For Sunday, March 10th, 2013

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

March 10th, 2013

10 DAYS UNTIL SPRING

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

It's SUNDAY

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS TODAY

Benjamin Franklin is credited with the concept of Daylight Saving Time. The basic idea is to make the best use of daylight hours by shifting the clock forward in the Spring and backward in the Fall. Daylight Saving Time has been in use throughout much of the United States, Canada and Europe since World War I. 

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

Benjamin Franklin

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity. 

Joseph Addison

I do believe there is a lot of sense to the quote from Ben Franklin.  I do go to bed early and rise early most days.  I am pretty healthy for my age and I have wealth far beyond what money can buy.  As to the wise part... well I'll leave that to others to decide.

Using Spring Forward as a reminder, it is a good time to check your smoke detectors and at least once a year change the batteries in them, whether you think the batteries need to be changed or not and to update your family's fire escape plans and practice a family fire drill.

I hope you all remembered to change your clocks and that you have a restful and relaxing Sunday!

Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom. 

Buddha

PRIORITY FOR TODAY:

HEAR

Whoever has ears, let them hear.

Matthew 13: 9

COUNTING MY GIFTS

For You, O Lord, have made me HAPPY by Your work. I will sing for joy because of what You have done.

Psalm 92:4

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,

345.  for DDIL#1's TV recommendations which provided some good entertainment.

-  The Bible on the History Chanel, an epic, 10-hour, five-week event that began March 3rd. at 8PM EST.  

- Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout, a six week reality show on the National Geographic Channel, that pits a Boy Scout against an average, ordinary adult who isn’t involved in Scouting. It began on Monday, March 4th. at 8 PM and will conclude on April 8th.

346. for Pecan Sandies, an old favorite that I renewed an acquaintance with 

347.  for all the birthday wishes and gifts that I received this week. THANK YOU!

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 ALL!

When told the reason for Daylight Saving time the old Indian said, Only a white man would believe that you could cut a foot off the top of a blanket and sew it to the bottom of a blanket and have a longer blanket.

Author Unknown

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

Love,

ma