For Tuesday, January 1st, 2013, New Years Day

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

JANUARY 1ST, 2013

78 DAYS UNTIL SPRING

It's  TUESDAY

HAPPY NEW YEAR !

Today is New Year’s Day, Gregorian year 2013 A.D., anno Domini, meaning in the year of our Lord.

New Years' Day is a time to relax and enjoy the start of a bright and promising new year....a new beginning. It is a time to be with family.

A brand-new year, a whole new you! 

Celebrate the possibilities

January is Get Over It Month, a time to let go of the past and get over whatever is bugging you.

January is Get Organized Month, International Brain Teaser Month, International Creativity Month, National Clean Up Your Computer Month, National Radon Action Month,  National Skating Month,  National Volunteer Blood Donor  Month, Oatmeal Month, and Self Love Month.

Celebration of Life Month begins today, celebrating a new beginning and new hope.

Congratulations! You made it all the way through last year and now you're rewarded with a clean slate!  

Happy New Year!

By her who in this month is born,
No gems save Garnets should be worn;
They will insure her constancy,
True friendship and fidelity

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.  

Author Unknown

It has long been our tradition to attend church on New Years Day.  So hopefully, I'll be off to church here this morning and then back home to stick my pork roast and sauerkraut in the oven.  That is another long standing tradition here.  My folks always said it was to bring good fortune into the new year.  

Today won't be the big family gathering that we had at Christmas, but at least those that live close by should be over for dinner around 5-ish today . 

I hope you all have a wonderful and Happy New Year!  

Recipe for a Happy New Year

Anonymous
    Take twelve fine, full-grown months; see that these are thoroughly free from old memories of bitterness, rancor and hate, cleanse them completely from every clinging spite; pick off all specks of pettiness and littleness; in short, see that these months are freed from all the past—have them fresh and clean as when they first came from the great storehouse of Time. 

Cut these months into thirty or thirty-one equal parts. Do not attempt to make up the whole batch at one time (so many persons spoil the entire lot this way) but prepare one day at a time.

    Into each day put equal parts of faith, patience, courage, work (some people omit this ingredient and so spoil the flavor of the rest), hope, fidelity, liberality, kindness, rest (leaving this out is like leaving the oil out of the salad dressing— don’t do it), prayer, meditation, and one well-selected resolution. 

Put in about one teaspoonful of good spirits, a dash of fun, a pinch of folly, a sprinkling of play, and a heaping cupful of good humor.

COUNTING MY GIFTS

In every way and everywhere we accept this with all gratitude.

Acts 24:3

I am trying to count at least 3 things I'm thankful for each day and then in 1 year's time I'll have counted 1000 gifts.

I’ll be sharing them and giving thanks to God for these gifts each day,

134. good smells coming from the kitchen 

135.  for a fresh start

136. for hopes and dreams

Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!

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 ALL !

 

If you can't see the Bright Side, polish the dull side

 

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

Love,

ma