For Sunday, January 25th, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
JANUARY 25th, 2009

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Weekends are a bit like rainbows;
they look good from a distance but disappear when you get up close to them

John Shirley


TODAY’S ACTION

Learn the past, watch the present, and create the future

Jesse Conrad


TODAY’S QUOTE

As with most fine things, chocolate has its season. There is a simple memory aid that you can use to determine whether it is the correct time to order chocolate dishes: any month whose name contains the letter a, e, or u is the proper time for chocolate

Sandra Boynton


IT’S SUNDAY !!

BrrrChill!

Another cold day in Northern Ohio today. The good cup of hot coffee is getting better and better. Today is R & R day. Time for some renewing and refreshing so I can get through another work week.

I got the down stairs cleaned up and the laundry done yesterday. Today I should clean upstairs, but I’m not sure if it’ll get done or not. This is my day of rest so we’ll see how it goes. With just me here things don’t really get dirty, just messy. I’m not the greatest person in the world for getting rid of things and so it just sort of piles up around here.

I’ve pretty much had it with January and got out my colorful valentine table cloth and put it on the dining room table along with some candles and a nice flower arrangement. I’ve got valentine plates and napkins too. It made things a little brighter looking around here.

Other than going out to church this morning it looks like a quiet day.
And except for Bible Study on Thursday evening and The Stroll on Saturday the week ahead looks pretty quiet too. It’s way too cold to go out much anyway.

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


TODAY’S PRAYERS

Lord please help us to leave the past behind and look on today as new beginning.
It is the only way forward.
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.




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’S TRIVIA

Today is National Kazoo Day. Or if you don't have a kazoo, a pocket comb and paper will do. Play something upbeat

Today is A Room of One's Own Day, for anyone who knows or longs for the bliss of having a private place

Today is not National Compliment Day, that was yesterday. But if you forgot to compliment someone yesterday, it's okay to do it today

Opposite Day is a topsy, turvy day when everything you say, do, see, and hear are the opposite. If you say go left, you mean go right. If you say look up, it means look down. If you see your left foot...is it really your right? Opposite Day can be a whole lot of fun. It can also be very, very confusing. This special day is celebrated primarily among school children

Thought for the Day: Opposites attract

Catholic Schools Week and National Nurse Anesthetists Week begin today

The first Emmys, the awards presented each year in recognition of excellence in television performance and production, were presented at the Hollywood Athletic Club on this day in 1949

1858 - Mendelssohn’s Wedding March was presented for the first time, as the daughter of Queen Victoria married the Crown Prince of Prussia

1915: Alexander Graham Bell, who invented the telephone, inaugurated U.S. transcontinental telephone service

1959: American Airlines opened the jet age in the U.S. with the first scheduled transcontinental flight of a Boeing 707

1961: Walt Disney's animated movie 101 Dalmatians was released throughout the U.S. A live version was released in 1996

TODAY’S SMILE

There is a story of a grocery store owner who tried to weigh a prayer.

A tired-looking woman came into the store and asked for enough food to make a dinner for her children. The grocer asked her how much she could spend.

The frail woman answered, "I have nothing to offer but a little prayer."

The storekeeper was not very sentimental nor religious, so he said, half-mockingly, "Write it on paper, and I'll weigh it." So she did. The grocer placed the prayer on the weight side of his old-fashioned scales.

Then he began piling food on the other side; but to his amazement, the scale would not go down. He finally became flustered and gave the woman a large bag of food.The grocer never saw the woman again, but he treasures the slip of paper upon which the woman's prayer had been written;

Please, Lord, give us this day our daily bread

Author Unknown


A sense of humor doesn't mean the ability to tell jokes or make wisecracks. It's a sense of proportion and the courage to smile. It's the ability to take yourself and your problems with a grain of salt, the ability to smile at yourself and the world as well

John Luther

A flower called a Snowdrop appears in February
And is a symbol of hope

According to the legend the flower called a Snowdrop became a symbol of hope when Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden. When Eve was about to give up hope that the cold of winter would never end and angel appeared. She transformed some snowflakes into snowdrop flowers proving that the winters do eventually give way to the Spring



TODAY’S WORD

vivify VIV-uh-fy, transitive verb:

1. To endue with life; to make alive; to animate.

2. To make more lively or intense

Vivify comes from French vivifier, from Late Latin vivificare, from Latin vivus, alive

TODAY’S REFLECTION

The LORD called to Samuel, who answered, "Here I am."

