ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Sunday, October 26th, 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

Sunday, October 26, 2025

For Sunday, October 26th, 2025

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, 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;41 am

Sunset: 6:50
pm

Life is a special occasion!

Hallmark

Today is National Pumpkin Day which are the harbinger of the harvest season appearing every year as the first sign of autumn. There are over 45 varieties of pumpkins. They range in color from white to red, to even blue!

Pumpkins can be grown on every continent except Antarctica, and the U.S. produces about 1.5 billion pounds of them each year. A Wisconsin farmer grew the largest pumpkin ever recorded. He used seaweed, cow manure, and fish emulsion to grow the pumpkin, which weighed a total of 1,810 pounds and was the size of a dumpster.

Celebrate today by carving a pumpkin in time for Halloween. Don’t forget stop bake the pumpkin seeds for a healthy snack!

If you cannot see the bright side polish the dull side

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower, and every pumkin is a lantern.

Albert Camus

My daughter and her family went out to get pumpkins yesterday, but they haven’t been carved yet. Jack O Lanterns are such a joy and light up the dark nights!

We always do bake the seeds and everyone seems to enjoy them!

I have also gotten the pumpkin pie pumpkins and made my own cooked pumpkin for pies. Yum!

It’s supposed to be a lovely day today and perfect for getting outside to carve pumpkins. Every thing seems to look a lot greener here after our Friday/Saturday rains.

I hope you all have a RELAXING Sunday !

COUNTING MY GIFTS

There is magic in the nights when pumpkins glow by moonlight.

Author Unknown

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

13,755. For colorful and delicious pumpkins

13,756. for a beautiful Sunday

13,757. for a day to enjoy with family

Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!

PRAYER REQUESTS

Please join me in praying for our Cutie Patootie, her dad called me yesterday to let me know she was in the hospital. Her legs began hurting and then they turned weak so they took her in to get checked out. They haven’t determined what’s wrong yet, but are running tests on her.

May the dear Lord bless her with healing and a quick recovery. We pray in name of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Thy will be done.

Amen

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

Every pumpkin deserves to shine.

Marion Meister

a smile,a word of cheer,

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

2 comments:

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...: Celebrate today and carve a pumpkin or roast pumpkin seeds.; October 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Mevely317 said...: I've never tasted pumpkin seeds ... yet! My carving days are over, but I've seen little seed packets for sale at our grocers.
Lifting prayers for your Cutie Patootie (and her doctors, too).; October 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM

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