For Friday, November 9th, 2012

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

NOVEMBER 9TH,  2012

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

It's  FRIDAY

CHAOS NEVER DIES DAY

Chaos Never Dies Day recognizes the turmoil in modern, everyday life. Just when things seem to calm down at work and home, along comes something to disrupt your life. Yes, disorder is everywhere. Hectic schedules, changes to plans, unexpected tasks and chores, the list goes on and on and on.......

Today is designed for you. It's a day to recognize the chaos in your life. You can best celebrate this day, by recognizing that chaos never dies. Rather, its a way of life. You can partake in this special day, by putting just a little order back into your life. You can start, by picking one thing that is really disrupting your life, and change it...for the good.

On the bright side: If you think your life is chaotic today, just wait until the holiday season arrives.

Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds. 

George Santayana 

NEWS FROM HOME

I may be justifying my pockets of chaos, but I will always choose people over perfection and the heart over task and tidy. 

Betsy Cañas Garmon .

It seems that no matter how hard I've tried to organize things around here there are still parts of this old house that are a bit chaotic.  Yes, the basement and the attic are still a mess.  The truth of the matter is that there is just too much stuff stored there.  The little bit of space that was cleared, filled up again with what I brought home after emptying out my camper.  After the holidays I'll try to get rid of some more stuff, but right now things are just too busy.

I'm not going to let it compromise my holiday spirit though.  If you come to my house to see spacious and sparkling, you will be disappointed.  But if you come to see me and just want to relax and have fun, then there will be plenty of that going on here.

They say our weather will be warming up here for the weekend.  We may have a little Indian Summer weather with temps in the upper 60's.  Thankfully we were not affected at all by the snow storm that hit the east coast. I'm sure that snow hampered the clean up work that has been on going there.  On the news they say more were without power due to the new storm.  Some had just had it restored the day before.  There is no way to come to grips with the unfathomable. So we will pray some more.

I hope you all have a fantastic Friday!

Warning !

It is peak deer season here in Ohio and on the news they said our county was the 3rd highest in the state for collisions with deer crossing the roads.  This is just a reminder to be on the look out!  Take care and be safe!

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of LIFE.  It turns what we have into enough, and MORE.  It turns denial into acceptance, CHAOS to order, confusion to clarity.  It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a HOME, a stranger into a friend.  Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings PEACE for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.  

Melody Beattie

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 !

COUNTING THE DAYS

My formula for living is quite simple.  I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night.  

In between, I occupy myself as best I can.  

Cary Grant 

42 DAYS UNTIL WINTER

14 DAYS UNTIL THANKSGIVING

46 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS !

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