ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
JULY 9TH, 2008
TODAY'S THOUGHT
I do not understand the mystery of grace--only that it meets us where we are, but does not leave us where it found us.
Anne Lamott
TODAY’S ACTION
Be thankful for all you are learning, and grateful to all those who are teaching you
TODAY’S QUOTE
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
William Arthur Ward
HAPPY WEDNESDAY !!
OVER THE HUMP DAY
I don’t know if you caught it or not but I forgot to update the OLD FARMER’S section of the newsletter yesterday. I got it in there today and we now have 75 days til Fall. I can always tell when I’m tired as I don’t do things right. After another good night of sleep I should be right as rain now so hopefully you won’t find any more mistakes.
I’m glad I haven’t made any worse mistakes than that for sure. We’re all human and we all make them, it’s just frustrating sometimes.
I’ve been working on the laundry this week doing a couple of loads each night so by this evening I should have that done and maybe even do a little ‘house blessing’ along the way. I’ve really neglected my home since camping season began.
Well I’ll have all the winter months to catch up. No one but me and the critters see it anyway. Speaking of critters, I’m now down to 2. The beagle and the dirty bird are the only ones still here. I lost my old lady cat last week. She would have been 18 in October and lived a very full and long life. Now the beagle is 15 and the dirty bird is 28. I know the dirty bird will probably live longer than I will.
We had another big rain storm yesterday so things are still very green and growing around here. The hummers are still coming to the feeders by the patio, but it doesn’t seem as though there are as many as last year. My hydrangea bush has 1 big bloom on it now and it looks like there will be 5 more coming soon. That is the most it’s ever had.
That’s the news from home as I know it.
Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !
TODAY’S PRAYERS
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.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL !
25 WORDS
God, I thank You for today, for the ways You will bless me, and for the ways that I will serve others in Your name
TO REMEMBER…
I am in the hands of God, and in God’s time all things will be made well.
TODAY IS…SUGAR COOKIE DAY
Sugar cookies are the most versatile dessert you'll ever bake. They can be cut into any shape. They can be frosted or left plain. They can be decorated to fit any holiday or just made for fun. The only problem is keeping them in the cookie jar because they disappear so fast
OLD FASHIONED SUGAR COOKIES
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon lemon extract (optional)
Frosting:
1 cup confectioners (powdered) sugar
5-6 teaspoons water
1-2 drops food coloring (optional)
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.
2. In a large bowl, mix the butter, sugar, egg and lemon extract.
3. Stir in the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Divide the dough into two parts. Chill 1 - 2 hours so it will be easy to handle.
4. Roll half the dough out on a floured surface until it is 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick. Cut with cookie cutters. Keep the other half chilled until ready to use. Place the cookies 1 inch apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched. 5. To Frost: Blend the confectioner’s sugar and water in a small bowl. Add food coloring if desired. For a thin layer of frosting, brush on while the cookies are still warm. For a thicker frosting, let the cookies cool and frost with a knife.
TODAY’S TRIVIA
It’s ROCK & ROLL DAY celebrating the debut in 1956 of Dick Clack’s American Band Stand in Philadelphia PA
1228: Death of Stephen Langton (b.ca.1155), Archbishop of Canterbury. It was Langton who formulated the original divisionof the Bible into chapters in the late 1100s
1922 - Johnny Weissmuller became the first to swim the 100-meters freestyle in less than a minute. The future Tarzan set the pace at an event in Alameda, CA
1968 - The first All-Star baseball game to be played indoors took place at the Astrodome in Houston, TX.
1980 Walt Disney's "The Fox & The Hound" released
TODAY’S SMILE
Even Though
Even though I clutch my blanket and growl when the alarm rings, thank you, Lord, that I can hear. There are many who are deaf.
Even though I keep my eyes closed against the morning light as long as possible, thank you, Lord, that I can see. Many are blind.
Even though I huddle in my bed and put off rising, thank you, Lord, that I have the strength to rise. There are many who are bedridden.
Even though the first hour of my day is hectic, when socks are lost, toast is burned and tempers are short and my children are so loud, thank you, Lord, for my family. There are many who are lonely.
Even though our breakfast table never looks like the pictures in magazines and the menu is at times unbalanced, thank you, Lord, for the food we have. There are many who are hungry.
Even though the routine of my job often is monotonous, thank you, Lord, for the opportunity to work. There are many who have no job.
Even though I grumble and bemoan my fate from day to day and wish my circumstances were not so modest, thank you, Lord, for life!
Author Unknown.
TODAY’S WORD
troglodyte \TROG-luh-dyt\, noun:
1. A member of a primitive people that lived in caves, dens, or holes; a cave dweller.
2. One who is regarded as reclusive, reactionary, out of date, or brutish
Troglodyte comes from Latin Troglodytae, a people said to be cave dwellers, from Greek Troglodytai, from trogle, "a hole" + dyein, "to enter." The adjective form is troglodytic
TODAY’S REFLECTION
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding
Proverbs 3:5
This text will help you avoid a nervous breakdown. It will stimulate your recovery if you have had one. A famous neurologist, specialist in nervous breakdowns, often “prescribes” this text for his patients. He writes the words on a card and instructs his patients to commit them to memory and repeat them until they are indelibly printed on the subconscious mind.
The cause of much nervous trouble is frustration. And the antidote to frustration is a calm faith, not in your own cleverness, or in hard toil, but in God’s guidance. The cure of frustration is the belief that God will help you obtain your heart’s desire. Trust in God with all your heart, and you will be able to keep on working in health and happiness for long years to come http://www.ourprayer.org
TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Rambler roses will bloom all summer if the old flower clusters are snipped regularly
75 DAYS UNTIL FALL !
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart
Psalm 37:4
May there be a miracle in YOUR life today and may you have the EYES to SEE it!
I Love You All !!!
Be Blessed !!!
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