For New Year's Day, Friday, January 1st, 2021

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 1ST, 2021

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.

HAPPY NEW YEAR !

79 DAYS UNTIL SPRING ! 

Sunrise: 7:54 am

 Sunset: 5:09 pm

Life is a special occasion!!

Hallmark

January is Bath Safety Month, Be Kind to Food Servers Month, Book Blitz Month, Celebration of Life Month, Clap for Health Month, Financial Wellness Month, Get Organized Month, International Creativity Month, International Quality of Life Month, National Be On Purpose Month, National Clean Up Your Computer Month, National Conscience Month, National Hot Tea Month, National Mail Order Gardening Month, National Mentoring Month, National Polka Music Month, National Skating Month, National Soup Month, Oatmeal Month, Train your Dog Month, Walk Your Pet Month and Worldwide Rising Star Month.

Today is the first day of the New Year.  The tradition of celebrating New Year’s Day began over 4,000 years ago in ancient Babylon. During that era, the calendar changed over on the first day of Spring.  In 153 BC, the Roman Senate changed the day for New Years to January 1st.  

Today New Year’s Day signifies a time of new beginnings and resolutions.  There are many traditions and festivals that take place on New Year’s around the world.  Traditionally People in California decorate carriages with flowers during the Tournament of Roses Parade in order to celebrate the ripening of the orange crop.  In the Netherlands, people eat donuts because it will bring them good fortune.

Making New Year’s resolutions is another popular tradition found around the world.  Decide what yours will be e and share your best wishes for the year ahead!  Happy New Year!

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering it will be happier…

Alfred Lord Tennyson

I don’t make many resolutions for the New Year anymore, but every day I try to do the best I can to make each new day better than the day before.  I try to plan my work and work the plan.  We all need lists to remind us of what needs to done, and I do that in order to keep my focus.  It’s easy to get off track and do nothing if I don’t.  

I have a new calendar and use it well.  Marking any special occasions on it so I don’t forget a birthday or anniversary. Hard as I try, I still forgot now and then.  I’m only human and make mistakes.  I keep on trying to do better.  I think that’s all any of us can do.  Heaven knows I’m far from perfect.  

Now that the holidays are over, there will be plenty to do and I need to get my house in order and get organized too.  One of my worst habits is letting the junk mail pile up instead of throwing it out when it comes.  This year I vow to do better with that.  There is no reason it should be laying around cluttering things up.  

I usually make a pork roast and sauerkraut dinner for the family to enjoy on this day, but today I’ll be eating it by myself.  We’ll be gathering this afternoon on a Zoom call instead. My mom and Dad started the tradition of pork roast and sauerkraut, Dad always said it brought good luck for the New Year.  

Pork Roast and Sauerkraut

Makes 6 servings

32 oz. sauerkraut, drained

3 apples, pealed, sliced

1 tsp caraway seed

1/4 cup apple juice ore water

2 to 3 lb. boneless pork roast, 

6 red potatoes, cut in half

1 tbsp. Dijon mustard

In slow cooker, mix sauerkraut, apples , caraway seed and apple juice.  With spoon make indentation in middle of mixture, place roast in center.

Arrange potato halves around roast on sauerkraut mixture.  Spread 1 tbsp. mustard over roast.Cover and cook on low setting 7 to 8 hours.  

Remove roast from cooker, place on serving platter.  cut into slices, arrange potatoes around slices and serve with sauerkraut mixture.

 I will also make some gravy from a packaged mix to serve with it. I’ll eat this with some corn and applesauce on the side. 

I managed to see the New Year in and was awake when the clock struck midnight.  I was reading a good book that kept me awake and and had the TV on to see the ball drop in NYC. I went to bed shortly after that though,and woke up refreshed and ready for a new start this morning.  It will certainly be a better year ahead.  The worst may not be over, but eventually it’s going to get better.  Don’t give up.the best is yet to come.

The pictures today are of the Pie in Face game that we played at DS#5’s house on New Years eve a few years ago.  It was fun and we laughed a lot.  Good times remembered are wonderful right now. 

I hope you all have a GREAT start to this new year. Happy Thursday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Celebrate what you want to see more of .

Oprah Winfrey

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

8780. for a New Year, another chance to get it right 

8781. for a slow cooker dinner 

8782 for technology that keeps us in touch.

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

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

C. S. Lewis 

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

 

Love,

ma 

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