For Thursday, September 5th, 2024

 

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 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     

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            17 DAYS UNTIL FALL

  In TEXAS

Sunrise:     7:11 am

Sunset :    7:48 pm

Life is a   

occasion!  

Hallmark 

Today is  National Cheese Pizza Day which is a day to celebrate one of the most popular meals in the country.  In the 1800’a most Italians thought of pizza as a peasant meal.

That changed when a baker named Raffaele Esposito created a margarita pizza for visiting royalty.  The king and queen were impressed by the colors of the Italian flag represented the pizza’s white mozzarella cheese, red tomato sauces and green basil. Pizza became a fashionable overnight success and soon was offered in restaurants across the country.  

Today there are hundreds of different pizza types and toppings, but they all originated with the classic cheese pizza. 

To celebrate today order from your favorite pizza place or make your own homemade pizza.  Enjoy !

To see the bright side, polish the dull side

 

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

You’d better cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough two eat six

Yogi Berra 

We have pizza pretty often here. I like mine with pepperoni and mushrooms but they don’t care for mushrooms so they get one with pepperoni with banana peppers on it. I like it that way very much!

 

The first pizza’s I ever had were home made they came in a box with everything you needed to make your own.  Back then there wasn’t any pizza places to go to to buy them where I lived.  

Now there is all kinds of places to buy them and most deliver right to your door. They do make for a quick and easy dinner. With little clean up afterward,

I’d say they are definitely popular. Not long ago, DS#2 said he remembered when we used to make little pizzas made with english muffins.  We’d slice them in half and put the sauce, cheese and pepperoni on them and bake in the toaster oven. I used to do that for myself when I lived alone too. I’d also buy french bread, slice in half and make it the same way for pizza.

We got a lot of rain yesterday, but today doesn’t have as much of chance for rain. The temperature will remain much the same.  Nice!

 I hope you all have a GREAT day!  Happy  Thursday! 

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Life is full of challenges, but I always have the Three P’s:  Passion, patience and persistence.  And the fourth one is pizza.

Butch Hartman

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

12,653.  for pizza quick and delicious

12,654.  for nice breeze this morning 

12,655.  for the bakers that make pizza

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

Better ingredients, better pizza - it’s not a slogan.  It’s a way of life.  

John Schnatter

a smile, a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma