For Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JULY 7TH, 2010

It's WEDNESDAY!

Did you know that today is Chocolate Day. It is the perfect opportunity to eat your favorite chocolates in ample portions. Do you really need another excuse to over indulge with your favorite food treat?

Chocolate is the flavor of choice in candies, ice cream, cakes, breakfast cereal, toppings, and a whole host of desserts. Unequaled in popularity, it certainly deserves a day in it's honor.

The good news is that Chocolate is a vegetable. It comes from the Cacao tree found in rain forests.

Here are some suggestions for your menu today

Breakfast: Your favorite chocolate cereal along with two or three chocolate cream-filled donuts. Wash it down with a little hot chocolate.

Mid-morning snack: A chocolate candy bar(with or without nuts) to hold you over and give you a boost until lunch.

Lunch: A big tall glass of chocolate milk is a must along with your meal. Try a piece of chocolate pie or pudding for dessert.

Mid-Afternoon: Eat healthy(???) with some chocolate covered raisins. This contains both vegetable and fruit.

Dinner: Chocolate flavored coffee is a must with dinner. Dessert is none other than chocolate cake.

Nighttime snack: Chocolate ice cream, of course!

THINKING

God, who gives generously to us, wants us to give to others.

Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Acts 20:35

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

It's summertime, and what better way to celebrate than with meals that take advantage of fresh seasonal produce. Fresh and light are the key words to nutritious and enjoyable meals in the summer. Grilling should be your first method of preparing the meal. Cook outside as much as possible.

Here are a few summertime dinner suggestions

Chili dogs on a bun, grilled potato wedges, baby carrots in lemon butter, brownies with vanilla ice cream

Triple-decker club sandwiches (your choice of meat/cheese), creamy coleslaw, fresh string beans, strawberry ice cream

Barbecued pork or beef on a bun, corn on the cob, garden fresh sliced tomatoes with slices of mozzarella cheese and drizzled with Italian dressing, rainbow sherbet or ice cream

Panfried steak sandwiches with onions and sweet peppers on French bread or rolls, sliced fresh peaches, lettuce wedges with Thousand Island Dressing, Chocolate cake slices

PRAYERS

Father, you are above all things! I praise you and thank you for your amazing plan so that I can become like you.

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

If you lead with your heart,
it will carry you much further
than your brains will.

Sylvester Stallone

I'm afraid that as much as I love summer, I spent most of the day indoors as it was above 90 on Tuesday. It should be the same here today and tomorrow. I really want to be outdoors, but early morning or late evening is the only time it's comfortable right now.

The laundry got done and so that's a great thing.

COUNTING THE DAYS

Summer is when our ordinary days to golden ones

78 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