For Wednesday, May 5th, 2011

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MAY 4TH, 2011

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

It's WEDNESDAY!

RENEWAL DAY!

Renewal Day is an absolutely spectacular day. It's a day of new, and old, beginnings.

Things get old and out of sorts. We lose touch with friends, loved ones, and relationships. For whatever reason, we let it go. Well, whatever it is, today is the day to renew it, rejuvenate it, and bring the spark back into it.

Renewal Day is not limited to renewing relationships and social issues. You can also renew:

Your nails

Your hair color or style.

Your figure

Your hardwood floors

The shine on your car.

Your driver's license

A favorite magazine subscription

Get into Renewal Day

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

National Candied Orange Peel Day

Candied orange peels are a boiled, sliced, sugar added treat. You can eat them by themselves. But most often, they are used in holiday cookies, snacks, and fruitcake.

2 large oranges, 1/4 inch of top and bottom cut off

4 cups sugar, divided

3 cups water

Cut peel on each orange into 4 vertical segments. Remove each segment (including white pith) in 1 piece. Cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips. Cook in large pot of boiling water 15 minutes; drain, rinse, and drain again.

Bring 3 cups sugar and 3 cups water to boil in medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add peel. Return to boil. Reduce heat; simmer until peel is very soft, about 45 minutes. Drain.

Toss peel and 1 cup sugar on rimmed baking sheet, separating strips. Lift peel from sugar; transfer to sheet of foil. Let stand until coating is dry, 1 to 2 days. DO AHEAD: Wrap and freeze up to 2 months.

PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS

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

Renew thyself completely each day; do it again, and again, and forever again

Chinese inscription cited by Thoreau in Walden

After a good nights sleep I do feel pretty renewed and ready to start a new day.

It rained pretty much most of yesterday but I think there will be a little less of it today.

Hopefully I'll get to spend a couple of days at the camper later in the week.

COUNTING THE DAYS

God’s presence with us is one of His greatest presents to us.

48 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER!

Keep looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things.

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

Love,

ma