ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
SATURDAY,FEBRUARY 19TH, 2022
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.
Sunrise: 7:17 am
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 the chocolate and mint, a refreshing peppermint, spearmint, of creme de menthe combined with the smooth rich taste of chocolate.
Some of the most famous chocolate mint inventions include: mint chocolate cake, Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies, grasshopper martinis, Andres after dinner mints, and mint chocolate chip ice cream. Chocolate mint is also a type of herb. It is part of the spearmint family and has edible leaves that taste like chocolate and mint.
To celebrate today, snack on a piece of your favorite chocolate mint candy, enjoy a scoop of mint chocolate chip ice cream, or drop a candy can in a steaming cup of hot cocoa
If you can't see the bright side, polish the dull side
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats.
Iris Murdoch
This is a holiday I’ll be celebrating. I love mint and chocolate ! But as far as my grandson’s birthday goes, it’s another of my long distance celebrations. I’ll soon be sending out a card in the mail filled with birthday wishes and love.
I was fortunate to be able to spend a lot of time with him when we used to go camping, but not so much anymore. He lives too far away, but his Mom is very good about keeping me updated with lots of pictures. He loves to play hockey and his team recently won their championship game. This is his senior year of high school and is no longer a little boy. They do grow up way too fast.
This is my day to cook for the weekend so that I can relax tomorrow and on the menu is:
Garlic Lover’s Beef Stew
Makes 10 servings
1 boneless beef chuck roast, 3 lbs. cut into 2 inch pieces
1 1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp ground pepper
1/2 cup flour
2 Tbsp. olive oil
12 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup plus 1 can beef broth
2 cans diced tomatoes, undrained
2 onions chopped
6 carrots, thinly sliced
2 Tbsp. tomato paste
1/2 tsp dried rosemary, crushed
1/2 tsp dried thyme
2 bay leaves
dash ground cloves
Hot mashed potatoes
Sprinkle beef with salt, pepper, and flour, toss to coat.
In a large skillet heat oil over medium high heat. Brown beef in batches . Remove with a slotted spoon. Reduce heat to medium. Add garlic and cool until fragrant.
Add 1 cup broth to skillet, stirring to loose brown bits from pan. Transfer to slow cooker. Stir in tomatoes, 1 can broth, carrots, onions, tomato paste, rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, cloves and beef.
Cook covered on low 8 to 10 hours until beef is tender. Remove bay leaves and serve with mashed potatoes.
I will cut this recipe in half as it makes enough for a crowd. I’ll be using stew meat instead of cutting up a chuck roast and using baby carrots, so I won’t have to slice any up. And I’ll be having some warm corn bread on the side.
On the Bright Side, after today we’re warming up again and it’s looking like we’ll have a few days around 50 degrees. Sadly the temps do go back down again by the end of the week we’ll back in the deep freeze again. At least this time of year we do see some warmer days.
I hope you all have a SUPER Saturday!!
COUNTING MY GIFTS
There’s nothing as cozy as a piece of candy and a book.
Betty MacDonald
Counting at least 3 things every day that I'm thankful for. There is truly is always something to be thankful for.
9997 for our Prince Charming, it’s his birthday
9998. for my slow cooker
9999 for a warm day coming our way
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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 EMT’s.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
ADVICE FOR TODAY
All I really need is love, but a litle candy now and then doesn’t hurt.
Charles Shultz
A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone dear…
Love,
ma
4 comments:
Celebrate the birthdays of your loved ones, they are such a gift to us !
Happy birthday to your Prince Charming! Enjoy that delicious stew and the bit of warmer weather too. I hope it will warm up for good there soon. Enjoy the weekend Ma!
Happy Birthday blessings to your handsome Prince Charming! That's a great nickname!
Your stew recipe sounds delicious. I'm eating all the soups and stews I can before our weather grows too uncomfortably warm.
Happy 😃 Birthday 🥳
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