For Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
OCTOBER 23RD, 2008


TODAY'S THOUGHT

Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.

Ralph Vaull Starr


TODAY’S ACTION

Look at all of your options before making life-changing decisions


TODAY’S QUOTE

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.

Mark Twain


HAPPY THURSDAY !!

After today there will be only one more day of work til the weekend!
This has been one very long week and I’m looking forward to the weekend.
Saturday will be busy with winterizing the camper but Sunday should be a day of rest indeed. I’m in need of it for sure.

I’ve been achy all week and my head is stuffy. I don’t know if I’m coming down with something or if my body is complaining from last weekends packing up the camper and my sinus have just gone haywire. One way or the other I feel like I need some rest.

To top it all off the weather man says RAIN on Saturday so I’m praying that the front dissipates by then. Miracles do happen you know. Even worse I saw this in next week’s forecast

I am just not ready for winter weather…fall isn’t over yet.


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


TODAY’S PRAYERS

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 !




25 WORDS

God, I thank You for today, for the ways You will bless me,
and for the ways that I will serve others in Your name


TO REMEMBER…

I am in the hands of God,
and in God’s time all things will be made well.


TODAY IS…CANDY CORN DAY

Candy Corn has been made since the 1880s and is one of the most popular holiday candies in history. Over 20 million pounds of candy corn is sold at Halloween. This is about 5 1/2 billion pieces - enough to circle the moon twice with plenty left over. And each piece only has 3.57 calories



TODAY’S TRIVIA

Traditionally, the swallows leave Capistrano today

Today is National Boston Cream Pie Day

Nicolas Appert was born on this day in 1752 at Chalons-Sur-Marne, France. He was destined to become a great chef and confectioner -- and chemist and inventor. In 1809 the French government awarded Appert with twelve thousand francs for his contribution to the world. Nicolas Appert had, in his search to preserve food, invented a process of heating foods and sealing them in airtight containers. In 1812 he was bestowed with the title, Benefactor of Humanity. Just think, we still use his methods of food preservation today!

1941: Walt Disney released the movie Dumbo, about a young elephant with huge ears. Dumbo’s mother, Mrs. Jumbo, was a circus performer. His only friend, a mouse, and some crows helped him learn to fly


TODAY’S SMILE

There were two brothers who worked on the family land. At harvest time they each received half of the crop and put it in the store in their barns. The younger brother who wasn’t married said to himself, “It isn’t fair that I should have half of the crop when my brother must also look after his wife and family.”


So each night, he would secretly take some of his own grain and leave it in his brother’s barn. Meanwhile the elder brother said to himself, “It isn’t fair that I should have half the crop. When I grow old I will have my children to support me but he will not.” So each night he would secretly take a bag of grain and leave it in his brother’s barn.

Both were surprised at how long their grain lasted until one night they both bumped into each other. Rather than laugh or shout they both embraced knowing that no grain or money could buy the depth of their relationship

Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.

Kahlil Gibran

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TODAY’S LINK

BE NICE TO OTHERS

http://www.members.shaw.ca/gf1/be-nice-to-others.html


TODAY’S WORD

synecdoche \si-NEK-duh-kee\, noun:

a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole or whole for a part or general for the special or vice versa

By 1388, from Middle Latin synodoche, from Late Latin synecdoche, from Greek synekdokhe, literally "a receiving together or jointly," from synekdekhesthai "supply a thought or word, take with something else," from syn- "with" + ek "out" + dekhesthai "to receive," related to dokein seem good


TODAY’S REFLECTION

The Son of Man will come when you least expect Him

Luke 12:40

The Lord has given us Christians the privileged information that He is coming back when we least expect Him. Because of this foreknowledge, we have a greater responsibility to be prepared, for "when much has been given a man, much will be required of him" Lk 12:48

To be prepared for Christ's final coming and to avoid getting bogged down in problems with personal relationships, we must resist three temptations.

First, we must not "abuse the housemen and servant girls" (Lk 12:45). We must not abuse people in any way, including manipulation, gossip, resentment, bitterness, and unforgiveness.

Second, we must follow the Lord in lighting a fire on the earth (Lk 12:49), although this may surface division in our family (Lk 12:51ff). By God's grace, division that is acknowledged and brought to the Lord usually gives way to family harmony.

Third, we must "try to settle" with our opponents as soon as possible (Lk 12:58). In other words, we must love and forgive our enemies immediately.
Jesus, when You come back, may You find me loving You with all my heart and loving my neighbor as myself

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

A screeching owl indicates cold or storm

59 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


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For Wednesday, October 22, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
OCTOBER 22nd, 2008

TODAY'S THOUGHT

When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

TODAY’S ACTION

Remember that faith will lead you through unsteady times

TODAY’S QUOTE

A hug delights and warms and charms,
that must be why God gave us arms.


Author Unknown

HAPPY WEDNESDAY !!

OVER THE HUMP DAY

BRRRCHILL!

We sure have been having some cold nights. It’s been down to 36 degrees most mornings when I get up. I still have to get my garden hoses in and shut off the water supply to the outside faucets. Guess I’d better do that this weekend too.

I made it half way through this work week so there is hope! The weekend is just 2 days away. I’ll still look forward to having 2 days off even though I won’t be camping. There is always a lot to do around this old house.

It’s a quiet week for sure. Not much happening on the homefront.

I did almost forget that today is one of my dulcimer buddies’ birthday… so
HAPPY BIRTHDAY !
And may the dear Lord bless you today and always !


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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

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 !

25 WORDS

God, I thank You for today, for the ways You will bless me,
and for the ways that I will serve others in Your name

TO REMEMBER…

I am in the hands of God,
and in God’s time all things will be made well.

TODAY IS…PRETZEL DAY

The origin of the Pretzel can be traced to about 610 A.D. in one of the monasteries of Southern France or Northern Italy. An imaginative monk wanted to use the dough left over after baking bread, so he made strips and formed them to represent children's arms folded in prayer. He called each one a "Pretiola" - the Latin word for little reward. Today over 300 million pounds of Pretzels and Pretzel Products are produced every year


TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Pumpkin Slush Day

Today is National Color Day, a day to consider how color affects you, color in clothes, color in names, color in everything

Today is Eat a Pretzel Day

Today is National Nut Day


1746 - John Hamilton, the Royal Governor of New Jersey officially chartered the College of New Jersey. The school is now known as Princeton University

1836: Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first constitutionally elected president of the Republic of Texas

1961: Chubby Checker did The Twist on the Ed Sullivan Show

TODAY’S SMILE

To explore the colors ... to the emotions we find;

For colors bring energy, warmth and healing,

BLUE we say brings a healing ray of light;Close your eyes and feel the warmth that is right.

PINK is for love, gentleness, a feeling of calm;So enjoy this feeling ... love will not harm.

PURPLE for knowledge ... we all need a little of this;For learning about life, we can not afford to miss.

GREEN is for peace, new birth, new beginning;Nature's wonderful color ... you just feel like singing!

RED is for strength, energy and courage within
This strong color can only help you to win.

YELLOW and ORANGE are bright to help you shine,Give you upliftment and leave your worries behind.

WHITE is for pure, to help us keep a clean mind;To help us stay good and find peace of a kind.

BLACK is the darkness we try not to see;For believe it or not, evil can touch you and me.

GOLD and SILVER are above all the colors we feel;These two colors are God's healings to reveal

Each color's ray of light,Will give you the help to succeed

SPECIAL THOUGHTS

Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisers.

It is easier to preach ten sermons than it is to live one.

When you get to your wit's end, you'll find God lives there.

People are funny, they want the front of the bus,

the middle of the road, and the back of the church.

Opportunity may knock once, but temptation bangs on your front door forever.

Don't gripe about your church; if it was perfect, you couldn't be a member.

The phrase that is guaranteed to wake up an audience:

"And in conclusion."

If the church wants a better pastor, it only needs to pray for the one it has.

God Himself does not propose to judge a man until he is dead. So why should we?

Peace starts with a smile.

We were called to be witnesses, not lawyers or judges.


