ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 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.
Sunrise: 7:17 am
Sunset: 6:07 pm
Life is a special occasion!
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Today is a Happy Birthday to our Prince Charming!
Happy Birthday ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday to you♥ ♥ ♥
May the dear Lord Bless you today and always!
Happy Birthday to you♥
Today is also Chocolate Mint Day which celebrates this burst of that mint and chocolate, peppermint, spearmint or creme de menthe combined make together.
Some of the most popular chocolate mint inventions include, mint chocolate cake, Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies, grasshopper martinis, Andes after dinner mints and mint chocolatechip ice cream. Chocolate mint is also a type of herb. It is a part of the spearmint family and had edible leaves that taste like chocolate and mint.
Celebrate today with a piece of your favorite chocolate mint candy, enjoy a scoop of mint Chocolate chip ice cream or drop a candy cane in a steaming cup of hot Cocoa.
If you can’’t see the bright side, polhish the dull side
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
As usual this grandson’s birthday is a long distance celebration and I won’t be seeing him today, but a card will be sent in the mail full of birthday wishes and love.
It’s Friday again and not a lot has been done this week. It’s been a one of waiting for technical people to help me out. First it was the car battery and now for two days in a row, the technician working on my internet which refuses to work. He thinks its in the cable that runs throughout the park here, and someone who deals with cable work will be out here today. It’s been crazy with no internet as now I can’t even download a new book to read and am rereading one of the ones that was already on my kindle. I hadn’t finished reading it before as I couldn’t get into it, but it’s better than nothing. Thankfully I have a window antenae so at least the TV worked. I used to be dependent on the internet for anything I wanted to watch. At least I’m able to get the news.
I just got back on line and am so happy and thankful for the technicians who solved my problem! It's still intermittent so we'll see what happens tomorrow.
I do have some mint chocolate candy here at my house so I will be celebrating by having an Andes after dinner mint.
It’s my day to do some cooking and on the menu is:
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Makes 4 servings
2 tbsp. whole wheat bread crumbs
1 tsp. olive oil
1/4 tsp. paprika
1 16 oz pkg frozen spinach
1 1/4 milk
2 tbsp. flour
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1 cup cottage cheese
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. salt.
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
8 oz. whole wheat elbow pasta or penne
Put a large pot of water on to boil. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Coat a 8 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
Mix breadcrumbs oil and paprika in a small bowl. Place spinach in a strainer and press out excess moisture.
Heat 1 1/2 cups of milk in a large pan over medium high heat until steaming. Whisk remainder of 1/4 cup milk and flour in small bowl until smooth; add the hot milk and cook, whisking constantly until the sauce simmers and thickens. Remove from heat and stir in the Cheddar until melted. Stir in cottage cheese, nutmeg salt and pepper
Cook pasta until not quite tender. It will continue to cook during baking. Drain and add to cheese sauce; mix all. Spread half the pasta mixture in prepared dish; spoon the spinach on top; top with remaining pasta; sprinkle with the breadcrumb mixture.
Bake casserole until bubbly and golden, about 25 minutes.
I have fresh spinach on hand so that is what I’ll be using instead of the frozen.
I hope you all have FANTASTIC Friday !
COUNTING MY GIFTS
Counting at least 3 things every day that I'm thankful for. There is truly is always something to be thankful for.
8926.For our Prince Charming, it’s his birthday today!
8927.for comfort food, what I need right now
8928.for the internet when it works
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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!
ADVICE FOR TODAY
A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone dear…
Love,
ma
4 comments:
It feels so good to be back online again!
Happy Birthday to your Prince Charming! I'm so glad you are up and running again. I hope you won't have any further problems with it. Enjoy the weekend! :)
Being without the internet is awful and so glad it is back and running for you. You have such a great big family with lots of birthdays to celebrate, you must stock pile your cards to always have the right one ready.
Happy (belated) Birthday blessings to your handsome grandson. Chocolate chip mint was my 'go to' flavor for years and years. Too, my parents loved the Creme d'Menthe BOLS liquors -- they'd pour a little drizzle over their vanilla ice cream each Sunday; and when I got to be 16, they'd let me have some, too. Good memories!
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