For Thursday, September 25th, 2025

 

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 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:    7;22 am

   Sunset:  7:24   

pm

Life is a special occasion!

Hallmark

Today is National Comic Book Day which celebrates comic books that are also call comic. They are publications first popularized in the United States, of comic art in the form of sequential panels that represent individual scenes .  The panels are accompanied by a discriptive prose and written narrative, usually dialog contained in a word balloons emblematic of the comics art form.

The first comic book appeared in the U.S. in 1933 and was a reprinting of earlier newspaper comic strips which had established many of the story telling devices used in comics.  The term comic book arose because the first book sold as a comic book reprinted humor comic strips.  Despite the name, they are not all humorous in tone and feature stories of genres.

Since their 1933 beginning, the U.S. has produced the most titles along with British comics and Japanese manga, in terms of quantity of titles.  American comic books gained popularity after the 1938 publication of Action Comics which included the debut of the  superhero Superman. This was followed by a superhero boom that lasted until the end of WWII.  After the war, the comic book industry rapidly expanded, and genres such as funny animals, westerns, romance and humor became popular. 

Since the later 20th century, comic books have gained note as collectible items.  Comic shops cater to fans and valuable issues have fetched in excess of a million dollars.  Systems of grading them have emerged and plastic bags and backing boards area available to maintain the comic books’ condition. 

Celebrate today and read your favorite comic.

If you cannot see the bright side polish the dull side 

THOUGHT  FOR TODAY

When I was a boy, I always saw myself as a hero in comic books and in movies.  I grew up believing in this dream.

Elvis Presley

Comic books were very popular with my sons when they were young and some of them collected them hoping that they would someday be valuable.  They were stored in my attic for several years until I had to move into a smaller place and I sent them home with the boys. I don’t have any comic books of my own, but do enjoying reading the Sunday funnies and that is what my pictures are of today. Comic strips from the newspaper. 

This afternoon DS#2 is giving me another ride, this time to have lab work done for my kidney doctor.  It’s the way he has to check on  me to make sure I’m doing alright.  I’ll have the results back next week when I will go to see him again.  My appointment at the general practitioner yesterday went well.  The only thing that disturbed me was the weight I gained due to lack of exercise due to the heat of August into September.  I’m going to make sure I start getting more.  I hate it that I gained some back.  But least I’m doing good right now.  No new problems at all.

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

COUNTING MY GIFTS

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A picture is worth a thousand words, but a comic is worth a million. 

Stan Lee 

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

13,683. for the humor in comics 

13,684.  for lab work, keeping me healthier 

13,685. for DS#2 giving me a ride 

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 into comic books is definitely an American thing.

Lexi Alexander

a smile,a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma