ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Tuesday, June 18th, 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

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

For Tuesday, June 18th, 2024

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
TUESDAY, JUNE 18TH, 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

3 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER

In TEXAS
Sunrise: 6:32 am
Sunset : 8:35 pm

Life is a special
occasion!

Today is a Happy Birthday to my DD and DS#3!

Happy Birthday ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday to you♥ ♥ ♥

May the dear Lord bless you both today and always!

Happy Birthday to you♥

Today is also International Picnic Day which celebrates one of the greatest ways to enjoy summer, an outdoor picnic with friends and family, games and activities and delicious food. During the Victorian era, picnics were very important social occasions. They offered the rare occasion that young men and women would spend time together in the great outdoors. They were quit elaborate. A picnic for twenty might feature cold salmon, lamb, beal, chicken, ham pigeon pie, sandwiches ,fruit, a selection of cheeses and a variety of baked goods.

The modern day picnic is much less complicated in fact, pict means it’s easy. Celebrate today and plan a picnic and enjoy an alfresco meal in the company of your loved ones.

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

I’m into all that sappy stuff - a surprise picnic, nice dinner, or traveling. I’m kind of an old romantic.

Will Estes

The pictures today are of a birthday party for these two many years ago. All my family had come in for a family reunion and decided to do a birthday celebration for these two.

No, they are not twins but were born on the same day one year apart. It was just like having twins as they were both babies at the same time. They did everything together when they were little. Where you’d find one, you also found the other. Not so any more, Time and distance keeps them apart more than not. A card went out in the mail to DS#3 but, I can celebrate with my daughter in person. None the less, I wish them both a happy day filled with love and birthday wishes.

My daughter wanted pasta for dinner so we’re going out to eat at an Italian restaurant with DS#2 and his family.

She didn’t want birthday cake, but said she’d probably get a dessert after dinner at the restaurant. What ever it is we can still sing Happy Birthday to her!

She wanted to go to the beach for her birthday, but a storm blew in over the coast so we’ll have to put that one off for another time. We will get there just not on her birthday.

Today is another beautiful hot day here, but by Wednesday we’ll see rain here. It’s supposed to cool down to 80 degrees. It will probably feel chilly after being close to 100 degrees for so long.

I hope you all have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Among the delights of Summer were picnics to the woods.

Georg Brandes

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

12,431. for DD and DS#3, it’s their birthday today!
12,432. for a dinner out to celebrate!
12,433. for a double celebration today!

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!

ADVICE FOR TODAY

Picnics enable you to be outside, eat fun finger food and enjoy the greatest of pastimes : People watching.

Gregg Wallace

a smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,
ma

3 comments:

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...: Please join me in this double celebration today !; June 18, 2024 at 11:13 AM
Mevely317 said...: Happy Double Birthday to your blessings! I think that's so neat,they were born on the same day! I keep hoping to get to one of our beautiful beaches (who knew?) but the crazy weather AND shark attacks have tempered my enthusiasm. I guess hurricane season is already upon us, so all eyes on the Gulf of Mexico!; June 18, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Chatty Crone said...: Happy birthday to you two kids!

It is way too hot for an outdoor picnic!; June 18, 2024 at 4:30 PM

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