For Friday, March 8th, 2019

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.

FRIDAY, MARCH 8TH, 2019

12 Days until Spring

Sunrise: 6:52 am

 Sunset: 6:27 pm

Life is a Special Occasion!

Hallmark

Today is International Women’s Day which recognizes the economic, political and social achievements women have accomplished throughout history. We honor mothers, wives, friends, and sisters.  What would we ever do without them?

Women’s Day is all about celebrating these incredible people and show them how much we love and respect and value them.

Grand gestures aren’t necessarily required to show appreciation, sometimes a simple thank you is enough to lift an overworked woman’s spirits.  

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

A Woman’s Viewpoint

Age 8:  Looks at herself and see Cinderella

Age 15:  Looks at her self and sees Cinderella/Sleeping Beauty/a cheerleader

Age 20:  Looks at herself and sees too fat/too thin/ too short/too tall/ too straight/too curly, decides she doesn’t have time to fix it and goes out

Age 40:  Looks at herself and sees too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, too straight/too curly , and says, At least I’m clean, and goes out.

Age 50: Looks at herself, says, I am, and goes wherever she wants to.

Age 70:  Looks at herself and sees wisdom and laughter, and goes out to enjoy life

Age 80:  Doesn’t even bother to look, just puts on a red hat and goes out to be who she is.

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 I am thankful that I am a woman so will certainly be celebrating today.  I’m thankful too for all the women in my life and would like to say Thank You to you all today.  I’m grateful for my grandmothers, who inspired me, for my mother that raised me, for my daughter and daughter in laws, for my granddaughters, for my sisters, my nieces and my friends . 

I’m thankful that I was a wife and a daughter and blessed to be a sister, a wife, a mother, a keeper of the home, and a grandmother.  I’ve never regretted being born a woman.  

It is hard to believe in this day and age that at one point in history, we were not allowed to vote.  But thanks to some brave women, we now have many rights, including voting, which we didn’t used to have.   But there are still many women who don’t have the rights and privileges we do, and they deserve our prayers today.  

So happy Woman s Day.  It’s a day to appreciate all the women in our lives. Today’s pictures of just a few of the women in my life.  I have many but it was hard to find recent pictures that had only gals and none of the guys in them.

I hope you all have a FANTASTIC Friday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

There cannot be too many glorious women.

Marianne Williamson

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

6860.  for women, what would we do without them

6861. for being a woman, no regrets here

6862.for the privileges and rights we have as women

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

It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress 

of humankind.

Queen Elizabeth II

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma