ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Thursday, April 24th, 2025

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

Thursday, April 24, 2025

For Thursday, April 24th, 2025

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

THURSDAY,APRIL 24TH, 2025

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

In TEXAS

Sunrise: 6:56 am

Sunset: 8:05
pm

Life is a special
o
ccasion!

Hallmark

Today is National Pigs in A Blanket Day which celebrates a popular food for kids and party guests all across the world. There are many different cultures that have their own unique twist on this classic comfort food.

In the United Kindom they are small sausages wrapped in bacon. People traditionally serve them as Christmas dinner appetizers, In Israel, kid enjoy Moshe Ba Tresva, Moses in the Ark, which are hot dogs rolled in ketchup, covered puffed pastry and baked in an oven. In the U.S. they are hot dogs or Vienna sausages wrapped in a blanket of biscuit or croissant dough and baked until golden brown. Yum!

Celebrate today and make this tasty finger food for dinner and serve with a side of ketchup. Enjoy!

If you cannot see the bright side polish the dull side

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

The pig is a hot dog that is swaddled in a blanket, which can be soft white bread or commercial refrigerated crescent roll triangles. The latter is easier and gives the dish a special afterwtaste common to packaged quick rising dough products. Simply wrap a triangle of dough around the center of a frankfurter and then bake in the oven,.

Martin K. Gay

The pictures today are of a full size hot dog wrapped in biscuit dough. They are just like eating a hot dog with a bun.

When I was a young girl at home I also heard of cabbage rolls know as pigs in a blanket. But in recent years I haven’t them called that.

Friday Eve is always one my favorite day of the week and I’m always looking forward to having my family home for the weekend, they always have something fun planned. It rained yesterday and may again Friday but its will only be partly cloudy today and in the upper 80’s.

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

COUNTING MY GIFTS

ItS not about the blanket, Its about the pig!

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

13,338. for delicious tasty Pigs in a blanket

13,339. for rain

13,340. for Friday , the end of the work week

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

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

ADVICE FOR TODAY

What did the pig in a blanket say to the others

Quit hogging the covers!

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 make this tasty finger food for dinner and serve with a side of ketchup. Enjoy!; April 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Mevely317 said...: Those pigs in a blanket are so tasty! I forget what we called them, but many Friday nights Tom would make them, using "little smokies" and we'd dip in mayo and mustard. Comfort food!; April 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Chatty Crone said...: I have never seen pigs in a blanket of dough like that - they looked good! YUM!; April 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM

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