tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56267056501155502202024-03-19T04:46:45.058-04:00ON THE BRIGHT SIDEI'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.comBlogger5529125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-1711240935932431632024-03-18T10:43:00.000-04:002024-03-18T10:43:01.316-04:00For Monday, March 18th, 2024<p> </p><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">MONDAY, MARCH 18TH, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; text-align: center;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">1 Da</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">y Until Spring </span></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">I</span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 7:34 </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 7:39 </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">pm</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguaOXaeAJppNANeDaO1TuBSkXWjO3fjV-VrNQY40xqhONtCCAUyL4gj5s7xmrVy0ZK3wmMPY6FctlgMr1F-3oWjI8YoPbo0JdaY6IzS5yyl6_fvFp4vNlzG7uzH7VluDTgOI-L6vymKMbDF6Qhvk9w9usjNAdna3tEhpV5p-Bz95izl4hJ5WWElB3KpnWV/s2048/IMG_0794.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguaOXaeAJppNANeDaO1TuBSkXWjO3fjV-VrNQY40xqhONtCCAUyL4gj5s7xmrVy0ZK3wmMPY6FctlgMr1F-3oWjI8YoPbo0JdaY6IzS5yyl6_fvFp4vNlzG7uzH7VluDTgOI-L6vymKMbDF6Qhvk9w9usjNAdna3tEhpV5p-Bz95izl4hJ5WWElB3KpnWV/s320/IMG_0794.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline !important; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br class="" /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Today is Oatmeal Cookie Day which originated in England and evolved from the savory oatcake. In the Middle Ages, soldiers carried oatcakes with them in case they needed a quick boost of energy during battle. Although our modern day version is much sweeter, oatcakes and oatmeal cookies share many of the same ingredients, including spices, nuts, and raisins.</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Oats are an excellent source of iron and fiber, which explains why oatmeal cookies are the healthiest type of cookie! </span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">To celebrate today, make a batch of oatmeal cookies and enjoy!</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">th</span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span class="" style="font-size: large;">side</span></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><img alt="IMG_0961.jpeg" apple-inline="yes" class="Apple-web-attachment Singleton" id="<347F2333-6599-4EDB-B5ED-8DC4E0B2BA21>" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/e09f8b78-5db1-4f26-b85a-e3153a38ca41" style="opacity: 1;" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">If you’re craving oatmeal cookies, appleasauce won’t do it.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">Eric Jerome Dickey</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">I don’t bake many cookies anymore, but since these are supposed to be healthier, I thought I’d look for a recipe that I could make. I found one and it looks and sounds delicious. Not too sweet for me to enjoy!</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><b class="">Healthy Oatmeal Cookies </b></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">6 Tbsp. butter</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">1/2 cup Honey</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">1 1/2 tsp vanilla</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">1/2 cup unsweetened Applesauce</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">1/2 tsp orange Zest</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">1/2 cup flour </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">1/2 tsp. Baking Soda</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">1/2 tsp. Ground cinnamon</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">1 cup uncooked oats </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">Move the rack in the oven to the very bottom shelf, then preheat two 325 degrees.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">In bowl whisk together flour, baking soda and cinnamon</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">In a separate bowl, cut the butter in 6 slices and microwave until melted. Add the honey, orange zest, vanilla and applesauce to the butter and stir with spoon until well combined.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">Pour the flour mixture into the butter mixture and mix with spoon until well combined.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">Add the oats to the batter and mix until well combined.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">Scoop 2 Tbsp. worth of batter onto a baking sheet. Spread to 1/2 inch thick and shape of a cookie. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">The cookie will spread very little while baking. Scoop the rest of batter on baking sheet, leaving 1 inch between each cookie.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"> Bake on bottom shelf for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely, then remove cookies from baking sheet with a spatula. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">The orange zest can be omitted without issue, but the cookies won’t be as favorable.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">A gluten flour is necessary in this recipe, or the cookies will crumble when you eat them. They are low carb and healthy by using honey instead of sugar.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">We’re supposed to remain in the upper 30’s today for a high, so it will be a</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"> great day to turn the oven on.Winter is giving us a last Hah Rah!</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I hope y</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">ou all have </span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">a great start to this new week. Happy Mon</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">day !</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;"><img alt="IMG_1184.jpeg" apple-inline="yes" class="Apple-web-attachment Singleton" id="<7F2704EB-D5E8-4A44-8BF4-8BB574A1A895>" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/1c7532cc-cfbf-4d65-8bb6-970598772179" style="opacity: 1;" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class="">COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div class=""><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">Oats are great - you can make meatloaf and use oats instead of bread as the binder, or you can make oatmeal cookies, my husbands favorite. </i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">Ree Drummond </i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m <span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">thankful</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,168. for healthy oatmeal cookies!</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,169</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">. for a day to get back to some kind of normal.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,170. for a warm home</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><br class="" /></span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div class="" style="color: black;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><img alt="fullsizeoutput_3441.jpeg" apple-inline="yes" class="Apple-web-attachment Singleton" id="<6C1A206F-9FDF-4A0E-9621-E7801BA2CD0A@Home>" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/11a18f6e-e54b-4b94-aa40-9e458803959e" style="opacity: 1;" /></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class="">may the p</i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD</span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> B</span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU ALL!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfUa7mVOA5W7m5dczyhPF2aBiakrpMwznc4qL-9C4U3v-p17G3KaHimX2mJfAL5LoTbJoAFyKkxDhku-xTGnGa988_WJ05GR3ScNawXaamwSvRqEgAqIo0Gf_-dBp0EhvgE_3PdLRhBLPT8TnNMI2lWBKtYSK1b22cUlE54eO2U5q9ZwBdQGu7of3AnQB/s2048/IMG_3636.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfUa7mVOA5W7m5dczyhPF2aBiakrpMwznc4qL-9C4U3v-p17G3KaHimX2mJfAL5LoTbJoAFyKkxDhku-xTGnGa988_WJ05GR3ScNawXaamwSvRqEgAqIo0Gf_-dBp0EhvgE_3PdLRhBLPT8TnNMI2lWBKtYSK1b22cUlE54eO2U5q9ZwBdQGu7of3AnQB/s320/IMG_3636.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote class="" style="border: medium; font-family: ComicSansMS; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #b51a00; font-size: large;"><i class="">Cookies are the sweetest little bit of comfort food, They are very bite sized and personal. </i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #b51a00; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #b51a00; font-size: large;"><i class="">Sandra Lee</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i class="">a smi</i></span><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></span></span></span></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 46, 238); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(4, 46, 238); color: #042eee; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 46, 238); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(4, 46, 238); color: #042eee; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"></span></span></span></div></div></b></div></span></span></span></div></div></b></div></span></span></span></div></div></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-62032983735965744722024-03-17T08:47:00.001-04:002024-03-17T08:47:09.697-04:00For Sunday, March 17th, 2024<p> </p><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">SUNDAY, MARCH 17TH, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; text-align: center;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">2 Da</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">ys Until Spring </span></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">I</span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 7:36 </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 7:38 </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">pm</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigV4bIcQ4-uoul716U2atuKs04lBacM8Uw26vpXvYi-uj_7GFN3zWrKXfsZ29-9_RhuLK5ISQZgZg4YydYF1VPDsDz3Y8NpOQ04VOAi4oTBbw_f_iedgaVVx5cGr51_dXokF8gHIZO1VR10Jk0ulHulN2gwn2tWhYQrA-KgJQE8y34s3kVM9dxb_G82sRn/s2048/IMG_3571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigV4bIcQ4-uoul716U2atuKs04lBacM8Uw26vpXvYi-uj_7GFN3zWrKXfsZ29-9_RhuLK5ISQZgZg4YydYF1VPDsDz3Y8NpOQ04VOAi4oTBbw_f_iedgaVVx5cGr51_dXokF8gHIZO1VR10Jk0ulHulN2gwn2tWhYQrA-KgJQE8y34s3kVM9dxb_G82sRn/s320/IMG_3571.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline !important; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br class="" /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Today is St. Patricks Day which honors St. Patrick who people have been celebrating for one a thousand years. He was born and raised in Roman Britain during the fifth century. At the age of sixteen he was captured and sold as a slave to an Irish sheep farmer, but eventually he was able to escape. He spent several years in a monastery before returning to Ireland as a Christian missionary. Today he is hailed as the patron saint and national apostle in Ireland.</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Over the years this holiday has evolved from a religious observance to a worldwide celebration of the Irish culture. In Ireland, men wear shamrocks on their jackets and caps and women wear green ribbons in their hair.</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Whether or not you have Irish ancestors , wear something green today or share a limerick with a friend in honor of this famous Irish holiday.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">th</span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span class="" style="font-size: large;">side</span></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLFaRGp35CrgjswhwFD7p6kZVZY8gMLQU_NO8U_JQCaPVq6UOJHhWk0Eh80yRAPrjShGUGo48nvye_B_YNlJ7UBp2HuJS9cWeiMa5dtdMP0Kwap2ewDfYINYn7tYecxyMXGi79ZFxVzNXv11Jd1aq6NQGc-MznnnRv7mlHvEeeW7BfMmQ6qLNU5wytIIP/s2048/fullsizeoutput_428e.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1522" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLFaRGp35CrgjswhwFD7p6kZVZY8gMLQU_NO8U_JQCaPVq6UOJHhWk0Eh80yRAPrjShGUGo48nvye_B_YNlJ7UBp2HuJS9cWeiMa5dtdMP0Kwap2ewDfYINYn7tYecxyMXGi79ZFxVzNXv11Jd1aq6NQGc-MznnnRv7mlHvEeeW7BfMmQ6qLNU5wytIIP/s320/fullsizeoutput_428e.jpeg" width="238" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #4f7a28;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class="">St. Patrick’s Day is a day to celebrate our green heritage. The ancestry of Ireland. It is a day to celebrate what it means to be Irish and of Irish descent. </i></span></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #4f7a28;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #4f7a28;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class="">Anthony T. Hicks</i></span></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #4f7a28;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">. I’ll be wearing my green today as we go through the second day of the moving sale. So far, so good. We had a steady stream of people come to look and buy yesterday but there is still a lot left here.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">I was so tired and exhausted last night I went to bed early and I think everyone else helping felt the same. It was a very long day ending with a my birthday dinner at Red Lobster. I had all I could to stay awake through dinner.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">I do have some ancestors that were Irish, but I know nothing about them. I had my DNA tested and that is how I know exactly where my ancestors came from. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">They say it’s going to be cloudy and colder today with temps in the 40’s. So there may not be many people coming out for the sale.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">We’ll see...</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I hope y</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">ou all have </span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">a RELAXING Sun</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">day !</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class="">COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div class=""><br class="" /></div><div class=""><span class="" style="color: #38571a; font-size: large;"><i class="">A good friend ia like four leaf clover, hard to find and lucky to have..</i></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="color: #38571a; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="color: #38571a; font-size: large;"><i class="">Irish Proverb</i></span></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,165. for good men like St. Patrick </span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,166</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">. for my Irish heritage </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,167. for so many leprechauns brightening my day, my grand children! !</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><br class="" /></span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div class="" style="color: black;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><br /></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class="">may the p</i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD</span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> B</span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote class="" style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #4f7a28;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class="">The only sure about luck is that it will change.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #4f7a28;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #4f7a28;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class="">Wilson Mizner </i></span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i class="">a smi</i></span><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-9402841675970233812024-03-16T08:03:00.003-04:002024-03-16T08:03:26.599-04:00For Saturday, March 16th, 2024<p> </p><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">SATURDAY, MARCH 16TH, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; text-align: center;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">2 Da</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">ys Until Spring </span></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">I</span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 7:39 </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t :</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"> 7:36 </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">pm</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline !important; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br class="" /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Today is National Quilting Day which celebrates quilts and those who make them.</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">The National Quilting Association started this holiday in 1991. Their members passed a resolution in Lincoln, Nebraska, on June 1991</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Celebrate today and cuddle up with a cozy quilt! They are true artwork, not just a way to keep warm!</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">th</span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span class="" style="font-size: large;">side</span></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"><span class="" style="font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e;">Our lives are like quilts - bits and pieces, joy and </span></span><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="">sorrow, stitched with love.</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class=""><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="">Author Unknown</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class=""><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="">Thanks to my maternal grandmother, I have a quilt here for me to quilt. I had one completed quilt and gave it to my daughter when I last moved. My grandmother pieced together many quilts in her lifetime. She wanted everyone in the family to have one. I have several quilt tops that she did, but that were never layered and quilted. Quilts consist of 3 layers. A quilted top, then battening or cotton, backed with a plain sheet or yards of material. The quilting happens when you sew them all together.</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class=""><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="">Theses layers to make for a warm blanket. Some are stitched and some are simply held together with a stitch and tied together. There are many variations of quilts to enjoy. And they make for a pleasant afternoon when you have friends over for an afternoon of quilting. </span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class=""><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">My grandmother had a large quilting rack that sat in the dining room. I only have a large hoop to hold my quit together. That way I can sit in a chair and quilt away. I still have a couple of unfinished quilt tops here and one that has been started that will be in the sale today.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">It’s definitely a day of work for me. The sale we are having starts at 9 am and goes until 3pm. After the sale, the kids are taking me to dinner to join in with family for my birthday. I only hope I don’t fall asleep at dinner ! It’s at my favorite place to go, Red Lobster! </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">We’re cold and cloudy today, but at least it isn’t raining!</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I hope y</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">ou all have </span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">a SUPER Satur</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">day !</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class="">COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div class=""><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">My soul is fed by <span class="">needle and thread.</span></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><span class=""><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><span class=""><i class="">Author Unknown</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><span class=""><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,162. for sweet memories of my grandmother.</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,163</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">. for a quilt to sell</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,164. for a birthday dinner to celebrate my 80 years of life!</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><br class="" /></span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div class="" style="color: black;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><br /></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class="">may the p</i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD</span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> B</span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote class="" style="border: medium; font-family: ComicSansMS; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">When life gives you scraps make a quilt!</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">Author Unknown</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i class="">a smi</i></span><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-40964385355661260752024-03-15T09:44:00.003-04:002024-03-15T09:44:51.277-04:00For Friday, March 15th, 2024<p> </p><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">FRIDAY, MARCH 15TH, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; text-align: center;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ks, and bori</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ng grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">3 Da</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">ys Until Spring </span></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">I</span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 7:39 </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 7:36 </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">pm</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYp_yYl3ZqUkmYQaWZfWzN0PfofmX8usXWtuGgjLdtpWi5YrRQLTfWDo4_9ODKP8lgELW1StsxT6dvv1eXAmZ4GHkbYKsQfNBj22E1Lju0EI3lXQzoBVUhFPXNgxT3h0XLjTJ9HEL7c9qrM0-Jm6xRpsfVVvEsuCsmB9eJ0UsuCuwiX091DouwasG0bog/s2048/IMG_3590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYp_yYl3ZqUkmYQaWZfWzN0PfofmX8usXWtuGgjLdtpWi5YrRQLTfWDo4_9ODKP8lgELW1StsxT6dvv1eXAmZ4GHkbYKsQfNBj22E1Lju0EI3lXQzoBVUhFPXNgxT3h0XLjTJ9HEL7c9qrM0-Jm6xRpsfVVvEsuCsmB9eJ0UsuCuwiX091DouwasG0bog/s320/IMG_3590.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline !important; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br class="" /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Today is the Ides of March which celebrates March 15th, in the Roman calendar. In modern times, the term Ides is best known as the date on which Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC. Caesar was stabbed to death in the Roman Senate by a group of conspirators led by Marcul Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. His death marks a turning point in Roman history. Some Romans celebrate the Ides of March as a new year celebration. In Canada the day is marked with drinking Bloody Caesars.</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Celebrate today and beware the Ides of March. Make a Caesar Salad and remember the warning ! </span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">th</span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span class="" style="font-size: large;">side</span></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"><span class="" style="font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWFM3NBp7csqT3a9RI8C23P1UYVkuG_Bc5COvzdH4gVLJ1su9HXhHqcb9xtLuCn6AmF4xCMGaEwVLtxgm1kADZ3hv_4i79uy_MCKM4m-LoijjXMLofesOtb-6yxubbwdJ8baE9_OnzbKAuZ4anjPEPs8N5uTfbZEe7eBQ4qW35egwnMHlPKXay-7-Jjij/s2048/IMG_4117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWFM3NBp7csqT3a9RI8C23P1UYVkuG_Bc5COvzdH4gVLJ1su9HXhHqcb9xtLuCn6AmF4xCMGaEwVLtxgm1kADZ3hv_4i79uy_MCKM4m-LoijjXMLofesOtb-6yxubbwdJ8baE9_OnzbKAuZ4anjPEPs8N5uTfbZEe7eBQ4qW35egwnMHlPKXay-7-Jjij/s320/IMG_4117.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">Beware the ides of March.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">William Shakespeare </i></span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">For me this will be a day of running errands and last minute preparations for the moving sale going on here tomorrow and Sunday. DS#5 will be over to help me this evening. I’m getting very neverous in the service. The weather is not cooperating at all and I wonder if anyone will come out on a cold March weekend. </span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">Only time will tell, but everything is as ready as it can be. There will be many bargains to be had as everything is priced to sell.</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">It’s hard to believe that the day has finally come. It has taken a lot of work to get to this point, so it’s a releif. What doesn’t sell will be given away.</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">My house will be practically empty just in time for me to leave. Now we’ll be doing some cleaning before I go. Living in an empty house isn’t appealing but I’ll be able to enjoy one last Easter family celebration with my Ohio family before I take a flight to Texas on the 2nd of April. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I hope y</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">ou all have </span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">a FANTASTIC Fri</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">day !</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGyFogFbX3B4nVwenfk-xXqRrvoD_zAKonArNS38Wv2vUTFgx2J7XIyWGNXii_kPrjfqIL4P14xWQSq9wXqzrDr6sQkqLEdg1zrD5PFMQ-rrbSe5KDXnwNzigfUkpLAB99ZZ1-zy4hXjHh_mYeOrnc5zbzHDBCJbgZEM4UbBaGjiPFaH7_HUIT_D5Zs4O/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1894" data-original-width="2048" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGyFogFbX3B4nVwenfk-xXqRrvoD_zAKonArNS38Wv2vUTFgx2J7XIyWGNXii_kPrjfqIL4P14xWQSq9wXqzrDr6sQkqLEdg1zrD5PFMQ-rrbSe5KDXnwNzigfUkpLAB99ZZ1-zy4hXjHh_mYeOrnc5zbzHDBCJbgZEM4UbBaGjiPFaH7_HUIT_D5Zs4O/s320/fullsizeoutput_4202.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class="">COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div class=""><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">Men at some time are masters of their fates.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">William Shakespeare</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,159. for a Moving Sale to get rid of all my possessions</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,160</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">. for DS#5 and his family who helped so much to make the sale possible.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,161. for DS#6 and family who will be here tomorrow to assist with the sale .</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><br class="" /></span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His <br />courts with <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3y0h0QUrsMlfCZGOp5yPaoae6OfUcpy7A4DO0tFixnD2-57M1JQgS_nive5nbK8Nmu9oxZ1toAi4bVaQzD17C8dxgrH-jER0kBrYggRfCuGVv9gwLOb4daRBU7qT91lTdGdPc9VVubsIVHE3oMEva__ZVfOQ1Da2m4-vQKpVD-pPQ1Aju7di03Xfe8Csx/s2048/IMG_4550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3y0h0QUrsMlfCZGOp5yPaoae6OfUcpy7A4DO0tFixnD2-57M1JQgS_nive5nbK8Nmu9oxZ1toAi4bVaQzD17C8dxgrH-jER0kBrYggRfCuGVv9gwLOb4daRBU7qT91lTdGdPc9VVubsIVHE3oMEva__ZVfOQ1Da2m4-vQKpVD-pPQ1Aju7di03Xfe8Csx/s320/IMG_4550.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><div class="" style="color: black; font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br /></div></span><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class="">may the p</i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD</span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> B</span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU ALL!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjppdOVDwcTsHE34FIx3_Tay33EnIDu4zopcQpQRfuh4TtLwWaVcDvWxfSGe6J-DAqvhDaW5Rgk4Pb7n-GEtlCGd8_pr26HZli-9la8mkdJbE6_8TjzkXSeXMBfwFHwaXJx-RD2v3kfvEoqhH4HXfshGPMr4JKCuguayjy5Wh43a_8_fY18izOjvjAm8wwE/s2048/IMG_3703.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjppdOVDwcTsHE34FIx3_Tay33EnIDu4zopcQpQRfuh4TtLwWaVcDvWxfSGe6J-DAqvhDaW5Rgk4Pb7n-GEtlCGd8_pr26HZli-9la8mkdJbE6_8TjzkXSeXMBfwFHwaXJx-RD2v3kfvEoqhH4HXfshGPMr4JKCuguayjy5Wh43a_8_fY18izOjvjAm8wwE/s320/IMG_3703.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote class="" style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><i class="">Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">William </span></span><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Shakespeare </span></i></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i class="">a smi</i></span><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-520907031044395432024-03-14T10:02:00.002-04:002024-03-14T10:02:35.354-04:00For Thursday, March 14th, 2024<p> </p><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">THURSDAY, MARCH 14TH, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; text-align: center;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">4 Da</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">ys Until Spring </span></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">I</span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 7:41 </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 7:35 </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">pm</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Fs-jZVChqCQRLdRd7HSqncuxJqpMDcASQuapFUp_nRWIWD5zAz1nd7Y-xwBzHkTwx9dDnQ3XFnan0O45sVlhkFJq1lRTVyxNfugK2H2Yl949yJD6T2VLNAmxGqoP2gK09kPXEh2I0gYc7Zom_jZM7Jh7HmSczys8HLy3FnfBVpgrnXr8Yi6TAFG5hGia/s2048/ekonRjabTjGmsv5OyLHkZw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Fs-jZVChqCQRLdRd7HSqncuxJqpMDcASQuapFUp_nRWIWD5zAz1nd7Y-xwBzHkTwx9dDnQ3XFnan0O45sVlhkFJq1lRTVyxNfugK2H2Yl949yJD6T2VLNAmxGqoP2gK09kPXEh2I0gYc7Zom_jZM7Jh7HmSczys8HLy3FnfBVpgrnXr8Yi6TAFG5hGia/s320/ekonRjabTjGmsv5OyLHkZw.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline !important; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br class="" /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Today is a Happy Birthday to DDIL#6!</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday to you♥ ♥ ♥ </span></i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">May the dear Lord bless you today and always!</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;"> Happy Birthday to you♥</span></i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Today is also Potato Chip Day which celebrates the nation’s favorite snack.</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">An American chef named George Crum invented potato chips in Saratoga Springs</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">in 1853. One day, a picky customer kept sending back his fried potatoes to the kitchen saying that they were too thick and soggy. Crum responded by slicing the potatoes so thin that they couldn’t be eaten with a fork. The customer was so pleased with with them that they became a regular item on the menu</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Celebrate today and enjoy some of your favorite potato chips for lunch or dinner! Yum!</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">th</span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span class="" style="font-size: large;">side</span></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8buDD2lwQ9cpFRbY_PiBWIbUkO7L4FAhyphenhyphenhm8Vt9O1ppNFvljuDbmzl8eNjkPn1VToU1vR3wYKlyGPs0pPCssfOvOvjrHCWvTjIQMlU91SFyHiFOqYtTCKjJHqNgPlXnARYbyHoDDsYNz-p70sVn8Tp-eX5xJS7bdk8ldtJLVB2RpveYThLrBRw6vs7svF/s2048/IMG_2156.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8buDD2lwQ9cpFRbY_PiBWIbUkO7L4FAhyphenhyphenhm8Vt9O1ppNFvljuDbmzl8eNjkPn1VToU1vR3wYKlyGPs0pPCssfOvOvjrHCWvTjIQMlU91SFyHiFOqYtTCKjJHqNgPlXnARYbyHoDDsYNz-p70sVn8Tp-eX5xJS7bdk8ldtJLVB2RpveYThLrBRw6vs7svF/s320/IMG_2156.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e;"><i class="">Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e;"><i class="">Diane Duane</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">I got to celebrate with this DIL last weekend when we were at their house, her grandmother provided a cake and we sang Happy Birthday to her! And this weekend I’ll be seeing her again and celebrating some more!</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">Potato Chips are something I do enjoy now and then. I found some that have a lower salt content. But still they do have a lot of carbs so I eat them in moderation. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">This evening I get to go to another concert, this time for our Sweet Sugar AB, she is playing the viola in their school orchestra concert. This is the first for her and I’m so thankful I get to hear her play before I move away. I went to her brother’s band concert and her sisters choral concert earlier this month. They are all very talented in their chosen field.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">It’s to be 60’s again today, but rain is moving in and we’ll be in the 40’s again tomorrow. It will be the warmest day for a while and I’m happy I can get out and enjoy it!</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I hope y</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">ou all have </span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">a GREAT DAY! Happy <br />Thurs</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">day !</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wzV2HeQ8PMKhN59GAU2_5YSSIF5lAQ1RXoiQEVxwY6ghpAMdaKfVgXqZTAMSleLp6Ng2i8UzxZ4BxeJWPYbQ4vjXn5meN73NS3MQ9RI6dvrV8P9Bbaa6MrNBpORfTA37CvHevcSxts8gtblBF40Xldx51Rxlv-3RxMuzEi5-V38UtrfJkbbo0DHNe3Sx/s2048/ACEhM%25tSS7+Dle+XRvy1KQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wzV2HeQ8PMKhN59GAU2_5YSSIF5lAQ1RXoiQEVxwY6ghpAMdaKfVgXqZTAMSleLp6Ng2i8UzxZ4BxeJWPYbQ4vjXn5meN73NS3MQ9RI6dvrV8P9Bbaa6MrNBpORfTA37CvHevcSxts8gtblBF40Xldx51Rxlv-3RxMuzEi5-V38UtrfJkbbo0DHNe3Sx/s320/ACEhM%25tSS7+Dle+XRvy1KQ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class="">COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div class=""><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">All food starting with p is comfort food :</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">pasta, potato chips, pretzels, peanut butter, </i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">pastrami, pizza, pastry.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">Sara Paretsky</i></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,156. for DDIL#6 it’s her birthday!</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,157</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">. for potato chips to enjoy along with a sandwich for lunch today</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,158. for a warm day to enjoy!</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div class="" style="color: black;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGTqRrJlbWNkQHO1CSSdcRIoaMxJfQWxv2Iqcml3Ry77DDb2hvmgYw8pc3Pl9nQpCY5CRW88IoDutxADQZCpbxqAMLczmZtoSsP336ubBrkD23EYMCbjauvsVgbi76nemCNiYNnQftQXMm1Zq9jMFZ1fEQcrCdquG_VBJYwd8sIEzujoVjIRKz_eqGNqd/s2048/IMG_4550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGTqRrJlbWNkQHO1CSSdcRIoaMxJfQWxv2Iqcml3Ry77DDb2hvmgYw8pc3Pl9nQpCY5CRW88IoDutxADQZCpbxqAMLczmZtoSsP336ubBrkD23EYMCbjauvsVgbi76nemCNiYNnQftQXMm1Zq9jMFZ1fEQcrCdquG_VBJYwd8sIEzujoVjIRKz_eqGNqd/s320/IMG_4550.jpg" width="203" /></a></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class="">may the p</i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD</span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> B</span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU ALL!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhprd_bM4B9FAwuvFBZknD2ZLGaZl9s2hDnsUDnOllGOx8IHw_F5i5lyUadAEkNMvcRsIwYvbzD1LK1n1_-NifQtgnSKnN_WcZZ6sx86kEUgtSWTPT77ZKw_39hnmuFioEpV3u7FaYcrjvF20DLM-NlDRirfT-4MtqHEQ9XPl8fZaqZGyD0YBcX_DnaX6/s2048/2IzrWY2hQKWvwD0uYiAAYg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhprd_bM4B9FAwuvFBZknD2ZLGaZl9s2hDnsUDnOllGOx8IHw_F5i5lyUadAEkNMvcRsIwYvbzD1LK1n1_-NifQtgnSKnN_WcZZ6sx86kEUgtSWTPT77ZKw_39hnmuFioEpV3u7FaYcrjvF20DLM-NlDRirfT-4MtqHEQ9XPl8fZaqZGyD0YBcX_DnaX6/s320/2IzrWY2hQKWvwD0uYiAAYg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote class="" style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><i class="">Unbelievable as it may seem, one third of all vegetables consumed in the United States come from just three sources: french fries, Potato Chips and Iceberg lettuce.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><i class="">Marion Nestle</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i class="">a smi</i></span><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-71213442307431602272024-03-13T11:00:00.001-04:002024-03-13T11:00:41.697-04:00for Wednesday, March 13th, 2024<p> </p><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13TH, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; text-align: center;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">5 Da</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">ys Until Spring </span></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">I</span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 7:42 </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 7:33 </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">pm</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMRWrKle0oATRQHXIWUt9tQ_ipH4OzGDrH5aZiUcMQLssZp8BX3gqvkrY5qTJORAr63SOjaEACC3gAsTSHirosz91TtbVgyhlLL3YxBEbDsVOFP5QiiUZ4vEA1-ux6crSPe444ukYhbffe8jwoxlVSUEAwMy13Jm6hMe4hQBceE1y-q1PXuwWmPVZWrvM/s960/IMG_9754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMRWrKle0oATRQHXIWUt9tQ_ipH4OzGDrH5aZiUcMQLssZp8BX3gqvkrY5qTJORAr63SOjaEACC3gAsTSHirosz91TtbVgyhlLL3YxBEbDsVOFP5QiiUZ4vEA1-ux6crSPe444ukYhbffe8jwoxlVSUEAwMy13Jm6hMe4hQBceE1y-q1PXuwWmPVZWrvM/s320/IMG_9754.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline !important; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br class="" /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Today is National Good Samaritan Day which provides an opportunity for us to spread goodwill and show compassion for others in need.</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">The term Good Samaritan originates from the parable which can be found in the Gospel of Luke. The parable portrays a good natured Samaritan who helps and injured stranger in need, despite their religious and ideological differences. The term can now be understood to encompass all actions that are done unselfishly for those in need.</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Celebrate today by volunteering or donating to a local soup kitchen, paying for a stranger’s coffee, or helping out a coworker. How ever you choose to do so, make sure to spread kindness and generosity today.</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">th</span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span class="" style="font-size: large;">side</span></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_ProdgS1N0tZa8UvBcdYVM6MCo9BPreaj6uzqT6Heo45hSuox4zwSQKUxU26oVMpG1ZZc7_agLX2gT7u13aEfq1uwYEzno3ybzNoo3C7T6XyepZM_UO6UI6z66wx3WVR0YW_xwSa_I2MDwOf4Zs5cczO5e8qVDheFxsQeqj7NdqnVedudaidHN_BRl7r/s2048/LoTZEAixRW61yKtz3+4QzA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_ProdgS1N0tZa8UvBcdYVM6MCo9BPreaj6uzqT6Heo45hSuox4zwSQKUxU26oVMpG1ZZc7_agLX2gT7u13aEfq1uwYEzno3ybzNoo3C7T6XyepZM_UO6UI6z66wx3WVR0YW_xwSa_I2MDwOf4Zs5cczO5e8qVDheFxsQeqj7NdqnVedudaidHN_BRl7r/s320/LoTZEAixRW61yKtz3+4QzA.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">A Good Samaritan is not simply one whose heart is touched in an immediate act of care and charity, but one who provides a system of sustained care.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">James A Forbes </i></span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">. There are so many ways we can help others. I used to do a lot of volunteering, but now it seems that I’m on the receiving end of the line, more than not. Praying is one thing I can still do for everyone and if you need a prayer said, please let me know. I’d consider it an honor to pray for any needs.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">My DD is my good samaritan. Not only is she giving me a place to live, but she will be helping me more and more as I get older. The pictures today are of when she and her family came over to help me clean up the yard one spring. She has always been and continues to be my helper.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">As I’ve gotten older, I have discovered that I’m no longer able to do many things, but I try to do the best with what I have and enjoy each day that comes my way.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">This afternoon I have an appointment to get a hair cut. I used to cut my own hair, but can no longer do that either. I leave that up to a professional that is very good at what she does. She takes care of peoples hair for a living and does a great service to many. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">She is well worth the money I pay her to do so. A new hair cut is something that always makes me feel better. This time, I’m going to go a bit shorter than usual because it is starting to heat up in Texas, and I sweat a lot so a short hair cut is preferred. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">It’s supposed to be a sunny day here with temps in the 60’s but then clouds and rain will return for the weekend, which is when my moving sale will be going on. I’m hoping that doesn’t keep people away. At least it is not a snow storm coming our way and I’m thankful for that.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I hope y</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">ou all have </span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">a WONDERFUL Wednes</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">day !</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwffjrvQkD9idsZMSgBGMgfAAH1ejH0LKiKZ21cbuh4vI8Z9i41i_JQge1KRMkPE7_FKVu5WZR9lkJ9lCUcVsX6WFTbFlQKodW1e6v-95tepVCkqeFXh-5WTTZzYYMSN4QReRi1xFDknT7OfMy-YdCQcMOhdkHXIf1YDPBGtTFo9i4C2hXnvTU3oL93O1f/s2048/IMG_6641.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwffjrvQkD9idsZMSgBGMgfAAH1ejH0LKiKZ21cbuh4vI8Z9i41i_JQge1KRMkPE7_FKVu5WZR9lkJ9lCUcVsX6WFTbFlQKodW1e6v-95tepVCkqeFXh-5WTTZzYYMSN4QReRi1xFDknT7OfMy-YdCQcMOhdkHXIf1YDPBGtTFo9i4C2hXnvTU3oL93O1f/s320/IMG_6641.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class="">COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div class=""><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">Justice goes across racial and economic barriers - like the Good Samaritan.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">John M. Perkins</i></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,153. for all the helpers I’ve had in my life</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,154</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">. for kind people like my daughter</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,155. for a new hair cut </span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><br class="" /></span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div class="" style="color: black;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRSjn0QnDxsjADWmvIagLJ1TWiRyVpr99eKxplUp_wIDYO0YPgjJAF4xKk2ZZBzLQvAPGub__gETmQHXM8bqRiBhZyw74H_6SxJBA0zg32m-JviRRKy5rHzw4HNruP_E7I6ijAI3x2Ghnr8B9NZnhUm5NAIAVYPjI2az0kJ6_YnF97NskMmnPRLn-wU1E/s2048/IMG_4550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRSjn0QnDxsjADWmvIagLJ1TWiRyVpr99eKxplUp_wIDYO0YPgjJAF4xKk2ZZBzLQvAPGub__gETmQHXM8bqRiBhZyw74H_6SxJBA0zg32m-JviRRKy5rHzw4HNruP_E7I6ijAI3x2Ghnr8B9NZnhUm5NAIAVYPjI2az0kJ6_YnF97NskMmnPRLn-wU1E/s320/IMG_4550.jpg" width="203" /></a></div></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class="">may the p</i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD</span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> B</span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU ALL!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnj9WYfB756aEdk_LmjH0-L1xvwce2G4o__XXLrnPTBQcScWLwGEq-tE3UVeHT7r9BtHMhyGac7mggVWIVV69hmWhL-e3hG35L6O579V3gYGQR5QnL5eVbyFTVp94suc9T-BiW62dEDCF1Rxt0yUiImneVlj_nUQX2-PaRn-GVvyBGcZRY9X7Up5KxTEYu/s960/IMG_5001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnj9WYfB756aEdk_LmjH0-L1xvwce2G4o__XXLrnPTBQcScWLwGEq-tE3UVeHT7r9BtHMhyGac7mggVWIVV69hmWhL-e3hG35L6O579V3gYGQR5QnL5eVbyFTVp94suc9T-BiW62dEDCF1Rxt0yUiImneVlj_nUQX2-PaRn-GVvyBGcZRY9X7Up5KxTEYu/s320/IMG_5001.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote class="" style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a </span><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">begger. It comes to see that a system that produces beggars needs to be repaved. We are called to be the Good Samaritan, but after you lift so many pole out of a ditch you start to ask, maybe the whole road to Jericho needs to be repaved.</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class="">Martin Luther King, Jr.</i></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i class="">a smi</i></span><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-12451980326253848982024-03-12T10:35:00.001-04:002024-03-12T10:35:39.341-04:00For Tuesday, March 12th, 2024<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">TUESDAY, MARCH 12TH, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">6 Da</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">ys Until Spring </span></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">I</span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 7:44 </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 7:32 </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">pm</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAF2P7eAG-FVOniZCyebMCHuc73ZA-WcV1t5eBWtZojLB7SZXOALa_b8lVkTKiuTZJiQwCEEABfhu-xi2xcGY5sX9IYwSdI1GxrtbkyAl_7jNYCFtdEIBc7whRH8dMQw7vW6ASFFvzZJ-d1-8ItCQ-YpRDfuY5ZvFte20CyHhNz1GSEuscZ72j9IkN6sa/s2048/IMG_3658.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAF2P7eAG-FVOniZCyebMCHuc73ZA-WcV1t5eBWtZojLB7SZXOALa_b8lVkTKiuTZJiQwCEEABfhu-xi2xcGY5sX9IYwSdI1GxrtbkyAl_7jNYCFtdEIBc7whRH8dMQw7vW6ASFFvzZJ-d1-8ItCQ-YpRDfuY5ZvFte20CyHhNz1GSEuscZ72j9IkN6sa/s320/IMG_3658.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline !important; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br class="" /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Today is National Plant a Flower Day which celebrates the popular flowers for the Month of March, daffodils.</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">We all love spring for its sunshine, greenery and new blossoms. Depending on where you live, planting flowers is a way to welcome warmer weather and sunshine, or to simply decorate your yard or house with some beautiful flowers. </span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Gardening has become a popular hobby of all people of all ages. </span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">To celebrate today plant some flowers outside if possible, if not, plant some in a pot in your house. It’s a fun activity for the whole family!</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">th</span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span class="" style="font-size: large;">side</span></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwM6i1a_FiQQWdp_cZWze1Vg3S3otqsZVnTWcJ_sHfW2lq2IlKoG2TBnEGEBUI8GkyiJTjbK4ZtfnM-a9OFpIDH228GdRmf8onzlWQPt81iwA9-R-JAn_2B1-9lI2034vHogvA5xf4Q-eHd15SNRGv877q8e5XHV6avvUf178LGrFD7Sik0ZIhgKPCp8ic/s2048/IMG_8799.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwM6i1a_FiQQWdp_cZWze1Vg3S3otqsZVnTWcJ_sHfW2lq2IlKoG2TBnEGEBUI8GkyiJTjbK4ZtfnM-a9OFpIDH228GdRmf8onzlWQPt81iwA9-R-JAn_2B1-9lI2034vHogvA5xf4Q-eHd15SNRGv877q8e5XHV6avvUf178LGrFD7Sik0ZIhgKPCp8ic/s320/IMG_8799.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e;"><i class="">One daffodil is worth a thousand pleasures, then one is too few.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class="">William Wordsworth</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">Daffodils actually have to be planted in the fall but we get to enjoy them when they bloom in March</span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">. I used to have some and my son says his are about ready to bloom.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">The colorful yellow blooms are one of the first flowers we see when spring is approaching. They remind me of sunshine. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">I had a great breakfast out yesterday but it meant saying good bye to a dear friend, goodbyes at our age mean we may never see each other again. Tomorrow I’ll be sayng goodbye to the gal that cuts my hair. This is the last hair cut I’ll have in Ohio. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">All these good byes are hard to do but I’m looking forward to saying hello to Texas and my family there. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">Spring is a time sweet. The whole Earth smiles. It is a time for new beginnings.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I hope y</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ou all have </span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">a TERRIFIC Tues</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">day !</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgackQhsTT5PjDhyVIHpmNrZV_LSJ0RKcIM00OGIsWOO2BVWoNlsczvyIYmqjGkFdf3YGp36RUZm7bC164t9i1VWnGMDGD0FZLNB3-lcdg8KbqFUZ5I62jGmVXtT-cEZpegACB5fVgmkd0joP0Y-7otVjr9h03PUsRiS8v6PR7ySsf-Y-V0b1VD_-kbrq/s2048/IMG_6633.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgackQhsTT5PjDhyVIHpmNrZV_LSJ0RKcIM00OGIsWOO2BVWoNlsczvyIYmqjGkFdf3YGp36RUZm7bC164t9i1VWnGMDGD0FZLNB3-lcdg8KbqFUZ5I62jGmVXtT-cEZpegACB5fVgmkd0joP0Y-7otVjr9h03PUsRiS8v6PR7ySsf-Y-V0b1VD_-kbrq/s320/IMG_6633.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class="">COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div class=""><br class="" /></div><div class=""><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;">Flowers always make people better, </span><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and </span></i></div><div class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class="">medicine for the soul.</i></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class="">Luther Burbank</i></span></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,150. for daffodils and warmer weather</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">12,151</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">. for spring, my favorite season </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,152. for a chance to say goodbye to old friends</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><br class="" /></span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div class="" style="color: black;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXD0tdB4VBYZano5LQFh0uU-PR3Hso2AXLYRFUiQTlQ3eSQ5diJrmpLhHVGl3IaPhIZIZ2N0HlsZYrBfDecchG109CdcxuKB-U66zewTVeyXBpBE2_RvmSAstRW0AsUq217P1c5PK5DZxKGBNBwyXiTFqwxAF2xcbluG1h2wdVz4ZFbu8oqkfhfw8zGJI/s2048/IMG_4550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXD0tdB4VBYZano5LQFh0uU-PR3Hso2AXLYRFUiQTlQ3eSQ5diJrmpLhHVGl3IaPhIZIZ2N0HlsZYrBfDecchG109CdcxuKB-U66zewTVeyXBpBE2_RvmSAstRW0AsUq217P1c5PK5DZxKGBNBwyXiTFqwxAF2xcbluG1h2wdVz4ZFbu8oqkfhfw8zGJI/s320/IMG_4550.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><br /></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class="">may the p</i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">Christ our Lord.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD</span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> B</span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU ALL!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtQXpn2Gp3YWcwV3i_2LC9G0KbYQaXLPeiMVBw2eyPpAGQUkJk9ec07kvpo-mYv-EP-PJOmQWEr0ZluvnKd8JZvQThI0tldanLjBIsvyoqwb9KAZQ8Ln1pwepVtE_FjWOXF3ASgK9W_-rfRaFiLRS2nmc0EzI-7QaC9-doojEVN33ClRWOqVQT0JFcmQC/s2048/IMG_4082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtQXpn2Gp3YWcwV3i_2LC9G0KbYQaXLPeiMVBw2eyPpAGQUkJk9ec07kvpo-mYv-EP-PJOmQWEr0ZluvnKd8JZvQThI0tldanLjBIsvyoqwb9KAZQ8Ln1pwepVtE_FjWOXF3ASgK9W_-rfRaFiLRS2nmc0EzI-7QaC9-doojEVN33ClRWOqVQT0JFcmQC/s320/IMG_4082.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote class="" style="border: medium; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">Daffodils, </i></span><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class="">first sign of spring. It</i><i class="">’</i><i class="">s how you know everything is about to change</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class="">Katherine Howe</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i class="">a smi</i></span><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><u class=""><b class=""></b></u></span></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-63847069868593636512024-03-11T09:22:00.000-04:002024-03-11T09:22:01.193-04:00For Monday, March 11th, 2024<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">MONDAY, MARCH 11TH, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">7 Da</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">ys Until Spring </span></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">I</span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 7:46 </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 7:32 </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">pm</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline !important; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br class="" /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">Today we </span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">celebrate a Happy Heavenly Birthday to DDH!