For Sunday, March 8th, 2020

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 8TH, 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.

12 DAYS UNTIL SPRING 

Sunrise: 6:51 am

 Sunset: 6:28 pm

Life is a special occasion!!

Hallmark

Today most of us will  begin Daylight Savings Time.  The clocks spring forward by shifting the time forward an hour so that evenings will have more daylight and mornings have less. Typically clocks are adjusted near the start of spring and are adjusted backward in Autumn.

The idea of Daylight Savings Time was first implemented during the first World War.  Many countries have used it a various times since then. The practice has been praised and criticized. Adding daylight to the evenings benefits retailing, sports and other activities that exploit sunlight after working hours.   Although an early goal of DST was to reduce evening usage of incadecent lighting, formerly a primary use of electricity. Modern heating and cooling usage patterns different greatly, and research about Daylight Savings time currently  affects energy use is limited or condratictory.

Spring Forward !

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

I don’t mind going back to daylight savings time.  With inflation, the hour will be the only thing I’ve saved all year.

Victor Borge

I’m up on time this morning and not missing the hour of sleep we lost last night, because I went to bed an hour earlier last night.  The time switch is often hard to take.  Our bodies take time to adjust.  It wouldn’t seem that one hour could make such a difference, but it does. DST clock shifts other challenges.  They complicate timekeeping, medical devices, heavy equipment and sleep patterns.  Software can often adust computer clocks automatically, but this can be limited.  My phone also changes time automatically, but the other clocks here like the one on the toaster, the coffee maker, the stove and my toaster oven, I have to change myself.  What a bother. But it’s easier to go ahead one hour than to set them back an hour.

It’s my birthday today and I feel like I’ve been given a gift of an extra hour at the end of the day.  I’m so affected by the daylight.  It’s like I feel like going to bed when it gets dark out.  So I’m thankful for an extra hour at the end of the day.  I’ll be able to stay awake and enjoy it a little more each day, until fall when we change again.  The longest day of the year is Summer and then we start loosing time again one minute at a time.

 Whether you like it or not it’s here so we might as well enjoy it while we can.

 I hope you all have RELAXING Sunday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Daylight saving time is making us all time travelers again.

Michael Levin

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

7916 for an extra hour of daylight at the end of the day

7917. for another birthday, another trip around the sun.

7918. for dinner out tonight at Red Lobster, my favorite place to eat out.

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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

Spring is a time to find out where you are, who you are, and move toward where you ar going.

Penolope Trunk

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma