ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Wednesday, May 15th, 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, May 15, 2024

For Wednesday, May 15th, 2024

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH, 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

38 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER

In TEXAS

Sunrise: 6:39 am

Sunset : 8:18 pm

Life is a special
occasion!

Hallmark!

Today is National Chocolate Chip Day which celebrates Chocolate Chips that are an essential ingredient in dozens of delicious baked goods, Chocolate chip cookies, pancakes, muffins, brownies , bagels and many more. You can even find chili recipes that call for these sweet morsels.

In the 1930’s Ruth Graves Wakefied created the original chocolate chip cookies at her Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts. Ruth intended to bake chocolate cookies for her guests, but she ran out of bakers chocolate. She substituted with chopped semisweet chocolate morsels and discovered that the pieces did not melt into the dough as she expected. Her cookies were an instant hit. Today 25% of all the cookies baked in the U.S. are chocolate chip.

To celebrate today bake something yummy to enjoy with your family !

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

C is for cookie that’s good enough for me.

Cookie Monster, Sesame Street

Chocolate chips are something I can enjoy because I’ve found that they make sugar free chocolate chips. However I don’t often bake cookies. I usually just sprinkle some on top of pancakes.

It has really warmed up here and it’s advisable not to turn the oven on. We’re experiencing a lot of 90 degree days .

I finally got a call back from the Kidney Center and now have an appointment for May 21st. We’ll see what they have to say then.

I’m just thankful I finally have an appointment.

I hope you all enjoy a WONDERFUL Wednesday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

In the cookies of life, friends are the chocolate chips.

Author Unknown

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

12,332. for delicious sugar free chocolate chips

12,333. for an appointment at the kidney center

12,334 for a shady porch to sit on

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

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

Chocolate Chip Cookie bars

ADVICE FOR TODAY

All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.

Charles M. Schulz

a smile, a word of cheer,

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

3 comments:

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...: CELEBRATE tODAY and enjoy a chocolate chip cookie or two!; May 15, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Kay G. said...: Hope all goes well for you on the 21st, will be thinking of you. Love ya as much as chocolate chips! ❤️; May 15, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Mevely317 said...: We in Alabama try not to use the oven so much in Summer. So frustrating when social media is full of wonderful-sounding recipes that all need baking.; May 15, 2024 at 7:33 PM

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