For Sunday, July 3rd, 2022

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SUNDAY, JULY 3RD, 2022

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.

'

81 DAYS UNTIL FALL

Sunrise: 6:00 am

 Sunset: 9:05  

 pm

Life is a special   

occasion!

Hallmark

Today is Build a Scarecrow Day which celebrates those creatures that scare away the birds and other intruders of our gardens.

Wizard of Oz fans, don’t be fooled.  Your scarecrows don’t need a brain.  Birds and other animals often mistake scarecrows for people. So they will likely stay away from the area that a scarecrow watches over.  

Scarecrows are relatively easy to build.  All you need is some hay, a few articles of clothes, a stick and a hat.  You can personalized your scarecrow by giving it pins, buttons and apparel from your favorite sports teams, schools or bands.  This way if you find that the intruders aren’t frighten by it, you’ll still have a festive decoration for your garden.

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Every scarecrow has a secret ambition to terrorize.

Author Unknown

We often think of scarecrows as Autumn decorations, but truly they are most needed in the summer when our crops are growing.   I have a cute scarecrow that I can stick out in one of my flower pots, so I will be celebrating today.  The birds don’t seem to bother my plants much but from time to time, other creatures have nibbled on them.  They are up pretty high so are protected from the bunnies which seem to be multiplying around here.  

It’s to be another beautiful day in the low 80’s here and I could only wish it could be like this all summer.  It’s a perfect summer day.  I do plan on relaxing today, I have nothing to do until later when DS#5 has invited me to a cook out.  I do love food cooked on a grill so am very happy for the invitation.   It’s perfect weather for porch sitting so I imagine I’ll be spending some time out there reading my book or taking a nap this afternoon.

 I hope you all have a RELAXING Sunday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS 

I shall take the heart. For brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.

L. Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz

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

 

10,393.for scarecrows to protect our gardens 

10,394. for a lazy day out on the porch 

10,395. for a cook out this evening 

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 EMT’s.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

ADVICE FOR TODAY

The way I see it, a person isn’t nothing more than a scarecrow…The only difference between one that stands up good and one that blows over is what kind of stick they’re stuck up there on.

Barbara Kingsolver 

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

 

Love,

ma