Category: American Countryside
Best of 2016: General Patton’s Special Drink
Sometimes people will use secret codes to keep vital information from slipping into the wrong hands. General Patton used such a code in World War…
Best of 2016: The Moldy Cantaloupe That Saved The World
You could call it the “moldy cantaloupe that saved the world.” It was an unlikely find, but one that indeed help save thousands of lives
The Effect of The Three Wise Men
The Bible tells us that after Jesus’ birth, wise men from the east came to honor the child. Interestingly, those visitors not only came bearing…
Away In A Manger
At Christmas time we may sing, “Away in a manger no crib for a bed.” While the phrase may be true, the picture we have…
The “Little” Town of Bethlehem
It’s a “little” town forever associated with Christmas. In a moment you’ll see that town is today a large city, but it remains a place…
Where Santa Gets His Decorations
If Santa Claus needed a place to buy all of his decorations, this would be it. It’s big business in small town Michigan and it…
Getting An Ice Cold Drink
These days we don’t give a second thought to getting ice out of a machine to cool our drinks. There was a time though when…
Honoring the Prince of Peace with Peace
For parts of five years, opposing soldiers dug into trenches all across Europe. World War I would claim the lives on nearly one million military…
Christmas in World War I
Christmas is not only a time for remembering the birth of Jesus, but it’s also a time when many of us get together with family…
Fighting in the Trenches
1914 marked the beginning of a war unlike anything the world had ever seen. Soon thousands of troops had amassed on the front lines across…