Thanksgiving Calories
Thanksgiving Calories When it comes to Thanksgiving, Americans like to begin grazing long before the big meal begins. The average person consumes about 10% of their Thanksgiving calories before the turkey is ever served.
Earthquakes
Earthquakes On January 12, 2010, a powerful earthquake devastated Haiti and left the country in shambles. Few people were fortunate enough to leave, but the Desarmes family was able to evacuate two weeks after the mass chaos began. They had family in South America so Pierre Desarmes, age 34, used his contacts in Port-au-Prince to […]
He Chose to Be Happy
He Chose to Be Happy Prentice Henderson lived to be 100. He lived through the Great Depression, fought in World War II, and buried his wife. He did not retire until he was in his 70s, and he taught Sunday School to 7th-grade boys for over 30 years at First Baptist Church. He had a […]
Why the Grass Looks Greener on the Other Side
Why the Grass Looks Greener on the Other Side In her column, Ask Marilyn, Marilyn vos Savant gave an interesting perspective on contentment. One reader wrote in about a unique experiment she had conducted after being dissatisfied that her neighbor’s yard looked better than her own. She did what few have done and walked next door to […]
What Money Will Not Buy
What Money Will Not Buy Money will buy a bed but not sleep; books but not brains; food but not appetite; finery but not beauty; a house but not a home; medicine but not health; luxuries but not culture; amusements but not happiness; religion but not salvation; a passport to everywhere but Heaven.
Winning the Lottery
Winning the Lottery Jack Whittaker won a $113 million jackpot (after taxes) in 2002. Just two years later he had been arrested twice for drunk driving and ordered to go to Alcoholics Anonymous. His wife, Jewell, said, “I wish I would have torn the ticket up.”
Expensive Garbage
Expensive Garbage Americans shell out more for garbage bags than 90 of the world’s 210 countries do for everything.
Joy Is Found in Jesus
Joy Is Found in Jesus “There is more joy in Jesus in 24 hours than there is in the world in 365 days. I have tried them both.”
Cheap Vacation
Cheap Vacation Even with escalating gas prices, Ward still took his family for a long trek out to California and up the Pacific coast. When he returned, friends were eager to hear how it turned out. Ward couldn’t have been more pleased. He said they made it all the way to Los Angeles before a […]
Energy Efficient Transportation
Energy Efficient Transportation While driving in Pennsylvania, a family caught up to an Amish carriage. The owner of the carriage obviously had a sense of humor, because attached to the back of the carriage was a hand printed sign that read: “Energy efficient vehicle: Runs on oats and grass. Caution: Do not step in exhaust.”