</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Heavenly Birthday to you♥ ♥ ♥ </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">He is gone but never forgotten</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">Happy Heavenly Birthday to you♥</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">It is also Johnny Appleseed Day which is a holiday that honors Johnny Appleseed for introducing apple trees to many parts of the United States. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">John Chapman, known as Johnny Appleseed, was and an American nurseryman going west. Throughout his journey he planted apple seeds, creating apple trees in many states such as Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and West Virginia.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">He was known for his generosity, love for animals and religion and his preaching. The holiday which is celebrated March 11th, marks the approximated date of his death. He is also celebrated on September 26th as well to commemorate his birthday. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Celebrate today and enjoy an apple, a carmel apple, applesauce, or apple cider. Bake an Apple Crisp or Apple Pie for dessert. Or even plant your own apple tree.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">th</span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span class="" style="font-size: large;">side</span></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"><span class="" style="font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e;"><i class="">Good apple pies area a considerable part of domestic happiness.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e;"><i class="">Jane Austin </i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">DDH stands for my darling departed husband. We were married for 27 years when he died in 1992 at the age of 50. He was a wonderful man, husband and father. We loved and miss him very much.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">Apples are very good and good for us too. I</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">l’ll definitely be eating an apple today and I love to make homemade applesauce too. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">We got a lot done yesterday, but my work here is not done. It will continue today. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">Thankfully our snow and cold didn’t last long and today we are to be in the lower 50’s with sunshine! The world seems to be a whole lot better place when the sun is shinning! </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I hope y</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ou all have </span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">a GREAT start to this new week! Happy Mon</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">day !</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class="">COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div class=""><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class="">Surely the apple is the noblest of fruits.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class="">Henry David Thoreau</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,147. for delicious apples to eat</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">12,148</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">. for hot apple cider when it’s cold out</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,149.for orchards nearby.</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div class="" style="color: black;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><br /></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqWfhY0_KOAYFZQk7bD2zmt1rYyLWg052c4gcTyD2rrcOignu34xRrG2ZpDGeUAEF2srxiQZpL-eswmhlcqcIycd9zoAsvjmiJHz52rGEHI3cPP_Xg4q6csvoqNNiQXAC5ZLUWsrQZ1yYPkeUx84m3D3vxyG-eWRmH7jg__EuWObhb14Zn2MS-1vQAMMM/s2048/IMG_4550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqWfhY0_KOAYFZQk7bD2zmt1rYyLWg052c4gcTyD2rrcOignu34xRrG2ZpDGeUAEF2srxiQZpL-eswmhlcqcIycd9zoAsvjmiJHz52rGEHI3cPP_Xg4q6csvoqNNiQXAC5ZLUWsrQZ1yYPkeUx84m3D3vxyG-eWRmH7jg__EuWObhb14Zn2MS-1vQAMMM/s320/IMG_4550.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER <br />FOR OUR</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class="">may the p</i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD</span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> B</span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote class="" style="border: medium; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">An apple a day keeps the doctor away.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">Benjamin Franklin</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i class="">a smi</i></span><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><u class=""><b class=""></b></u></span></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-46274562027538575532024-03-10T11:58:00.001-04:002024-03-10T11:58:17.671-04:00For Sunday, March 10th, 2024<p> </p><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">SUNDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; text-align: center;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">7 Da</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">ys Until Spring </span></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">I</span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 7:48 </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 7:30 </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">pm</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqs7OAE8W04dmzfd8uBVB7QY7DquyynzJhSJxlRlwyJF63WBrliN_chLaKHCGhPwY0SvsTWUjt-jFJ_t3ojwkv7mBH22qDulzyn-V696-mZjYC_JDwliDpLk-lxPAArSqRD3W0p8vD6h_jL2N6c2D6Wz9VqiT5v625mK3_rG4W9fctwJSRSgBWwgxU3Jq/s2048/IMG_3862.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqs7OAE8W04dmzfd8uBVB7QY7DquyynzJhSJxlRlwyJF63WBrliN_chLaKHCGhPwY0SvsTWUjt-jFJ_t3ojwkv7mBH22qDulzyn-V696-mZjYC_JDwliDpLk-lxPAArSqRD3W0p8vD6h_jL2N6c2D6Wz9VqiT5v625mK3_rG4W9fctwJSRSgBWwgxU3Jq/s320/IMG_3862.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline !important; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br class="" /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Today is the International Day of Awesomeness which gives the opportunity to celebrate every person, place, thing or idea in the world that is awesome. As the official tag points out, No one’s perfect but everyone can be awesome.</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">A man named Kevin Lawver declared the need for this holiday in 2007. He was working with an intern named Freddie Maneiro who suggested that the office should celebrate Lawver’s awesomeness. Lawver replied that there should be and International Day of Awesomeness. He posted the idea to Twitter and the rest is history.</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">To celebrate today, gather with friends to perform feats of awesomeness, and have an awesome day !</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class=""><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">th</span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span class="" style="font-size: large;">side</span></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbp2sKN38rP7ATFfYvLiBqFaO3MyZlfYyDICRSgtGhDsO46d7Fp5zPnKi5g6ucCdKN_SZs8QWWbAl1jWsZkXZiL77DIHHtGYuDJdC8hDgUHwX6AblsVkf1efOEXt1boLesaYiCrtnNUxHauNq-wyUrQmrUbBPw0AhYDhuS3TiqRkJTuNped8AiHT5GHTS/s960/IMG_6351.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbp2sKN38rP7ATFfYvLiBqFaO3MyZlfYyDICRSgtGhDsO46d7Fp5zPnKi5g6ucCdKN_SZs8QWWbAl1jWsZkXZiL77DIHHtGYuDJdC8hDgUHwX6AblsVkf1efOEXt1boLesaYiCrtnNUxHauNq-wyUrQmrUbBPw0AhYDhuS3TiqRkJTuNped8AiHT5GHTS/s320/IMG_6351.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">I woke up and realized life is great and people are awesome and life is worth living.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">Hulk Hogan</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">.My awesome award goes to DS#5 this week. He has helped so much to make this big move happen. Despite all the setbacks with his health he has planned and is managing every thing for me.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">Thankfully others have chipped in too and I owe them all a big awesome award.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">I won’t be having my usual relaxing Sunday here today. We all did manage to sleep in this morning to catch up for the early and long day we had yesterday, but this afternoon it’s back to work again. DS#5 and family will be over once again to help organize and price things for the sale coming next weekend.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">No rest for the wicked they say, I must have been pretty wicked at some time, because I’m really paying for it now. Until this move is made, the beginning of April, things will continue to be very busy here.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">It’s turned really cold and today we are seeing some snow on the ground. BrrrrChill! </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">The good news is that it won’t last long. We should get up in the 50’s come Monday and 60’s Tuesday and Wednesday ! </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I hope y</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">ou all have </span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">a RELAXING Sun</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">day !</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jDXcFoXb_igWY0Y337Vt3IHvKBwuTY7hogEj9lSKIzGNdqLPWA1GIfKRN6YnfVFsFDSoBLYYebQhh8kPy3mSAg1Vut10JolqfbyA0Fo45l8cJOTMzd1KB-MBnEynUpwV3CyxdDQL1tIBJfnvMX_Y6lwdxZvPA46-ZJqXY-B1Ta9et81bwaRtxi-NgP48/s2048/IMG_6117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jDXcFoXb_igWY0Y337Vt3IHvKBwuTY7hogEj9lSKIzGNdqLPWA1GIfKRN6YnfVFsFDSoBLYYebQhh8kPy3mSAg1Vut10JolqfbyA0Fo45l8cJOTMzd1KB-MBnEynUpwV3CyxdDQL1tIBJfnvMX_Y6lwdxZvPA46-ZJqXY-B1Ta9et81bwaRtxi-NgP48/s320/IMG_6117.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class="">COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div class=""><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass, it becomes mysterious, awesome and indescribably magnificent world in itself.</i></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">Henry Miller</i></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,144. for an awesome son </span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,145</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">. for an awesome family </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> 12,146. for many awesome friends</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><br class="" /></span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div class="" style="color: black;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><br /></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9UWOwS_Nz4FL3Q-JN7AWgdZj4-TYiQxyuQMfphE5wUO6cC5jk9JqeHMF-f69t7QQryvmHyFBvYOpqkZZY-eoRc0eukGbtBwQe3qZ9UOPhor6J7zw98e3CuAr4IRlLTVBniYvgK_4eriyPUtzgnx4wxoc0oTp86pNH2cDVccxqFT4H1RQJ7ZjXrBoLGLF/s2048/IMG_4550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9UWOwS_Nz4FL3Q-JN7AWgdZj4-TYiQxyuQMfphE5wUO6cC5jk9JqeHMF-f69t7QQryvmHyFBvYOpqkZZY-eoRc0eukGbtBwQe3qZ9UOPhor6J7zw98e3CuAr4IRlLTVBniYvgK_4eriyPUtzgnx4wxoc0oTp86pNH2cDVccxqFT4H1RQJ7ZjXrBoLGLF/s320/IMG_4550.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><br /><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class="">may the p</i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD</span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> B</span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU ALL!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerKWByskU4wRg6ggJU_8iEQ5ypq3MTRYsqZ-0OOqe2lgVnHvUJFyZ3pZhOsOvu3-wBVj8A1PsWuvLOgK0Ng8HiJ4nNyYssHSvXAo-zfk7kKN0eSRZV7LwaIxEfw3ZEYVfbWc2cu-30xHT6rUs9uGkpys9GFkfhyphenhyphenm5Fu5nAl195Z13pnGpoNte_mGtpoWF/s960/IMG_7242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerKWByskU4wRg6ggJU_8iEQ5ypq3MTRYsqZ-0OOqe2lgVnHvUJFyZ3pZhOsOvu3-wBVj8A1PsWuvLOgK0Ng8HiJ4nNyYssHSvXAo-zfk7kKN0eSRZV7LwaIxEfw3ZEYVfbWc2cu-30xHT6rUs9uGkpys9GFkfhyphenhyphenm5Fu5nAl195Z13pnGpoNte_mGtpoWF/s320/IMG_7242.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote class="" style="border: medium; font-family: ComicSansMS; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">Positive thinking will let you use the ability which you have, and that is awesome.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">Zig Ziglar </i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i class="">a smi</i></span><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-14496013083614952342024-03-09T19:10:00.002-05:002024-03-09T19:37:14.738-05:00For Saturday, March 9th, 2024<p> </p><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span><div style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">SATURDAY, MARCH 9TH, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; text-align: center;"><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">8 Da</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">ys Until Spring </span></div></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">I</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 6:51 </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxheWKqst5Ztc732uFXp5QV6n67s1JPETrPAhQGZH_SKczBKGPNeuC0DO1Hb-2WSr2btQKzauXPSqiM7G_qdzcg6mkMnPs91lvx46tHxvZ2V5nOXbwRV9cnmCPrPI0NlHybDYv6ReGCgKGiU1_pi9hPzt7oAhFaEHF5R_rgTXRLyBRzJimSuV7pp0159e/s320/IMG_4108.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="color: #79193d;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Today is Barbie’s birthday which celebrates the </span></span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">childhood icon who has been sparking imaginations for six decades. She was created by Ruth Hardler - a businesswoman, mom and true pioneer of her time.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">She made her debut on March 9, 1959 at the New York Toy Fair. At first toy buyers were skeptical at how different she was from the typical toddler and baby dolls of the time. She quickly proved them wrong, and has taken the world by storm ever since.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Celebrate today and encourage children to use their imagination with playing with their own. </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish </span></span></b></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">th</span></span></b></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span style="font-size: large;">side</span></span></span></b></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7mGvp1Uoa9t4NFMpCSeKoHm-QacjsLA-ZsemIj2R_GLXiucEEiiZ7wK5FfxSiHxszEc_ocGkESYkWNgwGEpkBrYJN2xqG-1T-KqUbv2_9sc-3Qk8ZR0lmZVmdiIKwLiclOwV2Hdor1fgwRwtlqh1B5CMk4mNvjyszk1uMV-1Dvfju45ItGOUDbKROmJq/s2048/IMG_4180.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7mGvp1Uoa9t4NFMpCSeKoHm-QacjsLA-ZsemIj2R_GLXiucEEiiZ7wK5FfxSiHxszEc_ocGkESYkWNgwGEpkBrYJN2xqG-1T-KqUbv2_9sc-3Qk8ZR0lmZVmdiIKwLiclOwV2Hdor1fgwRwtlqh1B5CMk4mNvjyszk1uMV-1Dvfju45ItGOUDbKROmJq/s320/IMG_4180.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #791a3e;"><span style="font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i>Barbie has always been an inspiration. Dressing her was part of every girl’s dream.</i></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #791a3e;"><span style="font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #791a3e;"><span style="font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i>Reem Acra</i></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">Barbie dolls were not made yet when I was the age to play with dolls, but I know that they were popular when my daughter was young. She loved her Barbie and had a house and a car for her too. At the time we had a dog that loved to chew the feet of her Barbie and the poor thing went around footless for several years. </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">Eventually my daughter outgrew her dolls and I finally gave away the Barbie House several years ago. Some of my granddaughters also like Barbie Dolls and I’ve bought some for many years. Sadly some of them are starting to outgrow them too. </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">The Barbie movie came out this year and made the dolls very popular again. We never had a Ken Doll, but he’s becoming as popular as Barbie is. </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">I had to leave the house early this morning and didn't have time to put this entry on blogger but am catching up later than usual.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">DS#5 gave me a ride as we had to travel more than an hour, to get to our Lucky Guy’s confirmation. Then we went to DS#6’s house for a little party for him. It was a very long day but a very happy one for sure!</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">I don’t have any pictures of Barbie to show, but I do have a lot of them of our Lucky Guy, so that is who is in the pictures today. They were taken a few years ago now when he had a different special occasion.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I hope y</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">ou all have </span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">a SUPER Satur</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">day !</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06uBHlJu0upTBPDD0AHLZ9I4ABnTYUkvBhLEcLnVo__DfBJXtSzdmjKyttko1n2UcF5-l3M7SZEn3iB5osH77TCP1kfNwKji0KFy_U1i044-bg1aSto7LWUU-xLnkRW7Mom_r791_BCTUDxizjX5FwIPr37ET1gAYc6yQmndcwNFj4Tqz4s-Z2H7t1rG3/s960/IMG_4104.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="528" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06uBHlJu0upTBPDD0AHLZ9I4ABnTYUkvBhLEcLnVo__DfBJXtSzdmjKyttko1n2UcF5-l3M7SZEn3iB5osH77TCP1kfNwKji0KFy_U1i044-bg1aSto7LWUU-xLnkRW7Mom_r791_BCTUDxizjX5FwIPr37ET1gAYc6yQmndcwNFj4Tqz4s-Z2H7t1rG3/s320/IMG_4104.JPG" width="176" /></a></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b>COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i>Anything is possible when you have a positive attitude. You can dream it, and you can do it.</i></span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i>Barbie</i></span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,141. for great memories of Barbie dolls</span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,142</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">. for my daughter and granddaughters laughter as they played with their dolls</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,143. for our Lucky Guy who made his Confirmation today. It</span>’<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">s a part of our faith and an important step to take.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div></span><div><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90ytyYURzRKvhbaZEQpoLrDq8w4Qa9XD-KabUg8RLO1QmtOwKX-qC424Zl5FafUpZjOKwFzdB3CzHjnUXaC1qsvdjbc-14WWXj7D7wbXxMlWAy8BYIxGtsnfA6dgMifcMeOUhqKSZdmmflCME-GrGrX5o0nH2I2D29XAIdLGMcNpPLXBvuQ0Vn0qrk16s/s2048/IMG_4550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90ytyYURzRKvhbaZEQpoLrDq8w4Qa9XD-KabUg8RLO1QmtOwKX-qC424Zl5FafUpZjOKwFzdB3CzHjnUXaC1qsvdjbc-14WWXj7D7wbXxMlWAy8BYIxGtsnfA6dgMifcMeOUhqKSZdmmflCME-GrGrX5o0nH2I2D29XAIdLGMcNpPLXBvuQ0Vn0qrk16s/s320/IMG_4550.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><br /></div></span><div><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i>may the p</i></span></span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD</span></b></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> B</span></b></span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU ALL!</span></b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtJDCRJQDW9sbVRBUqF_91LhMVk2UKs-DHHHYAMaaZoUpnRHIKYSXAE5cddy6By5Wgqv0LXb1w-GagqpmdgZ_OgO1DM-YBugdrus37e7sDe9jr55XlS5ZEPnh28HZVkQYo2uhQfyMZCZO_hKBSaXfdPe0oLOyKwVc2tKGxRjRIfzVGNNiQurvlUupFCM8/s960/IMG_4102.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="528" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtJDCRJQDW9sbVRBUqF_91LhMVk2UKs-DHHHYAMaaZoUpnRHIKYSXAE5cddy6By5Wgqv0LXb1w-GagqpmdgZ_OgO1DM-YBugdrus37e7sDe9jr55XlS5ZEPnh28HZVkQYo2uhQfyMZCZO_hKBSaXfdPe0oLOyKwVc2tKGxRjRIfzVGNNiQurvlUupFCM8/s320/IMG_4102.JPG" width="176" /></a></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="border: medium; font-family: ComicSansMS; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i>No one can make you feel inferior, not without your consent.</i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i>Barbie </i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div><div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i>a smi</i></span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span><span><span><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-32729843464213611392024-03-08T11:06:00.001-05:002024-03-08T11:06:15.447-05:00For Friday, March 8th, 2024<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">FRIDAY, MARCH 8TH, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">9 Da</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">ys Until Spring </span></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">I</span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 6:54 </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 6:26 </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">pm</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9tEtiEyz32ff_GrWzFDw5RCNKNfMo-wHeg_M7uIjLeQBTE47Smh4wbtA0GZVzTxu5LhVcv8p8TSGkv649tjZCmQXGaxUTzTudse2m_nFRYHmjJCCtcw6AykWdCISNCrW43ZYIwJxTgppNcRiZqlEXQvckDKh-xKQ2FmXedj_Lbvq63n2SXO8Eozt-ghf/s2048/IMG_3641.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9tEtiEyz32ff_GrWzFDw5RCNKNfMo-wHeg_M7uIjLeQBTE47Smh4wbtA0GZVzTxu5LhVcv8p8TSGkv649tjZCmQXGaxUTzTudse2m_nFRYHmjJCCtcw6AykWdCISNCrW43ZYIwJxTgppNcRiZqlEXQvckDKh-xKQ2FmXedj_Lbvq63n2SXO8Eozt-ghf/s320/IMG_3641.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline !important; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br class="" /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">Today is my birthday and that is cause for celebration!</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday to me♥ ♥ ♥ </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);">It is also International Women’s Day which celebrates women every where around the world. The first Women’s Day was celebrated in 1911. More than one million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland attended rallies and events to campaign for women’s rights and to end gender discrimination.</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);">Today this holiday gives us an opportunity to recognize all the economic, political and social acheivements women have accomplished throughout history. In the 15 countries where it is an official holiday, International Women’s Day is similar to Mother’s Day. People honor their mothers their wives, friends and colleagues with flowers ad small gifts.</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);">Celebrate today and show your support of women everywhere, or learn more about this holiday and how you can help in your community.</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish th</span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span class="" style="font-size: large;">side</span></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0KAvxKhckrVGw6dg0d2zpd95ZURqwJwiJqll2L6ydCgKmCEshQhaDwT9xXjSq9qoxOqWjWhyphenhyphen1icZ9P7YSD8bLCVvuvua0ycfRc-1hTUfR7C0gN6TshqjhZnaOaevBfqxL8c6FuYvS8wyTqgmdniYAI66G3mektcjn-YcBN4o5z9ooTtbUNrioub9q7G1/s960/IMG_3648.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="528" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0KAvxKhckrVGw6dg0d2zpd95ZURqwJwiJqll2L6ydCgKmCEshQhaDwT9xXjSq9qoxOqWjWhyphenhyphen1icZ9P7YSD8bLCVvuvua0ycfRc-1hTUfR7C0gN6TshqjhZnaOaevBfqxL8c6FuYvS8wyTqgmdniYAI66G3mektcjn-YcBN4o5z9ooTtbUNrioub9q7G1/s320/IMG_3648.JPG" width="176" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><i class="">I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class="">I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. </i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class="">I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class="">Audrey Hepburn</i> </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">Being a woman is important to me, it means I was a wife, a housekeeper , and a mother. It also meant that I could work and support my family until they grew up. </span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Women have played an important function through out history. It’s so hard to believe that that at one time we weren’t allowed to vote. It’s a privilege and honor for me to be able to do so and thus show some respect for those that gave much to make voting possible for all women.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I like being a woman, but know that men still make more than a woman does in the same field. Things have gotten better but somethings have still stayed the same. We’ve yet to see a woman become President of the United States, although we do have one that is Vice President. Things truly have improved over the years.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">My sister and her husband are taking me to lunch today and DS#5 is making dinner for me and baking a cake too. I will be celebrating all day long ! </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Next weekend is the family dinner at Red Lobster with everyone. I don’t think many will be able to make it. I had hoped to be together with all my children, but it’s not looking like that will happen. We’ll see when the 16th comes. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">This weekend, on Saturday, I’ll be attending a confirmation service for our Lucky Guy. It is at 10 am in the morning so we’ll have to leave here by 8:00 am., and we’ll go to DS#6’ s house for a party after that so I may just be sending out my post for the 9th, the day before, or even possibly a day late. We’ll see how it goes.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Then comes Sunday morning we’ll have the first day of Daylight Savings Time. I don’t like that I lose an hours sleep, but am happy it will be daylight one hour later. I don’t like feeling like I need to go to bed at 6 o’clock when it gets dark outside.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I hope y</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ou all have a FANTASTIC Fri</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">day !</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrNlRRsSFs2MEO96qVIF_EuFUgCIyKjT_ecU9QXhuCOV5Ry4jSoozyJEFdERRD_4lEcbohKXmmZlsREhfIOThMDKOshwBrvSdr_2RR9qnBOhoMC2lVnUeudF4IZ_ONrMX9bH78C6rKGy1XofyrDIZBODUy2oW2zFMamZ3SOIqMLdeV6abY2zJlb_zWeNg/s637/fullsizeoutput_4218.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="637" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrNlRRsSFs2MEO96qVIF_EuFUgCIyKjT_ecU9QXhuCOV5Ry4jSoozyJEFdERRD_4lEcbohKXmmZlsREhfIOThMDKOshwBrvSdr_2RR9qnBOhoMC2lVnUeudF4IZ_ONrMX9bH78C6rKGy1XofyrDIZBODUy2oW2zFMamZ3SOIqMLdeV6abY2zJlb_zWeNg/s320/fullsizeoutput_4218.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class="">COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div class=""><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,138. for another birthday to celebrate, each day is such a gift!</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">12,139</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">. for my family helping me celebrate </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,140. for my grandson who will be confirmed on the 9th. It</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);">’</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">s going to be a very happy weekend for us! </span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div class="" style="color: black;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAUk1c5nuYFKahMycar1u3I7qCHhpiw0PKAxHPH0RvXA9yMdorK5qweLAIMi-tKDXEy_-4ouh5o_AvkL3QTr6Fh_kCReM0wHCkqQ9JkIJXNj6wFlN62UunATNtNKepm3tDmSGtjCgutoGfq-aJ8_y7cSzqOmOB18E5Rg0Ub6PvXAlODm0NmRMX2DeoHOD/s2048/IMG_4550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAUk1c5nuYFKahMycar1u3I7qCHhpiw0PKAxHPH0RvXA9yMdorK5qweLAIMi-tKDXEy_-4ouh5o_AvkL3QTr6Fh_kCReM0wHCkqQ9JkIJXNj6wFlN62UunATNtNKepm3tDmSGtjCgutoGfq-aJ8_y7cSzqOmOB18E5Rg0Ub6PvXAlODm0NmRMX2DeoHOD/s320/IMG_4550.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><br /></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class="">may the p</i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD B</span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU ALL!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWeUMxeS3EY6b6C3fDMij3ULMHVgUxa-Y24hWLGCcMjnV5F13N82lEyEhyphenhyphennCd8h9-WU0rkZfL-DL0PhAMUT2LhXhpXRBQahyT0XSVPkXv3CriEfPofT4ivo8Kv_qmJ_CwhH2vadlHdfIXadx1dDLsHrCcG-KugLdwGtclzQ8VzzW8r62COM3ZUC0qLqldg/s670/fullsizeoutput_4214.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="670" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWeUMxeS3EY6b6C3fDMij3ULMHVgUxa-Y24hWLGCcMjnV5F13N82lEyEhyphenhyphennCd8h9-WU0rkZfL-DL0PhAMUT2LhXhpXRBQahyT0XSVPkXv3CriEfPofT4ivo8Kv_qmJ_CwhH2vadlHdfIXadx1dDLsHrCcG-KugLdwGtclzQ8VzzW8r62COM3ZUC0qLqldg/s320/fullsizeoutput_4214.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote class="" style="border: medium; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">A girl should be two things: </i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">Who and what she wants.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">Coco Chanel</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i class="">a smi</i></span><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><u class=""><b class=""></b></u></span></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-64536626177541047452024-03-07T10:34:00.001-05:002024-03-07T10:34:32.372-05:00For Thursday, March 7th, 2024<p> </p><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span><div style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">THURSDAY, MARCH 7TH, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; text-align: center;"><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">10 Da</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">ys Until Spring </span></div></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">I</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 6:52 </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 6:27 </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">pm</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiky_I0Rf5yT9WzUuTTUJYBYee8ow_p1VyHYSHGnhUX414ruHmUYal3Rj93JFeiayBxjjEWletSUetkBQiZxX2ZOb2r08hyphenhyphen_tTZS9SVyvXTwq2TF6cFp1AytYQVYxy4KRNVv3JZ6ZR_TfNvpzcbHoFkUPs2t64qnoehdygrkVkSC2mxL2FU_MyGudL3r_iA/s2048/IMG_4757.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiky_I0Rf5yT9WzUuTTUJYBYee8ow_p1VyHYSHGnhUX414ruHmUYal3Rj93JFeiayBxjjEWletSUetkBQiZxX2ZOb2r08hyphenhyphen_tTZS9SVyvXTwq2TF6cFp1AytYQVYxy4KRNVv3JZ6ZR_TfNvpzcbHoFkUPs2t64qnoehdygrkVkSC2mxL2FU_MyGudL3r_iA/s320/IMG_4757.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="color: #79193d;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Today is Frozen Food Day in the USA, which </span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">celebrates all the foods in your freezer! It was proclaimed in 1984 by President Ronald Regan.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Freezing food preserves it from the time it is prepared to when it is eaten. Since early times farmers, fishermen, and trappers have preserved their game and produce in unheated buildings during the winter. Freezing food slows down decomposition by turning residual moisture into ice, inhibiting the growth of most bacterial species.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Celebrate today and enjoy some of the frozen food in your freezer for dinner tonight! </span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish th</span></span></b></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span style="font-size: large;">side</span></span></span></b></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyQvdGoN5XHtzvyfnEFYQT5UMoIgtqoKpTplVKFEtkrFguoFPnF6ncIF7XneYEvjPTeOENn8VemPsnhbvz8ac3xFT_meBqM6XBpNAN9bNFkvNvJElzltq-SsjJkrVvotV97ZqiHqAQqIrrA02dRGtYU6xfySrJsv-GEATn4VsnfJI2bL4DGfMq3jgeX4d/s2048/fullsizeoutput_5104.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="2048" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyQvdGoN5XHtzvyfnEFYQT5UMoIgtqoKpTplVKFEtkrFguoFPnF6ncIF7XneYEvjPTeOENn8VemPsnhbvz8ac3xFT_meBqM6XBpNAN9bNFkvNvJElzltq-SsjJkrVvotV97ZqiHqAQqIrrA02dRGtYU6xfySrJsv-GEATn4VsnfJI2bL4DGfMq3jgeX4d/s320/fullsizeoutput_5104.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">When you are busy or when you are in a hurry, the one food that makes your life easy is </span><span style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">frozen food.</span></i></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i>Author Unknown </i></span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">When I moved into this house, the refrigerator was provided so I didn’t take my old one with me. However the freezer is smaller than the one I used to have and it doesn’t have an ice maker. I sure miss that. I should have brought my old one with me. </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I now have a small chest freezer which is more than halfway full. They do say that frozen fruits are healthier than canned ones. </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I’m not posting any new menus for awhile. I’m much too busy to even think about it. I’ll simply eat what I have on hand and take it easy on myself. The freezer needs to be empty by the time I have this moving sale so that it can be sold. DS#6 took some frozen food home with him Tuesday and DS#5 will hopefully take home the rest. I don’t want to have to throw it away. </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Meanwhile I’ll still have what I’ll need in the refrigerator freezer. Even that is more than I’ll need until I leave. I often just make a sandwich because it’s so easy and I have discovered healthy Oatnut Bread which doesn'</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">t contain any carbs and is good for me.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">We’re still in the mid 40’s today and we have a chance of more rain. I have big puddles forming in my yard once again, but that is better than snow, so I’ll just be thankful for the rain.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I don’t have any more errands to run today so I’ll be staying in and try to finish up sorting out my desk. I only have 3 drawers left to do. And the top of my desk is a mess with lots on it too. </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I hope y</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">ou all have a GREAT day! Happy <br />Thurs</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">day !</span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMN-cFuMqGRykx1_-KXfhEU-5ZZhnFjkAtJl2-aLCkrKBiZTApYkN3AlrgumfBdUW3PxvbVpNlj1FNRXNuYUsnEwEJ8vc-QU4tbSbFNVcxk7ciZHPWJNfDV37Eluh5yLupFoamzDHErRwLb5d_uwM31M_gu08DgJPlz3js01oe295wV0mMGhFutl65j0g/s2048/IMG_4627.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMN-cFuMqGRykx1_-KXfhEU-5ZZhnFjkAtJl2-aLCkrKBiZTApYkN3AlrgumfBdUW3PxvbVpNlj1FNRXNuYUsnEwEJ8vc-QU4tbSbFNVcxk7ciZHPWJNfDV37Eluh5yLupFoamzDHErRwLb5d_uwM31M_gu08DgJPlz3js01oe295wV0mMGhFutl65j0g/s320/IMG_4627.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b>COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);">My head says go to the gym. My heart says go to the freezer. The daily </span></span><span style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);">struggle of an ice cream maker! </span></span></i></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i>Author Unknown </i></span></span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br /></div></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,135. for plenty of frozen food to eat.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,136</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">. for lots to share or donate </span></div><div style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,137. for a rainy day to get my desk cleared and polished up.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His <br />courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is full</span></b><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">ness of Joy!</span></b></div><div style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div></span><div><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PbHVFS8m2owh8emGW6q85ut5tCmQff5INDnGBPT4C3JrXfvs4eNb75syg6UAGvR9KYSVqpA_Fid_6PxpCY0AheblWnKEFmYyAHsI1ayPWd1pHbxTht7cRm30KKKh14dyQZd-bHGI2eS0siDdTODAKHyKNyJ-FqIAEl1IRAxVTeHfLr7d2nJnQyYcudNv/s2048/IMG_4550.jpg" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PbHVFS8m2owh8emGW6q85ut5tCmQff5INDnGBPT4C3JrXfvs4eNb75syg6UAGvR9KYSVqpA_Fid_6PxpCY0AheblWnKEFmYyAHsI1ayPWd1pHbxTht7cRm30KKKh14dyQZd-bHGI2eS0siDdTODAKHyKNyJ-FqIAEl1IRAxVTeHfLr7d2nJnQyYcudNv/s320/IMG_4550.jpg" width="203" /></a></div></span><div><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i>may the p</i></span></span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD B</span></b></span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU ALL!</span></b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlaKJq5ICWZ1ukjKgxHLR-J7BHZ9Bp_5Us6XjeLjovQd5Sflp6ADYg95LLiY71Nh6e0Ym-gdFSRm5uRo8-SPiGX-JyC0afItJpQb_itn_bqp3h01mcQo3EUcoEuYrOUdt5Kn8xGHuodkI6Cvd_4VHBs6BjkDhv5_TBnEt8UA-Fv5sKjSFhIRlb2DUplNif/s2048/IMG_1339.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlaKJq5ICWZ1ukjKgxHLR-J7BHZ9Bp_5Us6XjeLjovQd5Sflp6ADYg95LLiY71Nh6e0Ym-gdFSRm5uRo8-SPiGX-JyC0afItJpQb_itn_bqp3h01mcQo3EUcoEuYrOUdt5Kn8xGHuodkI6Cvd_4VHBs6BjkDhv5_TBnEt8UA-Fv5sKjSFhIRlb2DUplNif/s320/IMG_1339.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><i>Studies on cherries, raspberries and strawberries suggest that most of their nutrition is retained they’re frozen, so it’s a good idea to keep some in the freezer.</i></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i>Michael Greger </i></span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div><div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i>a smi</i></span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span><span><span><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-26634241138797653352024-03-06T10:17:00.002-05:002024-03-06T10:24:00.489-05:00For Wednesday, March 6th, 2024<p> </p><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span><div style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6TH, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; text-align: center;"><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">14 Da</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">ys Until Spring </span></div></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">I</span></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">: </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 6:54 </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 6:26 </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">pm</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYoqMcRfDfpyt6Eqv-T-g0N-HnzzXEbARC0d-PsECyRTk7rQAAQxzJCvNBqi3LqYLS4i4ncWeBfOdAVVA6G2KvVexc8p601o7K81WwAP8xK2eloj1TpxbkXUhq7lY4hU-NIBs_MbeD2bZBCwlBnZXS2aZVt03JCQ1X5SuzyYkm744hFRW0gR3gxJ9_U0E/s2048/fullsizeoutput_5067.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="2048" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYoqMcRfDfpyt6Eqv-T-g0N-HnzzXEbARC0d-PsECyRTk7rQAAQxzJCvNBqi3LqYLS4i4ncWeBfOdAVVA6G2KvVexc8p601o7K81WwAP8xK2eloj1TpxbkXUhq7lY4hU-NIBs_MbeD2bZBCwlBnZXS2aZVt03JCQ1X5SuzyYkm744hFRW0gR3gxJ9_U0E/s320/fullsizeoutput_5067.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is </span></i><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">a specia</span></i><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="color: #79193d;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Today is National Oreo Cookie day </span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">which celebrates a delicious chocolate cookie with cream filling that we all know and love. The oreo sandwich is made using powdered sugar, vanilla extract, water, granulated sugar and shortening.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Americans have been enjoying Oreos for over a century, with the first Oreo cookie being sold in 1912 to a grocer in Hoboken, NJ. It has become the best selling cookie in the United States. There are tons of fun and unique Oreo flavors for example Birthday Cake, Cookie Dough and Banana Split flavored cookies.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Celebrate today and pour yourself a cold glass of milk and indulge in some Oreo cookies!</span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish th</span></span></b></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span style="font-size: large;">side</span></span></span></b></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNe59mszs3ZPeFFHsewzH-LQhz_IG_p5gCDaqv1-5tnxePgsUh9_QAscCDwfFlwCGpgI7OfEGBsRFccLwU-rXZc6VrHf48yRJTK6mNaEEbw2PRB-OpP6LhcSAhgqjDgjI3YYe12aFhiEObrbNc10PpvvUs3JTPqKd9QnPQF6uJ18DXGYRurQzs_OrzDQ0/s2048/IMG_3639.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNe59mszs3ZPeFFHsewzH-LQhz_IG_p5gCDaqv1-5tnxePgsUh9_QAscCDwfFlwCGpgI7OfEGBsRFccLwU-rXZc6VrHf48yRJTK6mNaEEbw2PRB-OpP6LhcSAhgqjDgjI3YYe12aFhiEObrbNc10PpvvUs3JTPqKd9QnPQF6uJ18DXGYRurQzs_OrzDQ0/s320/IMG_3639.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i>Oreos: happiness in a chocolate sandwich. </i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i>Author Unknown</i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Needless to say, Oreos are not part of my healthy no sugar diet. I’ve never seen any that didn’t include sugar. I have had them in the past and they are delicious, but now not a part of my diet. If only I could find sugar free ones, I’d be enjoying some today.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I couldn’t find any pictures of Oreo cookies to share so I’m sharing some of my St.Patrick’s Day decorations.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">We got a lot done yesterday and DS#6 took home a car full of my things. I’m very happy that they are going to someone in the family. They will be the only inheritance he gets from me, as I don’t have much money to share with my family. </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I’m off today to renew my driver’s license. It’s my birthday month and you know, if you are a driver, they need to be renewed.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">The last time I did this, I renewed it for 4 years, but this time I’ll only renew it for one year, I won’t be here very much longer, but I do want to be able drive for the last few weeks that I will be here.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">When I move, I’ll be changing it to a Texas drivers license. We need them for identification. True I won’t be driving much but I’ll need an official ID.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">It’s supposed to be a rainy day and that means it’s time to do housework again! One thing that rainy days are good for !</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I hope y</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">ou all have a WONDERFUL Wednes</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">day !</span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNSTzMcSTq2B-IEYtZ7rVKFvJkydzFrkwMmk-CpiRFxjpnl3BG7Mai6Xh03DN6fCf6id_Taba2luEAZV2WL8Oh7_cA2WQ5FbvId9AYnfhsM8s1Sn2ZW2sGW4YTcxkVHGcTk45Y-iPri9AyeeRfX4Nr5dgRAW0sbgAru4ZpngZIEXBAtToO4JSDpBjic3Z/s2048/IMG_3571.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNSTzMcSTq2B-IEYtZ7rVKFvJkydzFrkwMmk-CpiRFxjpnl3BG7Mai6Xh03DN6fCf6id_Taba2luEAZV2WL8Oh7_cA2WQ5FbvId9AYnfhsM8s1Sn2ZW2sGW4YTcxkVHGcTk45Y-iPri9AyeeRfX4Nr5dgRAW0sbgAru4ZpngZIEXBAtToO4JSDpBjic3Z/s320/IMG_3571.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b>COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i>Deep fried Oreos were sent from heaven to prove God loves us.</i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i>Rachel Hawkins</i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,132.for delicious Oreo cookies </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,133</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">. for treasures to give away</span></div><div style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,134. for a rainy day to work indoors.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div></span><div><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><br /></div></span><div><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgIYDPIkqU3ZXDOgtzFo_PjM0wx4j5GL1PnZBRphmarp09KOK_KzmEud3TPXGEwbZaz_rtLv1NL9-ezRLgySFlPtZNvioP2z0Bf45QlRkgDsA3TY-S2x9PT2h790xAJmS9Ys-Sar18VXFbh5CNHS_rhFfOHGX76VuzTqC2m5qjvBceW7qcCWbO0woIjMB/s2048/IMG_4550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgIYDPIkqU3ZXDOgtzFo_PjM0wx4j5GL1PnZBRphmarp09KOK_KzmEud3TPXGEwbZaz_rtLv1NL9-ezRLgySFlPtZNvioP2z0Bf45QlRkgDsA3TY-S2x9PT2h790xAJmS9Ys-Sar18VXFbh5CNHS_rhFfOHGX76VuzTqC2m5qjvBceW7qcCWbO0woIjMB/s320/IMG_4550.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i>may the p</i></span></span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD B</span></b></span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU ALL!</span></b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_7MW47h6VoSBqg2oOFFSFL6QGAR3CHylXKRv4DPuw8uZQvGqwAkdCIDMcsFBYs5TXecTX0_u8bHbVqPDV8ahLsx5cmw0Tx6_rBbkMx4R1cV8j8of2pfC4RUm9sTMpvhIxT0TeApFvE8K79QaCFHfZMlPouaebNQvMDp8oi3ce717jpqCsw_T5be_Ubpt/s2048/IMG_3653.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_7MW47h6VoSBqg2oOFFSFL6QGAR3CHylXKRv4DPuw8uZQvGqwAkdCIDMcsFBYs5TXecTX0_u8bHbVqPDV8ahLsx5cmw0Tx6_rBbkMx4R1cV8j8of2pfC4RUm9sTMpvhIxT0TeApFvE8K79QaCFHfZMlPouaebNQvMDp8oi3ce717jpqCsw_T5be_Ubpt/s320/IMG_3653.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i>People are like Oreos…</i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i>All the good stuff is on the inside.</i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i>Author Unknown</i></span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div><div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i>a smi</i></span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span><span><span><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-79101933720980629812024-03-05T09:16:00.001-05:002024-03-05T09:16:30.240-05:00For Tuesday, March 5th, 2024<p> </p><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">TUESDAY, MARCH 5TH, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; text-align: center;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">15 Da</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">ys Until Spring </span></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">I</span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 6:59 </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 6:24 </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">pm</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2q6gdalK75ZpRbFGccv8JcwjMoJqeZT57GmXfU-Jzkl_0BTOb1ChTTdve3z7tC5KrxCeRcawHGFdyl7WW9aSpeRvwFY1__n05f6dXD7mWzjxiSrv5CwRzutiFP3M1xWFsLumLuGCA3OZjVozFcMzeCko1nkMoGK78gH96FxToa1xafpb77BVx61S0c6FF/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4ffd.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1686" data-original-width="2048" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2q6gdalK75ZpRbFGccv8JcwjMoJqeZT57GmXfU-Jzkl_0BTOb1ChTTdve3z7tC5KrxCeRcawHGFdyl7WW9aSpeRvwFY1__n05f6dXD7mWzjxiSrv5CwRzutiFP3M1xWFsLumLuGCA3OZjVozFcMzeCko1nkMoGK78gH96FxToa1xafpb77BVx61S0c6FF/s320/fullsizeoutput_4ffd.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline !important; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br class="" /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">Today is National Cheese Doodle day which celebrates a snack food made with cornmeal that has been puffed, baked, and coated with cheddar cheese. </span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Morrie Yohai invented the cheese doddle in the 1940’s. After serving as a Marine in WWII, he returned home in the Bronx and took over the </span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">family snack food business call Old London Foods.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">During the 1960’s, Wise Foods, Inc. accquired the company and cheese doodles became part of the potato chip division. The company produces over 15 million pounds of cheese doodles each year. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Celebrate today and pick up a bag of cheese doodles to enjoy</span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">!</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish th</span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span class="" style="font-size: large;">side</span></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQd6SEWJnnQR__pOhni_JdhEhyphenhyphenOkB7ImMrVsZf7UsnQ9LZ3KtFqsAWWupuvsZByIc7tEOk_cQUax_YIB1NQsoLZkIvJerbeOXGCRewwsDpbDp5cZjRJpLhyphenhyphenYRdwsA-TVI5KD6jpi-68S-WSpYdWzcf9tNmircAAC0odgqFVDKgza0HEFtB6x0HhgvCVELZ/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4ffc.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2017" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQd6SEWJnnQR__pOhni_JdhEhyphenhyphenOkB7ImMrVsZf7UsnQ9LZ3KtFqsAWWupuvsZByIc7tEOk_cQUax_YIB1NQsoLZkIvJerbeOXGCRewwsDpbDp5cZjRJpLhyphenhyphenYRdwsA-TVI5KD6jpi-68S-WSpYdWzcf9tNmircAAC0odgqFVDKgza0HEFtB6x0HhgvCVELZ/s320/fullsizeoutput_4ffc.jpeg" width="315" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><i class="">Life is too short to say no to cheese doodles.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><i class=""> </i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><i class="">Author Unknown</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Cheese doodles used to be one of my favorite snacks, but I haven’t found any low salt ones to enjoy. So many popular snacks have way too much salt in them for me. Popcorn is about the only snack I enjoy. Once in a while I eat the low salt chips or tortilla chips, but that is about it.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I’m trying to stick to a low salt diet and it has definitely changed the way and things that I eat.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I’ll have to google no salt Cheese Doodles and see if I can find any to eat. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Meanwhile progress continues to be made here at my house as far as the big move goes. My kids are getting an airplane ticket for me to go to Texas and they found a nonstop flight that goes to Austin Texas on April 2nd, which is not too far from where my daughter lives. It leaves from Columbus so DDIL#1 is going to provide a ride for me to get there. I’m just so very thankful for my children doing all this for me and am very excited!! </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">DS#6 is supposed to be coming in today to retrieve some things he wanted from my house. He’ll be coming alone since he needs space in the car to take all the things he wants home. He will also help me to finish cleaning up the sun porch. I’m just happy to have his help and that he wants something here. Little by little everything will be gone! </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">It remains in the 60’s today with rain moving in later on. Then we will start to cool down again with 40 degree temps on Wednesday.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I hope y</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">ou all have a TERRIFIC Tues</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">day !</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21X_Jv5fQp-rhrgCt_7_m2WAebBaL-Uf5myjY2Sm9ZPZUqMBsqhNJJ-T6uUs1N386h2igvfBGzL5ky40dexlvrpy4WTLRQQww8Nw8ppwGN3SEwSFReDH1kuubzDOs9jaMLkPCvTUw0J_sOj-bC2HLFJCWber9u77aT4wpRJJSBsoCqG0wzjr84cuEn3C2/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4fff.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21X_Jv5fQp-rhrgCt_7_m2WAebBaL-Uf5myjY2Sm9ZPZUqMBsqhNJJ-T6uUs1N386h2igvfBGzL5ky40dexlvrpy4WTLRQQww8Nw8ppwGN3SEwSFReDH1kuubzDOs9jaMLkPCvTUw0J_sOj-bC2HLFJCWber9u77aT4wpRJJSBsoCqG0wzjr84cuEn3C2/s320/fullsizeoutput_4fff.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class=""><br class="" /></b></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class="">COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div class=""><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">A cheese doodle a day keeps the blues away. </i></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">Author Unknown</i></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,129. for lower salt snacks</span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,130</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">. for lots of help from my family</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,131. for friends that have helped out too</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><b class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-fn1YXZVrbvAhuNPdLcVrCk9Tih6pJPbwYuf6BN3NAYqtYEEmoOVwfkJycWNkI4opUa3qdwQRfmZBPsdDPjLRUQPcTN1_Tb2Q4IURgQW80aub8lWg9E95NCK-jA8rBiok3SiEAyBGsCyR8N_uqMkX9Ogz1fn1gcsh29g6y5TbrLEFHQsLo9iFUQfQna9/s2048/IMG_4550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-fn1YXZVrbvAhuNPdLcVrCk9Tih6pJPbwYuf6BN3NAYqtYEEmoOVwfkJycWNkI4opUa3qdwQRfmZBPsdDPjLRUQPcTN1_Tb2Q4IURgQW80aub8lWg9E95NCK-jA8rBiok3SiEAyBGsCyR8N_uqMkX9Ogz1fn1gcsh29g6y5TbrLEFHQsLo9iFUQfQna9/s320/IMG_4550.jpg" width="203" /></a></div></span></b></div><div class="" style="color: black; font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br /></div></span><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class="">may the p</i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD B</span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU ALL!