For Wednesday, October 16th, 2013

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 2013

66 DAYS UNTIL WINTER

70 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS

Sunrise:7:42 am

Sunset: 6:45 pm

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

Around the globe, October 16th is known as World Food Day. This humanitarian holiday is designed to increase awareness and foster education of worldwide poverty and hunger.

Many philanthropic agencies promote food donations on this date. For example, food pantries may solicit gifts of canned goods and other nonperishable food items to restock their shelves on World Food Day.

There is hunger for ordinary bread, and there is hunger for love, for kindness, for thoughtfulness; and this is the great poverty that makes people suffer so much.

Mother Theresa

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others. 

William Arthur Ward

I don't think there should ever be hungry people.  We have so much food that if we all shared just a little there would be more than enough for everyone. 

I've always been blessed with what has been needed and I try to share with others as much as I can.  Still I see a lot of waste going on here at my house.  There are times I throw away enough to feed a family for a day. The bread gets stale and the lettuce gets soggy.   It's hard to cook for one person.  No matter how much I try to conserve I haven't yet found a successful balance in buying, keeping and storing just enough. Even though I try to cook something that will make at least 3 meals and that way I can heat up the leftovers and have them again, I still seem to waste food.

When you give something away, it always comes back in one way or another.  Being able to share even the simplest of things makes a huge difference.  Hopefully we can all find a way to share our own abundance with others.

The pictures today are of an easy casserole to make layering burgers, potatoes, green beans and cheese. It's very quick and easy and good too!  Just brown the patties, slice your potatoes and layer with green beans and cheese.  Bake until the potatoes are tender and the cheese is melted 

I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

 For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

I have counted at least 3 things I'm thankful for this past year and have now reached my 1000 gifts.  I'm not stopping, but will continue on counting.  There is always, always something to be thankful for.

1043. for those that care and share

1044. for our abundance of food

1045. for leftovers, so easy to heat up and eat

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!

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better.  It's not.  

Dr. Seuss

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

 

Love,

ma