TODAY’S WORD

effulgence \i-FUL-juhn(t)s\, noun:

The state of being bright and radiant; splendor; brilliance

From Latin ex, "out of, from" + fulgere, "to shine."

The adjective form of the word is effulgent

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Moses said to the Lord, “See, you have said to me, ‘Bring up this people’; but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. Yet you have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found favor in my sight.’ Now if I have found favor in your sight, show me your ways, so that I may know you and find favor in your sight. Consider too that this nation is your people.” He said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” And he said to him, “If your presence will not go, do not carry us up from here. For how shall it be known that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people, unless you go with us? In this way, we shall be distinct, I and your people, from every people on the face of the earth.”

Exodus 33:12-16

It is clear that Moses is asking for a DVD of the future, to fast forward and see just how this entire journey is going to end. Wouldn't that make faith so much easier, a little reassurance that it is all going to work out?

And what does God say? “My presence will go with you and I will give you rest.”
God is offering us much more than a GPS. God is offering God's self. We will not go anywhere that God is not. We will not encounter any problem or circumstance where God is not. We will not be told just to “turn right” or “turn left.” We are invited to be in this relationship where God shares God's very presence with us. And that is more than enough for the journey
The bottom line is that God is the One who makes that revelation happen. We can’t do anything to “force God out into the open,” and when anyone sees God in us, it is God’s initiative that makes that happen.

What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the human heart conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him — these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.
From First Corinthians

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TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

To make jack-o’-lanterns last longer,
coat the carved parts with petroleum jelly

60 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

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For Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
OCTOBER 21ST, 2008



TODAY'S THOUGHT

We are all faced with magnificent opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.

Charles R. Swindell

TODAY’S ACTION

Face the challenges that you encounter with faith in your heart

TODAY’S QUOTE

Tomorrow's life is too late.
Live today.

Martial

HAPPY TUESDAY !!

Monday is over and now the rest of the week shouldn’t be quite so bad. It was a busy day but my brain was in the s l o w mode so that didn’t help a thing. All got done anyway so that is what counts. The guys will get paid again this week.

I heard from DS#2 Sunday evening and he has his plans all set to be at our Thanksgiving celebration. His children won’t be coming, but he’ll be here.
Things are going good for him and his good news was that as of right now he is off the list to go overseas this coming year. I’ll be praying that it stays that way. He reminded me that this is all subject to change.

This evening is our monthly dulcimer night when I get together with my friends for a little music and lots of laughter. It can’t be beat as far as stress relief goes.

It’s Terrific Tuesday. They say it is the best day of the week.
We’ll see…

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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

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 !



25 WORDS

God, I thank You for today, for the ways You will bless me,
and for the ways that I will serve others in Your name


TO REMEMBER…

I am in the hands of God,
and in God’s time all things will be made well.

TODAY IS…CARMEL APPLE DAY

And just what can we say about this?

One of America's Favorite Treats -and American Dentists, too


CROCK POT CARAMEL APPLES

2 pk caramels (14oz each)
1/4 c water
8 medium apples
8 popcicle sticks

In your crockpot, combine the caramels and water. Cover and cook on high for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring frequently. Wash and dry the apples. Insert a popcicle stick into the stem end of each apple. Turn the heat control to low. Dip apples into the hot caramel and turn to coat entire surface. Holding apple above the pot, scrape off excess caramel from bottom. Place on greased waxed paper to cool



TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day

Today is Jailhouse Rock Day, marking this date in 1957 when the Elvis song became number 1 in the U.S

Today is Take Time to Stop and Watch the Sunset Day

1879 - After 14 months of experimenting in Menlo Park, NJ, Thomas Alva Edison succeeded in producing a working prototype of the electric, incandescent lamp. It could burn for thirteen and a half hours

1964: The film My Fair Lady, starring Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, and Stanley Holloway, premiered at the Criterion Theater in New York City

1991: Captain Kangaroo was inducted into the Admiralty of the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska, making him Admiral Kangaroo


TODAY’S SMILE

A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said,"Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side."Very quietly, the doctor said,"I don't know.""You don't know? You, a Christian man, do not know what is on the other side?"

