A Quote for Today...
We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day. Edith Lovejoy Pierce

Did You Know...
In ancient Egypt, the flooding of the Nile dictated the timing of New Year's celebrations.

On This Date...
In 1970: Paul McCartney filed a suit to dissolve the Beatles. Exactly, one year later, the group officially dissolved.

Today is...
Make Up Your Mind Day. Make a decision today and follow through with it.

We find ourselves at the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011! We can either look back on our failures and get discouraged that we didn't accomplish all we set out to in 2010, or we can leave 2010 where it belongs...in the past. I want to encourage you to ask God to give you a FRESH burden, FRESH goals, and FRESH annointing and power for 2011. How can you serve God MORE in 2011 than you did in 2010?

Today is...
Make Up Your Mind Day. Make a decision today and follow through with it.

A Quote for Today...
Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Did You Know...
72 years ago today the number one song was "The Dipsy Doodle".

On This Date...
In 1940: California's first freeway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena officially opened (the Arroyo Seco Parkway).

Today is...
Falling Needles Family Fest Day, a time to gather around the Christmas tree and watch the needles fall. Live it up! Dance barefoot.

If you find yourself today at the end of your rope...LET GO!! You will find that when you do God has been there all along holding you up. It's called faith. Let go and let God!

A Quote for Today...
The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become. Charles Dubois

On This Date...
In 1986: Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager landed in California after making the first flight around the world without refueling.

Today is...
YMCA Day! On this day in 1851, the first U.S. Young Men's Christian Association was organized in Boston (modeled after a group that began in London in 1844).

Many people become depressed this time of year. As Christians, however, we have much to be thankful for. Yes, we have failed God this passed year, but God's grace has been with us and God's strength is with us as we face a new and exciting year! We must not let depression stop us, instead we must press on knowing that in the end VICTORY is OURS!

A Quote for Today...
To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men. Abraham Lincoln

On This Date...
In 1902: The first professional indoor football game took place in New York's Madison Square Garden.

Today is...
National Call a Friend Day!

Only 4 days - counting today - are left in 2010. Sooo, did you keep all your 2010 resolutions? Are you setting the same resolutions for 2011 promising that this year those goals will be met? Ihave narrowed all my resolutions down to one word this year...discipline! This word, if achieved will help in EVERY aspect of my life. What is one of your resolutions? Share with us...

A Quote for Today...
Life is rather like a tin of sardines - we're all of us looking for the key. Alan Bennett

On This Date...
In 1932: Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City.

Christmas is officially over and now we begin to look toward 2011. With 2010 quickly drawing to a close please take the time to reflect on 2010 and contemplate how you can better serve Christ in 2011, then ask God for strength to accomplish the goals you set. He can do it!

Today is...
Modern Medicine Day, which markes the birth of Louis Pasteur (the Father of Modern Medicine).

A Quote for Today...
Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect. Oren Arnold

On This Date...
In 1968: The Apollo Eight astronauts read passages from the book of Genesis during a Christmas Eve telvision broadcast taking place while they orbited the moon.

Today is...
Christmas Eve...and Last Minute Shopper's Day.

Two words for you today MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

A Quote for Today...
The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously. Hubert H. Humphrey

On This Date...
In 1823: The Clement Moore poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" was published in New York by The Troy Sentinel. It began "Twas the night before Christmas..."

Today is...
Popcorn Popping day! (What's your favorite seasoning for this snack?)

If you were asked to give a Christmas verse, what would it be? Luke 2, Matthew 1, what about Romans 6:23, or John 3:16? These last two verses are not normally thought of as Christmas verses, yet they both tell the whole story of Christmas in each verse. Romans 6:23 says that God gives a gift that we cannot buy or earn and John 3:16 tells us why Jesus came - to give His life for our sins. He came because He loves us!

A Quote for Today...
Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got. Janis Joplin

Let's not forget our Christian testimony!

