For Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

APRIL 6th, 2011

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

It's WEDNESDAY!

SORRY CHARLIE DAY

Have you ever been rejected? For anything? Sure you have! We all have. Sorry Charlie Day is for all of us who have been spurned, and yet somehow survived it.

Take a minute today and reflect upon a past rejection. Then, smile with the realization that it happens....to all of us

THINKING

Every Kind Word

Anonymous

If someone were to pay you ten cents for every kind word that you have spoken about people, and collect five cents for every unkind word, would you be rich or in debt?

If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we would all be millionaires

Abigail Van Buren

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

NATIONAL CARAMEL POPCORN DAY

Take me out to the ballgame; buy me some peanuts and caramel popcorn. With baseball season upon us, it's appropriate that today we apply what we learned about caramelizing sugar to make the delicious snack that debuted at Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, caramel popcorn!

There's something exhilarating about salty, crunchy popcorn that's been coated with sweet, amber caramel. Maybe that's why the Crackerjack brand is a mainstay at ballpark concession stands across America. But you can easily pop up some of your own variety at home

4 cups freshly popped corn lightly salted
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Put popcorn in shallow roasting pan (large pan). In heavy saucepan mix sugar, butter and corn syrup. Stir over medium heat until boiling. Continue boiling 5 min. without stirring. Remove from heat; add vanilla and baking soda. Pour over popcorn; stir to coat well.

Bake in preheated 250 degree oven for 1 hr., stirring several times. Cool, break apart and store in tightly covered container. Cool on waxed paper so it won't stick to pan

Note; if desired 1 cup peanuts may be added to popcorn BEFORE adding caramel mixture

PRAYERS

Dear Lord, during this Lenten season nourish us with You word of life and make us one in love and prayer.

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

For the next 4 or 5 days now we'll be warmer and with the warmth will also come some rain. Everything will finally thaw out as there is not one below freezing temp in the forecast . We'll be hoping winter is gone for good.

COUNTING THE DAYS

Trust in Him to whom we all pray.
May a song fill your heart every step of the way

An Old Irish Blessing

76 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER!

12 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