For Friday, June 16th, 2023

 

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE 

FRIDAY, JUNE 16TH, 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

5 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER

In Ohio

 Sunrise:   5:54 am

   Sunset:  9:04    

pm

  

Life is a special  

occasion!

Hallmark!

Today is National Chocolate Pudding Day which is a dessert that can be traced all the way back to the 17th century.  During that time, a pudding was actually a very moist cake similar to the modern day bread pudding or plum pudding.

The sweet and creamy confection we know and love today emerged in the mid 19th century when an English chemist named Alfred Bird developed egg free custard powder.  This invention made it very easy to produce a delicious pudding with perfect consistency.  Today pudding is a popular dessert all over the world.  

To celebrate today, make your own chocolate pudding for desert tonight.

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

 

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 

The proof of the pudding is the eating.

Miquel de Cervantes

While I have made my own chocolate pudding in the past, but I won’t be making it today.  It is just me here and my recipe makes enough for a family.  I have bought individual packs sugar free pudding in the store, I enjoy this light dessert now and then.   

These days I usually use instant pudding mixes, they are easy and all you have to do is add milk.  When my children were at home, we’d often have it as it was an easy dessert to make. It’s a good way to use up any extra milk you might have.

It’s my day to cook and on the menu is: the 10 Minute Tuna Melt.  I mistakenly shared that recipe with you yesterday.  Some days, I do forget what day it is. Somehow I lost count of the days until summer and I had to change that too. 

The only thing on my to do list is to pick up my grocery order at the store.  They do my shopping for me and all I do is pick it up.  It saves a lot of time, but I don’t get the exercise I’d get walking through the store. I’m getting older and trying to take it easy on myself.

I have found they do a great job of shopping. I always get what I want or they substitute something else for it.  Usually it’s better than what I had previously chosen.

We are to have a 70 degree day with another chance of rain.  Thankfully my car port is attached to the house, so I won’t be in the rain unloading groceries.  I still have to take them out of the car and put them away in the house. That is sufficient exercise for me. Thankfully we did not have the bad weather others to the west of us had last night.  They had tornadoes, we only had thunder and rain.

I hope you all have a FANTASTIC Friday!

COUNTING MY BLESSINGS 

Desserts are the most crucial part of any meal.

Linda Sunshine

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

11,395. for pudding, a quick and easy dessert

11,396. for someone to do my shopping for me

11,397. for an attached carport

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

Life is short and unpredictable. Eat the dessert first.

Helen Keller 

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma