July 2026

miracle | ˈmirək(ə)l |nouna surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency.• a highly improbable or extraordinary event, development, or accomplishment that brings very welcome consequences.• an amazing product or achievement, or an outstanding example of something.May little […]

No one has ever said to me, “I like the cut of your jib.” I must not have a very good jib, I suppose. I guess the day God was handing out jibs, I must have been last in line. Not that I mind. I mean, if I’m going to be short on something, it

Take a rest today.You deserve it. “””””””” “Take rest. A field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.” — Ovid “””””””” “It’s not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?” — Henry David Thoreau “””””””” “There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest.

Hello. We say it all the time.But when did it start? The word “hello” is surprisingly young compared to many common English words. Before the 1800s, people rarely used “hello” as a greeting. Instead, it was mainly an exclamation used to attract attention. Sort of like saying “Hey!” Variations such as “halloo,” “hullo,” and “hollo”

This makes me sad. If vampire bats miss two meals on successive nights, they will likely starve to death. But here is the really cool thing about this, which just goes to prove that the women in the world are awesome.You see, the female bats who successfully feed are known to regurgitate blood to share

Editor’s Note: This is from an old Wordle Word story. Obviously, there was a Daylight Savings time change when this was written. Grill Cook By Linda Stowe This morning, I realized we get an extra hour today. I thought about how I might spend it. I could move to a cabin in the woods to

We humans, are explorers. Not all of us. But some. As such, all throughout history, people have braved new frontiers. Different lands. Unknown places. Here, where I live, the history of the American frontier if filled with amazing stories. Most of these stories involve men. Explorers, hunters, soldiers, trappers, and trailblazers. But women also played

A little time to sit and think. “”””””” “Sometimes doing nothing is doing something.” — Winnie the Pooh “”””””” “The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.” — C. S. Lewis “”””””” “The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.”