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Singing to the Chickens – Monroe Journal – March 20, 2025
Don’t let your dreams be molded by other people who don’t know what you are called to do. Dream big dreams that transcend you and ultimately trust God to help make those dreams come true. Arnold Allen March 1964 – Sevier County High School –...
Before Harry – Monroe Journal – March 13, 2025
“Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.” Zig Ziglar Late 1990 – Manchester, England: Jo boarded the late afternoon train bound for London’s King’s Cross Station only to learn that the train was delayed by four hours. At 25, she was divorced,...
Painting at 100 – Monroe Journal – March 13, 2024
“It is never too late to become what you might have been.” George Eliot 1860, Greenwich, New York: Anna Mary Robertson was born on a farm with five brothers and four sisters and did her share of the chores around the farm. With money scarce, her parents hired her out...
The Moment That Saved a Career – Monroe Journal – Feb 29, 2025
“I was just trying to make the world a little bit better. That’s what you are supposed to do with your life, isn’t it?” Pee Wee Reese July 23, 1918 – Louisville, Kentucky: Harold Peter Henry “Pee Wee” Reese was born on a muggy summer afternoon. He was so...
Wilma’s Fairytale – Monroe Journal – Feb 20, 2025
“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion. The potential for greatness lives within each of us.” Wilma Rudolph September 7, 1960, Olympic...
Chief Anderson’s Monumental Flight – Monroe Journal – February 17, 2025
“Never let the odds keep you from pursuing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.” Satchel Paige April 11, 1941 – Tuskegee Institute – Tuskegee, Alabama: First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited the Moton...
Singing in the Back of the Bus – Monroe Journal – Feb 6, 2025
“Sometimes, when you lose your way, you find yourself.” Mandy Hale 1968 – Nashville, Tennessee: The crowd fell deathly silent when 27-year-old Charley Pride walked onstage. They stared at the singer. Charley tipped his hat, “Ladies and gentlemen, I realize it’s...
Single Missionary Seeks Adventurous Female – Monroe Journal – Feb 3, 2025
“I never prayed sincerely and earnestly about anything, but it came at some time; no matter how distant a day, somehow, in some shape, probably the least I would have devised, it came.” Adoniram Judson October 1811 – Boston, Massachusetts: When...
Behind the Mask – Monroe Journal – January 23, 2025
“I needed to be successful the way that I needed air; nothing was going to deny me. Telling me ‘You can’t do it’ only strengthened my resolve.” Franc D’Ambrosio 1979 – Bronx, New York: His mother was in the kitchen when 17-year-old Franc D’Ambrosio finally summoned...
Homeless to Harvard – Monroe Journal – January 16, 2025
“It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.” J.K. Rowling December 26, 1996 – Potter’s Field Cemetery, New York City: On the day after Christmas, Liz Murray borrowed money for a cab ride to the small pauper’s cemetery. There was no money for a...
