September 13, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Wednesday, September 13.

In 122 AD, the emperor of Rome was named Hadrian. On September 13th of that year, he began to build a wall across Britain, the northern border of his empire. It was over 80 miles long and came to be known as Hadrian's Wall. That was almost 2000 years ago, and some of that wall is still there.

September 11, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Monday, September 11.

There are moments that happen in every generation that are so earth shattering, that everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing when they heard the news.  For my parent's generation it was December 7, 1941, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.  For my generation it was November 22, 1963, the assassination of President Kennedy.  And for all of us, it was September 11, 2001.

September 7, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, September 7.

On September 7, 1860, a baby girl was born. Her name was Anna Mary Robertson. Doesn't ring a bell? Maybe you know her nickname - Grandma Moses. She is considered, by many, to be one of America's greatest folk art painters. But the real story is about when she earned that honor. Grandma Moses didn't start painting until she was 78 years old!

September 5, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, September 5.

I must begin today with an apology. These little daily thoughts, in addition to being published on the Shelby County Today website, go out in hundreds of emails, many of them to people who are not fortunate enough to live in the great state of Texas. There's going to be some "Texas bragging" in this devotion, and so, to all those unfortunate readers out there, I offer my heartfelt apology.

August 31, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, August 31.

On this day, in 1990, something happened in Major League Baseball that had never happened before. A father and son started for the same team. Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Jr. batted back-to-back in the first inning, each hit a single, and each scored, leading the Seattle Mariners to a win. A memorable moment.