For Friday, September, 10th, 2010

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2010

It's FRIDAY!

LIVE IN PEACE

With the approach of 911 I'm going to be sharing lots of thoughts on PEACE. We begin with peace in our families. We cherish them and we should cherish others too. Each and every person is an unique, individual creation. I'm also sharing the remainder of the pictures I took of our Mr. Wonderful this week.

Where there is faith , there is love; Where there is love, there is peace; Where there is peace, there is God; And where there is God; there is no need

Leo Tolstoy

THINKING

The basis of world peace is the teaching which runs through almost all the great religions of the world. Love they neighbor as thyself

Eleanor Roosevelt

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

There is something very comforting about warm food on a chilly day. Lots of us will be cooking and baking more in the days ahead. The relief from the hot weather turns our thoughts to soups and stews. Here are some tips to help

you stretch your food dollars.

Choose from the top or bottom shelves in the grocery store. Items at eye level are usually more expensive

Buy in bulk or family-size packages; then divide and freeze items for later use

Purchase ingredients that are in season; they are usually c

heaper and better quality

Shop at the end of the aisles for great deals.

Instead of buying pre-made ground beef patties, make your own

Plan your meals around in-store specials,

especially meats

Stretch meat further by making casseroles

Eat out at home where the service comes with a SMILE and there's not a bad table in the house

PRAYERS

God our Father, the Bible reminds us that your love for each of us is great and that you are faithful for ever, never letting us down.

Inspire us to value friendship and loyalty, and grow in faithfulness to those who love and trust us

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

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset

St. Francis de Sales

That is me for sure! I never do much of anything in a hurry. I'm on slow time and that means moving slowly and very often thinking slowly too. I'm off now for a weekend of more of the slow life at the camper. I think that DD and her hubby will also be camping. Our Princess is involved with her 4H project so DS#1 and family will not be camping.

I hope you all have a great weekend!

FAMILY

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other

Mother Teresa

When he was awake, Mr. Wonderful enjoyed some tummy time. He was looking around at every thing. I'm sure he is scoping out what there might be of interest to get into in a few months. Every day is something new and delightful and with a baby around it becomes even more so

COUNTING THE DAYS

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work

Thich Nhat Hanh

12 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