The doctor was holding the handle of the door; on the other side of which came a sound of scratching and whining, and as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room and leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.
Turning to the patient, the doctor said,"Did you notice my dog? He's never been in this room before

He didn't know what was inside. He knew nothing except that his master was here, and when the door opened, he sprang in without fear."
"I know little of what is on the other side of death, but I do know one thing . . .. . . I know my Master is there, and that is enough

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.

Thich Nhat Hanh

TODAY’S WORD

malfeasance \mal-FEE-zuhn(t)s\, noun:

Wrongdoing, misconduct, or misbehavior, especially by a public official

Malfeasance is derived from Old French malfaisant, present participle of malfaire, "to do evil," from Latin malefacere, from male, "badly" + facere, to do


TODAY’S REFLECTION

You cannot add any time to your life by worrying about it

Matthew 6:27

No one has to remind you of the high cost of anxiety. (But I will anyway.) Worry divides the mind. The biblical word for worry (merimnao) is a compound of two Greek words, merizo (“to divide”) and nous (“the mind”). Anxiety splits our energy between today’s priorities and tomorrow’s problems. Part of our mind is on the now; the rest is on the not yet. The result is half-minded living.

That’s not the only result. Worrying is not a disease, but it causes diseases. It has been connected to high blood pressure, heart trouble, blindness, migraine headaches, thyroid malfunctions, and a host of stomach disorders.

Anxiety is an expensive habit. Of course, it might be worth the cost if it worked. But it doesn’t. Our frets are futile. Worry has never brightened a day, solved a problem, or cured a disease.

1 of 365 devotionals in Grace for the Moment, Volume 2
By Max Lucado

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Much rain in October, much wind in December

61 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




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For Monday, October 20th, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
OCTOBER 20TH, 2008


TODAY'S THOUGHT

To live only for some future goal is shallow.

It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top.

Robert M. Pirsig


TODAY’S ACTION

Share your love now while you have the chance


TODAY’S QUOTE

Every evening I turn worries over to God.
He's going to be up all night anyway.

Mary C. Crowley

HAPPY MONDAY !!

BACK TO WORK

The old weather man says that the sun will shine to day for us here in Northern Ohio. I’m happy to hear that for sure. Mondays are by far the hardest of my work days and that sunshine will help !

The camper is just about ready for winter and after I pack away the few remaining items there and the antifreeze gets pumped through the lines it will be officially winterized come next Saturday.

We had some frosty nights this past weekend but if you get a chance to look at my blog you’ll see that we had quite a huge campfire to keep us warm. I put a few pictures on there Sunday evening.

The good cup of coffee tastes better and better as the cold days of fall set in. I’m thinking I may need 2 cups to get me going this morning.

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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

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!


25 WORDS

God, I thank You for today, for the ways You will bless me,
and for the ways that I will serve others in Your name


TO REMEMBER…

I am in the hands of God,
and in God’s time all things will be made well.


TODAY IS…ADOPT A DOG DAY

There's nothing like a little, squirmy puppy, but older dogs make gets pets, too. You can save a life by adopting a shelter dog - and get a loyal friend in return. The ASPCA can help you online

http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Change Your Oil Day

Today is Miss American Rose Day, a day to treat the women in your life like beautiful American roses

National Business Women's Week, National Health Education Week, and Pastoral Care Week begin today

1811 - Fulton’s steamboat, New Orleans, built in Pittsburgh, sailed down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans. It was the first steamboat in western waters. Passage on the New Orleans was $30

1873 - A Hippodrome was opened in New York City by showman Phineus T. (P.T.) Barnum. The impressive place was the new home of The Greatest Show on Earth; the big top of what would be the greatest circus in the land

1955 - “Day-O. Day-ay-ay-ay-o!” One of the most popular of the Harry Belafonte hits was recorded -- for RCA Victor. Day-O didn’t make it to the pop charts for over a year (January 1957), however, after its name had been changed to The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)

1962 - With Halloween just around the corner, we remember that Bobby “Boris” Picket and the Crypt Kickers reached the top of the charts this day (for two weeks) with The Monster Mash. And someone, somewhere, has resurrected it every Halloween since

1989: Smith Dairy at Orrville, Ohio, made history’s largest milk shake: 1,575.2 gallons

TODAY’S SMILE

That is Life

My memory's not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory's not as sharp as it used to be.

