For Thursday, October 1st, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
OCTOBER 1ST, 2009


TODAY'S THOUGHT

Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see a bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses

Dale Carnegie


JUST FOR TODAY

We all need to look for the silver linings in our day-to-day lives

Just for today: I will thank God for this moment and for the wholeness and peace in the here and now




TODAY’S QUOTE

Success is getting what you want.
Happiness is wanting what you get

Unknown


IT’S THURSDAY !!

Today we begin a new month. October has arrived and with it is supposed to come some sunshine. About 5:30 yesterday evening we did see some sun peep through. What a welcome sight. The radio news at work kept saying today would be sixty and sunny so we’ll see…

This evening I’ll be going to my Bible Study which will be the first Thursday of every month now. Our pastor has decided to do things a little differently this year so on the 1st Thursday we’ll have Bible Study. On the 2nd Thursday we will be having a Session about questions concerning our faith and the last Thursday of the Month we are doing a book club. This month we are reading My Sister’s Keeper. I just got it Wednesday so I’m not sure what it is all about, but will start reading it soon. Last month I guess they discussed The Shack which is really a thought provoking book which I did read but I did not attend the Book Club meeting as I was at the camper.

DS#1 called Wednesday evening to let me know that they would not be camping this coming weekend as the weather is not looking very good and they have a ton of stuff to do at home. So we will celebrate our Sweethearts birthday the following weekend. That weekend is also the Fall Festival at the Campground which also includes a Chili cook off. I’ll be making my chili in the crock pot and it’ll be the MILD variety…DSIL does the hot chili.

That’s the news from home as I know it!

Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !


TODAY’S PRAYERS

Lord, help us to face life's troublemakers
with confidence in your power

Amen


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.

GOD BLESS YOU!




TODAY’S TRIVIA

October means the eighth month. It has been the 10th month since New Year's Day was moved from March to January

October's birthstone: opal or tourmaline. October's flower: calendula or cosmos

Squirrel Awareness Month begins today, sponsored by the Squirrel Lovers Club of Elmhurst, Illinois

Tonight is National Popcorn and Tears Movie Appreciation Night

October is Adopt-A-Shelter Dog Month, Celebrating the Bilingual Child Month, Children's Health Month, Children's Magazine Month, Church Safety and Security Month, Class Reunion Month, Frugal Fun Month, National Crime Prevention Month, National Go On a Field Trip Month, Family Health Month, Eat Better Eat Together Month, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, National Communicate With Your Kid Month, National Positive Attitude Month, National Cookie Month, Roller Skating Month, and National Chili Month

Pudding Season begins today

1962: Johnny Carson became host of The Tonight Show

1971: Walt Disney World opened in Orlando



TODAY’S SMILE

See how many of these well known phrases you can recognize without the use of a dictionary or a thesaurus . . . .
Scintillate, scintillate, asteroid minific
Surveillance should precede caltation
Members of an avian species of identical plumage congregate
Pulchritude possesses solely cutaneous profundity
It is fruitless to become lachrymose over precipitately departed lacteal fluid
Freedom from incrustations of grime is contiguous to rectitude
The stylus is more potent than the scimitar
It is fruitless to attempt to indoctrinate a superannuated canine with innovative maneuvers
Eschew the implement of correction and vitiate the scion
The temperature of the aqueous content of an unremittingly ogled saucepan does not reach 212 degrees F.
All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not truly suriferous.
Where there are visible vapors having their prevalence in ingnited carbonaceous materials, there is conflagration.
ANSWERS:
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
Look before you leap.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Beauty is only skin deep.
No use crying over spilt milk.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
A watched pot never boils.
All that glitters is not gold.
Where there's smoke, there's fire.
Author Unknown


ONE MORE...

SEIZE THE MOMENT

Part 2 of 2

Because North Americans cram so much into their lives, we tend to schedule our headaches.

We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to ourselves when all the conditions are perfect:

We'll go back and visit the grandparents when we get Stevie toilet-trained.

We'll entertain-when we replace the living-room carpet.

We'll go on a second honeymoon when we get two more kids out of college.

