Eye on Faith

Sunday, December 3, 2017

Who says a flower girl has to be six years old?

(Public Domain)

Certainly not Keely Crimando. She invited 87-year-old Dorothy Czartorski to serve as hers.

Czartorski, Crimando’s real-life grandmother, dressed as a fairy godmother for the occasion. Her wedding outfit was enhanced with wings and a wand.

Czartorski turned out to be "star of the show." She has long been the star of Crimando’s life. Keely remembers her grandmother’s Italian cooking with special fondness.

Crimando’s aunt was also a flower girl. She’s the one who wheeled “Gram” down the aisle. Both received many an accolade from guests and Facebook fans.

Resources

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-news/bride-asks-grandmother-to-be-fairy-flower-girl-in-her-wedding-it-made-me-so-happy/ar-BBG1ljm?OCID=ansmsnnews11

Copyright December 3, 2017 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved

Saturday, December 2, 2017

Running for a really long life

Rogers in 2016 (Photo by curtrog)

The day after Orville Rogers read Aerobics by Dr. Kenneth Cooper, he began running. That was half a century ago, and Rogers hasn’t quit since.

For his recent centennial birthday, Orville plus four generations of his closest kin ran a cumulative hundred miles. Although he can’t go as far as he used to, Rogers still lives life

“with a capital L.”

This World War II veteran was also a pilot during the Korean and Cold Wars. He eats “good food” and exercises regularly. Nevertheless, Rogers attributes his long life to one major thing: “my relationship with God.”

Resources

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-news/100-year-old-man-and-his-family-run-100-miles-to-celebrate-his-birthday/ar-BBFWalK?OCID=ansmsnnews11

Friday, December 1, 2017

Tesla: Battery hooah!

Tesla Headquarters (Photo by Windell Oskay)

In the fight for renewable energy, Tesla just won an important round.

CEO Elon Musk had pledged to build “the world’s biggest lithium ion battery” within 100 days or “provide it for free” to South Australia. The deadline has been met, and Tesla’s battery is now storing energy from a wind farm in that region. Thirty-thousand homes can be powered with this supply, which will go a long way toward alleviating South Australia’s blackouts.

Better yet, it’s contagious. South Korea will soon have a battery that “is about 50% bigger than Tesla’s.” This one is currently being built by the Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems company.

Resources

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/australia-just-switched-on-the-worlds-biggest-battery/ar-BBFZsbj?OCID=ansmsnnews11