Know how to prevent sagging? Just eat till the wrinkles fill out.

I'm getting into swing dancing. Not on purpose. Some parts of my body are just prone to swinging.

It's scary when you start making the same noises as your coffeemaker

These days about half the stuff in my shopping cart says, "For fast relief."

Don't think of it as getting hot flashes. Think of it as your inner child playing with matches.

Don't let aging get you down. It's too hard to get back up.!

Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old,

You grow old because you stop laughing.


TODAY’S WORD

bailiwick \BAY-luh-wik\, noun:

1. A person's specific area of knowledge, authority, interest, skill, or work.

2. The office or district of a bailiff

Bailiwick comes from Middle English baillifwik, from baillif, "bailiff" (ultimately from Latin bajulus, "porter, carrier") + wik, "town," from Old English wic, from Latin vicus, village


TODAY’S REFLECTION

Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.

Matthew 22:21

Jesus’ answer to his detractors was a very clever solution to a trick question. These religious leaders hoped to trap Jesus into making a political statement that painted him either as a revolutionary who opposed paying taxes or as a pawn of the Romans. But Jesus instead gave a profound answer that still challenges us today

We can readily agree that “what belongs to God” is our hearts. We should freely give ourselves to God, offering him our time in prayer and worship and placing him before everything else. But what about “giving unto Caesar”? Does this mean simply resigning ourselves to pay taxes? Probably not. Somehow, “giving unto God” should influence the way we give Caesar his due

When we look at society, we should see it through Jesus’ teaching on justice and mercy. Our service to the poor, our fight for adequate social programs, and our pursuit of justice for the needy really can change the world. Rendering unto Caesar involves actively seeking to advance the kingdom of God so that society is transformed

. Jesus himself calls us to render to Caesar that which will transform our government. The presence of godly and committed citizens can do nothing less

The Word Among Us – Daily Meditation


TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

To bring good luck, collect your eggs by daylight, never after nightfall

62 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

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For Thursday, October 16th, 2008

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
OCTOBER 16H, 2008


TODAY'S THOUGHT

Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine,
freedom and a little flower.

Hans Christian Anderson


TODAY’S ACTION

Try something new everyday.
You never know what you’ll end up loving


TODAY’S QUOTE

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he isn't, and a sense of humor to console him for what he is . . .

Author Unknown

HAPPY THURSDAY !!

The end of my long work week has finally come again. I’ll be off to the camper right after work so you won’t hear from me until Monday morning.

It’ll be a chilly weekend with highs only in the 50’s for the most part. The sun is supposed to shine for us so that is a great thing.

I’ll try to take lots of photos as the fall colors should be at their peak right now.

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



TODAY’S PRAYERS

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!


25 WORDS

God, I thank You for today, for the ways You will bless me,
and for the ways that I will serve others in Your name


TO REMEMBER…

I am in the hands of God,
and in God’s time all things will be made well.

TODAY IS…EAT OATMEAL DAY

Celebrate Oatmeal Day with one of the yummy
Quaker Oatmeal Contest Winning Recipe!

MILLENNIUM MOCHA ROCKYROAD OATMEAL COOKIES

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla

1 tablespoon instant coffee granules

1 tablespoon hot water

1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour*

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

2-1/2 cups Quaker oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)

1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

1-1/2 cups coarsely chopped toasted walnuts

1-1/2 cups miniature marshmallows

* For old fashioned oats, add 2 tablespoons additional flour.

Heat oven to 350ºF.Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.In large bowl, beat butter and sugars with electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Dissolve coffee granules in hot water. Add to butter mixture; mix well. Add combined flour, baking soda and salt; mix well. Stir in oats, chocolate chips and walnuts.

To shape cookies, flatten 1 heaping tablespoon of dough in palm of hand. Arrange 4 marshmallows in center; wrap dough around marshmallows to completely cover. Repeat with remaining dough and marshmallows. Space cookies 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. (Do not overbake; centers of cookies should be soft.) Let stand 2 minutes on cookie sheets; remove to wire racks. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.

