Today marks the 140th birthday of a gold standard in magazines.  Happy Birthday to Good Housekeeping magazine, debuting in Holyoke, Massachusetts with this bold stated mission: “To produce and perpetuate perfection—or as near unto perfection as may be attained in the household.” While typically viewed as a “woman’s” magazine when laid on the coffee table… Read More »

Today is the National Day of Prayer (NDP).  As I did some research on this, I was under the impression that this was a modern celebration that had its beginnings in a particular organization.  The history of the day was surprising. Pray.com is the official website for the NDP.  They provide the following history: July… Read More »

Today is National Honesty Day.  Yes, day – as in a 24-hour period.  It was created by M. Hirsh Goldberg, the press secretary for Maryland Governor William Donald Schaefer in the early 1990s.  Goldberg decided to create this celebration at the time he was writing the first draft of his book The Book of Lies:… Read More »

Everybody loves a wedding!  Today marks the 14th wedding anniversary for Catherine Elizabeth Middleton and William Arthur Philip Louis Mountbatten-Windsor.  The world knows them better as Prince William and Princess Kate. Their wedding was attended by 1,900 guests, “while another 1 million spectators lined the streets of London and an estimated 2 billion people around… Read More »

Ten days ago was National Exercise Day but, just like exercise, I put it off because I was too busy writing about other things.  Well, let’s not put it off any longer.  Let’s start the work week talking about our need for some exercise. For some, the aversion to exercise may stem from a false… Read More »

Nobody cooks quite like an old-fashioned southern grandma.  Wisps of gray hair frame her face while her cheeks and nose are powdered in flour.  Never without her apron, she cooks from her heart and says things that make it impossible to recreate her culinary masterpieces. If you ask grandma how she makes her world famous… Read More »

I respect and admire scientists.  They’ve spent years getting educated and learning things that baffles most of society.  They are extremely intelligent and speak in a language all their own.  That being said, they are often times very slow learners.  Case and point – An article written by Mariano Tovar and published by msn.com on… Read More »

Here in our little corner of NW Ohio, we don’t often experience earthquakes.  When we do, it’s minor.  The last recorded earthquake that occurred in Ohio was in 1983 with a magnitude of 1.2.  In 2024, Defiance had a 3.3 rumble.  However, Ohio has experienced 86 earthquakes in 2025 according to Ohio DNR.  The majority… Read More »

Today is National Pigs In A Blanket Day!  That’s not the topic of the devotional but I just thought I would share that wonderful and blessed information in case you were wondering what to fix for supper tonight.  Dip them in some nacho cheese or ranch dressing and prepare to have your taste buds blown!… Read More »

When kids go to school, it sounds normal to say that they are in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. grade.  However, by the time the average student reaches 12th grade, they’ve been in school for 13 years.  How is that normal?  For me, it all started in the Garden of Children, 1972. The Garden of Children… Read More »