For Tuesday, January 16th, 2018

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sadness, or even plain everyday gray, but God's glory never fades.  May God's glory shine into the exciting lights, upsetting darks, and boring grays of your every day.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 2018

63 DAYS UNTIL SPRING 

Sunrise: 7:51 am

 Sunset: 5:24 pm

Life is a Special Occasion!

Hallmark

Today is Appreciate a Dragon Day which is a day to celebrate a legendary noble creature that has grown to be famous throughout history from fables to movies.  You'll find good and bad dragons in legends, folk lore, children's books, songs, and top movies.  This day is also intended to celebrate literacy. So, reach for a book about dragons, and read it today.  

The dragon is a powerful symbol in mythology all over the world, from Europe to Asia and beyond. Appreciate A Dragon Day encourages you to explore the cultural significance of the dragon in your society and history!

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

 Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave. 

Rainer Maria Rilke

It seems we all have a dragon or dragons of some kind in our lives.  We see them every day in some form or another.  Some dragons appear as financial difficulty, or a challenging relationship, or even some kind of health related hardship.

No mater their origins, all dragons have something in common…they demand attention.  The more you try to ignore them the angrier they become.

Our attitude is our best defense to slay the dragons.  It’s all about how we choose to face the situations in our lives.  How we respond matters.

I don’t have any pictures of dragons to share, but I do have pictures of snow.  Snow and cold is the dragon I’’m fighting right now.  I try to remember that nothing lasts forever, this too shall pass and Spring will come.  

I hope you all have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!

WHAT’S NEW IN THE KITCHEN

There is a food holiday to celebrate every day of the year!

It’s National Fig Newton Day! Popular myth has it that Nabisco's chewy cookies were named after Sir Isaac Newton. In reality, they were named after their birthplace of Newton, Massachusetts. These cookies are made in over 5 varieties aside from original fig, including strawberry, apple & cinnamon, sweet peach & apricot, and triple berry.

They rank as the 3rd most popular cookie in the United States, with over 1 billion eaten each year!

To celebrate this holiday, open up a fresh pack of them to enjoy as a snack, or as a sweet ending to your meal!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.

 Neil Gaiman

Counting at least 3 things every day that I'm thankful for.  There is truly is always something to be thankful for.

5626. for stories that teach us lessons

5627. cookies, a sweet treat

5628. for paper hearts a good way to add some color to the day

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.

 

Almighty and eternal God,

Protect our military

as they discharge their duties

with the shield of your strength,

may the power of your love

enable them to return home in safety

that with all who love them

they may ever praise you for your loving care.

AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters

and Paramedics and EMT’s

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

ADVICE FOR TODAY

Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it.

Alexander Dumas

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma