For Saturday,October 31st, 2020

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 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.

51 DAYS UNTIL WINTER 

Sunrise: 7:59 am

 Sunset: 6:23 pm

Totally Dazzling !

Happy Halloween!

Life is a special occasion!!

Hallmark

Today is Halloween or All Hallows Eve.  Halloween is a feast on the  night before All Hallows on November 1st, which is where it got the name from.  Halloween is mostly celebrated in Ireland and the USA where many of the customes of the night of witches, vampires and ghosts  come from

Modern celebrations include spooky decorations with graven Halloween pumpkins and dressing up in creepy  costumes.  The pumpkins are lit by a candle and often called Jack O Lanterns, according to English legend aug a strange flickering light.

A typical Halloween pumpkin looks like a cruel or funny face or head, it glooms and is placed on the doorstep on Halloween and the days around Halloween.  The popular trick or treat Halloween tradition has made its way from North American to Europe  in more and more countries.  Kids walk house go house in their costumes asking for treats, so they wouldn’t play tricks on the house owners.

One third of the of all the candy sold in the U.S. is purchased for Halloweena and there is typically over 40 million children who trick or treat in their neighborhoods each year.  A quick and easy way to celebrate would be send a card to family and friends.

Happy All Hallows Eve!

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

We’ve had our summer evenings, now for October eves.

Humbrt Wolfe

i got the Halloween card; shown above from DDIL#1 and family this week and it was a nice surprise with a little coupon stuck inside to get a free frosty from Wendy’s .  There isn’t any trick or treating going on here in my neighborhood, but city wide it’s supposed to still go on.  

The rest of the pictures today are some of my Halloween decorations.  But with all of the fun of Halloween tonight let’s not forget it’s also the night to set our clocks back one hour before we go to bed, because Tomorrow we Fall backwards one hour.  Daylight savings time ends for us. yay!  we gain the hour we lost last spring when we sprung ahead one hour.  I really wish they’d just forget about it and leave the time alone.  It takes me forever to try and adjust to the time change.  

Today is my day to cook for the weekend and on the menu is;

 

Pepper Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

2 tbsp. oil

3 sweet red peppers, finely chopped 

1 onion, finely chopped

2 celery ribs, chopped

1 1/2 tsp thyme

3/4 tsp salt

3/4 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp  cayenne pepper

2.25 lb pork tenderloin

4 tsp. lemon pepper

4 tsp. crushed fennel seed

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  In large skillet, heat oil over medium high heat.  Add red peppers, onion and celery, saute until tender.  Add thyme, garlic salt and paprika and cayenne, cook  minute more.  Remove from heat and set aside .

Make a lengthwise slit down center of tenderloin to 1/2 inch of bottom.  Open tenderloin so it lies flat.  With a meat mallet flatten pork to 1/2 inch thickness.  Fill with vegetables stuffing mixture.  Close up tenderloin, tie at 2 inch intervals with kitchen string.securing ends with toothpicks.  

Place on a rack in a shallow pan coated with baking spray.  Combine lemon pepper and fennel rubbing over tenderloin.

Bake until a thermometer inserted in pork reads 140 degrees, 45 - 55 minutes.  Remove from oven: let stand 5 minutes.  Discard toothpicks and string.  Cut into slices.

Makes about 8 servings

I’ll be making some gravy with the pan drippings and serving with some mashed potatoes and homemade apple sauce.

i didn’t have any fennel so omitted that from the seasonings today.   it tastes like licorice and not a favorite of mine. 

I hope you all have a SUPER Saturday !

COUNTING MY GIFTS

There is magic in the night when pumpkins glow by moonlight .

Author Unknown

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

8603 for Halloween,  a family friendly holiday

8604. for a roast that will make leftovers for tomorrow

8605.for trick or treat, fun for the kids

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

Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.

Edgar Allan Poe

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

 

Love,

ma 

For Friday, October 30th, 2020

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 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.

52 DAYS UNTIL WINTER 

Sunrise: 7:58 am

 Sunset: 6:25 pm

Life is a special occasion!!

Hallmark

Today is  Frakenstein Friday which is held each year on the last Friday in October. and celebrates the birth of Frankenstein and its creator.  Frainstein id a fictional character that first appeared in Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein.

People often mistakenly use the name Frinkenstin to refer to the hideous monster famously played by Boris Karloff in the 1931 film, but Victor Frankenstein never gives his creation a name.  Read a chapter from the book or create a mad scientist Halloweek costume to celebrate today!

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

From the famous novel of Frankenstein, let us learn the importance of knowledge and wisdom put together….Happy Frankenstein Day!

Author Unknown

I’ve used the picture of my grandson in his Frankenstein  costume for many years now to celebrate this day.  He is still the cutest Frankenstein I’ve ever seen.  The other pictures are of some other of the grandchildren in their costumes from over the years.

We had another rainy day yesterday and it looks the same for today, but the good news it should clear up for tomorrow which is Halloween.  This week has been pretty much a wash out as far as the weather goes. 

Due to a mix up I had with the menu last week,  my menu today has changed and I’ll be making 

Pork Chops with Balsamic Braised Cabbage and Apples

Makes 4 servings

4 slices bacon, chopped

1 onion chopped

1 tsp. caraway seeds, optional

1 apple, sliced

1/2 small head red cabbage cored and shredded

1/2 c. balsamic vinegar

4 bone in pork chops

2 tsp olive oil

1/2 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped

1 tso, salt

3/4 tsp pepper

Cook bacon in Dutch one on medium heat until crisp.  Use a slotted spoon to transfer to a paper towel.. 

Add onion and caraway seeds and cook, stirring occasionally for 6 minutes.  Stir in apple slices and cabbage, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper .  Cook covered , stirring occasionally until the cabbage is tender, 6 to 8 minutes.

Meanwhile season pork chops with salt and pepper.  Heat oil in large skillet on medioum high and cook park until browned and just cooked through about 2 to 3 minutes each side.

Fold parsley and reserved bacon into cabbage and serve with pork.

This is good served with mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes which ever you choose.

I hope you all have a FANTASTIC Friday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Halloween is an opportunity to be really creative.

Judy Gold

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

8600 for cute and sometimes scary halloween costumes

8601. for light that scares away the monsters 

8602. for grandchildren that always make me smile 

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

Monsters don’t get happy endings.

Paula Stokes

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

 

Love,

ma 

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For Thursday, October 29th, 2020

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 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.

53 DAYS UNTIL WINTER 

Sunrise: 7:57 am

 Sunset: 6:26 pm

Life is a special occasion!!

Hallmark

Today is National Oatmeal Day which honors the extremely healthy, versatile food that can be eaten any time of day, it is both filling and low in calories, which makes it the perfect breafsat or snack. Oatmeal is also delicious baked in cookies.

The Quaker Man is one of the oldest advertising mascots in America. The Quaker Oats Company registered ham as the first trademark for breakfast cereal in 1877. The character purposely embodies the values of faith, honesty, and purity.  Enjoy National Oatmeal Day  and celebrate history and tastiness!

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Never work before breakfast, if you have to work before breakfast, eat first.

Josh Billings 

Oatmeal has been a popular breakfast food for me for a long time, most of my life.  I also use in baking cookies and other sweet treats.  Oatmeal will make a nice breakfast for me, but I’ve also enjoyed it for supper.  Something  hot and creamy always seems to hit the spot.

No oatmeal recipe for today, I’m having

One Dish Ground Turkey, Sweet Potato Skillet

1 lb. ground turkey

1 onion, chopped

3 garlic cloves minced

1/4 cup tomato paste 

1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cubed

1 cup chicken broth

2 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

3 cups chopped fresh baby spinach

Dash crushed red pepper flakes

1 medium ripe avocado peeled and sliced

Minced fresh mint, optional

In a large skillet, cook turkey, onion, and garlic over medium hear until turkey is no longer pink and onions are tender.  Breaking up turkey into crumbles, drain, add tomato paste, cook and stir 1 minute longer.

Add sweet potato, broth. paprika, and salt and pepper.  Bring to a boil, reduce heat, simmer, covered,  until sweet potatos are tender.  stirring occasionally.  Add spinach, and red pepper flakes and cook and stir until spinach is wilted.  Serve with avocado, if desired and mint.

I’ve got some leftover cornbread to have along with this today.  It’ll make a great one dish dinner. 

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

COUNTING MY GIFTS

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

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

8597. for oatmeal, a tasty breakfast and snack 

8598. for yet another healthy recipe to share 

8599.for online recipe sites that seem endless

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

One of lifes best coping mechanisms is to know the difference between an inconvenience and a problem.  If you break your nick, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you’ve got a problem.  Everything else is inconvenience.  Life is inconvenient.  Life is lumpy.  A lump in the oatmeal, a lump in the throat and lump in the breast are not the same kind of lump.  One needs to learn the difference.

Robert Fulghum

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

 

Love,

ma 

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