I am working on a list of goals & accomplishments that I would like to see MMM reach in 2011. I will be posting them New years day. I would be interested in your thoughts of things you may want to see, information, notes from missionarries, etc. or maybe there is something you would like me to STOP doing. PLEASE be honest and open with me. I pray that the Lord will expand our coasts in 2011, but I do need input.

On This Date...
In 1882: Ed Jonson of New York City turned on his home Christmas tree, the very first with electric lights. He was an associate of Thomas Edison.

Today is...
Santa Claus Clearance Day. If you're wondering what exactly this is...it has nothing to do with shopping. It's the day the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration generally clears Santa Claus for his annual flight.

The joke says I was wondering why the baseball was getting bigger, then it hit me. Many people will be "hit" with the reality of heaven and hell. Our job as Christ's amassador's is to warn people of this time. There is a burning hell & a beautiful heaven. How many people have you told of these REAL places in 2010? That is what Christmas is about, Christ came to save the world. Plan to tell more people of God in 2011.

A Quote for Today...
Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done. Harriet Beecher Stowe

On This Date...
In 1913: New York World published the first crossword puzzle.

Today is...
The first day of Winter!!

The time is coming for opening presents, reading the Christmas story, and spending time with family. While we look forward to this time let's not forget to spend time with Jesus not just on Christmas day, but all year long. Make the commitment to spend a little more time with Christ this upcoming year.

A Quote for Today...
Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. Vince Lombardi

On This Date...
In 1946: The film "It's a Wonderful Life" starring Jimmy Stewart premiered in New York City.

Today is...
National Go Caroling Day...and Try To Remember Where You Hid The Christmas Gifts Day.

On This Date...
In 1946: The film "It's a Wonderful Life" starring Jimmy Stewart premiered in New York City.

A Quote for Today...
It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about? Harry David Thoreau

I am working on a list of goals & accomplishments that I would like to see MMM reach in 2011. I will be posting them New years day. I would be interested in your thoughts of things you may want to see, information, notes from missionarries, etc. or maybe there is something you would like me to STOP doing. PLEASE be honest and open with me. I peray that the Lord will expand our coasts in 2011, but I do need input.

On This Date...
In 1933: The first World Championship football game took place between the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants.

Today is...
Clean Air Day, marking the 1967 passage of the U.S. Clean Air Act, a sweeping set of laws to protect the nation from air pollution. It was the first law to place pollution controls on the auto industry.

As I sat in apologetics class, we gave the correct definition of truth. TRUTH is any theing that corrisponds with reality. As I thought about that statement, I remembered when Jesus was praying in John 17 He said in verse 17 "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth." What does this mean? God's Word Corresponds with reality! It is not a distant book, that is irrelevent today. It is just the opposite.

A Quote for Today...
The world is moving so fast these days that the one who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it. Harry Emerson Fosdick

On This Date...
In 2006: A nervous grandmother mistakenly put her 1 month old grandson through the X-ray machines at LAX airport. When a worker noticed the shape of the child on the screen, the baby was immediately pulled out. Local doctors confirmed he did not receive a dangerous dose of radiation.

Today is...
Tea Party Day in Boston. It's the anniversary of the original Boston Tea Party of 1773.

I was walking out the door to go to work. It was raining, my steps looked wet, but "safe". I stepped down the first step & POW!! I hit the ground. The steps had ice on them that I could not see, I was "decieved". Satan's the same way. He tempts us with something that looks o.k. but then BAM!!! We fall. We need to have a sure step and that is found ONLY in God's Word. Get grounded, down let Satan cause you to slip.

A Quote for Today...
Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. Barbara Tuchman

On This Date...
In 1950: A 221-foot Douglas fir (which was the tallest cut Christmas tree on record at the time) was put up in the Narthgate Shopping Center, Seattle.

