For Saturday, July 31st, 2010

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 31ST, 2010

It's SATURDAY!

Today is Make Today Better Than Yesterday Day.

I hope to do just that today!

I was totally lazy yesterday and accomplished nothing more than finishing one book and starting another. None of my family were camping Friday evening, but friends that camp above me were here and took me out to eat with them and then shared their campfire with me. They are very nice to include me. Today we are visiting one of the towns nearby. It is quite a tourist attraction but it will be fun looking around. There are loads of shops there to browse in.

THINKING

You've gotta have hope. Without hope life is meaningless. Without hope life is meaning less and less

Author Unknown

No one can steal our faith and our hope.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:13

PRAYERS

Lord save us all from... a hope tree that has lost the faculty of putting out blossoms

Mark Twain

Amen

Please pray for God's protection of

our troops and HIS wisdom for their

commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in

your loving hands.

Protect them as they protect us.

Bless them and their families for the

selfless acts they perform for us

in our time of need. I ask this in the

name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters

and Paramedics and EMT's

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

FAMILY

I'm hoping that DD and her hubby will be here by this afternoon. DSIL had to work yesterday evening so they weren't able to come then. It's always more fun to have some family here and besides that it's great having some of her good popcorn at the campfire on Saturday night. She said they'd be here if it didn't rain.

We'll see...

COUNTING THE DAYS

Some see a hopeless end, while others see an endless hope

Author Unknown

54 DAYS UNTIL FALL

Keep looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things.

A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone near…

Love,

ma

For Friday, July 30th, 2010

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 30th, 2010

It's FRIDAY!

It's the last day of the work week!

I know many of you are happy about that today.

Remember:

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

John Shirley

THINKING

Let us not use bombs and guns to overcome the world. Let us use love and compassion. Peace begins with a smile--smile five times a day to someone you don't really want to smile at all--do it for peace. So let us radiate the peace of God and so light his light

Mother Teresa

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

Happy National Cheesecake Day

Despite being a rich, high calorie, and cholesterol filled, cheesecake is a very popular dessert. It is enjoyed plain, or with your favorite fruit topping.

Enjoy the day with a piece of cheesecake, along with your favorite topping.

Easy Cheesecake

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 c. powdered sugar
1 (8 oz.) tub Cool Whip

1 graham cracker pie crust

Mix softened cream cheese and powdered sugar together until smooth. Then mix in Cool Whip. Place in prepared graham cracker pie crust. Chill for 2 hours before serving.For variety, spread a can of ready to use pie filling (blueberry, cherry, or strawberry) over top of cheese cake just before serving.

PRAYERS

Lord God, I thank you for your gifts to me of skills, talents, and abilities.

May I use them to the best of my ability and grow as the person you want me to be

Amen

Please pray for God's protection of

our troops and HIS wisdom for their

commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in

your loving hands.

Protect them as they protect us.

Bless them and their families for the

selfless acts they perform for us

in our time of need. I ask this in the

name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters

and Paramedics and EMT's

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

AROUND HOME

If it weren't for the last minute, a lot of things wouldn't get done

Anonymous

Yesterday evening was just beautiful here. We are a lot cooler now and the humidity is just about gone too. I've a few things I want to do today, but I'm in no hurry at all and will be taking my time. Truly I don't seem to hurry for anything anymore.

COUNTING THE DAYS

Humor helps us to think out of the box. The average child laughs about 400 times per day, the average adult laughs only 15 times per day. What happened to the other 385 laughs

Anonymous

55 DAYS UNTIL FALL

Keep looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things.

A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone near…

Love,

ma

For Thursday, July 29th, 2010

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 29th, 2010

It's THURSDAY!

After some rain yesterday, today is supposed to be a bit cooler and less humid too.

It was a pretty quiet day yesterday and I expect more of same today. I did spend some time in the research department so that took up some time.

Our forecast for the weekend now has a slight chance of rain on Saturday. I was looking forward to a rain free weekend, We'll see...

THINKING

When I take a walk on a beautiful day, I feel particularly blessed. As I think of the loving relationships in my life, I feel like one of the luckiest people on the planet.

If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude toward life, you've got everything!

You can't buy any of these things. You can have all the material possessions you can imagine, provisions for the future, etc., but if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing!

