ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Sunday, January 28th, 2024

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, January 28, 2024

For Sunday, January 28th, 2024

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SUNDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 2024

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

51 Days Until Spring

In Ohio

Sun1rise: 7:44 am

Sunset : 5:39 pm

Life is a special
occasion!

Hallmark!

Today is National Blueberry Pancake Day which celebrates pancakes to enjoy. They are nutricious enough to eat for breakfast, tasty as a snack, and easy to make for dinner.

To make blueberry pancakes, mix up your favorite pancake mix. Wash the blueberries, pat them dry and keep in a separate bowl. Once you’ve poured the batter onto the griddle , drop a few blueberries on top. This will ensure that you blueberries aren’t bruised during the cooking process and will be a perfect burst of flavor when you bite into your pancakes.

To celebrate today make a delicious batch of pancakes, top them with a little blueberry syrup and enjoy!

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Rise and shine, it’s pancake time!

Author Unknown

I like both blueberries and pancakes and have them often. If I run out of blueberries, I do love to use blueberry syrup on top of my pancakes. It’s delicious. And blueberries are a super fruit for us to eat, very good for us!

Fortunately this Sunday will not be as relaxing as it usually is. DS#6 and family are coming in to help me sort through and hopefully take some of the stuff here.

They know that I need help and had a day free to do just that. It might well be that DS#5 will be over too, just to oversee what is going on here.

He will not be able to help much as he is still recovering from his surgery, but he likes to have a part in what in what is happening here. He’s been busy planning things to get rid of all of what I have here.

They may be able to help me go through clothing and pack up what I need to take with me.

We shall see how much we can get done in one day.

I hope you all have a RELAXING Sunday!

COUNTING MY BLESSINGS

Happiness is pancakes for breakfast !

Author Unknown

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

12,020, for delicious and nutricious blueberry pancakes

12,021. for sweet blueberry pancake syrup

12,022.for my sons helping me

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

Thin is not in. These easy fluffy pancakes drizzled with maple syrup and stuffed with blue berries are exactly what you want this morning.

Matty Matheson

a smile, a word of cheer,

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

4 comments:

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...: Blueberry Pancakes are both delicious and nutritious!; January 28, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Chatty Crone said...: I love, love, love blueberry pancakes!
Good luck moving and getting rid of stuff - it is HARD!; January 28, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Mevely317 said...: I used to love going to IHOP for their blueberry syrup. Truth be told, I enjoyed a little pancake with my syrup. (LOL)
I hope you thoroughly enjoy time spent with your sons and family this afternoon.; January 28, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Kay G. said...: Forget the pancakes, just give me the blueberries, I love them! And they are good for you, which makes me happy!!; January 29, 2024 at 12:11 PM

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