ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Sunday, March 5th, 2023

THE BRIGHT SIDE

Decide to be happy today, to live with what is yours – your family, your business, your job, your luck. If you can’t have what you like, maybe you can like what you have.

Just for today, be kind, cheerful, agreeable, responsive, caring, and understanding. Be your best, dress your best, talk softly, and look for the bright side of things. Praise people for what they do and do not criticize them for what they cannot do. If someone does something stupid, forgive and forget. After all, it’s just for one day.

Who knows, it might turn out to be a nice day.

THE BRIGHT SIDE

I'm looking out the window
and the day is drab and dreary,
And I'm trying to console myself
by thinking something cheery
I know it's simply horrible
to get in such a slump
And I also know it's up to me
to get across the hump
And I realize I'm selfish
to mention this to you
For, gee, you might be feeling
a little 'low-down' too
but often when I feel like this
I tell myself it's true
That I am not the only one
who feels 'low-down and blue'
And just knowing there are others
who feel the way I do
Renews my sinking spirit
and keeps me smiling through
and know that it's natural
to take a 'spirit-dive'
Provides the spunk and courage
to hang on and survive
And while there are a lot of moods
that we can drive away
by looking on the BRIGHT SIDE
in all we do and say,
There also is a loneliness
that God meant us to feel
But, gee, it sure is mighty hard
to know which one is real
And I'd hate to be a 'sad sack'
who never saw the sun
And just complained that every day
was such a dreary one.
But I know that all the dark days
are just part of God's plan
We should accept them graciously
and do the best we can...
So I'll just keep on trying
for I know it's 'Gospel true'
there never was a cloud so dark
the sun could not shine through!

by Helen Steiner Rice

On the Bright Side Newsletter

I send this little letter out each morning to all my family and friends and even to a few people that I've never met. Many of them send it on to others too. So in order to make it available to more people I post the 'brighter side' of the news here each day in this journal.

The letter began as an effort to keep in touch with my family as they are spread out in all directions. My family, friends and God are the most important things in my life.

You'll find quotes, poems and stories and even a few recipes included in this newsletter. I try to find something new each day to share.

In a world that very often publishes only the dark side of things I felt that others would be encouraged to hear about
'the bright side'.

'On Ya'-ma

Sunday, March 5, 2023

For Sunday, March 5th, 2023

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SUNDAY, MARCH 5TH, 2023

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.

Slightly adapted from one of my morning devotionals

15 DAYS UNTIL SPRING

In Ohio

Sunrise: 6:57 am

Sunset: 6:24
pm

Life is a special
occasion!

Hallmark!

Today is Today is National Cheese Doodle Day which celebrates a snack food made with cornmeal that has been puffed, baked, and coated with cheddar cheese. Morrie Yohai invented them in the 1940’s . After serving as a marine in WWII, he returned home to the Bronx and took over the family business, a snack food company called Old London Foods.

During the 1960’s Wise Foods Inc. acquired the company and cheese doodles became part of the potato chip division. Today cheese doodles are one of Wise’s strongest brands. The company produces over 15 million pounds of cheese doodles each year. That’s enough to fill 36 Olympic sized swimming pools.

To celebrate today, pick up a bag of cheese doodles to enjoy at home!

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Cheese doodles are like hugs for your taste buds.

Author Unknown

I do like cheese doodles and have had them many times, but they no longer fit into my diet for now. And I do love cheddar cheese, so I’ll be eating some today and will celebrate!

I had a wonderful time yesterday. My youngest son picked me up to attend a soccer game that DD’s son was playing in before we went to dinner. The plan was to go to dinner and then back to DD’s house for birthday cake and that’s what we did. The kids had a wonderful time playing together while we let our stomach settle from the huge dinners we had. The cake was delicious and I did have a tiny piece.

A big thank you to those that came to help me celebrate my birthday. It was a smaller group than usual. But we had a lot of fun and good food.

Today I’m resting up as usual here. I slept in a little and enjoyed my Sunday morning coffee and waking up slowly.
It’s my day of rest and I’m definitely enjoying it. It’s sunny out but still in the 40’s. The pictures today are of a previous birthday dinner at Red Lobster, but it still looks much the same.

I hope you all have a RELAXING Sunday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Cheese doodles are proof that happiness can come in small packages.

Author Unknown

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

11,104. for cheese doodles a delicious snack

11,105. . for a day to relax and rest

11,106. for my family

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!

ADVICE FOR TODAY

A cheese doodle a day keeps the blues away.

Author Unknown

A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,
ma

4 comments:

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...: Cheese doodles are proof that happiness can come in small packages.; March 5, 2023 at 10:06 AM
Chatty Crone said...: I would love to know who makes these days up. They forget nothing - do they?
National Cheese Doodle Day - not too fond of them - but I know they are well liked.; March 5, 2023 at 4:02 PM
Mevely317 said...: I adore Cheese Doodles, but sure wish they could find a 'cure' for the resulting orange fingertips! I'm delighted to hear you had a wonderful birthday celebration with your loved ones. Happy New Year!; March 5, 2023 at 6:54 PM
salemslot9 said...: Happy belated birthday.:); March 13, 2023 at 2:19 AM

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