This is something we should all read at least once a week. Be sure you read it to the end. — By Regina Brett, 90 years old. Former Writer with The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio. “To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It …
Read More »The Cross in our Bodies
This is a pretty neat story and an interesting thing that few of us know. It’s brief, so please read. (FROM A DOCTOR) A couple of days ago I was running (I use that term very loosely) on my treadmill, watching a DVD sermon by Louie Giglio… And I was BLOWN AWAY! …
Read More »Don’t Share Senior Yearbook Photo
Protecting your personal information and your identity is paramount, especially when many people are home on their computers and hackers prey on unsuspecting victims. The Better Business Bureau recommends that if you have shared your senior high school information, to check the security of your accounts. Watch out, scammers or …
Read More »Inspiring quotes and sayings
“Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” Mario Andretti (Indy Car Champion) We believe positive, inspiring words move the human spirit and motivate …
Read More »Being Rich
A True Story by Jaye Lewis – used with permission We prowled through the second hand bookstore, the day after Christmas, just my husband, Louie, our daughters, Jenny and Helen, and me. This was a precious time for us, because we would be splitting up as a family, again, in …
Read More »Interesting U.S. Weather Info
Even if you’re not a “Weather Nut,” you should find this interesting. Kind of looks like God never intended for people to live in Florida! Top 10 Cities with Least weather variety Based on temperature variation, precipitation, wind, severe weather 1. San Francisco, California 2. San Diego, California 3. Los …
Read More »Jump From 20 Miles Up
— A True Story Joe Kittinger is not a household aviation name like Neil Armstrong or Chuck Yeager. But what he did for the U. S. space program is comparable. On Aug. 16, 1960, as research for the then-fledgling U. S. space program, Air Force Captain Joseph Kittinger rode a …
Read More »Kemmons Wilson: America’s Innkeeper
By Mike Brewster It's hard to imagine that before he founded the Holiday Inn motel chain, travelers had few places to spend a night on the road In the early 1950s, a new Interstate Highway system, cheap gasoline, big cars, and prohibitively expensive air travel meant that even millionaires packed up the family and took to the road for driving vacations. It was summer, 1951, when Kemmons Wilson, one of Memphis' most well-known businessmen, left on a two-week trip to Washington, D.C., with his wife and five children.
Read More »Million-dollar gift 50 years in the making
A TRUE UPLIFTING STORY… By Geoff Kirbyson Laurie Johnston took a gift of $200 more than a half-century ago and turned it into $1 million. The retired pharmacist donated $500,000 on Friday to both the Misericordia Health Centre Foundation and the Riverview Heath Centre Foundation. The impetus for his philanthropy …
Read More »Refugees share inspiring success stories
By Neil Senturia and Barbara Bry Every once in a while, we find a story that embodies the triumph of the human spirit, the successful achievement against all odds, the individual passion for a better life that transcends all the noise from the digital, technology, blogosphere ÔÇö just mano-a-mano against the darkness and the sadness. In this case, the manos are two women refugees whose stories give us all a moment to pause and consider our many blessings, particularly at this time of year.
Read More »