Today’s Word: nadir

Today's word is bnadir/b, part of this week's theme, bAt the minimum./b It is a (noun) and is pronounced [NAY-dahr, NAY-deer']. Click to read the definition, origin and see it in action! br/br/ Thu: a href='http://www.vocabvitamins.com/archives/words.php?d=2010-03-11'exiguous/a | Wed: a href='http://www.vocabvitamins.com/archives/words.php?d=2010-03-10'scintilla/a | Tue: a href='http://www.vocabvitamins.com/archives/words.php?d=2010-03-09'modicum/a | Mon: a href='http://www.vocabvitamins.com/archives/words.php?d=2010-03-08'iota/a | Fri: a href='http://www.vocabvitamins.com/archives/words.php?d=2010-03-05'malign/a |

Mini Marathon Runners

!--paging_filter--pAn eight-year-old running a marathon? Impossible, you say. But what if those 26.2 miles were broken up into short increments, run over several months? Itrsquo;s called a kidsrsquo; marathon, and itrsquo;s catching on all over the United States, where childhood obesity rates having tripled in the past 30 years. /p pa href=http://www.guideposts.com/story/marathon-kids-running-healthyread more/a/p

Today’s Word: exiguous

Today's word is bexiguous/b, part of this week's theme, bAt the minimum./b It is a (adjective) and is pronounced [ig-ZIG-yoo-ahs, ik-SIG-yoo-ahs]. Click to read the definition, origin and see it in action! br/br/ Wed: a href='http://www.vocabvitamins.com/archives/words.php?d=2010-03-10'scintilla/a | Tue: a href='http://www.vocabvitamins.com/archives/words.php?d=2010-03-09'modicum/a | Mon: a href='http://www.vocabvitamins.com/archives/words.php?d=2010-03-08'iota/a | Fri: a href='http://www.vocabvitamins.com/archives/words.php?d=2010-03-05'malign/a | Thu: a href='http://www.vocabvitamins.com/archives/words.php?d=2010-03-04'revile/a |

Haitian Churches Keep the Faith

!--paging_filter--pIn the Greater Boston area of Massachusettsmdash;thousands of miles from the epicenter of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that crumbled buildings in Haiti on January 12mdash;Haitian churches have become a hub for a large community to grieve and confront their spirituality and faith./p p Not only have many of the churches expanded their roles as social and spiritual centers, but most have assumed emergency responsibilities as well, caring for mourners, raising money to send to relatives still in Haiti and consoling earthquake survivors, the emBoston Globe/em reports. /p pa href=http://www.guideposts.com/story/haitian-churches-keep-faithread more/a/p

Father Pitches With a Purpose

!--paging_filter--pThe odds are stacked against 33-year-old right-handed minor league pitcher Scott Atchison as he prepares to try out for the Boston Red Sox this spring. /p pBut he's doing it for his 2-year-old daughter, who has showed him that no obstacle is too tough to overcome./p pCallie, the first child of Scott and Sarah Atchison, was born with the rare genetic disease thrombocytopenia-absent radius (TAR), the emBoston Globe /emreports./p pa href=http://www.guideposts.com/story/red-sox-tryoutread more/a/p

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