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqv6i44YPdSPyIIp1Q9K5hRujrUl7ZHQs1GGk-xs7joCoOtYLW0x42Nutal1rQkHiNPAShH9aHaqQWXZKHI4J76nBTyh9sXNB7OdyOPfHpMIWJ2PMTxrfC0Klv4RKUVWa6YTNKPinVFvNhN5E6-Xzdblvr4PP6p3WhpZHu6gu13A9Vii0IGQwXzKFdRWC/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4ffe.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqv6i44YPdSPyIIp1Q9K5hRujrUl7ZHQs1GGk-xs7joCoOtYLW0x42Nutal1rQkHiNPAShH9aHaqQWXZKHI4J76nBTyh9sXNB7OdyOPfHpMIWJ2PMTxrfC0Klv4RKUVWa6YTNKPinVFvNhN5E6-Xzdblvr4PP6p3WhpZHu6gu13A9Vii0IGQwXzKFdRWC/s320/fullsizeoutput_4ffe.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote class="" style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><i class="">Just because something is cheesy doesn’t mean it’s not good</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class="">Author Unknown </i></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i class="">a smi</i></span><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-18058097941049188102024-03-04T11:15:00.000-05:002024-03-04T11:15:00.831-05:00For Monday, March 4, 2024<p><br /></p><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">MONDAY, MARCH 4TH, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; text-align: center;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">16 Da</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">ys Until Spring </span></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">I</span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 6:57 </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 6:23 </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">pm</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTu6oltFGo9_bLG5Skys-BYAnXoeDj1tRYN1UGINhQEl9NoiKxoCcbDuchd7s0p-9EcbTngTQ23GonuPOeHYmxQXjWhwbZSjjXdDchrXOKJAxC4ulZTfagrGEhIzim9OCGjdrQEZDOPkojTyZRy_XcI4S7kdK9oIVlUmmuXi-Lu3bYKqL7NvsoMazYZ1u/s960/IMG_7473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTu6oltFGo9_bLG5Skys-BYAnXoeDj1tRYN1UGINhQEl9NoiKxoCcbDuchd7s0p-9EcbTngTQ23GonuPOeHYmxQXjWhwbZSjjXdDchrXOKJAxC4ulZTfagrGEhIzim9OCGjdrQEZDOPkojTyZRy_XcI4S7kdK9oIVlUmmuXi-Lu3bYKqL7NvsoMazYZ1u/s320/IMG_7473.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline !important; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br class="" /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">Today is National Sons Day which recognizes sons of all ages and celebrates the joy they bring to their parents lives. Today is a good day to reflect on the accomplishments of our sons.</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">It is the perfect day to take the opportunity to celebrate your son at any age. Share a meal, enjoy the outdoors together, or remininese with pictures.</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Celebrate today and remember to let your sons know just how much they mean to you today!</span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish th</span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span class="" style="font-size: large;">side</span></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9fk53WAdy1uwczAxI6UdoTjExK4-FISIFg58HDnxRjXfYLiZ6_9A0hd0OYON6NX85-rvLY16ch410Llb5tFsxoN-PaTM3zzgUu9LLdvRoVYqq1tMiWOLE2mURXuLBPStykS2nwUJfbKyYZNVPkfcdcSwT_TOXg6RZ2yM1CgnQbGpAell-8R7O39Lla-H/s960/IMG_7470.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="960" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9fk53WAdy1uwczAxI6UdoTjExK4-FISIFg58HDnxRjXfYLiZ6_9A0hd0OYON6NX85-rvLY16ch410Llb5tFsxoN-PaTM3zzgUu9LLdvRoVYqq1tMiWOLE2mURXuLBPStykS2nwUJfbKyYZNVPkfcdcSwT_TOXg6RZ2yM1CgnQbGpAell-8R7O39Lla-H/s320/IMG_7470.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">You don’t raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in your own eyes.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Walter M. Schirra, Sr.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I was blessed with 6 sons and only one daughter so I will definitely be celebrating . I’m so proud of all of them. They all have grown into wonderful responsible men. They all have good jobs are are wonderful husbands and good dads to their children. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I just cannot say enough good things about them. I love my sons and they mean the world to me! </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I also consider my daughter’s husband as a son too, as he is always helping out too. He acts just like one of my boys!</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">It’s hard to believe it’s Monday again, a fresh start and a new beginning. As usual, lately, it will be another busy one. Getting ready to move.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I also will be cooking up something new and on the menu is:</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class="">Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Soup</b></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Makes 8 servings</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">2 Tbsp. olive oil</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 yellow onion, chopped</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 can, 15 oz., crushed tomatoes, undrained.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">6 cups chopped cabbage </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">6 carrots, diagonally sliced </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">4 cups chicken broth</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 tsp paprika</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1/2 tsp caraway seeds</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">4 fresh thyme sprigs</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">2 1/2 Tbsp. hot sauce, optional</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">2 Tbsp fresh flat leaf parsley, plus more for garnish</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">2 packages, 8.8 oz., micrwavable brown rice, heated, or 3 cups cooked brown rice., warmed</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add onion, cook stirring until beginning to soften. Add beef cook, stirring often to break up the meat, until lightly browned and cooked through. Transfer beef and onion and drippings to a slow cooker. Add crushed, diced tomatoes, cabbage , carrots, broth, paprika, caraway seeds and thyme to the slow cooker, stir to combine.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Cover and cook until vegetables are tender, about 4 hours on High or 6 hours on low. Remove and discard thyme sprigs. Stir in hot sauce, if using, and parsley. Divide the soup among 8 bowls. Top evenly with rice and garnish with additional parley. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I prefer to add my rice to the slow cooker before serving. I got a coleslaw mix that included carrots for my dinner. I think it saved time chopping the cabbage and carrots. I’m all about taking the easiest route. I won’t be using hot sauce in mine as I like my food mild.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">The only son living close by is DS#5 and hopefully I’ll be seeing him later on today. He is helping me with every thing I need to do in order to move.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Today is supposed to be partly cloudy with patches of fog here and there, we’ll be in the 70’s which is usually unheard of for the month of March. The heat won’t last long and we’ll be in the 40’s by Wednesday with more rain.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I hope y</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">ou all have a GREAT start to this new week! Happy Mon</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">day !</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUpjO9fK4DG1qMMpz6hyoYx4sZ9yi2-Tuqyf8UTEhF7JWcxcJz5BQ_-UO8NahV1jeEe3fQPwja_bCXhBxNAOz-aAqtiu0zPWdNXz8w0sK9ma_RYNGUReJf4oGgqTwlYUK_swf5SzLbWSY1MhV7cl11_bDe8PLcrl_3Mkqh92mk23vLZGUJt83UiYovhSt/s2048/IMG_4797.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUpjO9fK4DG1qMMpz6hyoYx4sZ9yi2-Tuqyf8UTEhF7JWcxcJz5BQ_-UO8NahV1jeEe3fQPwja_bCXhBxNAOz-aAqtiu0zPWdNXz8w0sK9ma_RYNGUReJf4oGgqTwlYUK_swf5SzLbWSY1MhV7cl11_bDe8PLcrl_3Mkqh92mk23vLZGUJt83UiYovhSt/s320/IMG_4797.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class="">COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div class=""><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">There’s no greater privilege of living than bringing a tiny new human being into the world and then trying to raise him or her properly during the next 18 years.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">James C. Dobson</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,126. for all my sons, I’m thankful for each one of them.</span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,127</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">. for a warm day that reminds me Spring is on the way</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,128. for a slow cooker, old but still does the job just fine.</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div class="" style="color: black;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxuzrLVe3f2TRn9jsdoyx-eMMbiz-OZGR-VGa4_eQChj5jeL5yvwbAVh9befPczD0OMElLtObIfSVWNnBlANuPr6Q1Y_L81PZtCSPgVJtqqiu1f75fFpCfsxr-MY7Ulc9eJEvq7nH5uqWLKxYFis7G3GspAAGzuvaew_j8qFHy-Eb4u7twZXpQx65fp4-/s2048/IMG_4550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxuzrLVe3f2TRn9jsdoyx-eMMbiz-OZGR-VGa4_eQChj5jeL5yvwbAVh9befPczD0OMElLtObIfSVWNnBlANuPr6Q1Y_L81PZtCSPgVJtqqiu1f75fFpCfsxr-MY7Ulc9eJEvq7nH5uqWLKxYFis7G3GspAAGzuvaew_j8qFHy-Eb4u7twZXpQx65fp4-/s320/IMG_4550.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><br /></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class="">may the p</i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD B</span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU ALL!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2iQ1WZbexjGYS03NhRbOcQincy_TV2x0hN1q_OO6120S6yFQWGMmkQh1Qsnx_1WlGggr22grZu3VXepl_naMhIsl4WcqoAIrXDh93bDQv384NRmbNvxzcNtYzDCLrX-4v-8O3sXvGtUkw5isCMhPJWqsAW5lsJ6t7Lq6nDZs5SQ8AvXcggH9-Uxs7b9TZ/s2048/IMG_3861.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2iQ1WZbexjGYS03NhRbOcQincy_TV2x0hN1q_OO6120S6yFQWGMmkQh1Qsnx_1WlGggr22grZu3VXepl_naMhIsl4WcqoAIrXDh93bDQv384NRmbNvxzcNtYzDCLrX-4v-8O3sXvGtUkw5isCMhPJWqsAW5lsJ6t7Lq6nDZs5SQ8AvXcggH9-Uxs7b9TZ/s320/IMG_3861.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote class="" style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">A mother’s love doesn’t make her son more dependent and timid; it actually makes him stronger and more independent.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Christmas Fuller</i></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i class="">a smi</i></span><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="">To see my blog The Next 20 Years click on the link below:</b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><br class="" /></b></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><u class=""><b class=""><a class="" href="https://the-next-20-years.blogspot.com/2023/03/for-march-11th-2023.html">https://the-next-20-years.blogspot.com/2023/03/for-march-11th-2023.html</a></b></u></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-4492922075708313822024-03-03T06:30:00.002-05:002024-03-03T07:31:04.802-05:00For Sunday, March 3rd, 2024<p> </p><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span><div style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">SUNDAY, MARCH 3RD, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; text-align: center;"><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ff40ff;">17 Da</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">ys Until Spring </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 6:59 </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 6:22 </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">pm</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFtitShe1ttCJV1B6iaxOOtXcGNG377d3vDDeWdzMHUF3Rh61mNJX36fuLU0zqXaS_rprh2o4bUzMDurZUWR7USFR2GKzlI6DZTpnHjaEUxklT6bXy5uaTHtikb2DKXYkqjCHV7Q43MLeoBaxRU4sJrBbGnY9kcWJ43RZ3kZHB1KMDlWFEB4oeBA9PZku/s2048/IMG_6162.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFtitShe1ttCJV1B6iaxOOtXcGNG377d3vDDeWdzMHUF3Rh61mNJX36fuLU0zqXaS_rprh2o4bUzMDurZUWR7USFR2GKzlI6DZTpnHjaEUxklT6bXy5uaTHtikb2DKXYkqjCHV7Q43MLeoBaxRU4sJrBbGnY9kcWJ43RZ3kZHB1KMDlWFEB4oeBA9PZku/s320/IMG_6162.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">Verse 2: </span><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i>On the shore, dimly seen thro’ the mist of the deep,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i>Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes, </i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i>What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i>As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i>Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i>In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i>’Tis the star spangled banner. Oh! long may it wave,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i>O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave! </i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I will proudly fly my American flag today in honor of this holiday and sing the song too!</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">As usual I cooked for the weekend yesterday and on the the menu is:</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><b>Sheet Pan Balsamic Parmesan Chicken and Vegetables</b></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Makes 4 servings</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">4 cups broccoli florets</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">3 cups cauliflower florets</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 cup sliced shallots</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">3 Tbsp. olive oil, divided </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1/2 tsp ground pepper, divided</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">2 cloves garlic, minced</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 tsp, dried marjoram or oregano, which ever you have on hand,</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">4 bone in chicken thighs, skin removed if desired.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">3 Tbsp. Balsamic vinegar </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1/3 cup grated Parmesan Cheese</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Preeheat oven to 450 degrees. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Combine broccoli, cauliflower, shallots, 2 Tbsp. Oil, and 1/4 tsp pepper in a bowl. Toss well to coat. Transfer to baking sheet.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Combine garlic, marjoram and remaining 1/4 tsp. pepper in a bowl. Coat both sides of the chicken with the garlic mixture and place on the baking sheet with vegetables. Roast 15 minutes then, toss the vegetables and drizzle the chicken with the vinegar. Sprinkle all with Parmesan and continue roasting for 10 more minutes until an instant read thermometer inserted in the thigh reads 165 degrees.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">We are still warming up and were in the 60’s yesterday and today we will be in the 70’s. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">I </span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">don’t have shallots so will use red onion in my dinner and you could also use boneless chicken thighs if you don’t have the bone in ones. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I love one Pan meals which means easier clean up for me.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I hope y</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ou all have a RELAX</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">day !</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCnEP_2MKp9ijc1d_cDbi66VKtmC1vyTGR0zwXganlrLRwRG-I5Sg2Jyvd3YwUmBn0On9IRIjcEYVj_p23e4bVumcvI4_Q4Epo2REM0yXMGYoE1qK0vL1cybSXzlR6-RW-S-JbeFI_Svm4pQY9yWynR7579QTNVsqD_Xaqrcj-t7fk_1zezJbAmmmj37e/s2048/IMG_5301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCnEP_2MKp9ijc1d_cDbi66VKtmC1vyTGR0zwXganlrLRwRG-I5Sg2Jyvd3YwUmBn0On9IRIjcEYVj_p23e4bVumcvI4_Q4Epo2REM0yXMGYoE1qK0vL1cybSXzlR6-RW-S-JbeFI_Svm4pQY9yWynR7579QTNVsqD_Xaqrcj-t7fk_1zezJbAmmmj37e/s320/IMG_5301.jpg" width="239" /></a></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b>COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">Verse 3:<i> </i></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i>And where is that band who so vauntingly swore,</i></span></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i>That havoc of war and the battles confusion </i></span></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i>A home and a country should leave us no more?</i></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i>Their blood has washed their foul footstep’s pollution.</i></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i>No refuge could save the hireling and slave,</i></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i>From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave,</i></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i>And the star spangled banner in triump doth wave,</i></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i>O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.</i></span></span></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,123. for Francis Scott Key who wrote the National Anthem</span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,124</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">. for a flag to display</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,125. for our country, the land of the free and home of the brave.</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div class="" style="color: black;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1G6XGVBy4TjIMWC_tiFKRkm-P99veTdYuRQFyBjFjssqTKi6t5XyeU2fIsRHtpom11NrsLbhPbthjZwJZa3xlXDvELSafHk4xOlcbZD3QIuBS_NdqKtrbSDPDjUS-ZU_us9OYFincmOmMxsihRBvV83pKnD_FnVSYk6yykfOEVW2y7ZBPjAu43wJcfqnW/s2048/IMG_4550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1G6XGVBy4TjIMWC_tiFKRkm-P99veTdYuRQFyBjFjssqTKi6t5XyeU2fIsRHtpom11NrsLbhPbthjZwJZa3xlXDvELSafHk4xOlcbZD3QIuBS_NdqKtrbSDPDjUS-ZU_us9OYFincmOmMxsihRBvV83pKnD_FnVSYk6yykfOEVW2y7ZBPjAu43wJcfqnW/s320/IMG_4550.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><br /></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class="">may the p</i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD B</span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU ALL!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Teg8UOgNW1vZmuQ3Jus1U4Ol0aA1uNSEXHWSJyVuMTuWFBuqV6mOjrak-NqTINy31yj1_v6lMc9ThkyWzzdnnj35SZV0KfnmlXEQhCX4sw9IzA8Yq7Q1Eki4R4vu-I-WUCWB5c9TIshbaaSsmRMPbKaANGq3y9b_o1XiiX-h7RQSRg7MNHt7dc0v02bl/s2048/IMG_6163.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Teg8UOgNW1vZmuQ3Jus1U4Ol0aA1uNSEXHWSJyVuMTuWFBuqV6mOjrak-NqTINy31yj1_v6lMc9ThkyWzzdnnj35SZV0KfnmlXEQhCX4sw9IzA8Yq7Q1Eki4R4vu-I-WUCWB5c9TIshbaaSsmRMPbKaANGq3y9b_o1XiiX-h7RQSRg7MNHt7dc0v02bl/s320/IMG_6163.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote class="" style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">Verse 4: <i> </i></span><i><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;">Oh! Thus be it ever, when freeman shall </span></span><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);">stand,</span></span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i>Between their loved homes and war’s desolation,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i>Blessed with vict’ry and peace, may the Heav’n rescued land, Praise the Pow’r that had made and preserved us a nation.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i>Then conquer we must for our cause is just, </i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i>And this be our motto: In God is our trust.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i>And the star spangled banner in triumph doth wave,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i>O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><i>Francis Scott Key </i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i class="">a smi</i></span><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="">To see my blog The Next 20 Years click on the link below:</b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><br class="" /></b></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><u class=""><b class=""><a class="" href="https://the-next-20-years.blogspot.com/2023/03/for-march-11th-2023.html">https://the-next-20-years.blogspot.com/2023/03/for-march-11th-2023.html</a></b></u></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="text-align: start;" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-39341555787874270022024-03-02T11:08:00.001-05:002024-03-02T11:08:51.050-05:00For Saturday, March 2nd, 2024<p> </p><p><br /></p><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span><div style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">SATURDAY, MARCH 2ND, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ff40ff;">18 Da</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">ys Until Spring </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 7:00 </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 6:21 </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">pm</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="color: #79193d;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Today is Dr. Seuss’s Birthday who was born in 1904, and went on to become the famous writer and cartoonist that we all love today.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">He wrote and illustrated 44 children’s books containing fun rhymes, wacky plots and </span></span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">outrageous characters.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Some favorites include The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, Oh the Places </span></span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">You’ll Go, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and the Lorax.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">They were so popular that he also had multiple TV specials and series, films and a Broadway musical made after them. Although he was an American writer and Cartoonist, his books were loved worldwide and were published in many different languages. Dr. Seuss won numerous awards for his work such as a Pulitzer Prize, two Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award!</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Each year on this day, a special national event called Read Across American is held in his honor. It’s a day for children to celebrate their love of reading! You can celebrate today by participating in Read Across American with your kids. Read their favorite books together or celebrate fun activities like making Cat in the Hat hats or green eggs and ham! 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That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!</i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i>Dr. Seuss</i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Dr Seusse books have always been a favorite here and we have enjoyed many breakfasts of green eggs and ham. All you have to do is add some green food coloring to your scrambled eggs. It doesn’t change the taste.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I will definitely be having some today! What a great way to celebrate my birthday month! </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">On Saturday’s I always cook for the weekend and today’s menu says we’re having</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><b>Sheet Pan Balsamic Parmesan Chicken and Vegetables</b></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">Makes 4 servings</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">4 cups broccoli florets </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">3 cups </span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">cauliflower florets </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">2 cups sliced shallots</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">3 Tbsp. olive oil, divided </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1/2 tsp ground pepper, divided </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">2 cloves garlic, minced</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 tsp. dried marjoram</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">4 bone in Chicken thighs , skin removed if desired</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">3 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray,</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Combine broccoli, cauliflower, shallots and 2 Tbsp. oil, 1/4 tsp pepper in a bowl. Toss to coat. Transfer to baking sheet.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Coat both sides of chicken with garlic mixture. Place on baking sheet. Roast for 15 minutes. Toss the vegetables and drizle chicken with vinegar. Sprinkle all with Parmesan and continue roasting until the veggies are tender and an instant read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the children registers 165 degree, about 10 more minutes.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I don’t have shallots so I’m using red onions in mine. You could also use boneless thighs if you want. This is good served with brown rice.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Today we are warmer than usual for us and we’ll be in the 50’s once again. Spring is still trying to push old winter away!</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I hope y</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ou all have a SUPER Satur</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">day</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: xx-large;"> !</span></div></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b>COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i>The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.