For Saturday, August 31st, 2019

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FOR SATURDAY,AUGUST 31ST, 2019 

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.

23 DAYS UNTIL FALL

Sunrise: 6:53 am

 Sunset: 8 03 pm

Life is a Special Occasion!

Hallmark 

Today is National Trail Mix Day which is an ideal day to enjoy the snack that has been popular with hikers for years.  Trail mix is a combination of dried fruit, grains, nuts and sometime chocolate, developed as a snack food to be taken along on hikes.  

Trail mix is said to be an idea snack food because it is lightweight, easy to store and is nutritious, providing a quick energy boost from the carbohydrates in the dried fruit or granola and sustained energy from fats in the nuts.

If you can’t see the bright side, polish the dull side .

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Having done a lot of hiking in my day I’ve eaten a lot of different kinds of snack mixes.  They are all good, but here is a trail mix recipe tor fall  that I’ll be including on my dessert table. tomorrow.

Candy Corn Snack Mix

3 c chocolate M & M candies

2 c. candy corn

3 o 4 c. dry roaoted salted peanuts

Toss everything in a bowl and give it a stir and enjoy. It’s a magical combination.

I’ve been busy setting out desserts and plates cups and plastic silverware here at my house in prep for tomorrow.  I’m not sure what it could be but I have a feeling I’ve forgotten something.  The table is full already.  There’s so much to share with everyone and the thing is that there will be more coming as everyone is bringing something to share also.  Good thing I have the sofa table and the tea cart to set out more on.  I can hardly wait to see what everyone else prepares.  All that’s left for me to get is the ice cubes and ice cream which I’ll get tomorrow morning.

I’m bound to gain a pound or two, but I’ll have fun doing it for sure!  I’m not cooking for the weekend, but instead will take advantage of several freezer meals I’ve put away from psst leftovers.  I’ve got to make room for the IceCream anyway!  Thank goodness for the freezer.

Today’s pictures are of one of DS#6’s family hikes earlier this summer.

I hope you all have a SUPER Saturday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.

John Muir

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

7384. for easy snacks that provide energy

7385. for leftovers always good

7386. for a nice large table to sit things on.  and plenty of chairs too.

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

Take only memories, Leave only footprints.

Chief  Seattle

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma

For Friday, August 30th, 2019

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FOR FRIDAY,AUGUST 30TH, 2019 

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.

24 DAYS UNTIL FALL

Sunrise: 6:52 am

 Sunset: 8 05 pm

Life is a Special Occasion!

Hallmark 

Today is Frankenstein Day which celebrates the birthday of Mary Wollestone Shelley, born in 1797, the author of Frianstein.  Franenstein is a novel first published in 1818.  It’s is a story about a young Swiss called Victor Frankenstein who is able to create an artificial man.  

We can celebrate today by reading the book or watching the movie.  They are Classics!

If you can’t see the bright side, polish the dull side .

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

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The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monsters.

John le Carre

Other than the picture of one of my grandson’s who made the cutest Frankenstein ever,the pictures today are of my own horror story, the kitchen cupboards and the dishes in them The cabinets had a huge crack develop between them and the ceiling so I called our maintenance deportment to Come out and fix it.  It turned out that they hadn’t been installed correctly and we letting loose from the wall.  Everything had to come out of the cupboards and then the men managed to jack them back up in place and secured them with new screws attached to the ceiling studs.  Thanks to them a disaster was diverted.  It wasn’t what I had planned for the day.but it’s done and over now.  You never know what a new day might bring.  Yesterday was truly a horror story of my own.  The fear was that everything would come loose and fall down, but happily it was fixed before anything could happen.  

Today, I have everything put back safely in the cupboards once more and I’m going to spiffing up the house for the party I’m having on Sunday, September 1st.  It’s a just desserts party and should be a sweet reward for all those that worked hard all year and my way of honoring Labor Day.  

I hope you all have a FANTASTIC Friday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

He who fights with monsters might take care lest he become a monster, is not life a hundred times too short to bore ourselves?

Fredrich Nietsche

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

7381. for classic stories that remain over the years

7382.for cupboards rearranged and back in order

7383. for the handy service men in our community

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

There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.

Andre Gide

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma

For Thursday, August 29th, 2019

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FOR THURSDAY,AUGUST 29TH, 2019 

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.

35 DAYS UNTIL FALL

Sunrise: 6:50 am

 Sunset: 8 08 pm

Life is a Special Occasion!

Hallmark 

Today is More Herbs Less Salt day which promotes the uses of healthy herbs over salt.  Late August is the perfect time to celebrate this day because the harvest of garden herbs are at it’s peak.  There is nothing better than fresh herbs in you favorite reipe.and we all shouldve lies salt in our diets. To celebrate this holiday,  try out a new flavorful herb today when cooking today..  

If you can’t see the bright side, polish the dull side .

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

There's rosemary, that’s for remembrance, pray love, remember…

William Shakespear.

The first picture above is of my small herb garden here at my house.  I planted, parsley, thyme, oregano and basil.  I love cooking with fresh herbs.  If you’ve never used fresh, you won’t believe the difference they make.  

The only problem I have growing them is wintering them over indoors. I’ve had no success with that but otherwise they are very easy to grow.

Today is also DS#1’s birthday and since he is no longer here, He died now a little over 2 years ago, I decided I’d honor his family today.  They are all reminders of him in one way or the other and I’m so thankful for each one of them.  I’ve already told you about our family gathering to celebrate the end of summer and to celebrate his birthday. when we met for dinner a week or so ago. So today I’ll tell you a bit about each of them.  Our Princess, his oldest daughter, is the smart one of the family, Being smart was inherited from her dad.  Like him she’s an honor student snd loves learning.  Her grades are something to be admired.  Our Prince Charming, his only son, is the opposite and is the one who like his dad, has a love for life, but enjoys having fun more than studying.  He loves sports, especially hockey, and his dad encouraged him in what he does. His second daughter,  Our Sweetheart, reminds us always that you don’t have to be perfect in order to be loved.  We all love her sweet smiles when ever we get one and she is funny too in her own way, just like her dad, has a unique sense of humor.  DDIL#1 is probably the opposite of DS#1 because she kept him grounded and managed to keep him on track.  Some one we all need in our lives. 

 They are a wonderful family and a testament to my son.  He has a wonderful family that we love always just like we love him always.  They all seem to be doing very well since his death and I think always will due to the influence they had in a loving father and husband.  I may be just a bt prejudiced as I sing his praises, but I do think he was a wonderful son and am very proud of him and his family.

Other than my pot of herbs, Today’s pictures are of our Princese's back to school pictures this year as she headed off to college for her 2nd year.  

I hope you all have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

When all the dust is settled and all the crowds are gone, the things tht matter are faith, family and friends.

Barbara Bush

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

7378. for herbs, the spice of life

7379.for DS#1, it’s his heavenly birthday today

7380. for his family, all reminders of him

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

What can you do to promote world peace?

Go home and love your family

Mother Teresa

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma