For Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

March 1st, 2011

If you can't see the bright side of life, polish the dull side

It's TUESDAY!

March is Women's History Month, American Red Cross Month, Caffeine Awareness Month, Eye Donor Month, Craft Month, Ethics Awareness Month, National Peanut Month, National Noodle Month, Employee Spirit Month, National Eye Donor Month, Honor Society Awareness Month, Social Work Month, Ideas Month, Irish-American Heritage Month, Listening Awareness Month, International Mirth Month, Music in Our Schools Month, Optimism Month, Humorists Are Artists Month (HAAM), Mirth Month, National On Hold Month, Sing with Your Child Month, Spiritual Wellness Month, and National Youth Art Month.

Today is Be Positive, Do Something Positive Day, a great way to begin Optimism Month.

March's birthstone: bloodstone or aquamarine. March's flower is the daffodil or jonquil

THINKING

In every life we have some trouble. When you worry you make it double.

Don't worry; be happy!

Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:6-7

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER LOVERS DAY!

It's been said that the average child will eat 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before he or she graduates from high school. And who knows how much more peanut butter will be smeared on fruit, stuffed into candy bars or licked right off of spoons. Other reasons to love peanut butter besides its taste: it's a source of protein and fiber, it can be used to make homemade birdfeeders, and it helps get bubble gum out of hair, sort of.

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

1 cup shortening
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups flour

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cream together shortening, peanut butter and sugars.

Add eggs and vanilla mixing well. Sift the soda, salt and flour in to the creamed mixture mixing well. Form dough in to balls.

Place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Press balls with a fork. Bake 12 to 15 minutes until browned. Makes about 5 dozen.

PRAYERS

God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed;
courage to change the things that should be changed;
and wisdom to distinguish the one from the other

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

March 1st is also ReFIRED not Retired Day!

What does it mean to be ReFIRED, not retired? In other words, which direction is your deck chair facing? Are you looking back or looking ahead? Let's hope your deck chair is facing forward and:

You are inspired to make the best of life after retiring.

You realize that it is a time of freedom and choices.

You don't feel guilty about making selfish decisions.

You look at this time as a time of opportunity.

You minimize regrets.

Reignite your zest for life

Well I found this info on the internet and thought it was a great holiday to celebrate today. I wanted you all to know that life as a retiree isn't all about doing nothing. It's about enjoying your life to the fullest. If you are like me and are retired, you know what I'm talking about. If you aren't retired this day will give you something grand to look forward to.

COUNTING THE DAYS

Winds of March, we welcome you,

There is work for you to do.

Work and play and blow all day,

Blow the Winter wind away

19 DAYS UNTIL SPRING

48 DAYS UNTIL CAMPING SEASON BEGINS

Keep looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things.

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

Love,

ma