For Sunday, April 14th, 2024

  

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE 

SUNDAY, APRIL 14TH, 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

67 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER 

In TEXAS

   Sun1rise:  7:06 am

   Sunset :   7:58 pm

Life is a special  

occasion!

Hallmark!

Today is National Pecan Day 2024 which has been celebrated since 1996 in the U.S. and was initiated by the National Pecan Shellers Association.  Pecan is from an Algonquian word, meaning a nut requiring a stone to crack.  

A pecan, like the fruit of all other members of the hickory genu, is not truly a nut, but is technically a drupe, a fruit with a single stone or pit, surrounded by a husk.

Pecans are a good source of protein and unsaturated fats. Pecans do resemble walnuts, but they have only half as much omega 6 as walnuts.

Celebrate today and snack on some delicious and nutricious pecans.                     

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

 

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Family is like pecan pie something sweet holding all the nuts together.

Author Unknown

Pecans happen to be my favorite nut to snack on, but I only have walnuts here.  They were selling Pecans at the outdoor market place we went to last weekend, but they were very pricy so I didn’t get any.  I thought I’d find them at the grocery store much more reasonable, but the only ones the store had were salted.  I got a bag of walnuts to eat instead.  Nuts are good in salads, cookies, bread and all kinds of foods.  I will still keep on looking for them when we go to Target next week.  

I love pecan pie and also turtle candy and turtle sundaes which are made with pecans, caramel and chocolate.

I haven’t found a new church to attend here yet, but can still stream my old church back in Ohio, on my phone.

They have a link to services on FB.  So I guess it will do until we find a new church to attend.

 It’s looking like a quiet weekend here.  They don’t have any specific plans yet, but that could change as there is plenty of new places around to explore.

I don’t mind a quiet day now and then to rest, renew and refresh.  We all need that in our lives.

I hope you all have a RELAXING Sunday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

God gives the nuts but he does not crack them.

Franz Kafka

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

12,240. for a quiet weekend to relax

12,241. for delicious and nutricious nuts to snack on

12,242. for a partly sunny day with temps in the 80’s.

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!

ADVICE FOR TODAY

Avoid fruits and nuts.  You are what you eat.

Jim Davis

a smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma

 

 You're blessed when you're content with just who you are—no more, no less. That's the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can't be bought

Matthew 5:5 (MSG)