This is National Compliment Day, started in 1998 by Kathy Chamberlin and Debby Hoffyman of Hopkinton, NH.  Abraham Lincoln said, “Everybody likes a compliment.”  He was certainly right. A compliment is a sincere, genuine expression that connects you to another person, brightens their day, and encourages them in their efforts.  According to eventstuff.com, compliments make… Read More »

“How can something so beautiful cause so much destruction?”  This question was asked in awe by FOX News commentator Lawrence B. Jones III on December 19, 2023.  The event causing his reaction was the eruption of a volcano nearly two miles north of Grindavik, a fishing village with less than 4,000 people and part of… Read More »

Proclamation 5147—National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 1984 – By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The values and freedoms we cherish as Americans rest on our fundamental commitment to the sanctity of human life. The first of the “unalienable rights” affirmed by our Declaration of Independence is the right to… Read More »

BEWARE!  You are getting ready to go to church and someone has read this devotional BEFORE going out the door.  This is a day officially recognized by the United States Copyright Office, although it is not a public holiday.  It was created by Methodist pastor Kevin Zaborney of Clio, Michigan in 1986.  It is included… Read More »

Every year since 1937, January 20th of the year is a special day.  AMENDMENT XX, section 1, passed by Congress March 2, 1932 and ratified January 23, 1933, reads, “The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives… Read More »

A fellow made the news — and history — just by screaming on this day in 2004.  That person was none other than Howard Dean, Democratic presidential candidate from Vermont.  It all happened at a post-Iowa caucus rally. For some unknown reason, his third-place finish in Iowa invigorated him.  With great enthusiasm, he pumped up… Read More »

Parenting.  It ain’t for sissies!  Some of you might have to dig deep into the recesses of your memory to remember those early days.  Whoever said a baby will sleep through the night is crazy!  Those first couple of years can be rough on parents, especially if the baby is colicky.  There are the middle… Read More »

Today is National Mentoring Day, originally established as a month in 2002 by MENTOR National, along with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.  In 2016, the month became focused on one day, the 17th of January.  The day was chosen to honor boxer Muhammed Ali.   It was his birthday and, since he was… Read More »

The office of President of the United States is one that should be honored and respected.  How do you honor someone, though, who is dishonorable? Lyndon B. Johnson, typically known as LBJ, served as the 36th President of the United States, was sworn into office in 1963 after the assassination of John F. Kennedy.  The… Read More »

A number of years ago, we were gifted with a trip to the Grand Canyon.  I still remember seeing it for the first time.  No words can describe it!  Its beauty is breathtaking.  You can watch videos and take virtual tours of the Canyon but nothing compares to seeing it with your own eyes as… Read More »