Today take two minutes and look at all the beautiful things around you and thank God for them

When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast devotion

Acts 11:23

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

Some ideas for Sandwiches for you today:

Wraps and sandwiches are great cold and are a good way to incorporate leftover meat and rice. Use fresh bread or croissants to make sandwiches more interesting, and pile on sprouts, spinach, tomatoes, and specialty cheeses. Making a tortilla or pita-style wrap allows you to more easily use messier leftovers like rice and beans, chopped carrots and cucumber, avocado, apple slices, sun-dried tomato spread, or hummus. You can also make Caesar or Cobb salad wraps—basically a salad in wrap form.

Chicken finger Sandwich

6 chicken tenders or 4 boneless chicken breasts each cut into 4 equal strips

House Seasoning, recipe follows

1 cup salt

1/4 cup black pepper

1/4 cup garlic powder

Mix ingredients together and place in a shaker near the stove. Use in place of salt and pepper for all your cooking needs.

2 cups buttermilk

3 cups self-rising flour

Peanut oil or lard

Sprinkle chicken tenders with House Seasoning. Dredge chicken in flour; dip into buttermilk and back into flour.

Preheat oil to 350 degrees F. Fry fingers in deep hot oil 5 to 7 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with honey mustard for dipping. or...make into a delicious sandwich

On the bottom half of the rolls add chicken fingers top with lettuce and tomato. Cover with the tops of rolls and serve

Makes 3-5 servings

PRAYERS

Jesus, teach me to appreciate God-given gifts but not cling to them and to remember that they may be taken away at anytime

Amen

Please pray for God's protection of

our troops and HIS wisdom for their

commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in

your loving hands.

Protect them as they protect us.

Bless them and their families for the

selfless acts they perform for us

in our time of need. I ask this in the

name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters

and Paramedics and EMT's

GOD BLESS YOU!

COUNTING THE DAYS

Believe there is a great power
silently working all things for good ,
behave yourself,
and never mind the rest

Beatrix Potter

56 DAYS UNTIL FALL

Keep looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things.

A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone near…

Love,

ma

For Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 28th, 2010

It's WEDNESDAY!

Today is going to be another hot one!

The nice thing is that it's going to cool off again and we may have temps in the high 70's by Friday. We haven't had that in a long while. It looks like a great weekend for being at the camper.

I don't know if I'll be walking or not this morning. I'll see what the temperature is and then decide. The humidity is building and that makes it very uncomfortable for me.

We'll see.,,

THINKING

We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love

Mother Teresa

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

A Super Simple Supper

Spanish Pork Chops

4 pork chops
1 package spanish rice mix
2 tablespoons butter
2 1/4 cups water
1 can (14 oz size) diced tomatoes, undrained

In a skillet, brown the chops and set aside. In same skillet, saute the rice in butter till brown. Stir in water, tomatoes, and seasoning packet from rice mix; bring to boil, cover, reduce to simmer for 10 minutes.
Add chops, cover, and simmer till rice and chops are done.

Makes 4 servings

PRAYERS

Lord, I want to make positive choices each day. Inspire me to get my priorities right and be generous in my care and concern for others. In busy days and casual days remind me, too, of my basic human need for personal time and quiet and space, and lead me to respect the personal needs that others also have.

Amen

Please pray for God's protection of

our troops and HIS wisdom for their

commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in

your loving hands.

Protect them as they protect us.

Bless them and their families for the

selfless acts they perform for us

in our time of need. I ask this in the

name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters

and Paramedics and EMT's

GOD BLESS YOU!

AROUND HOME

As I've had some new paint brushes for awhile and haven't used them yet, I'm rounding up my supplies and starting some new projects. Lot's of ideas have been on hold for awhile and now I think I certainly do have time for them so I'm going to get busy while I feel inspired to do so.

As I have a craft room just filled with things to do, there should never be a lack of supplies. Just doing it has been the problem.

FAMILY

I had a call from DS#6 yesterday and they are leaving today for a little vacation so I'll be praying for safe travels for them and for nice weather too.

He also said he'll be needing some help at the end of August so I'll be traveling there and staying for a few days. He's having a hernia repair done so I'll be praying too that that surgery goes well for him.

One thing about being retired now is that I'm available whenever someone needs a hand.

DS#5 also called to let me know they are at the State Fair which runs through the 8th of August. They are doing just fine and have their camper set up there.

He does his caricatures and has had great success in the past so we'll be praying for a successful time for him and that all goes well.

COUNTING THE DAYS

57 DAYS UNTIL FALL

Keep looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things.

A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone near…

Love,

ma