ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
NOVEMBER 30th, 2005
TODAY'S THOUGHT
The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
Voltaire
TODAY'S ACTION
Avoid being judgmental and your personal peace will increase
TODAY'S QUOTE
Pray as if everything depended on God,
and work as if everything depended upon man
Cardinal Francis J. Spellman
ADVENT
In every wind that blows, in every night and day of the year, in every sign of the sky, in every blossoming and in every withering of the earth, there is a real coming of God to us if we will simply use our starved imagination to realize it.
Oswald Chambers
Put up your nativity set. But do not put in the wise men. They begin their journey from a far corner of the house and move a little each day in the direction of the creche. Every day one of the family members can move them a little closer to the manger. The traveling Magi will remind you of your journey to Christmas.
Simmer some Christmas spices and enjoy the aroma
HAPPY WEDNESDAY!!
It's a little cooler, but not snowing here today, tomorrow we may get some . As long as the roads aren't icy and I don't have to shovel I don't mind winter weather much.
Tonight is the prayer group at Wellspring. Our topic is praying withScripture.
Have a great day ! Another wonderful one on the Way!
TODAY IS...SACHER TORTE DAY
Austrians take their baking seriously - and the definition of a true Sacher Torte had to be decided in court. In the early 1800's, the Congress of Vienna ruled that a Sacher Torte was made of two chocolate cake layers separated by apricot jam with a chocolate glaze on the top and sides. The most famous Sacher Tort is made (of course)at the Sacher Hotel in Vienna, but you can makes your's at home
4 egg whites
6 tbsp margarine or butter
3 squares (3oz) semisweet chocolate
4 slightly beaten egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup apricot preserves
Chocolate Glaze
2 squares (2 oz) semisweet chocolate
2 tbsp butter
3/4 cup powdered sugar
4 tsp hot water
In a large mixing bowl, bring egg whites to room temperature. Grease and flour a 9" round baking pan and preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Melt the butter and chocolate over low heat in a medium saucepan. Cool, then stir in egg yolks and vanilla. Set this pan of chocolate mixture aside. Beat the egg whites with an electric mixer untill soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar beating on high speed for about 4 minutes or untill it forms stiff peaks. Gently fold about 1 cup of egg whites into the saucepan of chocolate mixture. Then fold the chocolate mixture into the rest of the egg whites. Gently fold in the flour. Don't overfold. Spread the batter into the round baking pan. Bake for about 35 minutes or untill a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove cake from pan and cool completely.
TIP Divide the batter between two round cake pans and decrease the baking time so you don't have to cut one layer in half. These directions are for the original method. Cut cake horizontally into two even layers. Put one layer on a sheet of waxed paper. Spread the preserves over the top. Add the second cake layer. Spoon Sacher Torte Chocolate Glaze over cake so it runs down the sides. Carefully transfer cake to a serving plate.
Sacher Torte Chocolate Glaze: Melt 2 squares chocolate in a saucepan with 2 tbsp butter. Remove from heat. Stir in 3/4 cup powdered sugar and 4 tsp hot water till smooth. If needed, stir in more hot water so it is easy to drizzle.
TIP 2: True chocoholics might want to double this glaze recipe for full coverage of the cake.
TODAY'S TRIVIA
Today is the Feast Day of St. Andrew the Apostle. Andrew was one of Jesus' earliest followers. He brought his brother, Simon Peter, to meet Jesus. According to tradition, Andrew was crucified for his beliefs on an X-shaped cross
Today is Perpetual Youth Day, always on Dick Clark's birthday
1803: Spain finalized the process of ceding Louisiana to France, which had sold it to the United States
1875: A.J. Ehrichson of Akron, Ohio, patented the oat-crushing machine
1940: Lucille Ball and Cuban musician Desi Arnaz were married. They would divorce in the 1950's - after the 1954 season run on I Love Lucy
1958: Coed Records released "16 Candles" by the Crests
1983: Radio Shack introduced its its Tandy Model 2000 computer using the Intel-186 processor
TODAY'S SMILE
The Grinch Test
1. You reuse last year's Christmas cards and send them out under your own name. (5 points)
2. You steal light bulbs from you neighbor's outdoor display to replenish your own supply. (5 points; 10 if neighbor's whole light sets or lighted Santa goes out)
3. You have dressed a dog or cat as Santa Claus, elf helper, or reindeer. (10 points for each; if you dressed an endangered species, 5 extra points)
4. You put out last year's stale candy canes for children. (1 point for each piece of sticky candy; if you also put out a chocolate or marzipan Santa, add 10 points)
5. You enclose a shoddy and inferior gift from Target, Wal-Mart, or K-Mart in a Bloomingdale's or other prestige store's box to impress your friends. (5 points for each infraction)
6. You make collect long distance phone calls to your family on Christmas day (5 points; 10 if from a cell phone claiming you are stuck in a phone booth)
7. At the office Christmas party, you horde huge stockpiles of goodies for later consumption at home. (5 points; 15 points if you use this stuff for your own party)
8. You steal the wreath from a parked car to use on your own. (Southern California & Florida only, others ignore: 5 points)
9. After an invitation to a friend's house, you bring a commercially-produced fruitcake and try to pass it off as homemade. (5 points; 15 points if the fruitcake is from last year)
10. Taking toys from the Toys-for-Tots collection bins is a definite no-no. (20 points)
Evaluate your score on the "Grinch Scale" from 20 to 100: 20-30: You're just a cheeseball. 30-50: You're an apprentice in Yuletide larceny and are probably wanted for overdue parking tickets. 50-100: Grinch, move over!
TODAY'S LINK
STOCKING STUFFERS:
I got this link from the FLY LADY. I'm not try to sell anything, just thought you might enjoy the ideas that this person thought up for stocking stuffers. Make sure you click on the link found there for holiday lore and traditions.
TODAY'S WORD
Eponym Pronunciation: /EP-uh-nim/
n : a person's name that has become part of the common language
The eponym of the city of Rome is Romulus, the son of Mars in Roman mythology
TODAY'S REFLECTION
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
John 14:27
What a wonderful promise. Peace, deep lasting peace, is the end result of the Holy Spirit's work in our life. This peace is unique. It is not like the peace of the world. With the peace that God gives to us, we need not fear the present or the future Peace is that state in which fear of any kind is unknown.
John Buchan, The Pilgrim's Way
TODAY'S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
21 DAYS UNTIL WINTER
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart
Psalm 37:4
I Love You All !!!
Be Blessed !!!
Ma
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