Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

gloriajean — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 01:20:33 GMT

Hello my friends!! A whole day without a headache is a great blessing for me! Had it all night! But we're talking about our blessings here - I was able to take it easy today and I seemed to need that - so glad I did! Next Thursday Lori has arranged for her cleaning lady to come and do 4 hours here right before our party - that will be so helpful being I'm not supposed to use the vacuum yet. She is such a sweetheart - she is doing two massages trading with her so I can have four hours! Wow! She is definitely a blessing! She said on the 29th, which is our Anniversary day, she's taking me for a Pedicure! God be with you all, and answer all your prayers!!

Don't miss a single chance to enrich your life or the lives of others. Lord,

Your blessings are countless. May I always be aware of Your presence in

my life, share my blessings, and use my blessings to be a blessing to

others.

Scripture for the day:

"So we can say with confidence, 'The Lord is my helper; I will not be

afraid. What can anyone do to me?'" ~Hebrews 13:6

Meditation for the day:

We can make it a daily practice to review our character. We can take our

character in relation to our daily life, to our dear ones, our friends, our

acquaintances and our work. Each day we can try to see where God wants us

to change. We can plan how best each fault can be eradicated or each

mistake be corrected. We need never be satisfied with a comparison with

those around us. We can strive toward a better life as our ultimate goal.

God is our helper through weakness to power, through danger to security,

through fear and worry to peace and serenity.

Prayer for the day:

I pray that I may make real progress toward a better life. I pray that I

may never be satisfied with my present state.

My Morning Prayer

I come before You, Lord, In the newness of this day

To ask Your grace upon me, Your love to guide my way.

May I face this day with strength, A gift from You above,

And may I show to others The mercies of your love.

May I don my Christian faith Best to wear at its best,

So when temptations come to taunt I'm ready for their test.

Then when at last it's evening And I come again in prayer

May I not forget to thank You For this tender, loving care.

By Mary Leonard

A NEW PRESCRIPTION

Are you needing a prescription for

what's ailing you today?

Well, gather round folks and listen

to what I have to say.

The best thing about it, is it won't

cost you a dime;

All it's gonna take is a little of

your time.

The medicine that I prescribe is

J-E-S-U-S....FOR YOU;

Just read the label in His book

and do just what it says to do.

Take a spoonful of worship and

a spoonfull of praise;

It will cure all your aches and pains

if you do just what it says!

Take a mouthful of joy and another

of belief;

From the trouble you've been having

you will quickly find relief!

Take a great big swallow of faith

and another one of hope;

I promise you it won't be long

till you find that you can cope!

Take a huge dose of forgiveness

and a large dose of love;

Then throw out all those pills of

depression and give thanks to

your God above!

I promise you'll feel better soon

and there'll be no doctor bills;

For God's your new physician

and He'll cure all your ills!

You won't need an appointment

He will see you night or day;

You don't need no insurance

For that He already paid!

He's always in His office

just waiting there for your call;

Whatever might be ailing you

He has the cure-all!

I'll bet you're feeling better already!

Well let's give Him a big praise offering!

~Helen Johnson~

Food For Thought:

WHERE?

Marion Smith

Luke 10:25-37 The Parable of the Good Samaritan

From seemingly nowhere, the teenager appeared on the

beach. She removed her shoes and walked to the waters edge, testing

the temperature, I suppose. A wave rolled in too fast for her to

escape, and the water lapped upon the cuffs of her jeans. She then

retreated onto the beach and removed her jeans and shirt, laying them

by her shoes.Her bathing suit was all she needed. She frolicked in

the water, splashing and dodging waves, and seemed to be enjoying

herself. She was not paying attention to her pile of clothes on the

sand, but I was.

I was scanning the beach all this time, and was concerned

about her clothes. (My nature, I suppose) You see, the tide was coming

in, and with each wave the water inched closer to her clothes. I

could just pictured them being swept away into the ocean, her keys and

what ever else in her pockets lost forever.

There were many walkers on the beach this morning and I thought,

surely someone can see the impending disaster and move the clothes

back from the onslaught of waves. Where was someone to help? A couple

walked by; no notice was given. A family with 6 children walked by

the spot three times; no one paid attention. A lady playing with her

dog; same scene. Those clothes were only an inch or two from being

swept into the ocean. I stood on my balcony and hollered to the

family group…halloooooo… No luck! Actually,I may have been more

neglectful than the others, for I saw the problem at hand and I didn’t

do anything about it.Well, the girl came back to shore just in the

nick of time to save her own clothes. They were quite wet, but at

least not lost.

This entire episode reminded me of the parable of the Good Samaritan,

told in the Bible. Many walked by a man lying wounded and dying on a

road. They all passed him by for one reason or another, until the Good

Samaritan came by and help. He tended the wounds of the fallen man and

took him to a safe haven.

Of course a pile of clothes has no comparison to the value of a man’s

life, but I wonder, how many times each day do we pass opportunities

to help others? Where are we when needs arise?

Are we like the couple – so involved with each other that we are

unable to notice anything else ? Like the family – trying to keep all

those youngsters rounded up and safe? Like the lady with the dog –

focused on playing with her pet and the frisby? Or, like me – standing

from the sideline yelling for someone else to do what was necessary?

God calls us to be a Good Samaritan… not only in the major

needs we may see, but also in the minor ones. We need to keep out

eyes and hearts open so that we can help others.

Kids are Quick:

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TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America.

MARIA: Here it is.

TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America?

CLASS: Maria.

____________________________________

TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?

JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.

__________________________________________

TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'

GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'

TEACHER: No, that's wrong

GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.

(I Love this kid)

____________________________________________

TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?

DONALD: H I J K L M N O.

TEACHER: What are you talking about?

DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.

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TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't

have ten years ago.

WINNIE: Me!

__________________________________________

TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?

GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.

_______________________________________

TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with 'I.'

MILLIE: I is..

TEACHER: No, Millie..... Always say, 'I am.'

MILLIE: All right.. 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'

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TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry

tree, but also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't

punish him?

LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand.

______________________________________

TEACHER: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?

SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.

______________________________

TEACHER: Clyde, your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as

your brother's. Did you copy his?

CLYDE: No, sir. It's the same dog.

___________________________________

TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when

people are no longer interested?

HAROLD: A teacher

Good night everyone! Hope you all have a good night's sleep and sweet

dreams. May God's Angels be always with you. See you tomorrow!

May you all have a very positive Thursday!

God bless you all!

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

lovestopaint — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 12:33:48 GMT

Gloria, happy your headache is gone.

I would love to post the card on here, but I don't know how to do it. I could put it on my scanner but I don't know how to get it here. Maybe you or Lucy can give me step by step instructions, and I don't know how to cut and paste. Can you put it on page by page?

I really wish I could do that because I would like to put get well cards and birthday cards on. I would like to have been able to send a get well to Bobbiesue also.

Counting my blessings.

Harlene(lovestopaint)

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

gloriajean — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 16:47:28 GMT

Harlene - Yes! Praise God the headache was gone all night! What a relief! On second thought it would be best if you could send the card by email and not here. I could maybe take a picture of it and send it, I'll see what I can do. You put a lot of hard work in it with your artistry talent.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

Cakers1 — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 20:56:32 GMT

Gloriajean: There is a thread here on Among Friends started by Loves Roses to you and Linus.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

masque — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 20:59:13 GMT

Here's a little joke I thought of while reading Gloriajean's post today.

Little boy to teacher.. "George Washington didn't tell the truth about chopping down the cherry tree. He blamed it on Popeye."

Teacher: "Why do you say that?"

Boy: "When his father asked him about it, George Washington said... Popeye (pop, I ) did it."

P.S. I apologize for posting such a corny joke, but we thought it was funny in the olden days.

May you have a blessed day.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Wednesday

gloriajean — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 22:43:16 GMT

Cakers - I saw it and posted on it now. What a surprise!! Thank you, Love Roses!

masque - I loved that joke!!! That is so cute! Don't apologize - I enjoyed it alot!! May you have a blessed day too!

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