Life has a way of accelerating as we get older. The days get shorter, and the list of promises to ourselves gets longer.

One morning, we awaken, and all we have to show for our lives is a litany of I'm going to, I plan on and Someday, when things are settled down a bit.

When anyone calls my 'seize the moment' friend, she is open to adventure and available for trips. She keeps an open mind on new ideas. Her enthusiasm for life is contagious. You talk with her for five minutes, and you're ready to trade your bad feet for a pair of Roller blades and skip an elevator for a bungee cord.

My lips have not touched ice cream in 10 years. I love ice cream. It's just that I might as well apply it directly to my hips with a spatula and eliminate the digestive process.

The other day, I stopped the car and bought a triple-decker.

If my car had hit an iceberg on the way home, I would have died happy.

Now...go on and have a nice day.

Do something you WANT to ......not something on your SHOULD DO list.

If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make,

who would you call and what would you say?

Attributed to Erma Bombeck, 1991

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Were your faith the size of a mustard seed you could say to this mulberry tree: Be uprooted and planted in the sea and it would obey you

Luke 17:5-6

Faith is all about trust and at the end of the day it is all about a relationship with God. One never loses ones faith but one can stop shaping our lives by it. It also happens to be the greatest power in the world and that's why Jesus compared it to a mustard seed. With faith what looks impossible can become possible

TODAY’S ADVICE

As perennials fade away, mark their locations with small sticks so that you can avoid disturbing them with early spring cultivating

80 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !


Delight yourself in the Lord

and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today
and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

For Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2009


TODAY'S THOUGHT

What we do today, right now, Will have an accumulated effect on all our tomorrows

Alexandra Stoddard


JUST FOR TODAY

We all need to look for the silver linings in our day-to-day lives

Just for today I will pray for others. As I focus my thoughts and feelings on the goodness that is the Christ essence within every person I will remember we are all spiritually perfect beings



TODAY’S QUOTE

How often we forget the little words of thanks, of praise, or encouragement. When we look back at our own life we remember not the gifts we have been given, but the smile, the kiss, the praise that has helped and enriched us. We must pray not to forget to give freely these "little things" to everyone we meet today

Barbara Cartland

IT’S WEDNESDAY !!

OVER THE HUMP DAY!

Well now they are saying that after the clouds clear away, we could have partly sunny skies today. If you hear something strange today it will me shouting out thanks and praise for the sunshine. The other part of the forecast said that it will go down to 38 degrees tonight and areas away from the lake could have a chance of frost. Often we do get the lake effect here and because of that do not get frost, but be warned…it just might frost tonight.

This is the last day of September and it sure did fly by fast. October will bring lots of fun things for us though, the least of which will be pumpkins and everyone loves them. We like to carve them, decorate with them and eat them too in delicious pumpkin pies.

This coming weekend will be our Sweethearts birthday and with a little luck and the rain does stop I might even be able to celebrate with her on Saturday. No one likes to be camping in the rain so we’ll have to see how the weather goes…

I had to turn the furnace on as it got below 65 degrees at my house last night. I hate to do that because it seems once you do it, it will be on from now until sometime in May. I know some of you in the south and out west are still enjoying summer like temps, but here it is getting chilly.

Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !


TODAY’S PRAYERS

Dear Lord, forgive our impatience. Remind us that our time is not your time and that you always desire the best for us
Amen


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.

GOD BLESS YOU!




TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Cheers Day, marking the TV show’s premier on this date in 1982. It was a Boston bar, where everybody knows your name

Today is National Women's Health and Fitness Day

Today is National Chewing Gum Day

Today is National Lemon Ice Cream and Cake Appreciation Day

1927 - A record for the most home runs in a season -- 60 -- was set by Babe Ruth. The record stood for 34 years until it was broken by Roger Maris

1951: Billy Graham's Hour of Decision debuted on ABC-TV. It aired on Sunday nights through February 1954, then went into syndication

1960: The last Howdy Doody show was televised. Clarabell the Clown spoke for the first time ever and said, Goodbye, kids

1960: The first prime-time cartoon for adults, The Flintstones, premiered on ABC-TV. Alan Reed was the voice of Fred Flintstone

