For Friday, June 26th, 2026

 

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE 

FRIDAY, JUNE 26TH, 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:   6:34 am

 Sunset:   8:36  

pm

Life is a special occasion !

Hallmark

Today is National Chocolate Pudding Day which celebrates a delicious dessert.  Puddings can be traced back to the 17th century when a pudding was a very moist cake similar to bread or plum pudding. 

The sweet creamy confection we know today emerged in the mid 19th century when an English chemist named Alfred Bird developed an egg free custard powder. This invention made it easy to make a delicious pudding with perfect consistency.  It’s now a popular dessert all over the world!

Celebrate today and make your own chocolate pudding for dessert tonight! Enjoy!

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

THOUGHT  FOR TODAY

Everyone a favorite cake, pastry, pudding or pie from when they were kids.

Paul Hollywood

I usually make instant pudding where you only have to add milk and mix it up, no cooking required but one day I made the kind you have to cook and it was delicious, and it too a longer to make.  It was delicious!  That is what the pictures are of today!  

We always had dessert when the babes were growing up and pudding was often on the table.  Sometimes I’d make jello or cake, but that took a lot longer.  They knew there would be no desserts until they finished their meal.  

Sadly, I never knew that the dog ate half their meals, which the babes had fed him under the table, until we no longer had the dog.  It was then I discovered all the food they had thrown under the table after meals and dessert were over.

We rarely have dessert these days unless it is fruit, often watermelon .  DD and her family don’t like many sweet things they way I do.  But then, the meals fill me up, and really don’t need dessert anyway!

I hope you all have a FANTASTIC Friday! 

COUNTING MY GIFTS

The best things in life are chocolate!

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

14,428. for desserts !

 14,429. for sweet memories of our dogs! 

14,430. for delicious chocolate pudding

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

 

You can’t pudding off happiness for long.  Life is short, eat the pudding first!

a smile,a word of cheer, 

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma