ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Wednesday, April 24th, 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

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

For Wednesday, April 24th, 2024

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH, 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

58 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER

In TEXAS

Sunrise: 6:55 am

Sunset : 8:05 pm

Life is a special
occasion!

Hallmark!

Today is National Pigs In Blanket Day which celebrates a delicious finger food that is popular with cocktail party guests all across the world. In fact, there are many different cultures that have their own twist on the comfort food classic.

In the United Kingdom’s, they are small sausages wrapped in bacon and are traditionally served as Christmas dinner appetizers. In Israel, kids enjoy Moshe Ba Teiva, Moses in the Ark, which are miniture hot dogs rolled in ketchup covered puff pastry and baked in the oven, In the United States, pigs in a blanket are hot dogs or Vienna sausages wrapped in biscuit or croissant dough and baked until golden brown. Yum!

Celebrate today and decide to cook your pigs in a blanket finger food for dinner tonight and serve a side of ketchup. Enjoy!

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

The pig is a hot dog that is swaddled in a blanket, which can be soft white bread or commercial refrigerated, crescent roll triangles The latter is easier and gives the dish that special aftertaste common to packaged quick rising dough products. Simply wrap a triangle of dough around the center of a frankfuter and bake them in the oven.

Martin K. Gay

The pigs in a blanket I have pictured here today are of full sized hot dogs wrapped in rolled out biscuit dough. It takes the place of a hot dog bun for me.

At parties I’d fix the little mini sized hot dogs for an appetizer. Everyone seems to enjoy them!

I talked to my son back in Ohio yesterday evening, he said it was chilly and raining there. Here we were overcast but no rain, and we were in the 70’s. All is good, and they are fine, and excited about a contest he is in the running for America’s Favorite Teacher, It’s about to start the 4th round and he will be starting all over again as far as votes go. You can vote for him on FB. He’s been in the newspaper there, and on TV and will be on the radio in the coming week. The contest is sponsored by Reader’s Digest.

We are all cheering him on!

I hope you all have WONDERFUL Wednesday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Happier than a pig in a blanket!

Author Unknown

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

12,273. for delicious pigs in a blanket

12,274.for ketchup, a favorite condiment

12,275. for an oven to bake them in

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

This day reminds us of one the most delicious comfort foods that we have.

Author Unknown

a smile, a word of cheer,

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

4 comments:

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...: Celebrate today and enjoy some pigs in a blanket! Yum!; April 24, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Mevely317 said...: Tom and I used to love making those little pigs in a blanket -- all sizes, with plenty of dipping sauce. Yum!
Congratulations to your son making it to the 4th round of that contest! I don't know his name (how to vote) -- but if you wants to send me a PM (even a friend request) with his information on Facebook I'm happy to vote. (My FB page is Myra McGlothin Guca.); April 24, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Chatty Crone said...: Oh my goodness - pigs in a blanket day - it has been forever since I have had one - never thought about biscuit dough.; April 24, 2024 at 4:23 PM
jack69 said...: We have never done pigs in a blanket, but IO have always liked the thought. I am a hot dog kind of guy. One from down south where we have them 'All the way': mustard, ketchup slaw, onions and chili. LOL
Thanks for having us over or down there. LOL
TAke care; April 24, 2024 at 8:03 PM

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