For Sunday, October 31st, 2021

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31ST, 2021

The moments 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 UNIL WINTER

Sunrise: 7:59 am

 Sunset :6;24 pm

Life is a special occasion!

Hallmark

Today is Halloween or All Hallows Eve which can be traced back to an ancient Celtic pagan festival called Samhain, which was celebrated over 2,000 years ago.  The Celtic calendar began on November 1, and the Celts believed that as the old year faded and the new year emerged, the boundaries between the living and the dead became unstable.  On the night of October 31st, the spirits of the deceased could walk the earth and damage crops or provoke sickness.  To combat these evil spirits and ward off ghosts, the Celts built huge bonfires, left bowls of food outside there homes and wore costumes and masks.

Although there are still plenty of ghosts and ghouls, Halloween has evolved into a secular, family friendly event.  One quarter of all the candy sold in the United States is purchased for Halloween, and typically over 40 million children trick or treat in their neighborhood each year.  

Make sure to have a Happy and Safe Halloween and celebrate today !

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

The farther we’ve gotten from the magic and mastery of our past, the more we’ve come to need Halloween.

Paula Curan 

Our town had trick or treat night last night and although it was raining it was a fun family time.  We had a delicious dinner of ham and bean soup that DS#5 had made for us and the kids all enjoyed being together.  They got lats of candy and treats for sure!

As I’m a little tired out today, so I’ll be staying home and viewing church services on line.  I’m so thankful we have that option.  I wouldn’t want to be nodding off in the church pew for sure. 

It’ll be a lazy and relaxing day for me as usual for a Sunday.  It’s my day to rest and relax and get ready for a new week ahead.  Hard to believe that it will be November already and I’ve done nothing yet to prepared for Christmas.  It sounds like a busy month ahead for me. 

Before we have Christmas though, there will be some family birthdays coming up and of course Thanksgiving Day to celebrate. I love celebrating all the special days because it will also include seeing some of my family.

A few more showers may be coming our way today, but next week it may be a little clearer and much more colder too.  They say we could have a frost.  

The pictures today are from DS#6 and show the delicious scary treats they had for their Halloween festivities. Looks like loads of fun!

I hope you all have a RELAXING Sunday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

October proved a riot to the senses and climaxed those last weeks before Halloween.

Keith Donohue

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

9666 for family fun and special days to celebrate 

9667. for online church services, for when I’m tired 

9668.for a delicious ham and been soup, thanks to DS#5

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

Halloween is an opportunity to be really creative.

Judy Gold 

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

 

Love,

ma 

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For Saturday, October 30th, 2021

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, 2021

The moments 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 UNIL WINTER

Sunrise: 7:58 am

 Sunset :6;25 pm

Life is a special occasion!

Hallmark

Today is Candy Corn Day which celebrates a sweet confection that’s been around for more than 100 and has never changed its look, taste or design.

George Renniger of the Wunderle Candy Company csreated candy corn in the 1880’s.  It was made mimic a kernel of corn and became instantly popular because of its design.  It was one of the first candies to feature three different colors.

Today candy corn is a favorite American treat to enjoy during the Halloween season. The National Confectioners Association estimates that 20 million pounds of candy corn are sold annually.  

To celebrate today, enjoy a handful of candy corn.

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Treats of hot cocoa, pumpkin pie, and candy corn.  Yummy Halloween!

Richelle E. Goodrich

 I like to mix my candy corn with dry roasted peanuts. The mix of sweet and salty is really good.  The candy by itself is too sweet for me, so this mixture makes it just right.

Today is my day to cook for the weekend.  Although I’m supposed to go to dinner at DS#5’s house for Trick or Treat night. He as done this several years now since we don’t have any trick or treaters to enjoy here.  The pictures today are of Trick or Treat at his house a couple of years ago.Thankfully everyone at his house is once again healthy.

