Did you know this Friday June 7, 2024 is National Doughnut Day? The best way to celebrate this event in Santa Clara County is with a FREE doughnut from participating doughnut-makers, such as Krispy Kreme and Dunkin’ Donuts. Although some local, independent doughnut shops in your area may be par
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06/06/2024
Did you know National Jenny Day is on June 5? Whether it's spelled Jennie, Jeni or Jenny; or Jennifer, Guinevere or Gwenhwyfar, many wonderful ladies throughout history share this royal name. Other forms of Jenny include Joanna, Joanne, Jane and Jenna. Our family line is filled with Jennies. My g
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06/05/2024
Who doesn't love hugging, cuddling or petting a kitten or cat? Did you know there was even such a "holiday" as "National Hug Your Cat Day"? National Hug Your Cat Day is June 4, so grab your favorite feline and give him or her a hug. Take a photo while you're at it to document this precious momen
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06/02/2024
National Trails Day® is an annual event hosted by the American Hiking Society that encourages support of and use of America’s public trails. Its always held on the first Saturday in June. In 2024, it was held on June 1, 2024. Trails are an important part of urban and rural communities and have a
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06/02/2024
On Memorial Day 2024, Read Eleanor Roosevelt's Wartime Prayer "Am I Worth Dying For?" On Memorial Day, I personally have a tradition of reading aloud-to others, or even just to myself-former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt's Wartime Prayer. At at 3:00 pm, whatever time zone one is in, please remembe
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05/27/2024
Mother's Day can be sad, rage-filled, alienating, as well as loving, joyful and delightful. Not everyone had a good mom or childhood. Others suffer with childlessness, child death or prodigal children. Every year Christian writer Anne Lamott publishes her annual blog on Mother's Day and it blesse
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05/11/2024
On November 6th, National Nachos Day recognizes the classic snack that's hearty as a meal-Nachos! In their simplest form, nachos are tortilla chips covered in nacho cheese, queso or other melted cheese and served with salsa. People like me add sour cream, beans, meat, guacamole, green onions, cil
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05/11/2024
Thursday, May 2 is National Day of Prayer. (Learn more about this event and its history at https://www.nationaldayofprayer.org/equipping/2024-national-prayer This year's verse is 2 Samuel 22:29-31 "For you are my lamp, O Lord, and my God lightens my darkness. For by You I can run against a troop
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05/02/2024
Each year on the last Saturday in April, National Kiss of Hope Day encourages couples and parents to express their love for one another. The day also encourages participants to help be a part of exciting fund-raising ideas to help amazing charities all over the world. This year, Kiss of Hope Day
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04/25/2024
Happy Flash Drive Day on April 5th! National Flash Drive Day s a newer holiday-2019 was actually the first year it was celebrated, making 2024 it's fifth anniversary. National Flash Drive Day commemorates the date inventors filed their patent for the first USB Flash Disk. As information flowed fr
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04/07/2024
