For Friday, August 8th, 2025

 

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE 

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 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:   8:19   

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Life is a special occasion!

Hallmark

Today is National Zucchini Day which celebrates a versatile green vegetable and all the things we can make with it.  

The common zucchini is a relative  of the cucumber and melon.  It is a type of squash that comes from Italy. The name zucchini comes fssrom the word zucchino which means small squash Italian.  The largest on record was 69.5 inches long and weighed 65 pounds. It wouldn’t have likely tasted very good though.  For the best flavor choose small or medium size.

Celebrate today and plan a dinner menu that includes this healthy vegetable. Grill it, bake into bread, or add it to a salad.  Enjoy!

Today is also Happiness Happens Day.

If you cannot see the bright side polish the dull side 

THOUGHT  FOR TODAY

Teach a man to fish, he eats for a day.  Teach him to garden, and the whole neighborhood gets a zucchini.

Zucchini bread is right up there with banana bread as far as I’m concerned.  The only time I’d get a large Zucchini, is when I’d make zucchini bread.  You have to shred quite a bit for that.  

I also love breaded and fried zucchini. There are a lot of recipes that call for it as an ingredient and it’s a good thing because gardens seem to produce a lot of it this time of year. 

If you google what to make with zucchini, hundreds of recipes will come up.  Remember it is a healthy green vegetable to eat.

I used to have a neighbor that would leave zucchini on my porch in the summer.  He must have had an over abundance and needed someone to give some to. They were always bigger than what I wanted to eat, but they made good zucchini bread.

I hope you all have a FANTASTIC Friday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Where there is a zucchini bread, there are smiles and happiness.

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

13,554. for zucchini, a healthy green vegetable

13,555. for gardens 

13,556. for sunshine and rain, both are needed to make things grow

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

 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