</i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i>Dr. Seuss </i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,120. for good and fun stories like those Dr. Seuss wrote </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,121</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">. for warmer weather again</span></div><div style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,122. for a new recipe to try.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div></span><div><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLQlSpFTrXBhoaZuars-sERkstHZHlr1uVSy1ljOAY5JOFGg8mAfZuyb236NHc1F9r8sDin-5O48gpnvyTfU7-Tze6pKjUb9Cvtn1776_iWtR5Qdj7_7wiL_3FdOJPuEqFdbRbya5NYhwS7dXn3hmYDlsV2kGCBNNxKpTPq2b-JoeWZZMyJWQuGswMHXd/s2048/IMG_4550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLQlSpFTrXBhoaZuars-sERkstHZHlr1uVSy1ljOAY5JOFGg8mAfZuyb236NHc1F9r8sDin-5O48gpnvyTfU7-Tze6pKjUb9Cvtn1776_iWtR5Qdj7_7wiL_3FdOJPuEqFdbRbya5NYhwS7dXn3hmYDlsV2kGCBNNxKpTPq2b-JoeWZZMyJWQuGswMHXd/s320/IMG_4550.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><br /></div></span><div><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i>may the p</i></span></span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD B</span></b></span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU ALL!</span></b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><img alt="EDAF9C8C-1184-4ACA-89B2-59A8F47C8C1F.jpeg" apple-inline="yes" class="Apple-web-attachment Singleton" id="<66D93479-985B-49D3-916E-8F2634185243>" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/58dfa36e-1123-44f2-ac07-7f417b0771b9" style="opacity: 1;" /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="border: medium; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i>Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.</i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i>Dr. Seuss </i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div><div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i>a smi</i></span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span><span><span><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>To see my blog The Next 20 Years click on the link below:</b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><u><b><a href="https://the-next-20-years.blogspot.com/2023/03/for-march-11th-2023.html">https://the-next-20-years.blogspot.com/2023/03/for-march-11th-2023.html</a></b></u></span></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-50693128175271304182024-03-01T08:02:00.002-05:002024-03-01T08:02:39.512-05:00For Friday, March 1st, 2024<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">FRIDAY, MARCH 1ST, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); font-size: x-large;"><span class="" style="color: #ff40ff;">19 Da</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); color: #ff40ff; font-size: x-large;">ys Until Spring </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 7:02 </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 6:20 </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">pm</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcv9xhrw1EFF-KWHuhJoFEFZjJFklygxhwq6sQVJZNkFc0xI_HNWRvJDUjkHcItilLqglzAl0nGvhuTGbLALohwtgYwpPONwZ1jLfYrunPECHpAJCjf_BwsiaBF6z7KS0OM5aWSF4jSzcPZohyphenhyphenePIxwy3fhuaO6vX7arm44JSxRX0wYLywFSvljY9SYxVT/s2048/IMG_3568.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcv9xhrw1EFF-KWHuhJoFEFZjJFklygxhwq6sQVJZNkFc0xI_HNWRvJDUjkHcItilLqglzAl0nGvhuTGbLALohwtgYwpPONwZ1jLfYrunPECHpAJCjf_BwsiaBF6z7KS0OM5aWSF4jSzcPZohyphenhyphenePIxwy3fhuaO6vX7arm44JSxRX0wYLywFSvljY9SYxVT/s320/IMG_3568.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline !important; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br class="" /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">The month of March is: American Red Cross Month, Child Life Month, Credit Education Month, Deaf History Month, Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, Engineering Month, Honor Society Awareness Month, International Mirth Month, Irish American Heritage Month, Music in Our Schools Month, National Cheerleading Safety Month, National Craft Month, National Eye Donor Month, National Hockey Month, National Kidney Month, National Kite Month, National Ladder Safety Month, National Noodle Month, National Nutrition Month, National Pet Vaccination Month, National Social Work Month, National Umbrella Month, National Women’s History Month, Optimism Month, Spiritual Wellness Month, World Home Schooling Month, and Youth Art Month. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Today is National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day which is a day dedicated to a delicious snack food, peanut butter. Whether you prefer it smooth, chunky, or natural, peanut butter is the perfect addition to any snack. It goes with practically everything: crackers, pretzels, celery, carrots, apples, bananas. chocolate and much more.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">The average person will eat 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before they graduate from high school. Peanut butter has been popular since the early 1900’s, but no one knows who invented it . Today it is an $800 million industry dominated by household names such as Jif, Skippy, and Peter Pan.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">It is an excellent source of protein and healthy fats and can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">For the healthiest choice look for brands that have no oil or sugar added. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Celebrate today and enjoy a delicious peanut butter snack ! </span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">Mmmm good and good for you!</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish th</span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span class="" style="font-size: large;">side</span></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><img alt="IMG_3568.jpeg" apple-inline="yes" class="Apple-web-attachment Singleton" id="<1E716988-5292-46FC-94C5-DF2A9BCF4DCE>" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/f4706bb8-e724-4650-9d66-ec479ada0a7f" style="opacity: 1;" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">In winter, I plot and plan</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">In Spring, I move</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Henry Rollins</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">It seems as though we just celebrated this day, but time flies by so fast, maybe we didn’t. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Peanut butter is a staple here in my pantry. I always have some on hand. I snack on it by dipping my apple slices in it or spreading it on a piece of celery. I make sandwiches with it. I also bake cookies with peanut butter in them. They are delicious. I’ll definitely be enjoying some peanut butter today ! </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">It’s going to be a finish up Friday for me. Finishing all the chores that got started here this week. I have laundry to put away and dishes to put in the dishwasher and it’s going to be a warmer day so I may finsh up cleaning the porch. We’ll see how far I get. I do rest a lot and work a little. So I may not get it all done.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I will also be cooking something new today and on the menu is:</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><b class=""> Lemon Garlic Pasta with Salmon</b></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Makes 4 servings</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">8 oz. spaghetti or linguine pasta</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">5 Tbsp. Olive oil</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">5 cloves garlic, chopped</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1/4 tsp crushed red pepper, optional</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">zest and juice of 1 lemon</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 1/2 cups flaked cooked salmon</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">3 Tbsp. fresh chopped parsley</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">2 Tbsp. whole wheat breadcrumbs, toasted, if desired. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Combine, oil, garlic, crushed red pepper if using, and lemon zest and juice in a skillet. Heat over medium high heat until sizzling. Add the reserved pasta water, the pasta, salmon and parsley. Cook stirring until the sauce coats the pasta. Serve topped with breadcrumbs if desired.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I will use canned salmon in mine and I don’t put breadcrumbs on my casseroles. Its an easy and tasty dinner to make.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">March is also my birthday month and I will be celebrating all month long. Please join me. We’ll have a fun time. It is mile marker birthday for me and I’m going to do my best to make the most of it.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I hope y</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ou all have a FANT</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ASTIC Friday !</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtggmZUOjrGGET6MfG3cPGBX-z0LqZ_ZWeh4MNO8B4aRK8lW_vo07mIqXES0GH4wNa3enxfINCyjJs6Jj0qWirxO5YmeMRvmA2BjcT9zh3RSBRcNohbgaf-sESNT_WJ8v4_rWfQQ-M-CGb44zrT8LXBk3-k-cUtjVv-VpcLxVlK9jFvJrECPriGX8il3M/s2048/IMG_3659.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtggmZUOjrGGET6MfG3cPGBX-z0LqZ_ZWeh4MNO8B4aRK8lW_vo07mIqXES0GH4wNa3enxfINCyjJs6Jj0qWirxO5YmeMRvmA2BjcT9zh3RSBRcNohbgaf-sESNT_WJ8v4_rWfQQ-M-CGb44zrT8LXBk3-k-cUtjVv-VpcLxVlK9jFvJrECPriGX8il3M/s320/IMG_3659.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class=""><br class="" /></b></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class="">COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div class=""><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><i class="">March came in that winter like the meekest and mildest of lambs, bringing days that were crisp and golden and tingling, each followed by a frosty pink twilight which gradually lost itself in the elfland of moonshine.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><i class="">L. M. Montgomery</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,117.for my last month in Ohio</span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,118</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">. for lots of healthy food to eat </span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,119. for a whole month to celebrate my 80th birthday </span></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div class="" style="color: black;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznRWZbr4AiarJyHjNimxhBC9nTwc02nhjWt1FL_v-jFGOlTcCSFYMji0ijroTznYpno7YXNlmGMgxrase61bq8eeKw2K5YWqmBTeCqZ-gtzzovT1nGhT95lFsWsychaBvcHeYF0z0RGHCklIMkq7PA7T9ln7ZoF3eLtVx0JrTyKj-1nP7qRe_ACWIFU_p/s2048/IMG_4550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznRWZbr4AiarJyHjNimxhBC9nTwc02nhjWt1FL_v-jFGOlTcCSFYMji0ijroTznYpno7YXNlmGMgxrase61bq8eeKw2K5YWqmBTeCqZ-gtzzovT1nGhT95lFsWsychaBvcHeYF0z0RGHCklIMkq7PA7T9ln7ZoF3eLtVx0JrTyKj-1nP7qRe_ACWIFU_p/s320/IMG_4550.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><br /></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class="">may the p</i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD B</span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU ALL!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfu6kwH8P_WznAmihdN0v056NRhqCUHpmf5pRcOACvY9rOsqJbcgOb40zXFDFLKrmm7f-9Qt5qMAm1AR1b0jrXVNPgQUoJQ8uBRAsKJSwkePxImKGAwRFrl4c8EhCoDKJYsxjzDvsnp2V7Vamk8BsgiLO37i8h0sY2pnnriciOYamPvWkAlJBgC409VhAA/s2048/IMG_3587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfu6kwH8P_WznAmihdN0v056NRhqCUHpmf5pRcOACvY9rOsqJbcgOb40zXFDFLKrmm7f-9Qt5qMAm1AR1b0jrXVNPgQUoJQ8uBRAsKJSwkePxImKGAwRFrl4c8EhCoDKJYsxjzDvsnp2V7Vamk8BsgiLO37i8h0sY2pnnriciOYamPvWkAlJBgC409VhAA/s320/IMG_3587.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote class="" style="border: medium; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">March is a month of expectation.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Emily Dickenson</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i class="">a smi</i></span><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-34896841661746043582024-02-29T08:44:00.001-05:002024-02-29T08:44:33.864-05:00For Thursday, February 29th, 2024<p><br /></p><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span><div style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29TH, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; text-align: center;"><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="color: #791a3e;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span face="ComicSansMS-Bold" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ff40ff;">20 Days Until Spring </span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 7:05 </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 6:17</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"> pm</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihqFZAR0e-XUK7J6ekbFvFrfvaMAYO-3QWrlHf0wIpTWO60ll9Ds_2mvUdlkRIezCKTf9Bsg-h2HUgE4M5BmV8VVGULziASxOICdNSyvzAXl8yjMu_Fg_xFccElyLSr1pcFFUZRBwKJgXdhrR1859gdOxy9w75_6ExZiiNkVBhGIJjmDd-PINt4I1JErv/s2048/IMG_3636.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihqFZAR0e-XUK7J6ekbFvFrfvaMAYO-3QWrlHf0wIpTWO60ll9Ds_2mvUdlkRIezCKTf9Bsg-h2HUgE4M5BmV8VVGULziASxOICdNSyvzAXl8yjMu_Fg_xFccElyLSr1pcFFUZRBwKJgXdhrR1859gdOxy9w75_6ExZiiNkVBhGIJjmDd-PINt4I1JErv/s320/IMG_3636.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="color: #79193d;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">Today is Leap Day which is a date added to leap years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. This is the 60th day of a leap year in both calendars, and in 306 days remain until the end of the leap year. It is also the last day of February in leap years with the exception of 1712 in Sweden. It is the last day of </span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere and the last day of meteorological summer in the Southern Hemisphere in leap years.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">The Gregorian calendar, is used in most of the world. February 29 is added in each year as an integer multiple of four unless it is divisible by 100, but not by 400. The Julian calendar has a February 29th every forth year without exception. Consequently, February 29 in the Julian calendar, since 1900, falls 13 day later than February 29th in the Gregorian, until the year 2100. </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Celebrate and enjoy this extra day of the year that will not come again for four years! </span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish th</span></span></b></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span style="font-size: large;">side</span></span></span></b></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnamxyJy04l716LPH1J794nJLiMfumMFcUp8l2oKhWCoD6HOwH8N-mZ8vo9ulVJKa-OqhTy-m9KpLNant8SjGFs1FhjomZBuRzR7dg7I1htWOmpLp_DyzhF48KzZ0HxbYFVxr6K79j_z55HdMo612o8ZnzfQnapMaoTLmnJW5AQOUau84x-8qLRT84ZVFU/s2048/IMG_6963.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnamxyJy04l716LPH1J794nJLiMfumMFcUp8l2oKhWCoD6HOwH8N-mZ8vo9ulVJKa-OqhTy-m9KpLNant8SjGFs1FhjomZBuRzR7dg7I1htWOmpLp_DyzhF48KzZ0HxbYFVxr6K79j_z55HdMo612o8ZnzfQnapMaoTLmnJW5AQOUau84x-8qLRT84ZVFU/s320/IMG_6963.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T F</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OR T</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes all you need is a big leap of faith.</span></i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i>Sean Bean</i></span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"> Today is a cold one with a high of 36 degrees, but it will be warming up again by the first day of March, tomorrow we are suppose to once again be near 50 degrees with partly sunny skies. This is almost unbelievable. I’ve never experienced a February like this one, that I can remember.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Due to the fact that this is Leap Day, some people will be telling frog jokes. It’s the way frogs move, leaping to where they want to go.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I don’t have any jokes to share but have founds some quotes for Leap Day.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I have some errands to run today, one of which is going to the bank. I’m going to be ordering new checks with my new address on them, so I will have them to use when I move. </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I also have to make sure to get in touch with the post office so they will know where to forward my mail when I move. </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">There is so much happening that I find myself going in circles some days and an extra day in the year is definitely appreciated. I need it in order to get it all done.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">My suitcases a</span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">re packed and ready to go when I am, but meanwhile the daily tasks haven’t stopped here at my house yet. </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Regretfully, I’m just going to be sending DS#3’s Christmas gifts too. I didn’t get to see him at Christmas so they’ve just been sitting here waiting to be sent. </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">In the whirl of activity I’ve been on, they’ve had to take a back seat for awhile. </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I’m also stopping at the office of our community here to give them a written notice of my intended move. I called them, but need to give them something in writing.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">It’s going to be a busy day and I’ll be wearing my heavy winter coat again in order to keep warm. BrrChill! </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I hope you all have a GREAT day! Happy Thursday !</span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixMOmgK43mcBlZGzyBdPYnvdabrkcVTj1_6kiZj26HdKlT51A6x2GeKVOjucYAsKDKNYG1IEE25YPCUfvOlzy65K4cpooY5GYYcp0QRaupVuoisuQQdv-mxf2Hufnj9n6b132Uv3BUUJ1YV5JE24CREs4WD1vupTaGzUemqsjVm9c78hYA3fS9JRe7poE/s2048/IMG_3658.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixMOmgK43mcBlZGzyBdPYnvdabrkcVTj1_6kiZj26HdKlT51A6x2GeKVOjucYAsKDKNYG1IEE25YPCUfvOlzy65K4cpooY5GYYcp0QRaupVuoisuQQdv-mxf2Hufnj9n6b132Uv3BUUJ1YV5JE24CREs4WD1vupTaGzUemqsjVm9c78hYA3fS9JRe7poE/s320/IMG_3658.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b>COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br /></div><div><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i>Every great move forward in your life begins with a leap of faith, a step into the unknown.</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i>Brian Tracy</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #791a3e;"><span style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,114. for an extra day in the year to get things done.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,115</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">. for warmer temperatures coming our way once again</span></div><div style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,116. for a nice warm coat </span></div></div></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div></span><div><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVjGs6EqHJyKPa3YNNHHgyTWiQYkyppXrgoRF5x45hhN1eWUXFgrBsX-hrKd1VIJXJMtFJMJLrK26o2D3VztE84aiEDVIuXuIYAh2lyaffAX0IgJjJR0URxg7oKNpWEQME5gPUha59JfXlFfJ-wEgkof83sruDZm-IbCp1ttuR5g3uufEfPg6FFTTAeLe/s2048/IMG_4550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVjGs6EqHJyKPa3YNNHHgyTWiQYkyppXrgoRF5x45hhN1eWUXFgrBsX-hrKd1VIJXJMtFJMJLrK26o2D3VztE84aiEDVIuXuIYAh2lyaffAX0IgJjJR0URxg7oKNpWEQME5gPUha59JfXlFfJ-wEgkof83sruDZm-IbCp1ttuR5g3uufEfPg6FFTTAeLe/s320/IMG_4550.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><br /></div></span><div><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i>may the p</i></span></span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i>they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD </span></b></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">B</span></b></span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU ALL!</span></b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-75ZhPKQZQ1-rOOWG2GvsuGcBLyuE4qD4K8wEKf5Q0Gkx-W0hMDT8w2Z5lUy9tStmZindtm-s55RWgBRm9QUYKRRaUvwWA9zMr86UVXRW4akCnH-wFbzzSBmxAlZgn_ldjV9PoE9Qv7e_HaAhRaUUDqZqBw8H2sBETMJrTW0nuGkW_cvo1XmgxQv_4eC/s2048/IMG_3684.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-75ZhPKQZQ1-rOOWG2GvsuGcBLyuE4qD4K8wEKf5Q0Gkx-W0hMDT8w2Z5lUy9tStmZindtm-s55RWgBRm9QUYKRRaUvwWA9zMr86UVXRW4akCnH-wFbzzSBmxAlZgn_ldjV9PoE9Qv7e_HaAhRaUUDqZqBw8H2sBETMJrTW0nuGkW_cvo1XmgxQv_4eC/s320/IMG_3684.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="border: medium; font-family: ComicSansMS; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i>Fill your heart with your hopes and dreams; dreams that will some day leap and soar into the sky. </i></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14px;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(148, 23, 81);"><i>Michael Bassey Johnson </i></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(148, 23, 81);"><i><br /></i></span></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div><div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i>a smi</i></span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0042aa;"><span><span><span><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><p> </p>I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-56568417836536315692024-02-28T08:45:00.002-05:002024-02-28T08:45:27.762-05:00For Wednesday, February 28th, 2024<p> </p><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; text-align: center;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); font-size: x-large;"><span class="" style="color: #ff40ff;">21 Days Until Spring </span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 7:05 </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 6:17</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"> pm</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghjaCeEJleKhM3e80YBuknyrBR94aHxE4hqfJSamaMi_nTj5XiGTaDV92RwpL03MY76Qh-PabclfzudKaVAkBf6FbIGTFFJ2ZDBFpZbNyVmCmc0eOnwk3xYf7j1rJ5ieWMQc-0EoCYe42K41wUuTrVVH30tgt50RZwg9vi5dN06muPEwAuas1Drt_e02m/s2048/IMG_3623.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghjaCeEJleKhM3e80YBuknyrBR94aHxE4hqfJSamaMi_nTj5XiGTaDV92RwpL03MY76Qh-PabclfzudKaVAkBf6FbIGTFFJ2ZDBFpZbNyVmCmc0eOnwk3xYf7j1rJ5ieWMQc-0EoCYe42K41wUuTrVVH30tgt50RZwg9vi5dN06muPEwAuas1Drt_e02m/s320/IMG_3623.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline !important; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br class="" /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">Today is a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our Lucky Guy.</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday to you♥ ♥ ♥ </span></i></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">May the </span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);">dear Lord Bless You today and always !</span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday to you♥</span></i></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">Today is also Tooth Fairy Day which is a tradition that folks have followed for hundreds of years. Kids all over the world place their lost baby teeth under their pillow at night and look forward to a wonderful </span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">surprise from the Tooth Fairy.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">The early Europeans buried children’s teeth so witches and evil spirits couldn’t use them for voodoo. The Vikings believed that children’s teeth had magical powers that could help them fight in battle. They would pay their children for their lost baby teeth and string them onto necklaces and other jewelry.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">Over time, people began to share stories about a Tooth Mouse who scampers around town and steels children’s teeth in the middle of the night. The story of the Mouse evolved into the story of the Tooth Fairy who leaves treasures under children’s pillows in exchange for their lost teeth.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">Celebrate today and remind your children or grandchildren to put their baby teeth under the pillow when they lose a tooth! Never stop believing in the tooth fairy!</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></i></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish th</span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span class="" style="font-size: large;">s</span></span></span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">ide</span></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gSmsToCDygmh4fol8p9Ega5ryq9I3mbQVtW45wGBrl61Y3g7qyDztEY-YesKCEdfgFio_2_DSARa8XkKJSXid1xHSYBNaCaO3fBDERPK9Kdw45Rl_2C-RBWXFplVm1qj_In0pxAwqgVHN8Hapy1vFwCi4LsaclqPLUkHvaVBTMZCdjngSwPzwqq36_03/s2016/IMG_8155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gSmsToCDygmh4fol8p9Ega5ryq9I3mbQVtW45wGBrl61Y3g7qyDztEY-YesKCEdfgFio_2_DSARa8XkKJSXid1xHSYBNaCaO3fBDERPK9Kdw45Rl_2C-RBWXFplVm1qj_In0pxAwqgVHN8Hapy1vFwCi4LsaclqPLUkHvaVBTMZCdjngSwPzwqq36_03/s320/IMG_8155.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">I still </i><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><i class="">believe</i></span><i class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"> in Santa, The Easter Bunny, the Tooth fairy and true love. Don</i><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><i class="">’</i></span><i class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">t even try to tell me different.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;">Dolly Parton</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">When my children were little the surprise left under the pillow at night was usually money. My children got a quarter if they were lucky. Now my grandchildren get dollars. How time has changed. Inflation has hit everywhere. </span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">I am a parent that taught my grandchildren to believe in the tooth fairy, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus too!</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">Believing in the magical can make us very happy and I figure there is no reason to live unhappily. Life is too short to be anything but happy! </span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Now I am old and surely, but slowly, loosing my teeth and I’m wondering what I might get if I put one of my teeth under my pillow. I still believe.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I did manage to get a few errands done yesterday as the day started out sunny and it didn’t rain until later in the day. I also went to a band concert in which my grandson, Mr. Wonderful played in. It was a delightful treat and they did very well. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I made up a new menu for next week to share with you.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Monday - Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Soup</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Wednesday - Caprese Turkey Burgers</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Friday - Lemon Garlic Pasta with Salmon</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Weekend - Sheet Pan Balsamic Parmesan Chicken and Vegetables</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">It’s raining here again today but still to be in the 60’s. Tomorrow will cool off and we will be down in the 20’s and 30’s again. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">I hope you all have a WONDERFUL W</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ednesday !</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJrA19sBIKLFmRTsNaqyR77hMGS07bPS8jIMIlT8l-3URsfyt0abGjSRZWPJ3jzpEplTOJuX9uN4SbZzAXiSlTaFukhReoXtyg2ej-Khyphenhyphenf6fQiAcpoJ8bD66H4bhPG8KUG7KYAKW9aVfiUz2faX2K9JJ-UYq-TBh2aTBjPyCq6QTOKR3nReG78snwGzwe/s2048/fullsizeoutput_41f9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1329" data-original-width="2048" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJrA19sBIKLFmRTsNaqyR77hMGS07bPS8jIMIlT8l-3URsfyt0abGjSRZWPJ3jzpEplTOJuX9uN4SbZzAXiSlTaFukhReoXtyg2ej-Khyphenhyphenf6fQiAcpoJ8bD66H4bhPG8KUG7KYAKW9aVfiUz2faX2K9JJ-UYq-TBh2aTBjPyCq6QTOKR3nReG78snwGzwe/s320/fullsizeoutput_41f9.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class="">COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div class=""><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class="">Kids delight in magical thinking, whether in the form of the Tooth Fairy or the saints: whether you see these things as comforting lies or eternal varieties, they are a part of how we help kids make sense of the world.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">Emma Donaghue</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,111. for cute grandchildren’s photos </span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,112</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">. for a concert to enjoy thanks to Mr. Wonderful!</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,113.for a cozy warm home</span></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div class="" style="color: black;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><img alt="fullsizeoutput_3441.jpeg" apple-inline="yes" class="Apple-web-attachment Singleton" id="<6C1A206F-9FDF-4A0E-9621-E7801BA2CD0A@Home>" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/d1cb8352-c23c-4267-a4ff-4c6b67222771" style="opacity: 1;" /></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class="">may the p</i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD B</span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzOXX4nMrGqlLZTNr19w4f-A0xV33TpGk-q2UcffWzoQJzBqj4DC92HTCr4K7OFkz0OgZy7Rum-o7UTMhr0AI2He_4IL2Tj5LBAMF-X173i4A-teIFDD_qwZ1lylq-mgT3fQHVWTqmjpSHtQojJpJGjiXr3fMplq7521eXZ5qGewdUt6W1bznpXcp4xSM/s2048/IMG_1533.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzOXX4nMrGqlLZTNr19w4f-A0xV33TpGk-q2UcffWzoQJzBqj4DC92HTCr4K7OFkz0OgZy7Rum-o7UTMhr0AI2He_4IL2Tj5LBAMF-X173i4A-teIFDD_qwZ1lylq-mgT3fQHVWTqmjpSHtQojJpJGjiXr3fMplq7521eXZ5qGewdUt6W1bznpXcp4xSM/s320/IMG_1533.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">FOR TO</span></span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">DAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote class="" style="border: medium; font-family: ComicSansMS; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">Sleep tight and let the tooth fairy’s gift fill the night.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><i class="">Author Unknown</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i class="">a smi</i></span><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-14361260104714817332024-02-27T10:36:00.001-05:002024-02-27T10:36:42.106-05:00For Tuesday, February 27th, 2024<p> </p><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; text-align: center;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); font-size: x-large;"><span class="" style="color: #ff40ff;">22 Days Until Spring </span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 7:06 </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 6:16</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"> pm</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpHDFSjbkhOB-qKntrxX3a7EVxS2tVy8174QNp3Krn2sMlr-W8H-DUFRzHsb9SB4WVTAlEllUxVR5AHcJlygnrL-eVMsfiifYh4lBJKgcJLGOdbfd6U-dxq37IxyStSas3JJckG-OsxjlVe-ZkLc-GZuExVGHkGfpd5AR8efxU1D9BlNuBaYEtVNqAy80/s2048/fullsizeoutput_4f9f.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpHDFSjbkhOB-qKntrxX3a7EVxS2tVy8174QNp3Krn2sMlr-W8H-DUFRzHsb9SB4WVTAlEllUxVR5AHcJlygnrL-eVMsfiifYh4lBJKgcJLGOdbfd6U-dxq37IxyStSas3JJckG-OsxjlVe-ZkLc-GZuExVGHkGfpd5AR8efxU1D9BlNuBaYEtVNqAy80/s320/fullsizeoutput_4f9f.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline !important; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br class="" /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">Today is National Strawberry Day which is when we pay homage to one of the most popular fruits in the world. Strawberries are the first fruit to ripen ever year, so they are often called the Taste of Spring. </span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">The bright and juicy berries are both delicious and incredibly good for you. Each bite is packed with vitamins, antioxidants and fiber.</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">People have been enjoying them and their benefits for centuries. In fact, the Ancient Romans believed they could cure </span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">fevers, fainting, inflammation and several other ailments. They even used them for teeth whitening.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Celebrate today and enjoy a fresh bowl of strawberries and cream, a strawberry smoothie or a piece of toast covered with strawberry jam, or a scoop of strawberry ice cream. Enjoy!</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish th</span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span class="" style="font-size: large;">side</span></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcFxQE60f-us1SgAEcInDA71Gxo5XUaXDBLsQXDwFMEjTsIXXTrUrgmcm6gPDvOzGYDVm9D-pYl4ZLMnXJdD1HpwM8ZfJoiE6d_kB0paE1lJq5X4SHhXmotvkAtJvvFDzdrDNgdqD9HiKPZwPxdO19VFmUG1FTzReZQjGI64MlPS4Mm6lZKW8_8T3cJDD/s2048/+28kL6yNSEqVyj7K1Ufaag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcFxQE60f-us1SgAEcInDA71Gxo5XUaXDBLsQXDwFMEjTsIXXTrUrgmcm6gPDvOzGYDVm9D-pYl4ZLMnXJdD1HpwM8ZfJoiE6d_kB0paE1lJq5X4SHhXmotvkAtJvvFDzdrDNgdqD9HiKPZwPxdO19VFmUG1FTzReZQjGI64MlPS4Mm6lZKW8_8T3cJDD/s320/+28kL6yNSEqVyj7K1Ufaag.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Picking strawberries can be a very fruitful endeavor.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Author Unknown</i></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Strawberries are something I can enjoy often. They are in the store all year round. But the best ones are the fresh ones you can buy on the roadside stands when they are available locally. It will be awhile before that happens, but I will be having some in cereal today for breakfast. I get Kellogs Special K with Red berries. They have real strawberries in with the cereal. I also have some delicious strawberry Jam to have on my toast. I found some sugar free and it is delicious. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I remember when I was young, I’d go picking strawberries with a friend at the field which was just at the end of the street. They were wild strawberries and very small but they were very tasty. I didn’t take any home but ate them as I picked them.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I have some errands to run this week, but have decided to wait until Thursday when if will finally stop raining. Meanwhile I’ll take advantage of the rainy weather and stay in where it’s dry and just do some housework. Everything is such a mess here I hardly know where to begin, but there is always laundry to do and I that will keep me busy for a while.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">And I still have my desk drawers to empty so that I can put it up for sale. I won’t get much for it, but I’ve had it since I was 9 years old and certainly got my monies worth out of it.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"> I hope you all have a TERRIFIC Tuesday !</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_t4jVc1yzlA_f6usMLLKcvYXwrG6JbhJgcZqwkLjo50kWLFkzC0nINrrZ7_NQDvKwejvhmOC3ynF3RUuJafFmNoNxboMdAcVkgGfcPqXHp21LdmSo5br4pBNUCf_Ll5i_xepguHDIbkdZjlUQwKLUFMCt7aQTmuHcSEQoK8tnXwBUJYZqaKRf0-FZba-/s2048/IMG_0564.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_t4jVc1yzlA_f6usMLLKcvYXwrG6JbhJgcZqwkLjo50kWLFkzC0nINrrZ7_NQDvKwejvhmOC3ynF3RUuJafFmNoNxboMdAcVkgGfcPqXHp21LdmSo5br4pBNUCf_Ll5i_xepguHDIbkdZjlUQwKLUFMCt7aQTmuHcSEQoK8tnXwBUJYZqaKRf0-FZba-/s320/IMG_0564.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class=""><br class="" /></b></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class="">COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div class=""><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Strawberries are full of love and happiness.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Anthony T. Hincks</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,108.for delicious and nutricious strawberries.</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,109</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">.for time to do the housework </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,110, for a washer and dryer in my </span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);">home</span></span></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div class="" style="color: black;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorbi-jn1LEaEkFib8xOrihQDUY_UQ8_cd5JhwvGFLBW-AJLw1Um6z5DRB0jzxgrXN_k4Fy6smgxGrqnkQ6ewpVif6-1BDLcbisPYnUTqYMEsrYu2iioeCjhmUHvg0TXEBLgMmO44WnxSqdcuRc7TXSux3anT88f-JjnzdD9X69hEJoz_oDHJ7W5RPiTRs/s2048/IMG_4550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorbi-jn1LEaEkFib8xOrihQDUY_UQ8_cd5JhwvGFLBW-AJLw1Um6z5DRB0jzxgrXN_k4Fy6smgxGrqnkQ6ewpVif6-1BDLcbisPYnUTqYMEsrYu2iioeCjhmUHvg0TXEBLgMmO44WnxSqdcuRc7TXSux3anT88f-JjnzdD9X69hEJoz_oDHJ7W5RPiTRs/s320/IMG_4550.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><br /></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class="">may the p</i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD B</span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU ALL!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6GhYxV0HPF6iSue_ueBngI_0jwDKWFSW_FWRQ1-P5fZvh2wYNja_rZXLqzrL0eFmcVPpaLF85Pr4jYJRWpmMLQcJ5cQlz8uIN5WzO-9jiDCnbmsE0MSF1GjS3JZQRAZJvGg4WTFqc5NzIdCPiOyS6vFOlKZbgakkzuxLXQbl47dcmisfxlG_grmMduR1/s2048/IMG_1696.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6GhYxV0HPF6iSue_ueBngI_0jwDKWFSW_FWRQ1-P5fZvh2wYNja_rZXLqzrL0eFmcVPpaLF85Pr4jYJRWpmMLQcJ5cQlz8uIN5WzO-9jiDCnbmsE0MSF1GjS3JZQRAZJvGg4WTFqc5NzIdCPiOyS6vFOlKZbgakkzuxLXQbl47dcmisfxlG_grmMduR1/s320/IMG_1696.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote class="" style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Strawberries are berry healthy. They pack a punch when it comes to beating cancer and other diseases.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Author Unknown</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i class="">a smi</i></span><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-51493096430203032402024-02-26T11:08:00.000-05:002024-02-26T11:08:10.021-05:00For Monday, February 26th, 2024<p> </p><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; text-align: center;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); font-size: x-large;"><span class="" style="color: #ff40ff;">22 Days Until Spring </span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 7:08 </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 6:15</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"> pm</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju9Z0Kppayq77Kh251FuzCIoyuJBeTUp7VNZ48_HDa67LJ5LrjMYTCrey-bBy27YbIP0UJpTfW0Tj6W5EVPXJ8eQlvBQNGjLX1KvJthFbpBUDbqfDy01zm2K-RoMMwfp_ZRejZZ2AOu0Ssg8s8HmO1AHGMupWA4S97aiIzXiKtjdm37wnBwvzASCAJHHc9/s2048/IMG_6174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju9Z0Kppayq77Kh251FuzCIoyuJBeTUp7VNZ48_HDa67LJ5LrjMYTCrey-bBy27YbIP0UJpTfW0Tj6W5EVPXJ8eQlvBQNGjLX1KvJthFbpBUDbqfDy01zm2K-RoMMwfp_ZRejZZ2AOu0Ssg8s8HmO1AHGMupWA4S97aiIzXiKtjdm37wnBwvzASCAJHHc9/s320/IMG_6174.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is </span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">a specia</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline !important; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br class="" /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">Today is Tell a Fairy Tale Day </span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);">which is all about letting your imagination roam free. Read fairy tales to your kids, or just read them for fun!</span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170);"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">There are countless stories to choose from: Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, and the Princess and the Pea are whimsical fairy tales that have entertained children and adults alike for many years.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">A fairy tale is traditionally a short story with mythical and fantastic characters such as elves, fairies, gnomes and more. These stories are meant to enchant readers. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Celebrate today and gather with family of friends to read aloud your favorite fairy tales together. Sprark children’s creativity and encourage them to write one of their own!</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish th</span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuAo5XpIrHJwRTKy48xNxB3VpYtVq2Jto50xnA29D61Jl58weZYM8OMQxbm3T88ADETB9TVR7Hnk6uHcBGtC15lOI6ViWfvnBtKdr5jkqQ_wDMP7TJAeVxnP_GIf4ZreMHYTc-mdI2nsICP6CpJaz1HoK88jmJ4W8FAlU6JyeEeChxu5SQlL4hWQAEgXt/s2048/IMG_1651.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuAo5XpIrHJwRTKy48xNxB3VpYtVq2Jto50xnA29D61Jl58weZYM8OMQxbm3T88ADETB9TVR7Hnk6uHcBGtC15lOI6ViWfvnBtKdr5jkqQ_wDMP7TJAeVxnP_GIf4ZreMHYTc-mdI2nsICP6CpJaz1HoK88jmJ4W8FAlU6JyeEeChxu5SQlL4hWQAEgXt/s320/IMG_1651.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">If you see the magic in a fairy tale, you can face the future.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Danielle Steel</i></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">I have read and told many fairy tales over the years. Children love it when you read to them and often become good readers themselves, because you read to them. </span></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I am one that loves romance books because they are like fairy tales when they live happily ever after. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I remember one time when I was riding in the car with DS#1 and his daughter, she was amazed because I could tell her a fairy tale without having a book in front of me. I had memorized most of them from reading them to my children over and over again.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">It’s going to be a busy week here, finishing the packing and getting the house ready for the sale coming up in March. There is a lot to do. DS#5 will probably be here this evening to help me. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">The pictures today are ones I took a few years ago at o local garden store. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">We’re to be in the 50’s today which is not normal at all for us here in Ohio, in February. It is usually very cold and snowy. Instead of snow we’re to get rain. Just a couple of days ago we were below freezing. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Today is also National Pistachio Day. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">It’s Monday and today I’m cooking up something new. On the menu is:</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class="">Italian Beef and Shells</b></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Makes 4 servings</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 1/2 cups uncooked pasta shells</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 lb. lean ground beef</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 onion, chopped</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 garlic clove, minced</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 jar, 24 oz. Marinara Sauce</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 yellow summer squash, quartered and sliced</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 zucchini, quartered and sliced</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1/4 cup beef broth</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1/2 tsp Italian seasoning</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1/2 tsp. pepper</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Cook pasta according to package directions.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Meanwhile in a Dutch oven, cook the beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, crumble beef; drain. Stir in marinara sauce, squash, zucchini, broth and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered, until thickened. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Drain pasta and stir into beef mixture and heat through. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 3/4 cup equals 1 serving.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">You could substitute red and yellow bell peppers instead of squash. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I substituted bow tie pasta for the shells as it is what I had on hand.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">It sounds delicious to me and includes everything you need for a meal in one pan. </span><span style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">It’s an excellent way to include some healthy veggies.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">We are to be partly cloudy today with rain moving in later on in the day. Tuesday and Wednesday are supposed to be rainy too, but still warmer than is average for February. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I hope you all have a GREAT start to this new week. Happy Monday !</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YJh_jmq6ze_Gnfkv1xHSraUrs2TepEcE8H_-UvtH9gh5r0QGwtp9YpicUQZ-rVIIzCeMKtZw5KfZZFRvXbfD-i9qmyDza58yg2-c4kbLrMG11hfjQ7rZv1bKo8La3hRfSe17YgR3rq5I1eQddDJUeuxDGcnwQxSkEmHbiY6fBnd8hYC09y7GFwQNO98r/s2048/IMG_1654.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YJh_jmq6ze_Gnfkv1xHSraUrs2TepEcE8H_-UvtH9gh5r0QGwtp9YpicUQZ-rVIIzCeMKtZw5KfZZFRvXbfD-i9qmyDza58yg2-c4kbLrMG11hfjQ7rZv1bKo8La3hRfSe17YgR3rq5I1eQddDJUeuxDGcnwQxSkEmHbiY6fBnd8hYC09y7GFwQNO98r/s320/IMG_1654.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class="">COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div class=""><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;">Hans </span><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;">Christian Anderson </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,104. for fairy tales which sometimes come true </span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,106</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">.for an easy and delicious meal to make </span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,107.for warmer than usual days! </span></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div class="" style="color: black;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8vgEunV-fddRMtTM2AzOYYdGXqAOW_nEtKyRBKks_v5UCLPYuWHnyA-xTXxHdkKM_AU6OGSIHN_Pg8Gj2ArGCfaa2QVBLQWFAm_dJHUL42ktlSqjfVDRyarNnwdWZUErVBvBMYXLoHWNabzeWOtlHreajcsjCO1fCKkCOuejHTg-z56O-fq6zX92XO7_/s2048/IMG_4550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8vgEunV-fddRMtTM2AzOYYdGXqAOW_nEtKyRBKks_v5UCLPYuWHnyA-xTXxHdkKM_AU6OGSIHN_Pg8Gj2ArGCfaa2QVBLQWFAm_dJHUL42ktlSqjfVDRyarNnwdWZUErVBvBMYXLoHWNabzeWOtlHreajcsjCO1fCKkCOuejHTg-z56O-fq6zX92XO7_/s320/IMG_4550.jpg" width="203" /></a></div></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><br /></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class="">may the p</i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD B</span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU ALL!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_MElmIclzJCLLSDK7j7nFg9r-U4fiAZlVBXwqpUfcoueQkoyn9qGX1Ukah8Ay29dU4a8gYaokSHa9P-byzWgOpcjbLhyrcSquym2hTcu3la5_tzBC0FOb5LVU6JT0dekELztAC-hLTTg4KItoFRjqOzY2XUtt4Gv8oWHnDaFKLy1RUKMQlQrclt7OGDw/s2048/IMG_1650.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote class="" style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Neil Gaiman</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i class="">a smi</i></span><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-69112039657199630732024-02-25T08:30:00.001-05:002024-02-25T08:30:59.081-05:00For Sunday, February 25th, 2024<p><br /></p><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); font-size: x-large;"><span class="" style="color: #ff40ff;">23 Days Until Spring </span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 7:09 </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 6:14</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"> pm</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLHQY7gmOncxpC_1qw-loWC3aU9AY13WijFxZPM2LqZfTFc6J08_RyS9gKQ7lwS6GwGhhDi74Bq6LDa_FHL0tXWRWIk4_Lgr1K-Pn2iVvz-J6iQPEhzkeVDwga7u5yZqt2K25rR11OgTvNtA9Ga0yk5ndTYoB2Tgbl9JN4qgvCs82NnQUV94VyWg3MK9Dx/s2048/TJbUerzqSeG2zu9gEWsLTg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLHQY7gmOncxpC_1qw-loWC3aU9AY13WijFxZPM2LqZfTFc6J08_RyS9gKQ7lwS6GwGhhDi74Bq6LDa_FHL0tXWRWIk4_Lgr1K-Pn2iVvz-J6iQPEhzkeVDwga7u5yZqt2K25rR11OgTvNtA9Ga0yk5ndTYoB2Tgbl9JN4qgvCs82NnQUV94VyWg3MK9Dx/s320/TJbUerzqSeG2zu9gEWsLTg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline !important; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br class="" /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">Today is National Chocolate Covered Nuts Day which have been a staple of humans for thousands of years. The ancient Greeks and Romans were fond of the walnut, Native Americans enjoyed pecans, and the Chinese believed that chocolate had divine properties.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">The Aztecs and Mayans prepared </span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">chocolate for all their sacred rituals. In the 17th century chocolate became a fashionable drink throughout Europe and people soon learned that everything tastes better when it’s covered in chocolate. By the middle of the 19th century, it was a common practice to dip items like pretzels, nuts and fruits into melted chocolate.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Celebrate today and enjoy some of your favorite chocolate and nut combinations!</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish th</span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span class="" style="font-size: large;">side</span></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZDYe0XBS1DBmytRenb9iFRtMsHuc_kcESCjVZ6tGQ0STUb1-s3tEC3VeVGEciDYrSWQuT6dfoDjDHzH4qvCTxRI4OptPtA2YGr0UiWPVQ0HAKRsBUIAd36vc70rJoWgTwLG3utVeR2kt4xTehXc3_jhcxtHNF-EyfwYp82GH94JPjybvGoRTWiLfo7sT/s2048/IMG_3524.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZDYe0XBS1DBmytRenb9iFRtMsHuc_kcESCjVZ6tGQ0STUb1-s3tEC3VeVGEciDYrSWQuT6dfoDjDHzH4qvCTxRI4OptPtA2YGr0UiWPVQ0HAKRsBUIAd36vc70rJoWgTwLG3utVeR2kt4xTehXc3_jhcxtHNF-EyfwYp82GH94JPjybvGoRTWiLfo7sT/s320/IMG_3524.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Chocolate covered peanuts, covered raisins, chocolate covered pretzels…Chocolate. So afraid to be alone.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Dana Gould</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">I can enjoy sugar free chocolate and nuts and have some often. Chocolate and nuts are both good for us as well as tasting good. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">We </span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">always used to get a jar of them for the holidays and special occasions, but I have also made my own. I am one who agrees that anything covered in chocolate is good.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Today we are warming up again and our temps will be about 20 degrees warmer than yesterday. Thankfully that cold spell didn’t last very long at all. My sinus have been going crazy with all the roller coster weather we are having. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">No doubt I’ll really enjoy the Texas weather which is much warmer than we are and it is sunnier too.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">My daughter has let me know they were in the 80’s the past couple of days. They cool down, but only to the 50’s and 60’s . How wonderful for the winter time.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I’ll be staying in and resting up for the busy week ahead. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">We had a great time at the birthday party yesterday, but I’m very tired today. That traveling and partying wore me out. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">When you are used to staying at home, any activity tends wear me out. Yes, it’s true, I’m getting old and showing my age too.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">I hope you all have a RELAXING Sunday !</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYa66GlWjkAnE9luzfaV3bpBN42cPExOzOoGQo2Bhf5bcMhJNu72ECALSWx3vQqQK8S7zZyPsdp9Dlwefhf2wHtOkJbHdoseR8Duxvao1k26zJpsFow6DJCCCwgniKSjPNWo8JBj3IEWr42DwYIegkWuAVqvvQ47FSd7bigpzG2VoeVPS7djHigSyiWEy/s2048/IMG_5657.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYa66GlWjkAnE9luzfaV3bpBN42cPExOzOoGQo2Bhf5bcMhJNu72ECALSWx3vQqQK8S7zZyPsdp9Dlwefhf2wHtOkJbHdoseR8Duxvao1k26zJpsFow6DJCCCwgniKSjPNWo8JBj3IEWr42DwYIegkWuAVqvvQ47FSd7bigpzG2VoeVPS7djHigSyiWEy/s320/IMG_5657.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class="">COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div class=""><br class="" /></div><div class=""><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Books and chocolate makes life bearable.</i></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Author Unknown</i></span></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,101. for a fun birthday party to attend </span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,102.for home, sweet home where I can rest.