Faith

I know we are all tired of the rain. I asked God; why so much rain, this year? He remained quiet. Of course, He knows, what He is doing. And I might as well, accept it. So, I slipped out, to one of my favorite places, to pray and watch the continuing drizzle.

Anyone over the age of 50, maybe 55, ok, maybe 60, probably remembers the “Ask Ann Landers” and “Dear Abbey” advice columns in their local papers while growing up. What people may not know is that the two hugely popular advice columnists were in reality twins sisters, Esther Pauline and Pauline Esther Friedman. Was it coincidence that the twins both began writing advice columns, and that they were the others greatest competition?

Sabine County Reporter Don’t call the Grammar Police, or the editor, bot May Day and Mayday are correct, for completely different reasons. Mayday, the phonetic equivalent of “M’aidez”, which is French for “help me”, came into use in 1923 when air traffic between Great Britain and France was heavy enough, and problematic enough that a distress signal simple enough to be understood by everyone was needed. S.O.S., the Morse Code equivalent of “Save me, for without your assistance, I’m toast”, had been in use since, well, since the Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail came up with the Morse Code in 1838. S.O.S. was a bit difficult to scream into a radio while in a panic, so Mayday was brought into play as a more understandable cry for help. What does this have to do

Hopefully you had the chance to wish your mom a Happy Mother’s Day on Sunday either in person, phone call, or by prayer. Mother’s Day is an annual holiday celebrated in the United States on the second Sunday in May.