MAKES ABOUT 3 DOZEN

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TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Dictionary Day, always on the birthday of Noah Webster

Today is National Boss Day, a time to honor bosses

Today is Get Smart About Credit Day

1829 - The Tremont House (now known as the Tremont Hotel) opened in Boston, MA. It was called the first modern hotel in America. Each of the Tremont’s 170 luxurious rooms went for $2 a day and included four meals...

1944 - The Robe, by Lloyd Douglas, was published this day. Nine years later the novel was made into a movie and captured three Oscars

1978 - Cardinal Karol Wojtyla was elected the 264th Pope:
His Holiness John Paul II

TODAY’S SMILE

When you thought I wasn't looking . . .(By a child)

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make my favorite cake for me and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I heard you say a prayer, and I knew there is a God I could always talk to and I learned to trust in God.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you give of your time and money to help people who had nothing and I learned that those who have something should give to those who don't.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I felt you kiss me good night and I felt loved and safe.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it and I learned we have to take care of what we are given.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when you didn't feel good and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw tears come from your eyes and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it's all right to cry.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw that you cared and I wanted to be everything that I could be.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I learned most of life's lessons that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I looked at you and wanted to say,

"Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking.

Each of us, parent, grandparent, relative or friend, influence the life of a child.

How will you touch the life of someone today?

Just by sending this to someone else, you will probably make them at least think about their influence on others.

To the world you may just be somebody, but to somebody you are the world.

TODAY’S LINK

Mrs. Claus’ Cookbook

http://www.northpole.com/Kitchen/Cookbook/

TODAY’S WORD

waylay \WAY-lay\, transitive verb:

1. To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.

2. To approach or stop (someone) unexpectedly

Waylay comes from way (from Old English weg) + lay from Old English lecgan

TODAY’S REFLECTION

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patient endurance, kindness, generosity, faith, mildness, and chastity.

Galatians 5:22-23

Fruit is the end product of a process. Fruit does not just happen; it is produced. The Spirit produces His fruit in us when we live in Jesus, the true Vine (Jn 15:5) Many Christians seem to be waiting around for the fruit of the Spirit to just pop up. Fruit isn't like that. All farmers know that, although ultimately the harvest depends on God, they must do several things to make it possible for fruit to be produced. This is also true of the fruit of the Spirit. To make possible the Spirit's fruit, we must cling to Jesus, accept the Lord's discipline, be sorry for our sins, and use the Spirit's gifts

Today’s Reflection – One Bread, One Body

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Take time when time comes, lest time steal away

66 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


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OCTOBER 15TH, 2008


TODAY'S THOUGHT

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer;
it sings because it has a song

Maya Angelou

TODAY’S ACTION

Don't underestimate your power to change yourself


TODAY’S QUOTE

Make one person happy each day and in 40 years you will have made 14,600 human beings happy for a little time at least.

Charley Willey


HAPPY WEDNESDAY !!

OVER THE HUMP DAY!

Our cool down begins today. I’ve been very spoiled by the warm weather we’ve had the past few days, but today we will only have a high of 68 degrees with some rain. It only gets cooler each day as the week progresses.

I talked to the people that are fixing the recalled camper refrigerators on Tuesday and they are supposed to fix mine on Thursday. They said they should be able to fix it from the outside. I told them I’d be there all day on Friday if they needed to get inside the camper. I’ll be glad to have it repaired and not have to worry about it not working. This comes just in the nick of time as it’s the last full weekend of camping.

The Hunter Moon was beautiful on my way to work yesterday morning, I probably won’t be able to see it this morning due to cloud cover. I think it was one of the brightest I’ve ever seen. Just absolutely awesome!

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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

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 !



25 WORDS

God, I thank You for today, for the ways You will bless me,
and for the ways that I will serve others in Your name


TO REMEMBER…

I am in the hands of God,
and in God’s time all things will be made well.

TODAY IS…SEWING LOVERS DAY

We honor everyone everywhere who has ever picked up a needle for fun or profit - or even just in an emergency.

And for all of you out there who think a stapler works...
buy some thread!


TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Grouch Day, a day to be grumpy, ungrateful, and cantankerous

Today is National Mushroom Day

Tonight is Dine with TV Dinners on the Floor Night

Today is National Roast Pheasant Day

The Grand Ole Opry started on radio in Nashville, Tennessee (where it still originates) in 1925. It was first heard on network radio in 1939. The show finally made it to TV on this day in 1955.


1520: King Henry the 8th of England ordered that bowling lanes be built at Whitehall in London

1951: I Love Lucy, starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, premiered on CBS-TV. New episodes were produced for six years, CBS re-ran episodes through 1961, and syndicated reruns still play every day somewhere

TODAY’S SMILE

Heart Thoughts . . .

When you meet someone with an icy smile, you can expect a few well-frozen words.

Never look down on someone unless you're helping them up.

Punctuality is a virtue, but only if combined with patience.

The person who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

The person who blows their horn the loudest is probably in the deepest fog.

Whether circumstances makes one bitter or better depends entirely upon the I.

A true friend laughs at your stories even when they're not so good, and sympathizes with your troubles even when they're not so bad.


TODAY’S WORD

otiose \OH-shee-ohs; OH-tee-\, adjective:
1. Ineffective; futile.2. Being at leisure; lazy; indolent; idle.3. Of no use

Otiose is from Latin otiosus, "idle, at leisure," from otium, leisure


TODAY’S REFLECTION

Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint and of rue and of every garden herb, but you pay no attention to judgment and to love for God.

Luke 11

In today’s gospel, addressing his message to the Pharisees, the teachers – and to us – he tries to grab our attention: “Woe to you!” His message to the Pharisees is not about paying the prescribed tithes under the Law of Moses but about ignoring those things which Jesus considers more important, including the love of God and of other people

He chastises Pharisees for accepting honors and recognition in their relatively easy life while their unbending adherence to the law made life so much more difficult for everyone else. When the scholars protest, feeling they might have been insulted by his words, he makes clear that they have, telling them, “You impose on people burdens hard to carry, but you yourselves do not lift one finger to touch them.”

In our lives today, Jesus’ message is as powerful as ever. Often, our critical eye doesn't miss a thing done incorrectly by our enemies, our politicians, those who are not our friends and sometimes those we simply don't want to understand. We are quick with our criticism and sharp with our judgment. And too often, we are also quick to absolve ourselves of the sins we can see so clearly in others.

Today's gospel might inspire us to take a one-day moratorium from criticizing anyone. It's a small start that could make us more aware of how we really see things. We can begin by asking Jesus for his help.

It is when we are more aware of how deeply we are loved by God that we can be moved by the gratitude that will ease the judgmental burden we carry with us so often.

Daily Reflections from Creighton.edu


TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Sprinkle a teaspoon of baking soda on the bottom of your toaster oven to eliminate the burned smell from drippings and crumbs


67 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


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OCTOBER 14TH, 2008


TODAY'S THOUGHT

One of the sanest, surest and most generous joys of life comes
from being happy over the good fortune of others.

John Rutledge


TODAY’S ACTION

Be ready to find joy where and when it surfaces


TODAY’S QUOTE


Much unhappiness results from our inability to remember
the nice things that happen to us.

W.N. Rieger

HAPPY TUESDAY !!

Is it only Tuesday? Yesterday was a long slow day at work and today probably won’t go much faster. It’s not that I really want the days to fly by; it is just the time I spend at work I’d like to go a little faster.

The evenings when I’d like the time to slow down a bit are what seems to go by the fastest. Before I know it, it’s time to go to bed and I haven’t got much done.

I talked to DS#5 yesterday, He called because he hasn’t seen me in awhile and he wanted to make sure of some dates coming up. Before we know it Thanksgiving and our family celebration will be here. Not long after that will be our family Christmas Feast which will be on the 20th of December this year. DS#5 and his wife host that for us so he wanted to make sure of that date too.
I’ll be sending out more info on Thanksgiving and Christmas soon.

After Halloween there are only 8 weeks till Christmas


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


TODAY’S PRAYERS

You Have Our Attention Lord

Our friends lost their houseThe co-worker lost her jobThe couple next door lost their retirementIt seems that everyone is losing their footing
This scares us. This bailout with billions.These rumblings of depression.These headlines: ominous, thunderous-“Going Broke!” “Going Down!” “Going Under!” “What Next?”

What is next?

We’re listening. And we’re admitting: You were right.

You told us this would happen.You shot straight about loving stuff and worshipping money.Greed will break your heart, you warned.Money will love you and leave you.Don’t put your hope in riches that are so uncertain.

You were right. Money is a fickle lover and we just got dumped.
We were wrong to spend what we didn’t have,Wrong to neglect prayer and ignore the poor,Wrong to think we ever earned a dime. We didn’t. You gave it. And now, tell us Father, are you taking it?

We’re listening. And we’re praying.Could you make something good out of this mess?
Of course you can. You always have.You led slaves out of slavery,Built temples out of ruins,Turned stormy waves into a glassy pond and water into sweet wine.
This disorder awaits your order. So do we. Through Christ,Amen

By Max Lucado

God will always give what is right to his people who cry to him night and day, and he will not be slow to answer them.

Lk. 18:7

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!


25 WORDS

God, I thank You for today, for the ways You will bless me,
and for the ways that I will serve others in Your name


TO REMEMBER…

I am in the hands of God,
and in God’s time all things will be made well.

TODAY IS…HONEY BEE DAY

In honor of 211,600 beekeepers and 2.63 million colonies of honeybees (yes, we're guessing at those numbers). But, no matter how many there might be, they produce more than 220 million pounds of honey every single year! More than enough for your cup of tea


TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Frump Day, honoring frugal, responsible, unpretentious, mature people everywhere

Since tonight will mark the first full moon after following Harvest Moon, we will have the Hunter's Moon

Monarch Day - On this day, millions of monarch butterflies return to Natural Bridges State Park each year near Santa Cruz, California

1954 - Talk about screen credits! With a cast of 25,000, the C.B. DeMille epic, The Ten Commandments, starring Charlton Heston, began filming in Egypt

1964 - The youngest person to receive a Nobel Peace Prize received the $54,000 award this day. Martin Luther King, Jr. donated the dollars to support civil rights in the U.S


TODAY’S SMILE

A famed English explorer was invited to Dartmouth to tell of his adventures in the African jungle.

"Can you imagine, a people so primitive that they love to eat the embryo of certain birds, and slices from the belly of certain animals? And grind up grass seed, make it into paste, burn it over a fire, then smear it with a greasy mess they extract from the mammary fluid of certain other animals?"

When the students looked startled by such barbarism,
the explorer added softly, "What I've been describing, of course, is a breakfast of bacon and eggs and buttered toast


TODAY’S WORD

sobriquet \SO-brih-kay; -ket; so-brih-KAY; -KET\, noun:
A nickname; an assumed name; an epithet

Sobriquet is from the French, from Old French soubriquet, "a chuck under the chin, hence, an affront, a nickname



TODAY’S REFLECTION

Oh you Pharisees!
Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish,
inside you are filled with plunder and evil

Luke 11:39

When Jesus was invited to dine at the home of a Pharisee, he was criticized by his host for failing to perform the customary ablutions before the meal. In their legalistic interpretation of God's law, the Pharisees were scrupulous about ritual cleanliness (performed in case of contact with "unclean" heathens). Jesus was more concerned with moral purity than with outward observance of the law. He made the comparison of tableware that had been washed clean on the outside but remained filthy inside. These religious leaders were contaminating the people with their emphasis on externals while ignoring the essence of the law: charity and justice.

Daily Word of Life

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

To remove tarnish, wash brass in the water from boiled potatoes

68 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

MY JOURNALS
What’s New at My House

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To see archived ‘On the Bright Side’ Newsletters click on the link below:

http://goodmorningsmiles.blogspot.com/

BRIGHT SIDE LOGO BY SON #6

http://www.littlerainey.com/index.html