1984: The crime drama Murder, She Wrote debuted on CBS-TV. It starred Angela Lansbury for 12 seasons


TODAY’S SMILE

THINGS OVERHEARD ON NOAH'S ARK

11. Did anyone think about bringing a couple of umbrellas?

10. Hey, there are more than two flies in here!

9. I finally get a bass boat and now I have to take the whole family....

8. Wasn't someone supposed to put two shovels on board?

7. Help! I need some Pepto for the elephants, QUICK!

6. OK, who's the wise-guy who brought the mosquitoes on board?

5. Don't Make Me Pull This Ark Over And Come Back There!

4. No Ham, you cannot eat the Pig!

3. And whatever you do, DO NOT pull this plug out.

2. Nice Doggie!

AND THE NUMBER ONE THING OVERHEARD ON NOAH'S ARK.....

1. Are We There Yet?





TODAY’S REFLECTION

Michael and his angels battled against the dragon...Satan, the seducer of the whole world, was driven out

Revelation 12:7, 9

If Satan has been defeated, why must we still fight him? He has lost the war, but on his way to hell, is trying to exact more casualties upon the kingdom of God. He is a sore loser, and his fury knows no limits, for he knows his time is short.

Therefore, if we relax our efforts in finishing the fight (Gal 6:9), we might suffer some casualties ourselves. Because God has used angels to successfully fight Satan, and because the Lord hasn't changed His battle plan (see Heb 13:8), we need the angels and thankfully have a enveloping sense of their loving protection and guidance.

In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord

Psalm 138:1

TODAY’S ADVICE

Avoid streaked windows by drying them with crumpled newspaper

81 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !


Delight yourself in the Lord

and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today
and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

For Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2009



TODAY'S THOUGHT

The roses under my window make no reference to former roses or better ones; they are what they are; they exist with God today. There is no time to them. There is simply the rose; it is perfect in every moment of its existence.
Ralph Waldo Emerson





JUST FOR TODAY

We all need to look for the silver linings in our day-to-day lives

Just for today: I will act with compassion and easily forgive others. If I feel wronged or annoyed, I will release the impulse to judge.




TODAY’S QUOTE

Plenty of people miss their share of happiness. Not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it

William Feather

IT’S TUESDAY !!

BrrrChill !

After having temps in the 80’s last week it does seem chilly here this morning. It was a windy Monday and the wind coming over the lake from Canada is cold compared to what we’ve been used to.

It was low 50’s overnight and we have a high of 60 today. Wind is still promised to us too. So there is a wind chill factored in there too.

Just a little forewarning of what is to come I’m sure.

Work was very busy as usual on a Monday. Today will be a little slower, but there will still be plenty to do. It’s data entry day for me. Computer work all day long. Really there is rarely a time I’m not on the computer. Everything I do is on the computer.

Thank the good Lord I do know how to use one. And thankfully my eyes are still holding up. Although they do not like wet dark mornings for sure.

I had my OJ and vitamins and am still working on the attitude.

Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !


TODAY’S PRAYERS

Dear God, help us to see our weakness, to center on your voice above the noise of the crowd, and to completely depend on you
Amen


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.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL !





TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Quick Draw Day, always on the birthday of Quick Draw McGraw, the cartoon horse who got elected sheriff in 1959

Today is Make a List of the Top Ten Happiest Days in Your Life Day. Jot down details (while you can still remember). Do it, it'll be fun

Today is Gene Autry Day, marking his birth in Tioga, Texas, on this date in 1907. He made 94 feature films, 91 TV shows, and 635 recordings. He wrote Riders in the Sky, The Last Roundup, and Back in the Saddle Again. His biggest hit was Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

Today is Michaelmas (Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel) - Saint Michael is patron saint of grocers, supermarket workers, paratroopers, security forces, battle, police officers, radiologists, and radiotherapists. If you eat goose on Michaelmas, you will never want for money during the entire next year

1950: Bell Laboratories introduced the first telephone answering machine

1996: The Nintendo 64 video game system debuted in America




TODAY’S SMILE

Smile. Have you ever noticed how easily puppies make human friends? Yet all they do is wag their tails and fall over.