1 Samuel 3:4

The only way we will hear the voice of God is if we stop and listen for it. Getting down on one's knees in prayer to the Lord is not just for kids. Most adults could communicate better with God if they started from an attitude of prayer

Stop to smell the roses. Pay attention to the people in your life, and the events that occur. And perhaps, if you really think, you too will hear the message of the Lord!

TODAY’S ADVICE

Prick egg yolks, whole potatoes, and tomatoes with a fork before microwaving

54 DAYS UNTIL SPRING!
AND 68 DAYS UNTIL CAMPING SEASON BEGINS

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 Saturday, January 24th, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
JANUARY 24th, 2009



TODAY'S THOUGHT

A gentle word, like summer rain,

May soothe some heart and banish pain.

What joy or sadness often springs

From just the simple little things!

By Willa Hoey

TODAY’S ACTION

It is not always easy to....

apologize

begin over

take advise

be unselfish

keep trying

be considerate

think and then act

profit by mistakes

forgive and forget...

but it usually pays

By Richard Hamilton

TODAY’S QUOTE

Get into the habit of laughing; too many of us have forgotten how to laugh. As people grow older, they sometimes forget that they ever laughed. It is a part of their childhood that they can no longer remember.

Maxwell Maltz

IT’S SATURDAY !!

Here I am once more enjoying a relaxing Saturday morning. How great the weekends are! I have Saturday to relax and re-coup and Sunday to renew and refresh.

Next Saturday may not be so relaxing as most of my family and I will be going to the Stroll for Epilepsy in honor of my granddaughter who I call our Sweetheart. This is a fund raising event for the Epilepsy Foundation of Central Ohio. Of course this is all weather related so I’ll be praying for good weather the 31st.

One of my dulcimer buddies is riding along with me so I won’t have to make the trip by myself. It’s a long drive and I’ll be going there and coming home in the same day. She has become a part of our family over the years and often joins in our family celebrations.

We do celebrate the life of our little Sweetheart who bravely accepts life as it is and tries to do her best every day. We should all be so blessed as to be able to live life and accept it with all its ups and downs as she does.

We had 2 days with temps above the freezing mark and a little of our abundant snow did melt, but today our high will only be 17 degrees they say. It was so nice not to be freezing for a short time anyway. That is another good thing about the weekend—I can stay in and keep warm!


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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

For the poor, the sick, the jobless, for those in jail, for those suffering from loneliness or depression. For those suffering with marriage or divorce problems. For those suffering from life threatening illnesses such as cancer, heart diseases, diabetes, leukemia, epilepsy or AIDS. For those suffering from addictions to drugs, alcohol, gambling or gluttony. For all of these we offer our prayers.
Let us pray:

Consider, Oh Lord, Your faithful ones, suffering from bodily and mental affliction, and refresh their lives which You have created

May the blessing of Almighty God, Father,
Son and Holy Spirit descend upon you
and remain for all time.

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.

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’S TRIVIA

Today is Belly Laugh Day, a day to celebrate the great gift of laughter. At 1:24 p.m. (local time) smile, throw your arms in the air, and laugh out loud

Today is National Compliment Day. Compliment at least five people today
Remember: Mama said “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything”. After a long search for something good, if you just can’t find a compliment for them, then silence is golden

Today is National Peanut Butter Day

1848: James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter’s Mill in northern California, a discovery that led to the gold rush of ‘49

1908: The first Boy Scout troop was organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell

1922 – Christian K. Nelson of Onawa, IA patented something quite sweet: It was an ice cream confection that we commonly know as an Eskimo Pie

TODAY’S SMILE

THE UNIVERSAL Rx

No moving parts, no batteries.

No monthly payments and no fees.

Inflation proof, non-taxable,

in fact it’s quite reliable.

It can’t be stolen, won’t pollute,

one size fits all, do not dilute.

It uses little energy,

but yields results enormously.

Relieves your tension and your stress,

invigorates your happiness.

Combats depression, makes you beam

and elevates your self esteem.

Your circulation it corrects

without complicated side effects.

It is, I think, the perfect drug.

May I prescribe, my friend. . . . . . the hug!

Author Unknown


I have seen what a laugh can do.
It can transform almost unbearable tears into
something bearable, even hopeful

Bob Hope

TODAY’S WORD

slake SLAYK, transitive verb:
1. To satisfy; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst.

