For Saturday, September 23rd, 2023

 

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE 

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 23RD, 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

WELCOME FALL!

In Ohio

 Sunrise:   7;17  am

   Sunset:  7:24   

pm

Life is a special   

occasion!

Hallmark!

Today is the Fall Equinox which is the first full day of the fall season, so get ready for changing leaves, cooler weather and all things Autumn.  Meteorologically speaking, fall began on September 1st, but the fall equinox marks the astronomical start of the season.

The term equinox refers to the date at which the sun crosses the equator, There are two equinoxes each year, on September 22nd or 23rd.  

Once the fall equinox begins, daylight in the Northern Hemisphere continues to gradually diminish until the winter solstice.  The opposite occurs in the Southern Hemisphere, where daylight gets longer.

Celebrate with some of your favorite fall activities!  Take a drive to view the fall foliage, get out into nature, or simply enjoy a walk around the neighborhood to enjoy the crisp air. Or send a card to friends and family welcoming Fall. 

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

 

THOUGHT FOR TODAY 

Pale amber sunlight falls across 

The reddening October trees.

That hardly sway before a breeze

As soft as summer; summer’s loss 

Seems little, dear! on days like these.

Ernest Dawson

I do love the colors of fall and they are to be celebrated. Not many trees have changed here but the ones that have are beautiful.  We won’t get to the peak of the leaf season until sometime in October.

I’m celebrating color today and will continue to do so through November, when the trees are usually bare.

Today’s color is Topaz.  Topaz has an exceptional wide color range that, besides brown, includes various durations of blue, green, yellow, orange red, pink and purple. Colorless topaz is plentiful and is often treated to give it a blue color.  Topaz is not only a color, it is a gemstone, and a fragrance.  It’s one of my favorite fragrances for fall. It has a warm and spicy fragrance .  It is the accord of Mango, Papaya and Rosewood.  

It is slightly woodsy, spicy, fruity, with a touch sexy vanilla.  

It is my day to cook for the weekend and on the menu is:

Peppered Beef Tenderloin Roast 

Makes 12 servings

3 Tbsp. Coarsely ground pepper

2 Tbsp. olive oil

1 Tbsp grated lemon zest 

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 beef tenderloin roast 3 to 4 lbs.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Mix first 5 ingredients.

Place roast on a rack in a roasting pan, rub with pepper mixture.  Roast until desired doneness, for medium rare, a thermometer should read 135 degrees.  medium, 140 degrees. 40 to 60 minutes. 

Remove roast from oven and tent with foil.  Let stand 15 minutes before slicing.  

We are to be in the low 70’s today which isn’t too cold and it feels good. I hope to get out and see what the farmers markets still have fresh at their stands. Mostly I’ve seen pumpkins when I drive by and also apples but I hoping for maybe a last picking of corn on the cob and a fresh tomato to slice up. 

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 hope you all have a SUPER Saturd

 ay!

COUNTING MY BLESSINGS 

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.

Albert Camus

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

11,673 for the colors of fall, they are beautiful.

11,674. for a car to drive to the farmer’s market nearby

11,675. for fresh produce, it always tastes the best!

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

Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence,

Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance.

Autum passes and one remembers one’s reverence.

Winter passes on one remembers one’s perservance.

YoKo Ono

a smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

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