ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
FOR MONDAY, APRIL 6TH, 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.
75 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER
Sunrise: 7:02 am
Sunset: 7:59 pm
Life is a special occasion!!
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Today is National Tartan Day which honors and celebrates Scottish Culture and the role it has played in the development of the United States. Canada has been celebrating Tartan Day since 1993 and the U.S. Senate officially recognized it in 1998. It’s the day of the Scottish Declaration of Independence which was signed April 6, 1320. The American Declaration of Independenc was, in fact modeled on this particular document. Almost half of the signers of the American Declaration of Independence were of Scottish descent.
There are three groups of people that came from Scotland —the lowland Scots, the Highland Scots, and the Scotch - Irish. Each of these groups has influenced American culture. They passed on Scottish last names, introduced the sport of golf, shared the sounds of the bagpipes and made tartan a fashion staple.
Tartan is a crisscrossed pattern of horizontal and vertical bands woven into cloth. It is made by weaving colored threads at right angles to each other. The Dress Act of 1746 attempted to ban tartan and other aspects of the Gaelic culture in order to bring people under tighter government control. The law was repealed in 1782 and tartan became sybolic as the national dress of Scotland.
To celebrate don your Tartan today!
If you can’t see the bright side, polish the dull side
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
I’m not sure if I have any Scottish ancestors or not. It’s one of those grey areas, where their might be a chance of it. Still and all I love tartans and bag pipe music. In order to celebrate today I decided to fix something Scottish. Scottish Short Bread cookies are one of my favorites and I usually buy them around Christmastime.
Scottish Shortbread
2 c. butter softened
1 c. packed brown sugar
4 to 4 1/2 c. flour
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.Add 3 3/4 c. of flour and mix well. Turn dough onto a floured surface,Kead for 5 minutes Adding enough of remaining flour to form a soft dough.Roll to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut into 3 by 1 inch strips. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet. Prick with a fork . Bake until cookies are lightly browned. 20 to 25 minutes. Cool.
One thing for sure is that living in a country of so many different nationalities, we do have some good food to eat from their many recipes. Every one seems to have a traditional favorite.
Except for the first picture today’s are of DD and her family enjoying a walk in one of local parks this past week. A little breath of fresh air and sunshine is good for all of us.
I hope you have a GREAT start to this new week! Happy Monday!!
COUNTING MY GIFTS
A penny saved is a penny gained.
Scottish Proverb
Counting at least 3 things every day that I'm thankful for. There is truly is always something to be thankful for.
7997. for Scottish recipes, cookies are good.
7998. for pictures that make me smile
7999.for an oven that works just fine
Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!
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!
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ADVICE FOR TODAY
If you canna see the bright side, polish the dull side
Christina Dodd
A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone dear…
Love,
ma
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4 comments:
We have sunshine and blue skies here today, hopefully I will get out for a walk of my own.
I've not a drop of Scottish ancestry, but remember those shortbread cookies fondly. Especially good for dunking in my dad's coffee. :)
You're so right about our country boasting so many nationalities. Like being at Epcot without having to fly to Orlando!
Looked like your daughter and her family had a nice walk! My high school mascot was a Scottie dog. We did have a bagpipe band and they did wear tartan. Very enjoyable to listen to the band playing.
Betty
Shortbread was a great gift, nothing but tasty ingredients. Butter, sugar, and flour---can't beat that.
The patriarch of our family line came from Scotland back in early 1800s. I think 1/2 our county are his descendants.
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