ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Friday, June 12th, 2026

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

Friday, June 12, 2026

For Friday, June 12th, 2026

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH, 2026

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: 6:31 am

Sunset: 8:33
pm

Life is a special occasion !

Hallmark

Today is National Peanut Butter Cookie Day which celebrate a cookie that calls for crisscrossed marks on the top. The cookie wouldn’t be quite the same without this iconic decoration,

The Aztecs invented Peanut butter in the 14th century, but it didn’t become an American favorite until the early 1900’s.

In 1916, George Washington Carver began promoting the peanut and its many uses. He published three peanut butter cookie recipes in a research bulletin entitled, How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption.

In 1932 The Schenectady Gazette published the first peanut butter cookie recipe that call for crisscrossed fork marks on the top

Celebrate today and make a batch of these delicious cookies! Enjoy!!!

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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

I’m a big fan of mint chocolate chip ice cream and peanut butter cookies.

Justin Herbert

I love Peanut Butter and have made many batches of peanut butter cookies in my time, but sadly I can no longer eat them due to the sugar in them. My daughter has never made any since I’ve lived here, but they do like peanut butter so I’m sure they would love them. It is pretty hot to turn the oven on so I’m not sure anyone will be making cookies at our house.

We continue to enjoy hot weather and have used the pool several times when we need to cool off. We have a good chance of rain coming our way on Sunday. It is still needed and we’ll all be glad to see it come.

I hope you all have a FANTASTIC Friday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Cookies are made of butter and love!

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

14,389.for delicious Peanut Butter Cookies!

14,390.for peanut butter and its many uses

14,391.for the promise of rain coming our way

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

Life is short, eat a cookie!

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 make a batch of these delicious cookies! Enjoy!!!; June 12, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Mevely317 said...: Peanut butter may be my favorite cookie variety ever! Like you, it's presently too hot to warrant turning on our oven. Maybe I should try putting some raw dough on a cookie sheet and prop it up, right against the inside of my car's front windshield.; June 12, 2026 at 1:51 PM

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