For Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JUNE 15th, 2011

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

It's WEDNESDAY!

Smile Power Day is today.

Feel the power. Give everyone you see a big, friendly, I like you smile. You never know, you're warm smile just might turn someone's day right around...for the good!

Love may make the world go round. But, a smile makes the world a happy place. A smile is a powerful thing. Best of all, it's contagious. However, we do note that in order to be effective, a smile must be sincere. People can see right through phony or forced smiles.

Spend the whole day with a big, bright smile on your fae. Flash a toothy smile to everyone you encounter.

A smile is so powerful, that it can:

Add years to your life

Make you a happier person

Make someone else a happier person

It's a mood change for the giver and the receiver

Improves relationships

In business, it sends a great customer service message

Did you know? It's easier to smile than to frown. A smile uses fewer muscles.

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.

Phyllis Diller

;)

A SMILE is nature's best antidote for discouragement.
It brings rest to the weary,
Sunshine to those who are frowning,
And hope to those who are hopeless and defeated.
A smile is so valuable that it can't be bought,
Begged, borrowed, or taken away against your will.
You have to be willing to give a SMILE away
Before it can do anyone else any good.
So if someone is too tired or grumpy to flash you a SMILE,
Let him have one of yours anyway.
Nobody needs a SMILE as much
As the person who has none to give.

Dale Carnegie

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

NATIONAL LOBSTER DAY!

In these tough economic times, lobster might be something of a luxury at meal time. But even if you can afford to eat lobster just once a year, this is the day to do it! It's National Lobster Day! Don't forget the butter.

Red Lobster is one of my favorite places to go out to eat. I love their seafood and the biscuits they serve with every meal. Here is a recipe I found to make them.

Red Lobster Biscuits

2 cups Bisquick baking mix
2/3 cup milk
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
1/4 cup margarine or butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

Mix baking mix, milk and cheese until soft dough forms; beat vigorously for 30 seconds. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Mix margarine and garlic powder; brush over warm biscuits before removing from cookie sheet. Serve warm.

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 Parame

dics and EMT's

GOD BLESS YOU!

AROUND HOME

Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile.

Paul Simon

Play the smiling game in your daily life. See how many people you can get to smile back at you. Keep score and tally the results at the end of each day.

That sounds like a game we can all play. The rules are simple. There are lots of winners. And who knows...you may even make someone's day -- even if that someone is you!

Smiling is infectious,
You catch it like the flu,
When someone smiled at me today,
I started smiling too.

I passed around the corner,
And someone saw my grin,
When he smiled I realized,
I'd passed it on to him.

I thought about that smile,
Then realized its worth,
A single smile, just like mine,
Could travel round the earth.

So, if you feel a smile begin,
Don't leave it undetected.
Let's start an epidemic quick,
And get the world infected.

Author Unknown

SMILE!

It's been said that a smile is the lighting system of the face, the cooling system of the head and the heating system of the heart.

COUNTING THE DAYS

The world always looks brighter from behind a smile.

Author Unknown

Looking up: Enjoy the full moon on June 15th. The Full Strawberry Moon

This name was universal to every Algonquin tribe. However, in Europe they called it the Rose Moon. Because the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries comes each year during the month of June . . . so the full Moon that occurs during that month was christened for the strawberry!

6 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