Thursday, April 5, 2007

IS THERE ANY GOOD NEWS?

                               

Well, I think this is not only Good News but Great News.

I was listening to the news this morning and heard about murders, rapes, kidnapping,  Is there no good news?  I searched and found these articles.  Please enjoy with me:

 


        Pennsylvania Amish Children Arrive at New School House

Amish children carrying lunch pails arrived at a new one-room schoolhouse Monday morning, marking a fresh beginning for students who survived a shooting that killed five classmates last fall.

The New Hope Amish School sits a few hundred yards from the spot where the killings took place. Built by the entire community, the school is protected by more sophisticated locks on its doors and is reachable only by a private drive.

                 Soldiers Strive to make Iraqi Village Safe

On March 25, three improvised explosive devices went off here. Soldiers from Company E, 2nd “Lancer” Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment entered the village in an attempt to find the assailants.

“We know if we can continue getting information from anyone who can help us clean out insurgents here and find weapons caches, we’re making this a safer place down the line for the [citizens of the community],” said Staff Sgt. William Stone, a squad leader from the regiment. “All the people here say the same thing, they want our help, they want safety and they want the insurgents to go away.”

                            Stress Relief . . . God's Way

"In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God." (Philippians 4:6 ASV)

Anxiety, worry, stress... In today's world we know these terms well. Doctors are constantly warning us about the health effects of stress. Cause for worry? For some it is. Turning on the news for only five minutes is enough to make us anxious about what tomorrow may hold. Climate change, nuclear arms, terrorism and war are the headlines of the day.

 Holly is a freelance writer who currently writes for various blogs, websites and other online forums. She currently lives in the Denton, Texas area with her husband and their menagerie of seven very active pets who she treats as her children. She serves as secretary of WildRescue, and specializes in helping people with domestic rabbit issues. Holly attends church at Denton Bible Church, and is also active with her former congregation at NorthWest Bible in Dallas. She enjoys traveling the world and spreading God's Good News, and takes part in yearly missions trips to Yekaterinburg, Russia. You can view a sampling of her writing at Associated Content.

Many thanks to Good News Now  for today's good news - go see . . . no bad news

For the next few days, I am going to let good news, humor, etc., dominate my journal.  I just want to hear or read the good stuff?  How about you?  Are you fed up with the ugliness of radio, television, magazines and newspaper news?  Let them know.  I know I will.

Many blessings to you all,

                   

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Easter is always good news to those who are willing to hear, it's news that needs sharing.
Have a blessed Easter.
Jenny <><
http://journals.aol.co.uk/jennyp51/stop-the-clock-times-moving-too-/

Anonymous said...

Absolutely, Penny... I don't even subscribe to the newspaper anymore, and I seldom watch the news.... but then I think to myself, "I'm a teacher! I need to know what's going on in the world so when kids bring up subjects they've heard about on TV, I better know something about it." In this department, I have been negligent. While striving to shelter myself from the bad news, I've also denied myself the good news. Most of the news I get now is from what I hear at school from those who do listen to the news, and from what I see and hear on the internet. When I hear bad news, I wonder what I could do, how I could get involved to change things to make them better, while simultaneously saying "I can't do anything because I'm too far away, or I'm nearly burned out from the work that I actually do." So what is a person supposed to do? I want to hear good news, I want to be inspired into taking positive action in my own little corner of the world. If it is true that the whisper of a butterfly's wings is felt around the world, then perhaps what I do every day is somehow making a positive influence in someone's life, if not in the immediate moment, then maybe at some future point in time. I have to believe this is so, otherwise, for what am I burning myself up for? Yes, Penny, bring on the good news! What better time to start than with the coming remembrance of Christ's Resurrection on Easter Sunday morning. Bea

Anonymous said...

I like your good news.  I want more good news.  I'm going to get more good news.  By hook or by crook!  

Blessed Easter Penny!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for brightening my day with the Good news!  Have a very blessed Easter Penny!!  Julie :)  

Anonymous said...

wonderful entry.
gina

Anonymous said...

(((((((((((((((((((((((((HUGSTOYOU)))))))))))))))))))))))I like what you had to say,to be honest with you,I cant watch the news,like you said,all we hear is badnews and I just dont like it.I always love to hear about good news,specillay,Easter,hearing the good news about Jesus.Have a nice weekend.

Anonymous said...

It is a refreshing change to read some good news!
HUGS
Penny

Anonymous said...

Hooray for good news!  

Krissy
http://journals.aol.com/fisherkristina/SometimesIThink

Anonymous said...

Nothing wrong with Good News!!  And the best news is being celebrated Easter Sunday!!!  As long as His Holy Spirit remains in the world, there will be Good News!  -  BArbara

Anonymous said...

Blessings Penny!  It is refreshing to read good things once in a while.  After all the things I've been writing about (although- I see the good that will come after) it is a sort of resting stop for me to come and see happy thoughts on others journals!! Thanks Penny!  Have a wonderful and HAPPY EASTER!! Love Carolyn :)

Anonymous said...

Dear Penny,
thanks so much! Bealetdly happy Easter! I hope you had a greast one!
love,nat