Walter Anderson


Smiling is infectious,

You can catch it like the flu.

Someone smiled at me today,

And I started smiling too.
Author Unknown

No matter how grouchy you're feeling,

You'll find the smile more or less healing.

It grows in a wreathAll around the front teeth -

Thus preserving the face from congealing.

Anthony Euwer

A smile confuses an approaching frown

Author Unknown

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Even if this should seem impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people, shall it in those days be impossible in My eyes also, says the Lord of hosts?

Zechariah 8:6

It seemed impossible that the Israelite nation would ever be restored, but nothing is impossible with God . God will do more than we can ever ask for or imagine.

TODAY’S ADVICE

Small gifts make friends, great ones make enemies

82 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !

Delight yourself in the Lord

and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today
and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

For Monday, September 28th, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2009


TODAY'S THOUGHT

Opportunity only knocks once

Old Proverb


JUST FOR TODAY

We all need to look for the silver linings in our day-to-day lives

Just for today: I will make a conscious choice to be more positive in my thoughts, words and deeds.




TODAY’S QUOTE

The million little things that drop into your hands, the small opportunities each day brings, He leaves us free to use or abuse, and goes unchanging along His silent way

Helen Keller



IT’S MONDAY !!

BACK TO WORK!

Have you had enough rain yet? I have and guess what -- there is more on the way! Looking at the long range forecast we may see some sun on Thursday! I’ll be counting the days. We not only have rain but high winds in the forecast too. Today through tomorrow morning.

Yes, the season has arrived – short days, long cold nights and no sun.

Here I go again, with all my might, to try and ward of the SAD disease that effects me every year. I’ll be taking extra vitamins and drinking more OJ too. I will try to be more optimistic and do some powerful positive thinking.

This week will be a long full 5 day work week and there is nothing on the calendar but work til Friday when I hope to be off to the camper for the weekend. I’ve got to say though that if they are predicting another weekend of 70 or more % chance of rain, I’ll probably stay home.

Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !


TODAY’S PRAYERS

Lord, heal the divisions among Your followers

Amen


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.

GOD BLESS YOU!


TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Love Note Day. Go ahead .... jot one

Today is Family Day, a day to eat dinner with your children

Today is Read a Child a Book You Like Day

Today is Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement

Tonight is Go to Bed Early with a New Mystery Novel Night

It’s National Strawberry Cream Pie Day

1542 - Portuguese explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo landed his ship at what we now call San Diego Bay. The site is marked with a monument, the Cabrillo National Monument, and some folks in California still celebrate Cabrillo day

1955 - The World Series was seen in living color on NBC, for the first time this day

1961 - Richard Chamberlain played the part of handsome, young, Dr. Kildare for five years, beginning this day on NBC



TODAY’S SMILE

A bear, a lion, and a pig meet.
I know what you’re thinking they eat the PIG...NO

The bear says,
If I roar in the forest, the entire forest is shivering with fear.

The lion says,
If I roar in the jungle, the entire jungle is afraid of me.

The pig says,
Big deal....I only have to cough,
and the entire planet goes into mass panic

One more…

A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep when you hit the snooze button





TODAY’S REFLECTION

Proclaim God's marvelous deeds to all the nations

Psalm 96:3

Futile attempts are often made to explain why Catholics and Protestants aren't the same. The early Christians had a similar problem with Jewish and Gentile converts. Finally, Peter had to remind the other apostles that 'we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they

While the differences in doctrine and Tradition can't be overlooked or minimized, we do have a responsibility toward our Christian brothers and sisters to remember that we not only serve the same Lord, we are saved by Him as well

Lord, help us see how much we need each other

As we walk along the Christian way;

In fellowship with sister and with brother,

You will keep us growing day by day

Hess


TODAY’S ADVICE

When the corn wears a heavy coat, so must you

83 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !

Delight yourself in the Lord

and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today
and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

For Thursday, September 24th, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
SEPTEMBER 24th, 2009


TODAY'S THOUGHT

If there is light in the soul,

There will be beauty in the person.

If there is beauty in the person,

There will be harmony in the house.