2. To cause to lessen; to make less active or intense; to moderate; as, slaking his anger.

3. To cause (as lime) to heat and crumble by treatment with water

Slake comes from Middle English slaken, “to become or render slack,” hence “to abate,” from Old English slacian, from slæc, slack

TODAY’S REFLECTION

And God, who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

Romans 8:27

God is the way, this moment this day

God knows and shows me the way through every turning point in life. At those times when I may feel at a loss as to what to do, I say: God knows and shows me what to do

TODAY’S ADVICE

To avoid colds and flu wash your hands often with plenty of soap and water

55 DAYS UNTIL SPRING!
AND 69 DAYS UNTIL CAMPING SEASON BEGINS

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 Friday, January 23rd, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
JANUARY 23RD, 2009


TODAY'S THOUGHT

When the solution is simple, God is answering.

Albert Einstein



TODAY’S ACTION

Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves.

Edwin Way Teale


TODAY’S QUOTE

Man needs a day of rest from the cares, toils, and trials of the six days of work in the material realm. He needs to reflect, meditate, contemplate, and to turn his eyes inward, as it were, rather than outwards.

Anonymous


IT’S FRIDAY !!

I knew it would come eventually and yes, it really did!
We had a day, a full day of sunshine yesterday! Wow it was like a heat wave hit us. We got up to 34 degrees the last I looked.

Today we’ll once again go above freezing but I don’t think the sun will be so prevalent.
You just cannot imagine how good it felt not being chilled through all day long.

Thank the good Lord for the blessings he sends our way.

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


TODAY’S PRAYERS

Lord, whilst I pray
for peace and goodwill in our world,
I ask you to help me
to change my own attitude
for the better,
so that peace and goodwill
may start with the way I behave
towards those who have hurt me.
Inspire me to be as generous to others
as I would like them to be with me.
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!



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’S TRIVIA

Today is National Pie Day
Celebrate the joys of baking and eating pies. The best way to round out a good meal is with a triangle of pie

Today is National Handwriting Day always on the birthday of John Hancock
(1773), the first signer of the Declaration of Independence

Today is Cold, Cold, Cold Day
The coldest temperature ever recorded in the United States was at Prospect Creek Camp, Alaska, in 1971: a record 79.8 degrees below zero Fahrenheit

Barney's Birthday - This is a monthly event. Since no one knows the birthday of the purple dinosaur, his birthday is celebrated on the 23rd of each month

1789: Georgetown College was founded by Father John Carroll, 54, in Washington, D.C. It was the first Roman Catholic college established in America

1969: NASA unveils moon-landing craft

1977: The most watched TV program in history began on ABC-TV. It was a mini-series based on the Alex Haley novel Roots


TODAY’S SMILE

The Most Important Things in Life The most destructive habit . . . . . . . Worry
The greatest Joy . . . . . . . Giving
The greatest loss . . . . . . . Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work . . . . . . . Helping others
The ugliest personality trait . . . . . . . Selfishness
The most endangered species . . . . . . . Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource . . . . . . . Our youth
The greatest "shot in the arm" . . . . . . . Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome . . . . . . . Fear
The most effective sleeping pill . . . . . . . Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease . . . . . . . Excuses
The most powerful force in life . . . . . . . Love
The most dangerous pariah . . . . . . . A gossiper
The world's most incredible computer . . . . . . . The brain
The worst thing to be without . . . . . . . Hope
The deadliest weapon . . . . . . . The tongue
The two most power-filled words . . . . . . . "I Can"
The greatest asset . . . . . . . Faith
The most worthless emotion . . . . . . . Self-pity
The most beautiful attire . . . . . . . Smile
The most prized possession . . . . . . . Integrity
The most powerful channel of communication . . . . . . . Prayer
The most contagious spirit . . . . . . . Enthusiasm
The most important thing in life . . . . . . . God

Author Unknown




If God Had A Refrigerator

If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on
it. If He had a wallet, Your photo would be in it. He
sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every
morning. Whenever you want to talk, He'll listen.
He could live anywhere in the universe, and He chose
your heart. What about the Christmas gift He sent you
in Bethlehem; not to mention that Friday at Calvary.
Face it, He's crazy about you





TODAY’S WORD

salutary SAL-yuh-ter-ee, adjective:
1. Producing or contributing to a beneficial effect; beneficial; advantageous.2. Wholesome; healthful; promoting health

Salutary derives from Latin salutaris, from salus, salut-, health



TODAY’S REFLECTION

As the deer pants for streams of water,so my soul pants for you, O God.

Psalm 42:1,2

Don't get too busy. If you don't have time to pray and spend time with God,
then you are too busy.

Joyce Meyer

TODAY’S ADVICE

Gently rub a small moistened cloth bag filled with iodized salt on your window shield to prevent ice and snow from sticking.

