How do you like your eggs?  Scrambled?  Fried?  Sunny side up?  Over easy?  Poached?  The egg is one of the most perfect foods God created.  “They contain a little bit of almost every nutrient you need.”1  “Eggs are one of the best sources of protein available in a natural form … Easy to prepare, easy… Read More »

The beginnings of our nation began on this day in 1607.  One-hundred colonists had arrived from England, eager to start a new life on new soil.  The original settlement was called James Fort, named in honor of King James I, in what was to become Virginia.    James Fort soon became known as Jamestown and the… Read More »

Happy Mother’s Day, moms!  On May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson declared the first official Mother’s Day, putting in place a yearly celebration of the virtues of motherhood.  The text of Proclamation 1238 reads: Whereas, By a Joint Resolution approved May 8, 1914, “designating the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day, and for other… Read More »

Today is an absolutely AMAZING celebration.  But, it is one that may be fraught with danger.  Maybe.  I’ll let you decide. Today is National Eat Whatever You Want Day, a celebration started by Thomas and Ruth Roy.  I mentioned them in devotionals in 2022 and one on April 7, 2024.  Eclectic – or eccentric – actors Tom… Read More »

Every Friday before Mother’s Day, another individual is celebrated who deserves recognition.  It’s the military spouse.  By order of President Ronald Reagan and Proclamation 5184, this day has been recognized since April 17, 1984.  The proclamation says: Since the early days of the Continental Army, the wives of our servicemen have made unselfish contributions to… Read More »

Have you made summer travel plans?  Do you know where vacation is taking you this year?  Lord willing, we are going to visit Washington, D.C. and have numerous sites planned in the itinerary.  We are also looking forward to doing lots of camping local.  Those are “workations” where we are still on duty 24/7/365 but… Read More »

Today is National Receptionists Day.  The day was first recognized in 1991 when the National Receptionists Association decided these wonderful people should be recognized.  “What makes them so special?” you ask.  Read a portion of a letter written by Beverly Catalano, a receptionist for a large corporation. “Several years ago, when someone asked what kind… Read More »

4,007,908.  According to figures released from Market Data Retrieval (MDR), this is the number of K-12 teachers in the United States who are teaching 49.5 million students on a daily basis.1  These figures don’t include the number of homeschool teachers who are teaching 3.7 million children2 nor does it include the number of private, charter,… Read More »

We are more than halfway through spring and for those who love fishing, the warmer weather has drawn you to ponds and lakes with the hopes of wetting some worms and making a big catch.  In honor of the fishermen, let’s open a can of worms together. This idiom is only about 73 years old… Read More »

I don’t know if it was just excitement for the Lord’s return, a marketing scam, or a ploy to keep the church riled up by those who were on “eclipse watch” last month but they were left highly disappointed when nothing significant happened.  Prophecy predictors jump at any opportunity to declare an event to be… Read More »