If there is harmony in the house,

There will be order in the nation.

If there is order in the nation,

There will be peace in the world.
Chinese Proverb




JUST FOR TODAY

We all need to look for the silver linings in our day-to-day lives

Just for today: If I find myself in a challenging circumstance, I will remember to check my perception of the situation. I will foster faith by focusing my thoughts on God's powerful protection and limitless love



TODAY’S QUOTE

I've never seen a smiling face that was not beautiful

Author Unknown

IT’S THURSDAY !!

Thankfully it is the last day of the work week for me. I am hoping we’ll be having some good weather as I’ll be at the campsite for 3 days now. I have one more long weekend in October for camping and then after that the next 3 day-er will be at Thanksgiving. I hate to see my vacation days dwindle down but you know I’ll be having lots more of them come next year.
The campsite closes the weekend of the 24th/25th of October.

This year has flown by so far and before we know it those holidays will be here. I am looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas as always because it will mean having most of my family together.

I hope you all have a great weekend filled with lots of that good R&R. I’ll see you with my newsletter again come next Monday – The good Lord willing and the creek don’t rise.

Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !

TODAY’S PRAYERS

Dear God, help us to believe in your word and put it to work in our life
Amen


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.

GOD BLESS YOU!




TODAY’S TRIVIA

Buy Nothing Day - This day provides a 24-hour moratorium on consumer spending and buyological urges

Miss Piggy Day - On the birthday of Jim Hensen, celebrate all his creations -- Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog, Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, and Gonzo. Jim Hensen was born this day in 1936 in Greenville, Mississippi

Today is Moose day, honoring Bullwinkle J. Moose from Frostbite Falls, Minnesota, who debuted on this date in 1959 with his best friend, a the plucky squirrel named Rocky

1956: First transatlantic telephone cable system begins operation

1968: CBS premiered the television news magazine 60 Minutes


TODAY’S SMILE

TEACHERS

On the 6th day, God created men and women.

On the 7th day, he rested.

Not so much to recuperate, but rather to prepare himself for the work he was going to do on the next day. For it was on that day-the 8th day-that God created the FIRST TEACHER.This TEACHER, though taken from among men and women, had several significant modifications. In general, God made the TEACHER more durable than other men and women.

The TEACHER was made to arise at a very early hour and to go to bed no earlier than 11:30 p.m .- with no rest in between.

The TEACHER had to be able to withstand being locked up in an air-tight classroom for six hours with thirty-five "monsters" on a rainy Monday. And the TEACHER had to be fit to correct 103 term papers over Easter vacation.

Yes, God made the TEACHER tough...but gentle too.

The TEACHER was equipped with soft hands to wipe away the tears of the neglected and lonely student...of those of the sixteen year old girl who was not asked to the prom.And into the TEACHER God poured a generous amount of patience. Patience when a student asks to repeat the directions the TEACHER has just repeated for someone else. Patience when the kids forget their lunch money for the fourth day in a row. Patience when one-third of the class fails the test. Patience when the text books haven't arrived yet, and the semester starts tomorrow.And

God gave the TEACHER a heart slightly bigger than the average human heart. For the TEACHER's heart had to be big enough to love the kid who screams, "I hate this class-it's boring!" and to love the kid who runs out of the classroom at the end of the period without so much as a"goodbye", let alone a "thank you".

And lastly, God gave the TEACHER an abundant supply of HOPE. For God knew that the TEACHER would always be hoping. Hoping that the kids would someday learn how to spell... hoping not to have lunchroom duty... hoping that Friday would come... hoping for a free day.... hoping for deliverance.

When God finish ed creating the TEACHER, he stepped back and admired the work of his hands. And God saw that the TEACHER was good. Very Good!And God smiled, for when he looked at the TEACHER, he saw into the future.

He knew that the future is in the hands of the TEACHERS.

