Anosmia.  If you work in the medical profession or just have trivial facts floating in your mind, you will know what this word means.  I don’t think I’ve ever heard it or read of it until I was doing some studying to find an illustration for today’s devotional.  This is National Anosmia Day, established in… Read More »

I had an epiphany.  One of the Merriam-Webster definitions of this word is:  “a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something (2)  an intuitive grasp of reality through something (such as an event) usually simple and striking (3): an illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosure.”1  I had one of those today… Read More »

How about one more devotional about something in our Constitution?  I really can’t fathom how an American wouldn’t find themselves enamored with that document and the wisdom of our forefathers concerning the various amendments. Since today is Sunday, let’s consider something else found in the First Amendment.  “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment… Read More »

The First Amendment to our Constitution reads, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” On this day… Read More »

Three photos were taken on this day in 1945 at the same location, one of which has become an immediately identifiable icon.  It’s the photo of six Marines hoisting a flag at Iwo Jima. As WWII progressed, American forces set their sights on capturing Iwo Jima, a dormant volcanic island 700 miles southeast of Japan… Read More »

Augustine and Mary were ordinary people, farmers and landowners who worked hard and raised a family long before any of today’s modern conveniences.  The family settled at Ferry Farm on the banks of the Rappahannock River near Fredericksburg, Virginia where they raised eight children, three from Augustine’s first marriage and five from their own.  Augustine’s… Read More »

The state of Vermont is the 6th smallest state in the union with just 9,616 square miles.  To give that some perspective, the city of Anchorage, Alaska is nearly twice as large as the state of Vermont.  And, yet this state is home to some of the most beautiful American landscape available. Vermont is known… Read More »

Edward O’Hare achieved quite an honor on this day in 1942.  He became the first American fighter pilot to be awarded the title Ace.  It happened just minutes after taking off from the Lexington, an aircraft carrier in the Coral Sea. WWII was in action and the United States was involved.  Radar had detected Japanese… Read More »

With my apologies to all the fans of that other team up north, I want to drop a name familiar to all in the Buckeye Nation, a name we wish was still playing for Ohio State – Coleridge Bernard “C. J.” Stroud, IV.  “Stroud was a five-star quarterback at Rancho Cucamonga, California, high school. Stroud,… Read More »

You’ll get a “charge” out of this one.  Today is National Battery Day.  Yes, someone has granted AA, AAA, Cs, Ds, 6-volts, 9-volts, 12-volts, lithium-ion, cadmium, and every other kind of battery their own special day of recognition and celebration.  Try not to get too “juiced” by this news!  It’s shocking, I know.  I’ll stop… Read More »