“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”  (Psalms 118:24)  How long have we been singing this chorus, a direct composition from Scripture?  Leslie Norman Garrett (1943-2017) put this Scripture to song and introduced it to the world in 1967.  So, like me, it is 57… Read More »

The 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution reads very simply:  The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.  This amendment was passed by Congress on June 4, 1919 and ratified on this day in… Read More »

I can’t believe I’m writing about this – again!  Today is a day that causes me to shudder and gag.  This is National Love Your Feet Day, a day that focuses on feet, foot care, and all foot related issues. While I’m certainly glad to have two of my own feet with all 10 toes… Read More »

On April 23, 2023, I wrote a devotional about vocal fry.  Mental Floss explains it this way: “In vocal fry, the vocal folds are shortened and slack so they close together completely and pop back open, with a little jitter, as the air comes through. That popping, jittery effect gives it a characteristic sizzling or… Read More »

We’ve had a few deep and hard-hitting devotionals over the last few days so today, let’s relax a bit.  After all, this is National Relaxation Day, established in 1985 by fourth grader, Sean Moeller.  The Clio, Michigan youth must have been having a tough year writing too many book reports or building dioramas or learning… Read More »

Titanic.  The name says it all.  We hear the word, the name of the ship, and our minds begin recounting the story and remembering the tragic deaths of so many.  Due to various accounts, the number of passengers fluctuates as does the number of deceased.  Roughly 1,500 died as a result of the Titanic’s sinking… Read More »

At the end of WWII, Germany was defeated and divided.  When Germany surrendered on May 8, 1945, it was stripped of its sovereignty and former state.  Hitler was the dictator leading the Third Reich.  Reich simply means realm or territorial/governmental reach.  Germany’s government had been established in 1871.  The first Reich was the German Empire. … Read More »

Let me tell you about Sue.  She was a really big girl!  HUGE, in fact.  To say that she weighed a ton is an understatement.  Sue could display a vicious temper and would take a bite out of you if she could.  Despite this, someone once paid $5,000 just to get to know her better… Read More »

This is a most unusual devotional.  With no intention of sensationalism, I will fully admit that it is macabre.  It all stemmed from an article I read titled The Most Painful Ways To Die According To Science.1  Some of you are thinking, “Why did you read that?!?”  The only answer I can give is that… Read More »

A single decision can have lasting effects for decades – or longer.  Such was the case with a product created in the early 1940s. “Experiments with chemicals for the control of vegetative growth were first conducted around the turn of this century. The practical purpose of these early compounds was to control weeds that competed… Read More »