ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH, 2020
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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.
Sunrise: 7:31 am
Sunset: 7:01 pm
Life is a special occasion!!
Hallmark
Today is Happy Birthday to our Southern Belle.
Happy Birthday ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday to you♥ ♥ ♥
May the dear Lord bless you today and always !
Happy Birthday to you♥
Today is also Mad Hatter Day which honors the famous character in Lewis Caroll’s book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Today is all about embracing the absurdity of life.
In 1986 a group of computer techs in Bolder, Colorado celebrated the first Mad Hatter Day. They designated the holiday as a day of silliness and year after year it has grown in popularity. Mad Hatter Day is celebrated on October 6th, because the Mad Hatter wears a top hat labeled in this style 10/6 in the book’s illustrations. It is also six months after April Fool’s day, the first silly holiday of the year.
Today recognize the reality is nonsense and the silliness that is sane. Grab a top hat and celebrate a very merry Mad Hatter Day !
If you can’t see the bright side, polish the dull side
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
It’s ok to be absurd, ridiculous and downright irrational at times, silliness is the sweet syrup that helps us swallow the bitter pills of life.
Richelle E. Goodrich
This granddaughter’s birthday celebration is another of my long distance celebrations and I’ll be lighting my birthday candle and sending out a card full of love and birthday wishes to her. She truly lives in the south, southwest that is. It’s still very warm and summer like where she lives. I talked to her Dad this past Sunday and it was 86 degrees there and sunny.
I think that we all need a little silliness in our lives, especially in times like this, it helps to break up all the serious thoughts of what this pandemic has caused.
So don’t forget to be a little silly today.
On my menu for today, which is not so silly, is:
Spicy Orange Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry
3 oranges
3 tbsp. soy sauces
3 tbsp. red wine, or pomegranate juice
1 tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. sugar
3 tsp. oil,, divided
1 lb. beef sirloin, trimmed and sliced against the gran into 1/8 inch slices.
2 tbsp. minced garlic
2 tbsp. minced fish ginger
8 small dried red chilies
2 lbs brocollie cut into small florets
1/3 cup water
1 red bell pepper, seeded and sliced
1/2 cup sliced scallion greens
With small sharp knife or vegetable peeler, careful pare wide strips of zest from one of the oranges. Cut zest into 1 inch strips and set aside. Squeeze juice from all the oranges into a small bowl. Add soy sauce, juice and cornstarch and sugar and stir to combine, set aside
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Heat 1 tsp. oil in a wok or large skilletter over high heat until almost smoking. Add beef and stir fry just until no longer pink on the outside. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels. Set aside.
Add the remain 2 tsp. oil to the pan an heat until very hot. Add garlic, ginger chilies, and reserved orange zest; stir fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add broccoli and water. Cover and steam, stirring occasionally, until water has evaporated and broccoli sizzles. Add bell pepper and stir fry for one minute more.
Stir in reserved orange sauce and pour it into the pan. Bring to a boil, stirring. Cook until sauce has thickened slightly. Add scallion greens and reserved sauce and toss to coat with sauce, heat through.
Note: I've found that pomegrante juice is a good substitute for red wine and adds a very good flavor. also, if the beef is still partially frozen it makes it easier to cut into very thin slices.
This makes a healthy weeknight dinner served with brown rice.
I hope you all have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!
COUNTING MY GIFTS
I think laughter is the best medicine.
Author Unknown
Counting at least 3 things every day that I'm thankful for. There is truly is always something to be thankful for.
8528. for our Southern Belle, it’s her birthday today !
8529. for laughter, always good and good for you
8530.for another great cup of hot coffee this morning
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 ALL!
ADVICE FOR TODAY
Never underestimate the healing power of silliness and absurdity.
Steve Maraboli
A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone dear…
Love,
ma
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4 comments:
Laughter is the best medicine !
Happy ☺ Birthday 🎂
Great images! Wishing your Southern Belle a very Happy Birthday.
Too late to don a funny hat -- but wouldn't that be a neat idea for a future gathering!?
Happy birthday to Southern Belle! Cool she plays the drum! Wishing her a wonderful birthday and year ahead!! Lots of Mad Hatter hats at Disneyland when we used to go when I was growing p and then had kids of my own :)
betty
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