56 DAYS UNTIL SPRING!
AND 70 DAYS UNTIL CAMPING SEASON BEGINS

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, January 22nd, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
JANUARY 22ND, 2009

TODAY'S THOUGHT

If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of advice for all humanity, it would he this: Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and when it comes, hold your head high, look it squarely in the eye and say, "I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me."

Ann Landers


TODAY’S ACTION

It is better to sleep on what you plan to do than to be
kept awake by what you've done


TODAY’S QUOTE

Life's problems wouldn't be called "hurdles"
if there wasn't a way to get over them.

Author Unknown

IT’S THURSDAY !!

Today is supposed to be the best day of the week weather wise. We may actually go above freezing today. I hope that all this snow just melts slowly. We don’t need any floods. Lots of long icicles are forming along our gutters too and we hope they are strong enough to hold the weight til they melt off.

DS#1 called to say they were home from the cold south. It was 29 degrees when they left there yesterday morning. They had a few warm days and then the last part of their vacation was chilly and all but DS#1 and our Prince Charming were sick so it could have been better, but they still had a nice time and saw a lot of things.

I also heard from DS#3 yesterday and he said he was picked to sit on a jury last week. It ended up being a hung jury and the judge said it would be retried. I’ve never done jury duty so seeing that side of things would be, as he said an opportunity to see how far our court system goes to make sure everyone has a fair trial.

Please continue to pray for them as they are still trying to deal with the loss of their little one. I pray that our dear Lord will comfort and heal their hearts.

I’ve found the best way to live is one day at a time. It seems we are always given enough strength to deal with each day and that is a good thing.

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

TODAY’S PRAYERS

In our daily lives then, Lord, help us to take some quiet time
for ourselves and in it know your closeness to us,
and the strength and healing that
you wish so much to give us

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’S TRIVIA

Today is Women's Healthy Weight Day, a day to honor women of all sizes, and confirm that beauty, talent, and love cannot be weighed

Today is Celebration of Life Day, a day to honor the gift of children and grandchildren, sponsored by National Children & Family Awareness of America

Today is International Day of Radiant Peace,
peace that starts with each one of us

Today is National Blonde Brownie Day
National Blonde Brownie Day is a special day that is set aside to bake and eat blonde brownies. What's a blonde brownie, you ask? Well, as their name implies, traditional brownies are a dark brown. To make blonde brownies, light brown sugar is used in the recipe in place of dark brown chocolate
The use of nuts and frosting on your brownies is optional
1 stick butter or margarine (4 ounces), room temperature
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1 cup flour
¼ tsp. Baking powder
1/8 tsp. baking soda
Pinch of salt
½ cup chopped walnuts
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Cream together the butter and brown sugar; beat in egg. Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir in nuts and chocolate chips. Spread batter in a greased and floured 7- X 11-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. These brown very quickly, so be sure to start checking at the 20 minute mark

Today is Come In from the Cold Day.

1983: The Steven Spielberg film E.T. became Hollywood’s top money-making movie, a position it held until 1993 when another Spielberg film, "Jurassic Park," topped it

1984: Apple introduced the Macintosh, the first computer to use point-and-click technology

TODAY’S SMILE

One evening while I was preparing dinner my daughter came into the kitchen asking for homework help on her vocabulary words."Mom," she asked, "what's a quarter horse?"As I thought of a simple explanation, my five year-old piped up,
"I know. It's the one they have in front of the grocery store!"

TODAY’S WORD

qualitative \KWOL-i-tey-tiv\, adjective:

concerned with quality or qualities

from Latin qualitativus "concerned with quality" from classical Latin qualitas
"quality" and -ive suffix

TODAY’S REFLECTION

There is a season for everything,
a time for every occupation under heaven

Ecclesiastes 3:1
Take time to rest - it is the foundation of health and vitality.

Take time to think - it is the source of achievement.

Take time to read - it is the foundation of wisdom.

Take time to play - it is the secret of staying young.

Take time to be quiet - it is the opportunity to seek God.

Take time to share - it is too short a life to be selfish.

Take time to be aware - it is the opportunity to help others.

Take time to laugh - it's the music of the heart.

Take time to be loved - it nourishes the soul.

Take time to be friendly - it is the road to happiness.

Take time to pray - it is the greatest power on earth.

Take time to dream - it's the well of inspiration.

There is time for everything

TODAY’S ADVICE

If you trip while going up the stairs, money is coming your way.

57 DAYS UNTIL SPRING!
AND 71 DAYS UNTIL CAMPING SEASON BEGINS


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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