And because God loves Teachers so much, on the 9th day God created Snow Days

Author Unknown

TODAY’S REFLECTION
You have eaten, but have not been satisfied;You have drunk, but have not been exhilarated; have clothed yourselves, but not been warmed; And whoever earned wages earned them for a bag with holes in it
Haggai 1: 1-8
Today’s reading encourage us to reflect on what brings us joy in life. Next time you are feeling down, try this experiment. Think of someone who would benefit from a random act of kindness and do it. It can be the smallest thing. Think of someone you love who needs to hear that and send an email or make a call. Take your kids to the library or a park and let the dishes in the sink wait. Invite your elderly neighbor who doesn’t get out much for a cup of coffee. The possibilities are endless.
Once you’re focusing on bringing joy to someone else, the sun will come out on your own day.
In giving, we receive and what we receive is the gift of joy.


TODAY’S ADVICE

Colds are only caught from other people; during cold season, don't shake hands or touch surfaces and then bring your fingers to your nose or face

87 DAYS UNTIL WINTER!


Delight yourself in the Lord

and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today
and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

For Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
SEPTEMBER 23rd, 2009


TODAY'S THOUGHT

Look to the simple goodness of life


JUST FOR TODAY

We all need to look for the silver linings in our day-to-day lives

Just for today: I will trust in God. He will guide me through the changes life brings.



TODAY’S QUOTE

The man is happiest who lives from day to day and asks no more,

garnering the simple goodness of life

Euripides



IT’S WEDNESDAY !!

OVER THE HUMP DAY!

After today just one more day of work and then a 3 – day weekend. Today will go by pretty fast but tomorrow will be a long one. There will not be much to do so I’m afraid I’ll be doing the office cleaning. It’s not one of my favorite jobs but then it beats doing nothing.

The promise of rain is still with us for today although yesterday we didn’t get any. It was very humid though and felt more like August than September. I’m thankful we’ve not had the terrible flooding that the folks in Georgia have been experiencing. They are in my prayers for sure.

Tonight I’ll be finishing up the laundry that was started yesterday and packing my bags for camp. I leave right from work so I want to have things ready to go in the morning. The campground is treating us with dinner Saturday night. It’s a thank you dinner for all the people like me that camp there for the season. They have it catered so it should be very nice.

That’s the news from home as I know it. All has been pretty quiet here.

Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !


TODAY’S PRAYERS


Lord, grant me the sensitivity to listen with an open heart

to those who come into my life
Amen


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.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!




TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Innergize Day, a day to set aside time for yourself

Today is National Puffy Pancakes Day

Today is Piano Players Day

Today is Neptune Day, marking discovery of the planet on this date in 1846. Neptune is four times larger than Earth and takes 164.8 Earth years to revolve once around the sun. Neptune is 2-billion-796-million-700-thousand miles from the sun, or about 30 times farther than we are

Checkers Day - Recognizes dogs' contributions to presidential politics. In 1952, Richard Nixon saved his vice presidential nomination with his Checkers Speech (about his daughter's dog).

The Jetsons' Birthday - The first ABC program to be broadcast in color, The Jetsons, premiered on this day in 1962
1964: In the first New York performance of Fiddler on the Roof, Zero Mostel sang If I Were a Rich Man.
1969: Marcus Welby M.D. debuted on ABC-TV. It starred Robert Young, James Brolin, and Elena Verdugo
1986: Congress designated the rose as America’s national flower


TODAY’S SMILE

Did you hear about the bear hunter? Well, he was out hunting for bears one day, and soon came across a large, trophy sized bear. He raised his rifle and took careful aim. Just as he was about to pull the trigger, the bear turned and began to speak to him!
Isn't it better to talk than to shoot? What do you want? Let's negotiate the matter, said the bear.
Lowering his rifle in shock, the hunter thought a second, and then replied, I want a fur coat.
Good, said the bear, that is a negotiable item. I only want a full stomach, so let us sit down and negotiate a compromise.
They sat down to negotiate and after a time the bear walked away, alone. The negotiations had been successful.
The bear had a full stomach, and the hunter had his fur coat!
Moral of this tale: Watch out for the compromises of the world!



TODAY’S REFLECTION

Jesus summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authorityover all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick. He said to them, Take nothing for the journey, neither walking stick, nor sack, nor food, nor money,and let no one take a second tunic.

