ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Sunday, July 9th, 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, July 9, 2023

For Sunday, July 9th, 2023

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SUNDAY, JULY 9TH, 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

77 DAYS UNTIL FALL

In Ohio

Sunrise: 6;02 am

Sunset: 9:04
pm

Life is a special
occasion!

Hallmark!

Today is National Sugar Cookie Day which celebrates a seemingly simple but delicious cookie. The recipe calls for just six ingredients sugar, flour, butter, eggs, vanilla and baking powder.

Although sugar cookies are sometimes considered plain, There is more than meets the eye. Use cookie cutters to create shaped cookies and top them with frosting or sprinkles. You can also make cookie sandwiches with two cookies and fillings like marshmallows, melted chocolate or jam.

To celebrate today, bake sugar cookies at home or order some from your local bakery. Keep them for yourself or share with family and friends !

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Every cookie is a sugar cookie. A cookie without sugar is a cracker.

Gary Gulman

It seems as though the only time I make sugar cookies any more is when Christmastime comes. I have a lot of cookie cutters and love to use them for the holidays. Truthfully, my family does most of the baking, I just get to enjoy them.

I won’t be making any today as it’s summer and it’s to be a mostly sunny day and close to 80 degrees. But it’s ok to think about it. I love sugar cookies but can’t have sugar anymore. I do miss my sweet stuff.

Today is my day to rest and relax. I’ll be, once again, streaming church on line and taking it easy. Resting from a busy week. I need to be ready for another one.

With the good Lord’s help, I’ll make it through another one! A Sunday well spent means a week a week of content!

I hope you all have a have a RELAXING Sunday !

COUNTING MY BLESSINGS

Cookies are made of butter and love.

Norwegian Proverb

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

11,461 For frosted cookies, delicious!

11,462. for a sunny day!

11,463. for a chance to rest relax, and refresh!

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

People have to learn: if they don’t have cookies in the cookie jar, they can’t eat cookies.

Suzie Orman

A little smile, a word of cheer,

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

2 comments:

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...: I love cookies but can't have the sugar anymore.; July 9, 2023 at 11:01 AM
Mevely317 said...: My mother made the best sugar cookies! I'm sure I still have her recipe but never tried making them myself. Truth be told, I always preferred the raw dough and tried snitching it whenever I thought she wasn't looking. What a pest!
That's neat you've saved your cookie cutters. A few years ago I gave the few I'd inherited to my DIL; I think she was going to fashion Christmas tree ornaments out of them.

Wishing you a relaxing day!; July 9, 2023 at 11:32 AM

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