On the menu for this weekend is:

French Dip Sandwiches with Onions 

Makes 14 servings

2 onions cut into 1/4 inch slices

1/2 cup butter, cubed

1 3 to 4 pound beef rump roast or bottom round roast

5 cup water

1/2 cup soy sauce

1  envelope onion soup mix

1 1/2 tsp. browning sauce, optional

1 garlic clove, minced

14  French rolls split

2 cups shredded Swiss cheese

In a large skillet, sauté the onions in butter until tender.  Transfer to a slow cooker.  Cut roast in half, place over onions.

In a large bowl, combine the water, soy sauce, soup mix, browning sauce if using, and garlic.  Pour over roast. Cover and cook on low 7 to 9 hours until meat is tender.

Remove roast with a slotted spoon and let stand 15 minutes.  Thinly slice meat across the grain. Place on roll bottoms; sprinkle with Swiss cheese.  Place on ungreased baking sheet.

Broil until cheese is melted.  Replace tops.  Skim fat from cooking juices, strain and serve as a dipping sauce if desired.

As this is a recipe for a crowd, I’ll be making only half of it.

Sadly it’s raining again here today so it’s going to be a wet night for the kids to go out.  They’ve done this before and keep dry with some boots and umbrellas.

I hope you all have a SUPER Saturday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Once in a young lifetime one should be allowed to have as much sweetness as one can possibly want and hold.

Judith Olney

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

9663 for a family dinner, I like to eat something I didn’t have to cook.

9664.for grandchildren that make Halloween fun

9665.  for a mix of salty and sweet, very good

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

Never take candy from strangers.

Rita Rudner

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

 

Love,

ma 

MY BLOG

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For Friday, October 29th, 2021

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29TH, 2021

The moments 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 UNIL WINTER

Sunrise: 7:57 am

 Sunset:6;26 pm

Life is a special occasion!

Hallmark

Today is Frankenstein Friday which is celebrated every year on the last Friday of October.  Frankenstein Friday pays homage to one of the greatest gothic stories of all time.  In 1818 Mary Shelley wrote a novel about a young scientist named Victor Frankenstein who discovered how to  give life to inanimate bodies.  He creates a monster that pursues him to the ends of the earth and eventually destroys all he holds dear.

People mistakenly use the name Frankenstein to refer to the hideous monster, who was played by Boris Karloff in the 1931 film, but Victor Frankenstein never gives his creation a name.  

To celebrate today, read a chapter from the book, or create a mad scientist Halloween costume .

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.

Stephen King

I’ve never read the book, but I have watched the Movie more than once.  The first picture is one of my grandsons who happens to be the cutest little Frankenstein I’ve ever seen. So I show the same picture year after year on this day.  The other pictures are of other grandchildren and their scary costumes.

Halloween is such Fun!

I’ve no costume to show you today but I do have a new recipe to share.

Easy Crab Cakes

Makes 4 servings

1 cup seasoned bread crumbs, divided

2 green onions chopped

1/4 cup finely chopped 

1/4 cup finely chopped sweet red pepper

1 egg, slightly beaten

1/4 cup mayonaise

1 Tbsp. lemon juice

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/8 tso cayenne pepper

2 6 oz. cans crabmeat, drained, flaked and  cartilage removed

1 Tbsp butter

In a large bowl, combine 1/3 cup bread crumbs, green onions, red pepper, mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic powder and cayenne.  Fold in crab

Place remaining bread crumbs in a shallow dish.  Divide mixture into eight portions, shape into balls . Gently coat in bread crumbs and shape into patties. 

In a large nonstick skillet; heat butter over medium high heat .  Add crab cakes and cook until golden brown on both sides. 

I’ll be having sweet potato fries and coleslaw as sides with these for dinner.

Truthfully my dinner will be even easier than this, as I have some frozen crab cakes on hand and all I have to do is stick them in the oven. Ha!

I hope you all have a FANTASTIC Friday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. 

L.M. Montgomery

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

9663 for cute Frankensteins that brighten my day

9664. for Fridays, the end of another work week

9665. for Halloween, a fun time for the children.

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 aren’t as scary if you start shining lights on them.

Wyatt Canac

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

 

Love,

ma 

MY BLOG

What’s New at My House

 

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