ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Monday, July 8th, 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

Monday, July 8, 2024

For Monday, July 8th, 2024

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MONDAY, JULY 8TH, 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

77 DAYS UNTIL FALL

In TEXAS

Sunrise: 6:39 am

Sunset : 8:36 pm

Life is a special
occasion!

Hallmark

Today is Happy Anniversary to DS#5 and his wife.

Happy Anniversary ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Annivsersary¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Anniversary to you♥ ♥

May the dear Lord bless you both today and always!

Happy Anniversary to you♥

Today is also National Zucchini Day which celebrates the versatile green vegetable and the delishious dishes we can make with it.

The common zucchini is a close relative of wthe cucumber and melon. It is a squash that comes from Italy. The largest zucchini on record was 69.5 inches long and weighed 65 pounds. But it probably wouldn’t have tasted very good . For the best flavor always choose a small or medium sized zucchini.

To celebrate today plan a dinner menu of this healthy vegetable . Grill it, bake into bread or add it to a salad. Enjoy !

To see the bright side, polish the dull side

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

The trouble is, you cannot grow just one zucchini, Minutes after you plant a single seed, hundreds of zucchini will barge out of the ground and sprawl around the garden, menacing other vegetables. At night you will able to hear the ground quake as more and more zucchinis erupt.

Dave Barry

I do love zucchini but have yet to have any this summer. My favorite way to eat it would be breaded and fried. It’s delicious. I have several casserole dishes that call for it too. Most people who have them in their garden are always trying to give them away. They are very prolific.

Hope you get to enjoy some today. It’s delicious. It’s a cloudy morning here but I don’t think we’ll be seeing any rain. We’re supposed to be in the 90’s again so still somewhat cooler.

I hope you all have a GREAT start to this beautiful new week. Happy Monday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

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

12,482.for zucchini, it’s delicious

12,483. for a cloudy, cooler day
12,484. for DS#5 and his wife, it’s their anniversary

.

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!

ADVICE FOR TODAY

Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.

Jim Davis

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

Love,
ma

4 comments:

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...: Congrats to my son and his wife today! It's their anniversary !; July 8, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Susan Kane said...: How wonderful to celebrate something so important! Zucchini, we grew them once.; July 8, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Chatty Crone said...: Have you ever made a chocolate zucchini cake? Yum!
Happy Anniversary to DS#5 and his wife.; July 8, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Linda :) said...: Happy 😃 Anniversary 💕; July 9, 2024 at 1:50 AM

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