is an absolutely spectacular day. It's a day of new, and old, beginnings.When we think of renewal, we often think of relationships. We vow our marriage will never get old. But, it does. We swear we will remain close to our parents and siblings. But over the years, we don't. With a hug and a tear, we tell our college roommate we will call and write. All too quickly, the demands of everyday life keep us from calling or writing.  ...get the picture?

You can also renew:

Your nails

Your hair color and/or style.

Your figure

Your hardwood floors

The shine on your car.

Your driver's license

A favorite magazine subscriptionGet the picture? Good. Now, get into Renewal Day!

Renew thyself completely each day; do it again, and again, and forever again.  

Chinese inscription cited by Thoreau in Walden

NEWS FROM HOME

Today I'm renewing my love of camping.  I'm going to spend a few days now at my little place in the woods.  Thanks to DD and DS#1 I've been able to camp for the last few years. If it wasn't for them,  I would have never been able to enjoy it all once again.  I don't know at all how many camping seasons I'll have left, but for now I'm going to try to be here as much as I can.  Being out in the woods watching the sun rise in the morning and sitting around a campfire and watching the sunset in the evening is a wonderful thing.

Have a fantastic Friday everyone!

Sunlight will renew your pride.

Joni Mitchell

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

Hope is a renewable option: 

If you run out of it at the end of the day, 

you get to start over in the morning

Barbara Kingsolver

COUNTING THE DAYS

If you watch how nature deals with adversity, continually renewing itself, you cannot help but learn

Bernie S. Siegel

47 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