For Monday, August 9th, 2010

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

AUGUST 9th, 2010

It's MONDAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DS#5 TODAY

May the dear Lord bless you today and always!

Sunday was an usually quiet day at the camper. All the tenters in the section in front of us left by noon. And when I got back from church even the

folks that camp right in back of me were gone. Sorry I didn't get to say good bye to them as the gracefully shared their campfire with me a couple of nights.

The other couple up the hill that has recently been tak

ing me to dinner on Friday's left on Saturday afternoon.

Camping friends are the best.

Today we are to get hit with another heat wave. I'm thinking I'll be packed up and returning home before it gets too hot. Although it does look like it will be a little cooler here that it will be at home.

THINKING

Live with thanks for the precious gift of life

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

Today is National Snickerdoodle Day

I love these tasty cookies and haven't made them in a long time. If the weather wasn't so hot, I'd be tempted to bakes some, but it is hot so maybe I'll see if I can find some in the store.

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup shortening

1 1/2 cups white sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons cream of tarta

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1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons white sugar

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Cream together butter, shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar,

the eggs and the vanilla.

Blend in the flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt. Shape dough by rounded spoonfuls into balls.

Mix the 2 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls of dough in mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until set but not too hard. Remove im

mediately from baking sheets to cool

PRAYERS

A special prayer today for DS#5 on his birthday and also for all my sons and grandsons. If you have a son you might want to pray this one too...

Build Me a Son
General Douglas A. MacArthur

Build me a son, O Lord,who will be strong enough to know when he is weak,and brave enough to face him self when he is afraid;one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.Build me a son whose wishbone will not be where his backbone should be; a son who will know Thee and that to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge.

Lead him, I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort,but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge.Here, let him learn to stand up in the storm;here, let him team compassion for those who fall.

Build me a son whose heart will be clear, whose goals will be high; a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men;

one who will learn to laugh, yet never forget how to weep; one who will reach into the future, yet never forget the past.

And after all these things are his, add, I pray, enough of a sense of humor, so that he may always be serious, yet never take himself too seriously.

Give him humility, so that he may always remember
the simplicity of true greatness, the open mind of true wisdom, the meekness of true strength. Then I, his father, will dare to whisper, I have not lived in vain.

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

August 9th is also Book Lovers Day.

Book Lovers Day is a great day to celebrate. Celebrating Book

Lovers Day in August is pleasurable on the deck, under a shady tree, poolside, or in a cozy hammock. If you fall asleep while reading, that's okay. It's all part of the relaxing benefits of being a book lover.

Sunday I found myself without a book to read. I had some at home, but I'd neglected to bring some camping. So on the way back from church I stopped at the local Goodwill store to see if they had some I hadn't read. I found several and

also a top for $2. Can't beat that!

I also picked up my coffee so now I can take that off my list!

FAMILY

Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket, and do not pull it out and strike it merely to show you have one. If you are asked what o'clock it is, tell it, but do not proclaim it hourly and unasked, like the watchman

Lord Chesterfield to his son

COUNTING THE DAYS

I've learned . . .

that it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.

45 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