ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Monday, December15th, 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

Monday, December 15, 2025

For Monday, December15th, 2025

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MONDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, 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: 7:20 am

Sunset: 5:35
pm

Life is a special occasion!

Hallmark

Today is National Cupcake Day which have been an American culinary icon since the 19th century. Prior to cupcakes, ingredients used in baking were primarily weighed rather than measured . These treats shifted the art of baking from weighing to measuring ingredients.

For years, cupcakes were known as one, two, three, four cakes because of their recipe: one cup of butter, two cups of sugar, 4 eggs. plus one cup of milk and one spoon of baking soda. This formula is still the traditional cup cake recipe that many use today. At the Covent Garden Real Food Market in London there was a cupcake about 4 feet in diameter an weighed over 350 pounds. It also contained 200 eggs and took over 50 hours to make. That is an amazing fact!

Celebrate today and choose your favorite cupcake and enjoy!

If you cannot see the bright side, polish the dull side

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

A life without dreams is like a cupcake without sprinkles

Today’s pictures are of the best cupcakes I've ever had. We got them when we visited Magnolia Gardens in Texas. They had a bakery with all kinds of cupcakes so I got a dozen of them for everyone to enjoy. They were so good and everyone loved them, but they were the most expensive ones I ever had too.

There are no cupcakes in our house today, but I hope you can enjoy some!

I hope you all have a GREAT star to this new week! Happy Monday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Happiness is just a cupcake away!

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

13,901. for delicious cupcakes

13,902. for family to share cupcakes with

13,903. for bakeries and bakers

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!

ADVICE FOR TODAY

Any cupcake consumed before 9 AM is technically, a muffin.

Brian P.Cleary

a smile,a word of cheer,

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

You're blessed when you're content with just who you are—no more, no less. That's the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can't be bought

Matthew 5:5 (MSG)

5 comments:

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...: Celebrate today and enjoy your favorite kind of cupcake!; December 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Mevely317 said...: I don't often eat sweets, but those you found from Magnolia look like something out of a Hollywood production!; December 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
jack69 said...: Always enjoy the visit and yes of course I like cup cakes, just not much eatoing them lately. I never heard of the 1,2,3,4 name interesting for sure... Love from over here in /Florida...; December 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Martha said...: Those always look so scrumptious!; December 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Chatty Crone said...: I have never had those kinds of cupcakes before, but they sure did look good. I love cupcakes!; December 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM

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