PM: July 31, 2019
Fun fact for the night: When he was younger, Abraham Lincoln was a crazy good wrestler–he was champion of his county and supposedly only lost one match out of 300. According to legend he also was a trash-talker: The rugged…
AM: July 31, 2019
It’s weird just typing that out–last day of July already…where did the summer go?? Fun fact for the day: the company that makes the soda Orange Crush started over 100 years ago, in 1916. The name Crush stands for the…
PM: July 30, 2019
Fun fact for the day: This one I should have kept for National Slushie Day, but the medical term for brain freeze is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. Yikes. I think trying to say that word may hurt more than the headache. Sometimes…
AM: July 30, 2019
HOPE. It means to expect a positive outcome or to “expect with confidence”. It’s a big part of thinking positively. Our world doesn’t really value HOPE–think about it, there aren’t many examples of positive, hopeful people on TV, in movies.…
PM: July 29, 2019
Fun fact for the day: Near Seattle, there is a US Navy base that has nuclear weapons, part of the defense system to keep them safe–trained dolphins. True story. check it out if you’re curious. As cool as it would…
AM: July 29,2019
Fun fact: during WW1, a soldier made a black bear his pet, and named it Winnie. It later was at the London zoo, where the son of book author A.A. Milne visited it regularly. The boy’s name–Christopher Robin. If you’re…
PM: July 28, 2019
On this date in history in the year 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, which was the event which started WWI. It became the deadliest war the world had ever seen, with new weapons and technology that killed millions of…
AM: July 28, 2019
Today is National Parent’s Day–I know, I know, didn’t we just have Mother’s Day and Father’s Day??? This day is supposed to be more about the two together as a team, not separately. What can you do for your parents…
PM: July 27, 2019
In a news article on newsforkids.net, they talk about how people in Japan are renting cars to have a quiet space–to either take a nap, make phone calls, or just watch TV. In many cities in that area, they don’t…
AM: July 27, 2019
Keeping it simple this morning: Praise God the Almighty. Think about how you can honor him and show your gratefulness for his love. Honor your parents. Love your friends. Be kind to everyone you meet today. Be humble and not…