ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
NOVEMBER 30TH,2006
TODAY'S THOUGHT
Let's be brave when the joy departs, till peace shall come to our troubled hearts.
Edward A. Guest
TODAY’S ACTION
Let go and let God help solve your dilemma.
TODAY’S QUOTE
How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.
George Washington Carver
HAPPY THURSDAY!
Today the rain and cooler weather is moving into our area. Tomorrow we’ll be seeing snow for sure they say! I for one have certainly been thankful for the few days of nice weather we had.
Tomorrow we start a new month – one of busiest month’s of the whole year! My list is so long that I’m thinking of asking Santa if he could send one of his elves my way to help out a little . Every year I say I’m going to get ahead of the game and enjoy the holidays, and every year, I’m rushing to the finish line.
I talked with DS#2 last night and all is well at their house (thank God for answered prayers) but very busy. He is still planning on being home for Christmas ! I’m so happy as it’s been way too long since their last visit.
Hope you all have a great day ! Another wonderful one on the Way !
Please pray for God's protection of our troops and HIS wisdom for their commanders.
Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.
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: When I make this, I divide the batter between two round cake pans and decrease the baking time so I 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 Computer Security Day, a time to remember to protect your computers, programs, and date at home and at work.
1958: Coed Records released "16 Candles" by the Crests.
1983: Radio Shack introduced its Tandy Model 2000 computer using the Intel-186 processor
TODAY’S SMILE
The only survivor of a shipwreck washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
Exhausted, he eventually managed to builda little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements and to store his few possessions. But then one day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, with the smoke rolling up to the sky.
The worst had happened; everything was lost. He was stung with grief and anger. "God, how could you do this to me!" he cried.
Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him.
"How did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers. "We saw your smoke signal," they replied.
TODAY’S WORD
Affable \AF-uh-bul\ adjective \
1 : being pleasant and at ease in talking to others
2 : characterized by ease and friendliness
Betty's father was so affable that when her friends came over they'd usually end up sitting and chatting with him
TODAY’S REFLECTION
Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you'll find rest for your souls.
Matthew 11: 28-29
What a blessing it is that when life seems at its worst, we can count on Jesus' invitation to walk with him and learn from him.
He tells us that he is gentle and humble, far from the aggressiveness of this world. We can go to him when we are tired and burdened and if we will accept it, he will give us rest.
http://www.dailyguideposts.com
TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Keep buckets right side up or risk bad luck.
21 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !
November 30th, St. Andrew’s Day
The first Sunday of Advent (always beginning on the Sunday nearest St. Andrew's Day) is not necessarily the first day that you open a window on modern-day Advent calendars. Originating in 1851 in Germany, the first commercial Advent calendar was created by a printer, Gerhard Lang (1881-1974), and marked the first 24 days in December, leading up to Christmas. Before that, many families made chalk marks on the floor to count the days before the celebration of Christ's birth, or they lit candles in a wreath to mark the day
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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