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National Popcorn Day is a fun day to eat popcorn as a treat. You can munch on popcorn all day (and weekend) long! Let’s celebrate!!! Did you know? This time-honored snack can be sweet or savory, caramelized, buttered or plain Popcorn can be made into a candied ball, or tossed with nuts and chocolate Enjoy […]
Monday, January 15th, 2023 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Below is an excerpt from the “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered on Aug. 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our […]
Go Wolverines! The Wolverines (34-13) sealed their first national title since 1997. What a feat! Did you know? Corum scored the winning touchdown in overtime to beat Alabama in the Rose Bowl semifinal Michigan knocked off Washington 34-13 to win its first national championship in 26 years The Wolverines set the tone with a picture-perfect opening drive, […]
Everyone likes to look out the window and see what it looks like outside. You might remember having done that at home, at school, at a store, on a school bus, or in the car. Weather forecasters tell us what they think the weather will be for that day or the next. Sometimes it rains […]
Do you know anyone who would like a prayer? I do. Our family members need a prayer. Our neighbors need a prayer. Our ministers need our prayers. Our country is in dire need of prayer. Everyone needs a prayer. So, we are praying for you. And by the way, we need and appreciate your prayers […]
New Year’s games are awesome! This fun and exciting trivia game is on “how January 1st became New Year’s Day.” If you like, you can read more about the history of New Year’s Eve Celebrations. Great activity for family devotionals. It develops your memory and visualization skills. Playing the trivia game this week also helps […]
Let’s encourage our children to read this Christmas season. Why? When an individual reads, opportunity knocks. Reading can help our children achieve their goals – A book is a gift you can open again and again 🙂 Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope 😉 Once you learn to read, you will be forever […]
It’s the year 1818 in Salzburg, Austria. “Silent Night” is a popular Christmas carol by Franz Xaver Gruber with lyrics by Joseph Mohr. It’s everyone’s favorite! Gruberg was a primary school teacher, church organist and composer in the village of Arnsdorf (Austria). He is best known for composing the music to “Stille Nacht”. Let’s play […]
Hanukkah is also known as the Festival of Lights. This Jewish festival commemorates the recovery of Jerusalem and rededication of the Second Temple. This year Hanukkah is celebrated: December 7th – December 15th. For Jewish Americans, this time of year is celebrated with the blue and white (and sometimes silver) of Hanukkah and playing the […]
Let me guess who you miss. I know someone else who misses their – mother, father, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, grandmother, grandfather, husband, wife, child, cousin, and dearest friend. So, that means you and I are not alone. Some people have not found anyone to love and so that can be worse than missing a […]
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