For Monday, November 21st, 2011

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

NOVEMBER 21ST,  2011

It's MONDAY!  

WORLD HELLO DAY

Hello Day encourages us to take the opportunty to simply greet people, and to recognise how important simple communication is in our daily lives, and for peace between peoples.  Promote peace today by offering a friendly greeting to at least 10 people.

Hello everyone, I do hope your day is a peaceful one !

When all the leaves are off the boughs,
And nuts and apples gathered in,
And cornstalks waiting for the cows,
And pumpkins safe in barn and bin,
Then Mother says, My children dear,
The fields are brown, and autumn flies;
Thanksgiving Day is very near,
And we must make thanksgiving pies!
Author Unknown.

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

Gingerbread Day


Gingerbread is known for many food varieties. Everything from gingerbread bread to cookies and gingerbread houses too! So on this special food holiday we are encouraged to make some homemade gingerbread and share it with our family and friends 

CHOCOLATE GINGERBREAD CAKE

2 1/2 cups flour
1/3 cup unsweetened DARK cocoa powder
1 tablespoon ground Ginger
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground Cinnamon
1/2 cup sweet butter, softened
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup molasses
1 egg
1 cup boiling water
 Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix flour, cocoa powder, ginger, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon in medium bowl. Set aside.
 

Beat butter, sugar and molasses in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Mix in egg. Add flour mixture alternately with water, stirring just until mixed. Pour into greased 9-inch square baking pan 

 Bake 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Invert cake onto wire rack to cool completely.

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

Peace and war begin at home. If we truly want peace in the world, let us begin by loving one another in our own families. If we want to spread joy, we need for every family to have joy.

Mother Teresa

This week we'll all be getting ready for the big Thanksgiving feast.  It is a wonderful time of year when we all think about the things we are thankful for and that always makes us joyful.

I always start my thankful list with being thankful for my family.  They have all been my cause for joy over the years.  There is nothing that I know of that can make me happier than to see them all well and happy.

Hopefully you'll be making your list too.  

COUNTING THE DAYS

There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life - happiness, freedom and peace of mind - are always attained by giving them to someone else

Peyton Conway March

31 DAYS UNTIL WINTER

35 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS

Keep looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things.

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

Love,

ma