For Tuesday, June 24th, 2025

 

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE 

TUESDAY, JUNE 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:    6:33 am

   Sunset:   8:36 

pm

90 Days until Autumn!

Life is a special  

o

ccasion!

Hallmark

Today is Fairy Day which celebrates fantasy, immgination, and a little bit of pixie dust.  These tiny supernational creatures have captivated myth and legend for generations.

Fairies are animated stories, miniature garden displays, and children’s books.  In most every culture there is some reference to a spirit who performs good or evil deeds on its own nature. Often several manifestations but never as many as in the culture of the Celts.

There are brownies and hobgoblins that barely resembled the delightful looking looking fairies described by film and art today.  They were helpful little creatures doing household chores and the tedious jobs that leave us mere humans weary at the end of the day.

The most ominous of the fairy family are banshees. They are the foretellers of ill fortune. According to Irish legend, this keening Bean Sidhe predicted death.  There are several stories across Ireland and Scotland.  Her appearance was eerie and gruesome, a ghost story for soldier and childbearing women.

Many of the wee folk are associated with nature.  Dryads are tree spirits, while gnomes live among the roots.  The varieties of water fairies in folklore of the world is as broad as the oceans of the earth.  From merpeople to water nymphs and pixies, these water spirits take many forms as fishes of the sea.

As tiny as they are, fairies can be trouble makers.  In fact Leprechauns are known as mischevious devils who are untrustable today.  However, they were once considered water spirits and humble.

In Welsh legend, Tylwyth Teg is a fairy family who sprent time with kidnapping and stealing.  Also known as Brndith y Mamau or the mothers blessing.  They would leave a changeling in the child’s place.  While these horrible creatures are at it the wild takes horses for wild rides leaving them exhausted.

Many more gnomes, spirts and magical winged creatures  fills the tales of Celtic lore, and this is only one small corner of the globe. Under the canopy of the Amazon forest in  deep within the Taroko Gorge many more myths abound.

To celebrate today, get your fairy fix by reading classics like Peter Pan or Pinnocchio or create a fairy garden in your yard.

If you cannot see the bright side polish the dull side

 

THOUGHT  FOR TODAY

I believe in everything until it’s disproved.  So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons, all exists, even if it’s in your mind.  Who’s to say that dreams and nightmares aren’t as real as the here and now?

John Lennon

I’m showing pictures today that I took at our local garden center years ago now.  They had all kinds of statues of fairies you could put in your garden and dozens of tiny ones made for a fairy garden.  They are a lot of fun to set up.  

I have often wished a fairy would come in and clean my house while I was sleeping but it never happened.  I love reading fairy tales that have a happy ending. Many of the books I read have fairytale endings where they lived happily ever after.

Today I have to finish packing up and also go to my heart doctor appointment this afternoon.  I have to leave very early in the morning, so I probably will not do a post tomorrow.  DS#5 will pick me up at the airport when I arrive tomorrow and I’m so thankful for a chance to make this visit to see my family and friends in Ohio. My daughter will get up early to take me to the airport.  I love Texas, but do miss the people there in Ohio.

I’ll be writing to next from Ohio.

 I hope you all have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.

Hans Christian Andersen

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

13,510. for fairy tales where your dreams come true. 

13,511. for books with fairytale endings.

13,512. for airplanes and pilots taking me safely home

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

If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.

Albert Einstein

a smile,a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma