ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Tuesday, August 12th, 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

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

For Tuesday, August 12th, 2025

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12TH, 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: 6:58 am

Sunset: 8:15
pm

Life is a special occasion!

Hallmark

Today is a happy birthday to one of my grand daughters, our little Darling.

Happy Birthday ♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday to you♥ ♥ ♥

May the dear Lord bless you today and always!

Happy Birthday to you♥

Today is also Middle Child Day which honors the middle child in your family. The first born is always considered something special the youngest will always be the baby of the family, the middle child gets the Middle Child syndrome as they aren’t the oldest but not the baby anymore.

Celebrate today and show appreciation for the middle child who has an unfavorable position or if you’re a middle child treat yourself today, you deserve it!

If you cannot see the bright side polish the dull side

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Middle child: I’m the reason we have rules.

This granddaughter is not the middle child but is the baby of her family and the baby in our family. She is the youngest grandchild I have. Sadly they all have a way of growing up way too fast.

In the pictures of the family reunion yesterday you saw her mom very pregnant with her. She was born a few months later and we celebrate her birthday today! A card will be sent out to her soon with lot of love and wishes for the happiest birthday ever!

Her Dad was the middle child in our family. He was lucky that by the 3rd child, I was done with being as picky as I was to the first two. They had to have the whitest baby shoes and the cleanest faces. He was able to get into more trouble than the first two did and I used to call him a monkey as he climbed up on every piece of furniture we had. He once climbed up on the table and tried to swing from the chandelier above it.

Although he excelled in school, he never showed as much responsibility as his older two brothers did. When he had to watch His younger siblings, he caused more trouble than they did. He dealt out punshiments to them like one time having his younger brother run around the block in a diaper. I depended on the older children to take care of and watch over the younger ones.

I could go on and on with stories of my children, most good but some not so good. Now he has children of his own and I wonder if they give him as much trouble as he did me. Paybacks aren’t so easy to take!

I remember my own middle sister giving me a lot of trouble too when we young, but as adults we were great friends.

I hope you all have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

The beauty of being a middle child is that you can learn from the older ones and teach younger ones. You learn from both worlds.

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

13,566. for middle children that keep us on our toes.

13,567. for a large loving family

13,568. for our little Darling, it’s her birthday today!

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

Being the middle child is like being the puzzle piece that fits anywhere, but belongs nowhere.

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 show appreciation for the middle child who has an unfavorable position or if you’re a middle child treat yourself today!; August 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Asep Haryono said...: You made me smile

Happy Birthday to your little Darling Middle Child Day sounds like a perfect excuse for extra cake (not that we ever need one). Like the chandelier story sounds like your son kept life interesting. Families sure do give us the best stories; August 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Chatty Crone said...: Happy birthday to your grand daughters - little Darling.
She is a cutie.
Happy middle child day - my husband is a middle child and my granddaughter is a middle child and I would agree - they were the trouble makers!; August 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM

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