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Rodney Smith Jr. set out on a personal mission several years ago. He owns half of lawn care business in Alabama and often helps people who are unable to mow their own lawn because of age, disability, or being a busy single mom. He wanted to travel America and mow the lawns of military veterans in all…

77-year-old Professor Emeritus George Smith won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and his University recognized him for his achievement by giving him a dedicated space on a bike rack. Apparently, it is customary for Universities to give a dedicated parking space for their Nobel Laureates, but in this…

Every year Americans take time to honor mothers with nice meals, cards, and phones calls home. While they are honoring their mothers, few people realize how much they really owe their moms. Though not all the figures are exact, the total is surprisingly large, especially for the millennial generation.…

New Jersey legislators have found a solution for those who did not have the opportunity to express their love because it so cold in February. Many resident of the state did not feel very romantic on February 14 because they were busy digging out from a massive snowstorm. To give residents the chance…

Apple announced that they recovered more than 40 million dollars from their trash. The company recovered more 2,200 pounds of gold from recycled iPhones, iPads, and Macs. With gold valued at over $1,200 an ounce, the company gained over $40 million dollars from the recycling venture. Manufacturers use…

A college in Massachusetts has changed all of the speed limit signs on campus to honor a retired mathematics professor. When he retired, Professor David Kelly asked that the speed limit be changed to 17 mph instead of 15 mph because he had spent his entire career fascinated by the number 17. Kelly had…

In an era when baseball players chewed tobacco, spitting was common. Today they chew gum and eat sunflower seeds. So why do players, managers, coaches, and umpires still spit? California psychoanalyst, Mary C. Lamia says it is to intimidate their opponents. “Spitting evokes a disgust response.” When…

On June 25th, 2012 the Queen of England spoke about giving honor to whom honor is due. While the queen accepted Prince William’s new bride into the family, she is requiring that she curtsey when in the presence of a blood princess, especially if her husband is not beside her. --http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18580322…

Leftovers There is some food that I like piping hot straight from the oven. Every now and then I catch the line at Chipotle just right where they pour fresh chicken into the pan right as it is time to make my burrito. Now I like their burritos no matter how long that chicken has been in the pan, but…

MOTHERS None of us could put a value on what our mother has taught us or for the nurture that she's provided for us. But Salary.com recently rated her monetary worth based upon the top ten jobs in a stay-a-home-Mom's job description. They valued her contribution to the family to be $134,121.00 annually.…

Hospitality "Then Jesus said to his host, `When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,…

Mother's Day Over the years, my mother has slowly given me some souvenirs from my childhood. Baseball cards, my first books, you know, the kind of things that I left behind when I was packing to go to college. Recently she gave me back some gifts I gave to her when I was younger, things like my senior…

*There is a legend about an ancient village in Spain. The villagers learned that the king would pay a visit! In a thousand years, a king had never come to that village. Excitement grew! “We must throw a big celebration,” the villagers all agreed. But, it was a poor village, and there weren’t many resources.…

HONOR The owner of a café in Salt Lake City, Utah offers patrons a unique method of paying their bill. Instead of charging customers for their meals, Denise Cerreta lets the people who enjoy a meal in her café pay on the honor system. She placed a money chest at the rear of the café, and asks customers…

KING OF KINGS Polish lawmakers have drawn up a resolution naming Jesus Christ as the honorary King of Poland. Lawmakers from the ruling Law and Justice Party, the League of Polish families, and the Peasants Party all support the legislation, but the church in Poland does not support it. Lawmakers say…

A tourist came into a county seat town and asked around town for the mayor. The first citizen exclaimed, “That jerk!” The second citizen moaned, “That bum!” The pollster received three more similar replies – crook – phony – nut – until meeting the mayor. “Why did you run for this office?” the tourist…

In Charge On March 30, 1981 John Hinckley, Jr. raised a .22 pistol and shot President Reagan as the President left a Washington Hotel. The secret service agents pushed the President into the car and rushed him to George Washington University Hospital. Reagan survived the attack and quickly recovered.…

A Navajo Indian tradition says that your conscience is like a small triangle inside your heart. When you know something is wrong, it turns and pricks the flesh of your heart with one of its corners. But when you harden your heart and ignore your conscience, it keeps turning, wearing down its corners…

Michael Reagan’s Greatest Gift Michael Reagan received many gifts from his father, President Ronald Reagan. At his Dad’s funeral, here is how Michael described the greatest fit his Father gave him: I was so proud to have the Reagan name and to be Ronald Reagan’s son. What a great honor. He gave me a…

Jesus prayed: forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. In the novel "The Great Hunger," a newcomer comes to a farm community. He refuses all friendship with his neighbors and puts out the no trespassing sign. One day a little child from the town climbs underneath his fence…

Want a promotion? Treat Mom well A county in central China plans in-depth checks on how its official’s treat their parents, with those who are nice to their mom and dad first in line for promotion, Xinhua news agency reported Saturday. Up to 500 family members, friends, colleagues and neighbors will…

A Tennessee mother fed up with her daughter’s misbehavior took an unusual tack in for latest punishment, making her stand on a busy street corner with an attention-getting sign. Tashara Wilkins, 13, held a sign Sunday reading, “I don’t obey my parents, I’m a liar. I steal from my mom. I have a bad attitude.”…

Don't expect wisdom to come into your life like great chunks of rock on a conveyor belt. It isn't like that. It's not splashy and bold . . . nor is it dispensed like a prescription across a counter. Wisdom comes privately from God as a by-product of right decisions, godly reactions, and the application…