For Saturday, October 8th, 2022

 ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SATURDAY OCTOBER 8TH, 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.

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76 DAYS UNTIL WINTER 

Sunrise:  7:33 am

 Sunset:  6:58  

pm

Life is a special   

occasion!

Hallmark!

Today is National Fluffernutter Day which celebrates a yummy sandwich made with bread, peanut butter, and marshmallow fluff.  It is now a classic American treat that is typically enjoyed in school cafeterias, college dorms and local diners nationwide.  

Marshmallow candy can be traced back to ancient Egypt when people first began to harvest the marshmallow plant.  During the 19th century, french pharmacies extracted the juice from these plants and heated with egg whites and sugar creating marshmallow cream.

Then in 1917, Archibald Query of Somerville, Massachusetts created a special formula for the marshmallow fluff we know and love today.  The city of Somerville celebrates with the famous What the Fluff festival every year.

To celebrate today, make a delicious Fluffernuttter sandwich to enjoy this classic lunch favorite.

If you cannot see the bright side, polish the dull side

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

A Fluffernutter can use any type of peanut butter, or even Nutella.  But use only real Fluff.  The Fluffaithful know the difference.

Craig Alanson

I love peanut butter but had never had a Fluffernutter sandwich before I started checking out the daily trivia.  It truly is delicious. I try to always have some marshmallow fluff on hand and do always have peanut butter on the shelf.  So I can celebrate today!

It’s my day to cook something new for the weekend and on the menu is:

Pulled Pork Tenderloin with Vadalia Onion BBQ Sauce 

Makes 8 servings

Vidalia Onion BBQ Sauce 

1 Tbsp canola oil 

2 sweet onions, grated

2 1/2 cups ketchup

1/2 cup cider vinegar

1/4 cup honey

2 Tbsp lemon juice

2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 

2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard

1/2 tsp ground pepper

Pinch of cayenne pepper to taste

Pulled Pork

2 sweet onions, sliced

1 2 lb tenderloin

1 tsp ground pepper 

2 cups Vidalion Onion BBQ sauce

To prepare sauce, Heat oil in large pan over medium heat.  Add grated onions and cook, stirring often until translucent.  Add ketchup, vinegar, honey, lemon juice, Worcestershire, mustard, pepper and cayenne.

Bring to a boil over high heat.  Reduce heat to simmer and cook stirring occasionally for 30 minutes.  Makes 4 cups 

To prepare pork: place sliced onions in a slow cooker.  Add pork, season with pepper and top with 2 cups of sauce.  Cook on high for 4 hours. Using to forks, shred and pull the pork into strips.  Stir the pork into sauce.

This is good on a sandwich bun or served alone with some cornbread.  I’ll be having mine with cornbread and saving leftovers to have on a sandwich bun.

Yesterday, on the coldest day we’ve had so far, my furnace stopped running.  The maintanence men here came right out and had to replace a part and fixed it right up for me.  Thank goodness they are so dependable.

It’s still on the cool side here with warmer temps in the 60’s but it’s going to be a sunny day.  I’m going to the Pumpkin fest with my Son and Daughter that live here in town, and their families .  Appropriately they are serving pulled pork sandwiches for lunch and the kids will be decorating pumpkins.  There will also be cider and donuts and candy for the kids . They don’t carve the pumpkins but decorate them with paint and stickers.  The pictures today are of when we went a couple of years ago.

I hope you all have  a SUPER Saturday !

COUNTING MY GIFTS 

Man cannot live by bread alone; he must have peanut butter.

James A. Garfield

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

 

10,684  for a party to go to

10,685. for a furnace that is now working just fine 

10,686. for family that lives close by 

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

If someone ever tells you that you’re putting too much peanut butter on, stop talking to them.  You don’t need that negativity in your life.

Author Unknown 

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

 

Love,

ma