Tuesday, December 22, 2020

AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL DECORATED CAKES

 



























TODAY I CHOOSE TO LIVE WITH GRATITUDE FOR THE LOVE THAT FILLS IN MY HEART, THE PEACE THAT RESTS WITHIN MY SPIRIT, AND THE VOICE OF HOPE THAT SAYS 
"ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE"

Monday, December 21, 2020

Céline Dion - O Holy Night (from the 1998 "These are Special Times" TV s...

Old age is not for sissies.


An elderly couple had dinner at another couple's house, and after eating, the wives left the table and went into the kitchen. The two gentlemen were talking, and one said, 'Last night we went out to a new restaurant and it was really great. . . I would recommend it very highly.' The other man said, 'What is the name of the restaurant?' The first man thought and thought and finally said, 'What is the name of that flower you give to someone you love? You know... The one that's red and has thorns.' 'Do you mean a rose?' 'Yes, that's the one,' replied the man. He then turned towards the kitchen and yelled, 'Rose, what's the name of that restaurant we went to last night?'


Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.




Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec





 Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.

Arthur Schopenhauer



Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

Samuel Ullman


Sunday, December 20, 2020

BUILDING YOUR HOUSE

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss the paycheck each week, but he wanted to retire. They could get by.

The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go & asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career.

When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to inspect the house. Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said, “This is your house… my gift to you.”

The carpenter was shocked!

What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.

So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we realize we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently.

But, you cannot go back. You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Someone once said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your attitude, and the choices you make today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, Build wisely!

https://livelifehappy.com/


 

Portuguese Quick & Easy Pudding Recipe


Ingredients

3 eggs2 cups of sugar2 cups of milk1/2 cup of flour1/2 cup of cornstarch1 tablespoon of grated coconut1 tablespoon of confectioners sugarGrated coconut (to taste), to garnishLiquid caramel (to taste), to garnish                                                                                     

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven with a pan of water.
  2. Mix the first 7 ingredients with the help of hand mixer/blender.
  3. Line a puddding pan with liquid caramel, add the batter to the pan and bake at 180ºC or 350ºF in a water bath for 20 minutes.
  4. Unmold and let it cool. 
  5. Serve sprinkled with coconut.
Recipe & Photo Credit: chocolatemorno.blogspot.com

 


PAPER DOLLS





 

OUR VALUE




 A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?”

Hands started going up.

He said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this.” He proceeded to crumple the dollar bill up.

He then asked, “Who still wants it?”

Still the hands were up in the air.

“Well,” he replied, “What if I do this?” And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.

He picked it up, now all crumpled and dirty. “Now who still wants it?” Still the hands went into the air.

“My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20.

Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way.

We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. You are special – Don’t ever forget it!

https://livelifehappy.com/



THE SERENITY PRAYER

GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY
TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE;
COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN;
AND WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIME;
ENJOYING ONE MOMENT AT A TIME;
ACCEPTING HARDSHIPS AS THE PATHWAY TO PEACE;
TAKING, AS HE DID, THIS SINFUL WORLD
AS IT IS, NOT AS I WOULD HAVE IT;
TRUSTING THAT HE WILL MAKE ALL THINGS RIGHT
IF I SURRENDER TO HIS WILL;
THAT I MAY BE REASONABLY HAPPY IN THIS LIFE
AND SUPREMELY HAPPY WITH HIM
FOREVER IN THE NEXT.
AMEN.

--REINHOLD NIEBUHR