Today is...
National Lemon Cupcake Day

It has been a couple of days since I posted so.... Haven & Holly are doing great. This time of year is so busy for evryone. I find it interesting that Psalm 46:10 says to "be still and know I am God." and yet Satan always finds ways to keep us sooo busy we forget who God is and we become burdened down with the cares of this world. If you find yourself saying "I don't have time for quiet time." You're simply TOO BUSY.

A Quote for Today...
Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own. Sydney J. Harris

On This Date...
In 1843: "The Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens was first published.

Whether you're covered with snow or not I trust you will have a great day. It doesn't matter what comes our way, just remember that God is with you all the way and He will not leave you. Saturday I walked ina parade and helped pass out over 1,000 bags of candy that had a card tied to them. On the card was John 3:16. By the end of the parade I just wanted to pass out, but God has given me strength. He IS my strength.

A Quote for Today...
The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. Plato

On This Date...
In 1964: Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize.

Miracle Morning Ministries has been on hold for the last couple of days due to the birth of mine and Holly's new baby girl Haven Hope Bowling. She weighed 9 lbs 1oz when she was born December 7th at 1:34 P.M. Holly is doing well and we want to say thank you for your prayers and we are looking forward to showing her off as we begin to schedule meetings for next year. We will be sending 2 basket of blessings soon.

Today is...
Grand Ole Opry Radio Day. The Opry first broadcast from Nashville on this date in 1927.

A Quote for Today...
The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. Albert Einstein

On This Date...
In 1790: The U.S. Congress moved from New York to Philadelphia.

Haven Hope has not yet made her appearence. Please pray that all will go smoothly with the induction tommorrow. I will keep everyone updated. Thank you for your prayers.

Today is...
National Bad Hair Day!

A Quote for Today...
Technological change is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal. Albert Einstein

On This Date...
In 1950: Paul Harvey made his first national broadcast from Chicago.

Today is...
Mommy Dearest Day. On this date in 1978 the novel Mommy Dearest made the best-seller list.

The world did not not stop to take notice and worship Christ when He was born. Only a few took note & went to worship. When the shepherds left that night, they were so touched by the experience that theu could not keep their mouths shut. They were driven to spread the word - LK. 2:17. What excitement they must have had as they told everyone the Messiah was here! I pray for THAT enthusiasm - Go ye into ALL the world!

A Quote for Today...
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. Ellen Parr

1933 1st transatlantic telephone wedding (Bertil Clason-Sigrid Carlson)

Today is...
"Special Education Day." It's the celebration of the first U.S. special education law that was signed by President Gerald Ford on December 2, 1975.

I wonder what was going through the Shepherd's minds as they saw one angel proclaiming Christ's birth, then out of nowhere.... BAM!!! A HOST of angels singing!! Let me add here that God has a "flare" for the dramatic, in my opinion. That aside, the encounter drove the shepherd's to Christ to worship. Oh that we would have an "encounter" this Christmas season that would drive us to simply worship God.

A Quote for Today...
If you examined a hundred people who had lost their faith in Christianity, I wonder how many of them would turn out to have reasoned out of it by honest argument? Do not most people simply drift away? C.S. Lewis

On This Date...
In 1913: America's first drive-in auto service station opened in Pittsburgh.

‎25 days left until Christmas!! People say that we celebrate Christmas because it is Jesus' birthday, but let's not forget, He is eternal. Jeus is the I AM. Before there was a world to save Jesus "is" for He is "I AM". He is outside time, He is. We celebbrate Christmas not because Jesus was born, but because God humbled Himself to save us from sin. Christmas is about God's Love. John 3:16.

25 days left until Christmas. People say that we celebrate Christmas because it is Jesus' birthday, but let's not forget that He is eternal. Jeus is the I AM. Before there was a world to save Jesus "is" for He is "I AM". He is outside time, He is. We celebbrate Christmas not because the birth of Jesus, but because God humbled Himself to save us from sin. Christmas is about God's Love. John 3:16.

Today is...
Rosa Parks Day, the 51st anniversary of her arrest in Montgomery, Alabama, when she refused to give up her seat and move to the rear of a city bus.