For Friday, January 4th, 2013

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JANUARY 4th, 2013

75 DAYS UNTIL SPRING

It's  FRIDAY

TRIVIA DAY

Trivia day is a fun day. It is an opportunity for us to share those many little trinkets of knowledge. It doesn't matter how big or how trivial. Dazzle your friends and family with generous portions of trivia today!

Did you know that on this date in 1938 the March of Dimes campaign to fight polio was organized? 

Trivial things do matter... more people are killed each year by the bite of mosquitoes than are stepped upon by charging elephants.

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THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Trivia:  matters or things that are very unimportant, inconsequential, or nonessential; trifles; trivialities

Every day I try to share a little trivia with you all.  Telling you what holiday we are celebrating every day is a small and sometimes unimportant thing, but to me it's a way to make each day special.

Sometimes life gives us more reasons to cry than to laugh so looking on the bright side of things is very important to me.  If nothing else, for a few minutes everyday I think about celebrating the day for what it is.

We used to play a game called Trivial Pursuit.  It was lots of fun and we spent hour after hour finding how much or how little we knew about certain subjects.  In the long run, I think we learned more than we knew.  

That's how life goes most of the time for me.  It's a learning process for sure.  Every day I do learn something new.  

Today's pictures were taken New Years Day.

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Little things mean a lot....

I am trying to count at least 3 things I'm thankful for each day and then in 1 year's time I'll have counted 1000 gifts.

I’ll be sharing them and giving thanks to God for these gifts each day,

143. for good times reminiscing with my sisters

144. for a new faucet for my kitchen sink, and thanks to DS#5 for installing it

145. for bananas that keep the leg cramps away

Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!

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 !

 The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. 

Jimmy Johnson 

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