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">12,103.for leftovers to eat from yesterday. </span></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div class="" style="color: black;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><br /></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVspIbdfwREddVhN0TGk7xepwl1hMp8hlISjgHafUnW8PTpEL3K__cCsSV9XEIjMM51PQO_CoDPqelrX3WbiirK8MYXp9eogktk9ijIKDxJLmFWuEfV4VCt8sChONVlQTUYXgzeo5FvNRLW1AyZf4_teLpYNXujjn98PH25tup_tNZPRm0oFi6si95RFt/s2048/IMG_4550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVspIbdfwREddVhN0TGk7xepwl1hMp8hlISjgHafUnW8PTpEL3K__cCsSV9XEIjMM51PQO_CoDPqelrX3WbiirK8MYXp9eogktk9ijIKDxJLmFWuEfV4VCt8sChONVlQTUYXgzeo5FvNRLW1AyZf4_teLpYNXujjn98PH25tup_tNZPRm0oFi6si95RFt/s320/IMG_4550.jpg" width="203" /></a></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class="">may the p</i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD B</span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU ALL!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuv7BQwNvLj9TjRHYOG54-SQF7x7EiS6JZjHdECW4m-wNjn7WwRHDKIT1BN5lk_juUoVBpnn1xcSGYSRYoruj4g5V6kwf7TO6l2GLfBomZBXJoJZJmFxuvPgKKbp4sb94SSm_qPk5X1gfWRkuV1BxJQTnsmeukadO_YqSnb15_jmFRBsL2mEvpFhPyJSn7/s2048/IMG_3996.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuv7BQwNvLj9TjRHYOG54-SQF7x7EiS6JZjHdECW4m-wNjn7WwRHDKIT1BN5lk_juUoVBpnn1xcSGYSRYoruj4g5V6kwf7TO6l2GLfBomZBXJoJZJmFxuvPgKKbp4sb94SSm_qPk5X1gfWRkuV1BxJQTnsmeukadO_YqSnb15_jmFRBsL2mEvpFhPyJSn7/s320/IMG_3996.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote class="" style="border: medium; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Anything is good if it’s made of chocolate. </i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Jo Brand </i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i class="">a smi</i></span><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p> </p>I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-62292234054716039842024-02-24T08:32:00.000-05:002024-02-24T08:32:04.784-05:00For Saturday, February 24th, 2024<p> </p><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); font-size: x-large;"><span class="" style="color: #ff40ff;">24 Days Until Spring </span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 7:11 </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">un</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 6:12</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"> pm</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvSaPbgvd-RhdLOOmWhmnz12yQmNHpddtOCkZr3fRdCKGF_dCCEMlAGUkLDj8WJdjY6ZbwoR6NsuiP6leGfjHNZFA4xp2x3E8djjk5RQ4NR-xsQqTwddMKAT7q2pPlKelCCigNOBahDSDMNzxzmfwuhID_sgyLQYqPkLbUeaUG-ek0GtX_U2LYpbSUHPx/s2048/IMG_6218.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvSaPbgvd-RhdLOOmWhmnz12yQmNHpddtOCkZr3fRdCKGF_dCCEMlAGUkLDj8WJdjY6ZbwoR6NsuiP6leGfjHNZFA4xp2x3E8djjk5RQ4NR-xsQqTwddMKAT7q2pPlKelCCigNOBahDSDMNzxzmfwuhID_sgyLQYqPkLbUeaUG-ek0GtX_U2LYpbSUHPx/s320/IMG_6218.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"> <div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline !important; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">o</span></i></div> </i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline !important; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">ccasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><br class="" /></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div class=""><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">Today is </span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">National Tortilla Chip Day which celebrates tortilla Chips which are delicious served </span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">with salsa, chili, guacamole and a variety of other appetizers. </span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Rebecca Webb Caranza invented tortilla chips in the 1950’s. She and her husband owned the El Zerape Tortilla Factory in Los Angelees and were amoung the first to mass produce tortillas. The machine often produced misshapen tortillas, and Carranza decided try to use them instead of throwing them away. She cut the rejected tortillas into triangles, fried them and sold them for a dime a bag..</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Tortilla chips soon became a nationwide sensation. In 2003 the state of Texas made the tortilla chip the official state snack.</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Celebrate today and buy a bag of your favorite tortilla chips or try making your own and enjoy them with your favorite dip! </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish th</span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span class="" style="font-size: large;">side</span></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeIAALBkxCQDOfgx0_DR0JV3JcjbJJBUvEC3M-eAednFVAfb8zahl3GoEMAarqjsuXILI-nHmI5zYRo9ogbNq_7NauWxS8DwwiGwt5VmAkuevHkocCiUT9DnD9UcjzQfXa3PSOUUUCC9L3H2CYPRA5nKR_Pd8_8xYYGoc0nT_zNtrS5bOKTaxk3128qwq/s2048/IMG_6217.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeIAALBkxCQDOfgx0_DR0JV3JcjbJJBUvEC3M-eAednFVAfb8zahl3GoEMAarqjsuXILI-nHmI5zYRo9ogbNq_7NauWxS8DwwiGwt5VmAkuevHkocCiUT9DnD9UcjzQfXa3PSOUUUCC9L3H2CYPRA5nKR_Pd8_8xYYGoc0nT_zNtrS5bOKTaxk3128qwq/s320/IMG_6217.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;"><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Everybody loves something, even if it’s only tortillas.</i></span></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Author Unknown</i></span></div></span></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I found some lightly salted Tortilla chips to enjoy and eat them often for a snack. I usually dip them in salsa but also love them dipped in guacamole </span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I’m going to a birthday party today for our Lucky Guy. His actual birthday is the 28th of February. He was born just before Leap Day so he can celebrate his birthday every year. I would usually be cooking today but instead I’ll be eating at the party. And I’m sure they will be sending some leftovers home for tomorrow. So no cooking for me. I’ll save the recipe for what I was going to make for later on this month.</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">As usual, DS#5 and family will be giving me a ride to the party as I no longer drive that far. </span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">I love it when I get to celebrate a birthday in person! </span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">It’s very cold today but only partly cloudy so it will be a good day to travel. Clear roads all the way !</span></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">I hope you all have a SUPER Saturday !</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class=""><br class="" /></b></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yXK3O_eSdtBHGWx5NWmXJS3cRHj9BgFhDEkqE-yRX2ep3Gd9TV7Jgud6T9Q5B8VxG-rSHTQCTCObFP-iLjnzS5YuuiIR3NayEPB-rXryjxSwipZQivGLXf-A6nzxGcGL1_ZI_6OX4-G76wi0vuD2NT4f7l3YwP9SWtltwIkjNVyvcLzOZHiJu1-exPOK/s2048/IMG_3554.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yXK3O_eSdtBHGWx5NWmXJS3cRHj9BgFhDEkqE-yRX2ep3Gd9TV7Jgud6T9Q5B8VxG-rSHTQCTCObFP-iLjnzS5YuuiIR3NayEPB-rXryjxSwipZQivGLXf-A6nzxGcGL1_ZI_6OX4-G76wi0vuD2NT4f7l3YwP9SWtltwIkjNVyvcLzOZHiJu1-exPOK/s320/IMG_3554.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class=""><br class="" /></b></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;"><b class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">COUNTI</span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">NG MY GIFTS</span></b></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: large;"><b class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><br class="" /></span></b></span></div><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Happiness is a warm Tortilla Chip.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Author Unknown</i></span></div></div><div class=""><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class=""><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,098.</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">for delicious tortilla chips and dips!</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,099.</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">for a birthday to celebrate </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">12,100.</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">for DS#5 who is giving me a ride </span></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div class="" style="color: black;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><br /></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9ZS87tR4KDXx4K3g8ducyNn-S3PQTD7NUFG389HTw-DzuwBHg_JIQQmtT75qawepc2EZqsZNKT_uC96PIzX8MqJNTkoZUh5GdMBNeo2TE6WgQtcXWqbdiSIODmfsxCfPQcjHmXhAOwm6Uc80-6zy-dN7q_J_T9gonvJcBUUL1hyphenhyphenI99pcVQ7bIGk4k6jQ/s2048/IMG_4550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9ZS87tR4KDXx4K3g8ducyNn-S3PQTD7NUFG389HTw-DzuwBHg_JIQQmtT75qawepc2EZqsZNKT_uC96PIzX8MqJNTkoZUh5GdMBNeo2TE6WgQtcXWqbdiSIODmfsxCfPQcjHmXhAOwm6Uc80-6zy-dN7q_J_T9gonvJcBUUL1hyphenhyphenI99pcVQ7bIGk4k6jQ/s320/IMG_4550.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><br /><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class="">may the p</i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD B</span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU ALL!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote class="" style="border: medium; font-family: ComicSansMS; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsA9V4WhOjtUh6NnvS78mtEjlH1NTFvlCeAdxeejbGJPgYz0WtRyrWcJOKqeBwIrSUP3YmfZ49n7NuzzUWqFcxI_SSgECt8jmKqIcAYs65YtVI8umtw8rrGt4MVEMR9jmkwpBB2bfEw0CGtofd3UuA5Q8vjVIZdi1pOGM72fymjNfg5RoFux402s9jWLy/s2048/IMG_6220.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsA9V4WhOjtUh6NnvS78mtEjlH1NTFvlCeAdxeejbGJPgYz0WtRyrWcJOKqeBwIrSUP3YmfZ49n7NuzzUWqFcxI_SSgECt8jmKqIcAYs65YtVI8umtw8rrGt4MVEMR9jmkwpBB2bfEw0CGtofd3UuA5Q8vjVIZdi1pOGM72fymjNfg5RoFux402s9jWLy/s320/IMG_6220.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">A friend that steals your tortilla chips is Nacho friend.</i></span></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(148, 23, 81);"><i class="">Author Unknown</i></span></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i class="">a smi</i></span><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626705650115550220.post-84304164429334109392024-02-23T09:44:00.000-05:002024-02-23T09:44:02.717-05:00For Friday, February 23rd, 2024<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large;">ON T</span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">HE BRIGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">T SIDE </span></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; text-align: center;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="text-align: center;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sa</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">dness, or e</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ven plain everyday gray, but God's </span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">glory n</span></i></span></span><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ever fades. </span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Ma</span></i></span><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">y God's glory shine into the </span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">exciting lights, upset</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ting dar</span></i><i class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ks, and boring grays of your every day.</span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Slightly adapted from one of</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); color: #791a3e; font-family: ComicSansMS-Bold; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> my morning devotionals</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(190, 56, 243); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(227, 36, 0); font-size: x-large;"><span class="" style="color: #ff40ff;">25 Days Until Spring </span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n Ohi</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">o</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Su</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n1r</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ise: </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 7:12 </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">am</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">S</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">u</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">n</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">s</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: medium;">e</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;">t : 6:11</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"> pm</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNxi4ykjT0ClW_L7B_uafh1ecGhYUUplkcfE5mo-QuPrSUr6D2Xh_2GsE9RGFbr5NCvEAov7ZJIUWqOoS3C1PG1eBVJO9OdpQ2qUI9t2MG-bPXHMSErfnWKadEcKQ3T2LT5F6D7fM8Y7fzK5lwpJplY7zru5smU-KZeAwPzeqIHYENCCHm-oCu81-5-mK/s2048/IMG_6526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="2048" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNxi4ykjT0ClW_L7B_uafh1ecGhYUUplkcfE5mo-QuPrSUr6D2Xh_2GsE9RGFbr5NCvEAov7ZJIUWqOoS3C1PG1eBVJO9OdpQ2qUI9t2MG-bPXHMSErfnWKadEcKQ3T2LT5F6D7fM8Y7fzK5lwpJplY7zru5smU-KZeAwPzeqIHYENCCHm-oCu81-5-mK/s320/IMG_6526.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">Life is a specia</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">l</span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> <div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; display: inline !important; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="color: #79193d; font-size: medium;">occasion!</span></i></div></i></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="color: #79193d;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><br class="" /></i></div></div></div></i></i></div></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #79193d;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">Hallmark!</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Today is National Bread Day which celebrates a delicious baked good which is classified as a quick bread or tea cake. Bananas arrived in the United States in the 1870’s and quickly became one of the most popular fruits on the market. It wasn’t long before they started to appear in dessert recipes as the star ingredient. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">The first cookbooks that mentioned banana bread were published during the Depression. Culinary historians believe that a resourceful house wife who did not want to throw away the over ripe bananas may have invented the original recipe.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Today there are many variations on this classic. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Celebrate today and bake or buy yourself a delicious loaf with add ins like chocolate chips, berries, or nuts.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61); color: #791a3e; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">f you cannot see the brigh</span></span></span></span></span><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">t</span></span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62);"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">si</span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">de</span></span></b></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">, </span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">p</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ol</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">ish th</span></span></b></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-size: large;"><b class="" style="font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);">e dull</span></span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #791a3e; font-style: italic;"><span class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(121, 26, 62); caret-color: rgb(121, 25, 61);"> <span class="" style="font-size: large;">side</span></span></span></b></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0H47QW2nnUPjHRopK6gK3PXN2FMrY2HFj8deVdzULh2mJ5BzNZ7VUsQYkc2Z_keLiI55ezdKlZQ_x6lUL2aQwtYfm2Dv8evy2X8VA_3vNMJyjq18YHLQ5YJR5eD4ODiwet-E1HgbNEDuUoIz-Ltm1Fz71meRymn2R5mY1qD5xeFB20GT6-RRH0do0gebv/s2048/IMG_6426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0H47QW2nnUPjHRopK6gK3PXN2FMrY2HFj8deVdzULh2mJ5BzNZ7VUsQYkc2Z_keLiI55ezdKlZQ_x6lUL2aQwtYfm2Dv8evy2X8VA_3vNMJyjq18YHLQ5YJR5eD4ODiwet-E1HgbNEDuUoIz-Ltm1Fz71meRymn2R5mY1qD5xeFB20GT6-RRH0do0gebv/s320/IMG_6426.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">TH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">OUGH</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">T FOR T</span><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">ODAY</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">The art of bread making can be a consuming hoppy, and no matter how often and how many kinds of bread one has made, there always seems to be something new to learn.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Julia Child</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I love banana bread and used to make it often. Now I have to find a recipe that doesn’t include any sugar. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I did enjoy a piece of banana bread at Bob Evans yesterday. But I don’t dare eat too much of it. Sweets are not a part of my diet right now. </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Today I’m going to try making something new for dinner and on the menu is:</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class="">Spinach and Broccoli Enchiladas</b></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Makes 8 servings </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 onion, chopped</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">2 tsp olive oil</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 pkg frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 cup chopped broccoli</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 cup picante sauce, divided </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1/2 tsp garlic powder </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1/2 tsp ground cumin</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 cup cottage cheese</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">8 tortillas, warmed</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large non stick skillet over medium heat, cook and stir onion in oil until tender. Add spinach, broccoli, 1/3 cup picante sauce, garlic powder and cumin, heat through.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Remove from heat. Stir in cottage cheese and 1/2 cup cheese. Spoon 1/3 cup spinach mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll up and place seam side down in a baking dish coated with cooking spray. Spoon remaining sauce over the top.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">Cover and bake for about 25 minutes or until heated through. Uncover, sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer until cheese is melted.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">1 enchilada makes 1 serving. I’ve never made this dish before, but it does sound good!</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I will be cutting this recipe in half because I don’t want too many leftovers on hand. There is only me here to eat this dish.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">After a lot of rain yesterday, we are back in the 40’s today but it looks like we’ll have another warm spell coming our way at the beginning of next week.</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;">I hope you all have a FANTASTIC Friday !</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jmY9iYA3wlqrAb1bxArBIJm2mwf8SLfnEwvW1zQzHU_DmMBiqVerviYvbyPa0kbObs1UMKqgwpOQj9CQ5ht5xI3P5OSO8w-SzP-tMeVOZR37w6oAO_ua0oWfvOAb6MNwbM1G4FhiLyZrGgEJG_w226fz3CBjCrlqhdQA2Nf9R_zQ5wr4rknq4iJFjP07/s2048/IMG_6208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jmY9iYA3wlqrAb1bxArBIJm2mwf8SLfnEwvW1zQzHU_DmMBiqVerviYvbyPa0kbObs1UMKqgwpOQj9CQ5ht5xI3P5OSO8w-SzP-tMeVOZR37w6oAO_ua0oWfvOAb6MNwbM1G4FhiLyZrGgEJG_w226fz3CBjCrlqhdQA2Nf9R_zQ5wr4rknq4iJFjP07/s320/IMG_6208.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><b class="">COUNTING MY GIFTS</b></span></span></div><div class=""><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Every body needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">John Muir</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">Counting at least 3 things every day that I</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;">'m thankful</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-weight: normal;"> for. There is truly is always something to be thankful f</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-weight: normal;">or.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: large;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">12,095. for delicious banana bread. </span></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: x-large;">12,096. for a warm spell coming our way again</span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-size: x-large;">12,097.for a party to attend this weekend for our Lucky Guy’s birthday!</span></div></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!</span></b></div><div class="" style="color: black;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(154, 36, 79); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #9a244f; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><br /></div></span><div class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><div class="" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Nhs3l2gjv6LNNxCEE0irfNNQWGsp9kolO1ChCdnGA6KBuGt0W-wgTkGVLuo80-8NwMxeEiCrt-v-UXuq4_fF1BEdZtsgzGrbmLQvZ-2_Yvaod6GJXfm8riumuQqHZgRCmPeM-Kv41E4JRRnm6-D5DbetnXloxSHU22krbvgZAmmV4_G2GUZ4Xar7Uklh/s2048/IMG_4550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Nhs3l2gjv6LNNxCEE0irfNNQWGsp9kolO1ChCdnGA6KBuGt0W-wgTkGVLuo80-8NwMxeEiCrt-v-UXuq4_fF1BEdZtsgzGrbmLQvZ-2_Yvaod6GJXfm8riumuQqHZgRCmPeM-Kv41E4JRRnm6-D5DbetnXloxSHU22krbvgZAmmV4_G2GUZ4Xar7Uklh/s320/IMG_4550.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">PRAYER FOR OUR</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"> TROOPS</span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /><span class="" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><br class="" /></span></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Please pray for God's protection of</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">our troops a</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">nd HIS wisdom for their</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">commanders.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Almighty and eternal God,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">Protect our military</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">as they discharge their duties</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">with the shield of your strength,</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class="">may the p</i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ower of your love</i></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">enable them to return home in safety</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">that wit</span></i></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">h a</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ll who love them</span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #61177c; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><i class="">they may ever praise you for your loving care.</i></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(97, 23, 124); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">AND bless our Police Offic</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">ers, Firefighters and EMT’s.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">We ask this </span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">through Christ our Lord.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Am</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">en</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">GOD B</span></b></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">LE</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">S Y</span></b><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">OU ALL!</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><br class="" /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWwIT5mDO8DY-GFTuUbVWQZ7q0cTO_cuBAm-YKBXfQsFttm0-w-G2nZD-RScuXZF_ePuPYH1KeHBx2xhcC2MSkhyphenhyphenY-klvoj2mFTrJH9wBBdEHrkXi_muNIcZ9-w-y-vRu1NT5tq2bWBa7QkscbmyliBY5YhORcBeBgai7A9Qcs6bLNgxJdMWBy_yq7f-W/s600/IMG_8450.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="519" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWwIT5mDO8DY-GFTuUbVWQZ7q0cTO_cuBAm-YKBXfQsFttm0-w-G2nZD-RScuXZF_ePuPYH1KeHBx2xhcC2MSkhyphenhyphenY-klvoj2mFTrJH9wBBdEHrkXi_muNIcZ9-w-y-vRu1NT5tq2bWBa7QkscbmyliBY5YhORcBeBgai7A9Qcs6bLNgxJdMWBy_yq7f-W/s320/IMG_8450.JPG" width="277" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ADV</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">ICE</span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: medium;">FOR TODAY</span></span></b></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote class="" style="border: medium; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.</i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class=""><br class="" /></i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><span class="" style="color: #941751; font-size: large;"><i class="">Mother Teresa </i></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px;"><br class="" /></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: ComicSansMS; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="display: inline !important; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><i class="">a smi</i></span><span class="" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span></i><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;">e, a word of ch</span></span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); color: #0042aa; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">eer, </span></i></div><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #0042aa; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">A bit of love from someone dear…</span></div></div></span><div class="" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: #0042aa;"><span class=""><span class=""><span class=""><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br class="" /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Love,</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 66, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">ma</span></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>I'm mostly known as 'MA'http://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com4