Luke 9: 1-6

It was the material things Jesus told his disciples to leave behind. Their task was to take the words of Jesus, his teachings they had heard, and their own ears, eyes and hearts. These they were to carry on their journey to the people to whom they were sent.These are the things we are called to carry in the 21st century. Over a life-time of gathering material goods, there is a strong sense of simplifying our life-style. Having someone who is willing to listen, encourage and hearten them can heal people. Being affirmed, having their dignity respected, their story acknowledged, can be as healing as a physical cure. It gives them courage to continue with a new heart and a new spirit.Daily Mediations


TODAY’S ADVICE

For a happy marriage, never speak loudly to one another
unless the house is on fire

88 DAYS TIL WINTER!


Delight yourself in the Lord

and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today
and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

For Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2009



TODAY'S THOUGHT

It's not true that nice people finish last . . .

Nice people are winners before the game even starts

JUST FOR TODAY

We all need to look for the silver linings in our day-to-day lives

Just for today: I will begin a pilgrimage of peace--one step, one prayer, one act of forgiveness, one outstretched hand at a time




TODAY’S QUOTE

MAY YOU HAVE . . .

Enough happiness to keep you sweet

Enough trials to keep you strong

Enough sorrow to keep you human

Enough hope to keep you happy

Enough failure to keep you humble

Enough success to keep you eager

Enough friends to give you comfort

Enough wealth to meet your needs

Enough enthusiasm to look forward

Enough faith to banish depression

Enough determination to make each

day better than yesterday

Author Unknown



IT’S TUESDAY !!

AND

HAPPY FALL!

The weather forecast says we’ll have a warm day at 80 degrees for a high and some more rain today. The rain is typical of this time of year but the warm temps are not.

My other boss, the one that is mostly retired came in coughing and sniffling and blowing his nose on Monday. Just a few weeks ago the other one was sick and came into the office too. I’m sorry they don’t feel well, but I do wish they’d stay home when they are feeling bad. Well I sprayed my Lysol disinfectant and took a couple of aspirin and will take extra vitamins this week. I really don’t need whatever it is that they have.

The cold and flu season is beginning. Don’t forget the most important thing you can do is wash your hands often.

Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !


TODAY’S PRAYERS

Dear Father, help us to remember that we are not your employees but your children. As such, we long to be like you and to serve you
Amen


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.




TODAY’S TRIVIA

Autumn begins today at 5:18 p.m. EDT in the Northern Hemisphere; Spring begins in the Southern Hemisphere

Today is Dear Diary Day, a day to write it down. You'll be glad you did

Today is Ice Cream Cone Day, marking Italo Marchiony's invention of the cone, first made of paper then pastry, for his push cart ice cream business in New York City. He filed to patent the cone mold on this date in 1903 and received the patent in December

Fantasies Are Fabulous Day - This is the birthday of J. R. R. Tolkien, use this day to create and celebrate fantasies

You Light Up My Life Day - Celebrated on the birthday of singer Debbie Boone, who sang the hit song You Light Up My Life. Light up someone's life, do something special for them. Debbie was born on this day in 1956, in Hackensack, New Jersey

1899: A painting of a dog listening to a record player was purchased by the Gramophone Company, parent of RCA Victor, for use as a trademark

1980: Laura Ingalls got married on Little House on the Prairie


TODAY’S SMILE

A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A small rabbit saw the crow, and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?"
The crow answered: "Sure, why not." So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow and rested. All of a sudden a fox appeared that jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
The moral of this story is simple: to be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up




TODAY’S REFLECTION

As Jesus passed by, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. He said to him, Follow me. And he got up and followed him. While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat with Jesus and his disciples

Matthew 9: 9-13

The disciples must have been horrified when Jesus called this collaborator and extortionist to join him! Imagine the conversion it required—not just for Matthew but for those who had to live with him. The evidence of their success—the fact that all were praying together in the upper room (Acts 1:13-14)—should give us hope that no division is too hard for God to overcome

TODAY’S ADVICE

Use vegetable cooking spray to quiet squeaky door hinges and wheels

89 DAYS TIL WINTER!


Delight yourself in the Lord

and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today
and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA