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Old Morris Weisenstein had serious hearing problems for a number of years. He went to the doctor and the doctor was able to have him fitted for a set of hearing aids that allowed old Morris to hear 100%. Morris went back in a month to the doctor and the doctor said, "Mr. Weisenstein, your hearing is perfect. Your family must be really pleased that you can hear again." To which Morris said, "Oh, I haven't told my family yet. I just sit around and listen to the conversations. I've changed my will three times!"

Finally, the first day of school. Moishie Rosenberg was entering 8th grade. He turned to his friend Shloimie, to reflect on the year that was to come. “So what do you think Moishie?” his friend Shloimie asked. “Lots of pressure on you. After all your dad was valedictorian, your mom was valedictorian, and even your sister was valedictorian. Moishie paused, leaned back in his chair and said, "Looks like the end of an era!"

❄️ Promise Shall be as white as snow Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord : though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

5 Things You Didn't Know About America's First Grocery Store On September 6, 1916, the first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened in Memphis, Tennessee, by Clarence Saunders. Here are five things you probably didn’t know about America’s first grocery store... It Was the Country’s First Self-Service Grocery Store Before the first Piggly Wiggly opened, grocery customers were waited on by a salesperson who stood behind a counter, and most of the items for sale were out of their reach. Piggly Wiggly changed that by allowing customers to browse aisles and choose what they wanted themselves and then pay for them. It wasn’t a popular idea at first but quickly caught on. They Pioneered a Number of Firsts For Grocery Shoppers Along with being the first self-serve grocery store, Piggly Wiggly pioneered a number of things we take for granted today. They were the first grocery store to have refrigerated cases, shopping carts, and checkout stands. In addition, their employees were the first to wear uniforms. They were also the first to develop a nationally recognized and advertised brand of food. The Grocery Chain Is Still Going Strong Today, there are more than 600 store locations nationwide operating in 17 states, primarily in smaller cities and towns.. Surprisingly enough, the headquarters is in Keene, New Hampshire, where they operate no grocery stores. Most of the company’s stores are located throughout the South and Midwest. Piggly Wiggly Was the First Company to Franchise Clarence Saunders, the founder of the chain, was clearly a visionary. He not only changed the way that shoppers bought food, his company was the first to offer franchises. This allowed purchasers to own and operate their own grocery stores under the Piggly Wiggly name. The Name “Piggly Wiggly” Is a Mystery According to the Piggly Wiggly Web site, founder Clarence Saunders was "reluctant" to explain the origin of the company's name. There are two theories: One story says that, while riding a train, he looked out his window and saw several little pigs struggling to get under a fence, which prompted him to think of the rhyme. Someone once asked him why he had chosen such an unusual name for his organization, to which he replied, "So people will ask that very question." Up until his death in 1953, he never explained the reason.

5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Mother Teresa After several years of deteriorating health, including heart, lung and kidney problems, Mother Teresa died on this day in 1997, at the age of 87. Here are 5 things you may not know about Mother Teresa. She Took The Name of Teresa By Saint Teresa of Lisieux Although, she is known as Mother Teresa world-wide, her real name was Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu. At the age of 18 he left her home to go to Ireland and entered the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, better known as the Sisters of Loreto. She took the name of Teresa in honor of Saint Teresa of Lisieux, patroness of the missions and Doctor of the Church. She never saw her family again in her entire life. She Received The Nobel Peace Prize In 1979, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her humanitarian work with the poor. She refused the traditional ceremonial banquet for laureates, asking that its $192,000 cost be given to the poor in India and saying that earthly rewards were important only if they helped her to help the world's needy. In her acceptance speech, she called herself “unworthy” of the award. After the ceremony, Mother Teresa was canonized by Pope Francis as Saint Teresa. She Didn’t Have Time to Meet With The Pope Church leaders were aware of Mother Teresa’s work in the 1960s and were willing to lend their support to her projects. Mother Teresa always put her mission work above other things, even when Pope Paul VI was visiting India. He asked to meet her, but she told him she was too busy with her charity work, and he was so impressed that he gave her the car he was using in India. She had no use for 1964 Lincoln convertible, so she decided to raffle the car to raise money to build a leprosy hospital in India. Mother Teresa And Princess Diana Were Friends Princess Diana had an unlikely friendship with Mother Teresa. Diana and Mother Teresa both cared for helping the poor and less fortunate, which is something they bonded deeply over. During their last meeting in 1997, they prayed together, walking hand-in-hand through the streets of New York City. It was just a few weeks before they both died. Diana died in a tragic accident in Paris on August 31st, and Teresa passed away just 5 days later in India. She Was Canonized Because of Miracles In 2002, Mother Teresa was recognized by the church as having performed a miracle when a woman with abdominal cancer, Monica Besra, said she was cured by a bright light when a locket with Mother Teresa’s picture was placed on her. In 2008, a man with multiple tumors in his brain was cured just moments before he was to have surgery. Following a thorough investigation of her life, the church declared them miracles and elevated Mother Teresa to Saint Teresa.