For Friday, January 31st, 2020

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 31ST, 2020 

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.

49 DAYS UNTIL SPRING 

Sunrise: 7:41 am

 Sunset: 5:42 pm

Life is a special occasion!!

Hallmark

Today is Inspire your Heart with Art Day, which is a day to ponder how art affects your heart.  Art is valued and appreciated for all sorts of reasons.  Whether we are touched by music or see into an artists soul through their work, art has the power to change us, to inspire our hearts.  The day encourages to explore the many genres of art and let it inspire us.  Since art comes in so many forms, the number of ways to celebrate are countless.  We could visit an art gallery, attend a live theatre performance, read a good book, listen to music, attend a ballet performance, teach someone to play an instrument, or share our art with others.

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.

Antonine de St. Exuperty

We are all artists in our own way.  Some may have the art of fine cooking, some the art of child care, others will be an artist of music, or poetry. There are so many kinds of art.there’s sure to be one that fits each and everyone of us.  Being an artist is what inspires our hearts to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.  There is always something that will inspire people to become creative.

What we love to do can be the art we create.  I love to do many things.  Having a large family has made me very creative.  I paint things for the gifts I give them.  I love to give but don’t have a lot of money so I make the things I give away.  The cost is in time not money.  

Today’s pictures are just a few of the things I’ve painted over the years.  Whether for Christmas or a birthday.  More than not I can find something to fit what ever occasion comes along.  

I hope you all have A FANTASTIC Friday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Happy are the painters for they shall not be lonely.  Light and colour, peace and hope, will keep them company at the end of the day.

Winston Churchill

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

7820.for artists of all kinds, they make life fuller

7821. for people to give gifts to

7822.for creativity, where there is a will there is a way

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

Creativity is allowing oneself to make mistakes.  Art is knowing which ones to keep.

Scott Adams

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma 

For Thursday, January 30th, 2020

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 30TH, 2020 

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.

50 DAYS UNTIL SPRING 

Sunrise: 7:42 am

 Sunset: 5:41 pm

Life is a special occasion!!

Hallmark

Today is National Croissant Day which celebrates a crescent shaped pastry with a flaky crust. Although it is most likely a myth, the history of the croissant is a colorful tale of adventure .  In 1683, the Turkish Empire laid siege on Vienna , Austria.  The Turkes made several attempts to enter the city by force, but were unsuccessful, so decided to dig underground.  The bakers of Vienna, who worked in the basement storerooms, heard the sound of digging and alerted the army.

The bakers received high honors and thanks for their assistance in outwitting the Turks.  In celebration they baked their bread in the shape of a crescent moon— the symbol of the Ottoman Empire.  After the Turks were defeated it became a custom to serve morning coffee with the crescent shaped pastry.

The legend goes on to say that over a hundred years later.  Marie Antoinette, an Austrian Priness who married Louis XVI, introduced the pastry to the French who dubbed it a croissant.  

To celebrate today warm up a delicious croissant and enjoy it with a generous helping of butter!

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Breakfast is everything.  The beginning, the first thing.  It is the mouthful that is the commitment to a new day, a continuing life.

A.A. Gill

I especially love Croissant breakfast sandwiches and often make my own,  But todays pictures are some I bought out at one of our local fast food restaurants.  I happened to have coupons for by BOGO and treated my self to breakfast out one day.  

Croissants make a lot of good sandwiches including, chicken salad, egg salad and bacon, egg, and cheese.They are also delicious toasted and eaten on their own.  You can even find them glazed on the donut shelves of the bakery.  Any way you fix them, they are delicious.

You can even buy these croissant breakfast sandwiches in frozen food section of the grocery store which is something I often do.  My car is finally fixed due to the generosity of some of my children, and I’ll be off to the store today and will be picking some up.  They are not as good as homemade, but they will do when you’re hungry and want breakfast in a hurry.

And FYI, my Christmas decorations finally got put away and stored away in the storage shed.  DD and DSIL carted them out for me when they brought back my car yesterday. 

I hope you all have A GREAT day.  Happy Thursday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.

Eckhart Tolle

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

7817. for croissants, which make very good sandwiches

7818. for a car that works once again, 

7819. for DD and DSIL and DS#2 for all their help!

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 times when breakfast seems the one thing worth getting up for.

Peter De Vries

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma 

For Wednesday, January 29th, 2020

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 2020 

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.

51 DAYS UNTIL SPRING 

Sunrise: 7:43 am

 Sunset: 5:40 pm

Life is a special occasion!!

Hallmark

Happy Birthday to our Star today!  

Happy Birthday ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday  ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday to you♥ ♥ ♥ 

May the dear Lord bless you today and always!

Happy Birthday to you♥ 

Today is also International Puzzel Day, which honors puzzles of all sizes shapes and forms.  You can celebrate the day by solving one or more puzzles.  A puzzle is a problem or enigma that tests  the ingenuity of the solver.  In a basic puzzle one is intended to put tother pieces in a logical way in order to come up with a desired solution.

The first jigsaw puzzle was created around 1760 when John Spilsbury , a british engraver and mapmaker, mounted a map  on a sheet of wood then he sawed around each individual country.  Spilsbury used the product to aide in teaching geography.  After catching on with the general public this remained the primary use of jigsaw puzzles until about 1820. By the early 20th century magazines and newspapers found that they could increase their subscriptions by publishing puzzle contests. Puzzles may also include letters, numbers, shapes and riddles.

Solutions to puzzles may require recognizing patterns, and creating a particular order.  People with a high inductive reasoning  aptitude may be better at solving these puzzles than others.  

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Every problem in a new puzzle to solve.

Lailah Gifty Akita

This grandson’s birthday is another of my long distance celebrations and as always a card was sent in the mail with my birthday wishes and love. He is the 2nd of my grandchildren to celebrate their 20th birthday thus tear,. There were three that were born in the year 2000.  So we still have one more to go but that won’t be until April.  

Every January I get a jigsaw puzzle to work during the long winter evenings.  It’s more fun if you have someone helping, but mostly I’m on my own.  This year was no different and we got the puzzle out one weekend when one of grand children came to visit.  And there it sits, with very little done.  I’ve not worked on it since.  But it’s there in case I get bored.  The thing is my life is never boring and there are always more things to do than time I have to do them,   . 

They say that puzzles are good for us to work though as they increase our brain power,  which delays Dementia and Alzheimers’s..  They improve our moods and lower stress levels too,   So I really should get busy and work that puzzle soon.  They are good for our minds body and spirit.  The same goes for working crossword puzzles and Word searches.  There truly are a lot of different kinds of puzzles  The pictures today are from last years family Easter celebration which is usually when I got to see this grandson - at family celebrations..

I hope you all have WONDERFUL Wednesday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

The solution often turns out more beautiful than the puzzle.

Richard Dawkins

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

7814. for our Star, it’s his birthday today

7815.for puzzles that increase our brain power

7816. for lots to do, I’m never bored.

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

The world’s a puzzle; no need to make sense out of it.

Socrates

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma