Happy Memorial Day: Hopefully you’ll spend the day with family enjoying the nice weather. Don’t forget to take a moment to remember those whose ultimate sacrifice made it so we can live in a free nation. Take time to check out this blog post honoring those who died.
Honoring Those Who Died – Memorial Day Weekend
Word Sharpener News: This week, I will be in Kirtland, Ohio doing a children’s revival for New Promise Church. I’m looking forward to it.
Holidays This Week: Today is Memorial Day. It used to be called Decoration Day and was started to honor Civil War veterans who died on both sides. After World War I, it became a day to honor all veterans who died in war.
- May 26 – National Blueberry Cheesecake Day
- May 27 – National Senior Health and Fitness Day
- May 29 – National Heat Awareness Day
- May 31 – National Speak in Sentences Day
Quote of the Week: Although no sculptured marble should rise to their memory, nor engraved stone bear record of their deeds, yet will their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored. ~Daniel Webster
Verse of the Week: Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. 1 Corinthians 16:13
Song of the Week: For Freedom by Avalon
Hymn of the Week: My Country Tis of Thee by Samuel Francis Smith (1834)
Video of the Week: Memorial Day Tribute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOcl17HIa7c
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