For Friday, June 30th, 2023

 

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE 

FRIDAY, JUNE 3OTH, 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

86 DAYS UNTIL FALL

In Ohio

 Sunrise:   5:58 am

   Sunset:  9:06   

pm

  

Goodbye June 

Life is a special 

occasion!

Hallmark!

Today is Meteor Day which is a day to do some star gazing.  The word meteor refers to a visible streak of light that is produced by debris falling to the Earth from space.  We call this beautiful phenomenon a shooting star or falling star.  The tradition of wishing on a shooting star can be traced all the way back to 127 AD. 

 Potolemy, the Greek astronomer, hypothesized that the Gods occasionally liked to peer down on  Earth from up above.  From time to time. a star or two would slip past them and fall through the heavens.  Anyone who saw a shooting star knew that the Gods were paying attention, so it was the perfect time to make a wish.

Shooting stars are actually quite small.  The average size is about that of a pebble.  Around 15,000 tons of meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day, but very few of them actually reach Earth, they are called meteorites.

To celebrate today you could spend some time looking at the night sky or find out when the next meteor shower is going to happen.  If you see a shooting star, remember to make a wish.

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

 

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 

Someday I’ll wish upon a star and wake up where the clouds are far behind me. Where troubles melt like lemon drops . Away above the chimney tops that’s where you’ll find me.

Eva Cassidy

The brightest stars I’ve ever seen was when my parents lived on a hilltop in West Virginia.  We went outside one night and you could see your shadow from the brightness in the sky.  The stars seemed so close you could almost touch them.  I didn’t see a shooting star that night but still I’ll never forget it.  I did see a few shooting stars when we were camping.  My oldest son had a telescope and we did a lot of star searching.  It was easy to mistake a falling star, the space stations can look like one when they go by.  We used to sit outside for hours and were never bored.

Today is my day to cook and on the menu is:

Salmon Rice Bowl

Makes 2 servings

4 oz salmon

1 cup brown rice

1 cup water 

2 Tbsp. mayonaise 

1 1/2 tsp Sirracha, if desired

1 1/2 tsp. soy sauce

1 tsp mirin or rice wine

1/2 tsp. ginger

1/8 tsp crushed red pepper

1/2 ripe avocado, chopped

1/2 cup chopped cucumber

1/4 cup spicy kimchi, or chopped pickled beets

12 sheets roasted seaweed

I didn’t have seaweed so I omitted this from my recipe and added some sesame seeds instead. 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Line a small rimmed baking pan with foil. Place salmon on prepared pan.  Drizzle with oil, bake until a thermometer reads 125 degrees.  About 10 minutes.

Meanwhile combine rice and water in a pan and cook according to package instructions.  Mix mayonnaise and Sriracha in a small bowl; set aside.  Whisk the say sauce, Mirin, ginger and crushed red pepper in a another bowl. Set aside.

Divide rice between 2 bowls.  Top with salmon, avocado, cucumber and chopped pickled beats.  Drizzle with the soy sauce mixture and the mayonaise mixture.  Mix the bowls, if desired top with the sesame seeds.

I used canned salmon and already prepared brown rice so I didn’t have to cook those and made it easy on my self using what I had on hand.  All I had to do was warm them up. I don’t do much Asian cooking so I had to do a lot of substitutes.

I also don’t like things hot so I didn’t use the sriracha or crushed red pepper.  I like my food mild. I only used mayonnaise.

We are to have a mixture of clouds and sunshine today, we have a Air quality alert from all the smoke in the air from the fires in Canada. Please pray they get them under control and stop their forests from burning. Meanwhile, I’m staying inside and not going outside much at all.

I hope you all have a FANTASTIC Friday !

COUNTING MY BLESSINGS 

All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.

Walt Disney

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

11,437. for shooting stars to wish on

11,438. for a new type of food to try out 

11,439. for the firemen fighting the forest fires

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

When I wish upon a star, makes no difference who I am. Anything my heart desires will come to me.

Walt Disney 

A little smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma