ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: Tuesday, October 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

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Tuesday, October 8th, 2024

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
TUESDAY , OCTOBER 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


75 DAYS UNTIL WINTER

In TEXAS

Sunrise: 7:28 am
Sunset : 7:10 pm

Life is a special
occasion!

Hallmark

Today is National Fluffernutter Day which celebrates a yummy sandwich made with bread, peanut butter and marshmallow fluff. It is now a classic American treat that typically is in school cafeterias, college dorms and local dinners nationwide. Marshmallow candy can be traced back to ancient Egypt when people bagan to harvest the marshmallow plant. During the 19th century, French pharmacist extract the juice from the plants and heated with egg whites and sugar creating a marshmallow creme. In 1917 Archibald Query of Somerville. Massachusetts created the special formula for marshmallow we know and love. The city of Sumerville has a festival every year called What the Fluff! Celebrate today and fix a Fluffernutter sandwich for lunch. Enjoy!

To see the bright
side, polish the dull side

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Today is a stick to your ribs, chin, fingers,nose kind of day!

I had never heard of Fluffernutter before I read about this holiday. But I keep marshmallow fluff on hand to make rice Krispie treats for the grandchildren. So I decided to make myself a sandwich and try it. It’s unusual and not bad at all. Only now It would be too much sugar for me to indulge in.

I still keep miniature marshmallows for my hot chocolate too. I do splurge and have that when it gets cold outside.

I hope you all have aTERRIFIC Tuesday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS
A sandwich is a meal between two slices of bread.

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

12,758. for Fluffer nutter sandwiches, mmm good.
12,759. for peanut butter always good and good for you too.
12,760.for sandwiches, quick and easy meals.

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

The sandwich represents the perfect marriage of convenience, portablility, and taste.

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

Love,
ma

3 comments:

Sandi said...: That sandwich looks so good.; October 8, 2024 at 10:39 AM
I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...: I'm going to try to fix this terrible formatting by tomorrow. Thanks for reading this gibberish. or trying to,; October 8, 2024 at 10:45 AM
Mevely317 said...: I never heard of that treat before you! I'm no longer tempted by that level of sweet, but suspect your grandchildren regard you as the best sort of GrandMA.; October 8, 2024 at 3:19 PM

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