For Monday, September 22nd, 2014 Happy Fall Y'All !

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MONDAY,  SEPTEMBER 22ND,  2014

IT’S FALL!

90 DAYS UNTIL WINTER 

93 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS

Sunrise: 7:16 am

Sunset: 7:26 pm

Life is a Special Occasion!

Hallmark

WELCOME FALL!

Today we say, So long summer and autumn begins.  The autumnal equinox brings the fall season to the Northern Hemisphere on: September 22 at 10:29 P.M. EDT. We're starting a new season today. You might even say we're turning over a new leaf.

Get prepared: It's time to kiss long days and warm weather goodbye and welcome in crisp temperatures and crunchy leaves.  You've no doubt noticed the shift of late. Dawn arrives later, making it harder to get out of bed in the morning. Night falls much more quickly.

Summer is in the rear view mirror. There's a chill in the air. And it's time to start thinking about firewood, mittens, apple cider and Halloween costumes.

Happy Fall Y’All !

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. So I have spent almost all the daylight hours in the open air. 

Nathaniel Hawthorne

I love the cooler mornings, colorful trees, warm sunshine, apple picking and of course all the pumpkin flavored everything.  Pumpkin spice lattes are great, but one of my favorite fall drinks is hot apple cider.  I just poor some in a cup and microwave it till it is nice and warm.  Apple cider will be a staple her at my house in the days to come.

I will be missing summer and am thankful for the warmer sunny days that we’ll have.  As you all know I’m affected by the lack of day light hours and hibernate all winter long, so before that happens I want to enjoy these lovely days.

It’s time for a Fall Bucket List and here is what I came up with

Go to the apple orchard

Bake something pumpkin

Eat carmel apples

Buy and eat candy corn mixed with some dry roasted peanuts

Take a scenic drive

Buy a fall scented candle

Make and eat apple crisp

Knit something cozy

I’m sure there will be lots more to do and see this fall.  There will be plenty of golden days ahead.    I watched a movie called the Bucket List the other night and it reminded me to make this one.  

I hope you all have a great start to this new week and new season.  Happy Monday!  Happy Fall!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

There is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky, which through the summer is not heard or seen, as if it could not be, as if it had not been! 

Percy Bysshe Shelley

I have counted at least 3 things every day that I'm thankful for almost 2 years and have now reached 2000 gifts.  On my way now to 3000.  I'm not stopping, but will continue on counting.  There is always, always something to be thankful for.

2060. for the cooler but sunny days of fall

2061. for apple cider and pumpkin bread

2062. for a plentiful supply of yarn 

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 !

ADVICE FOR TODAY

Autumn is the perfect time to take account of what we’ve done, what we didn’t do, and what we’d like to do next year.

Author Unknown

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

 

Love,

ma