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The Voice – Monroe Journal – Sept 26, 2024
“Not only can you overcome your weaknesses, but sometimes they even transform into your greatest strength.” James Earl Jones 1945 – Dixon Rural Agricultural School – Brethren, Michigan: Donald Crouch, the new ninth grade English...
Miracle in Massachusetts – Monroe Journal – Sept 19, 2024
“Providence would seem to sleep unless faith and prayer awaken it. The disciples had little faith in their master's accounts, yet that little faith awakened him in a storm, and he rescued them.” Stephen Charnock February 18, 1952 – Coast...
The Mighty Mites – Monroe Journal – Sept 12, 2024
“The fact of being an underdog changes people in ways we often fail to appreciate. It opens doors, creates opportunities, enlightens, and permits things that might otherwise have seemed unthinkable.” Malcolm Gladwell 1926 -...
That Girl Johnson – Monroe Journal – Sept 5, 2024
“Some succeed because they are destined to. Others succeed because they are determined to.” Henry Van Dyke February 1962 - Cape Canaveral, Florida: Astronaut John Glenn was excited to be the...
The Luckiest Man – Monroe Journal – August 29, 2024
“Watch a man in times of adversity to discover what kind of man he is; for then at last words of truth are drawn from the depths of his heart and the mask is torn off.” ...
Storms – Monroe Journal – August 22, 2024
“The storms in our lives have a purpose. My journey through depression made me stronger. No matter your storm, it never rains forever.” Ginger Zee November 2011 – New York City: Two weeks before she began her dream job as a meteorologist on ABC’s Good Morning...
Mamie Brown’s Baby Boy – Monroe Journal – August 15, 2024
“It only took a minute for someone to look at an evaluation and categorize me as someone who couldn’t learn. And I believed them. It took another minute for someone to tell me different. Thankfully, I believed them, too." Les Brown 1957 – Liberty City, Florida: Les...
Mr. Inspiration – Monroe Journal – August 9, 2024
“Courage is taking one more step in the face of adversity. Blaze a trail for others to follow.” Bob Wieland 1983 – Roswell, New Mexico: The thermometer read 105 degrees as Frosty Woolridge, who was biking...
Chernobyl – Monroe Journal – Aug 1, 2024
“The ultimate test of a man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.” Gaylord Nelson April 26, 1986, 1:23 a.m. – Pripyat,...
Persist Without Exception – Monroe Journal – July 29, 2024
My father was right when he said the lessons that I learned on the Heard Elementary School football field would result in success someday.” Andy Andrews August 1971 – Dothan, Alabama: After several of his 6th grade buddies decided to try out for the Heard...
