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Hotel Bibles – Monroe Journal – Jan 19, 2023
“The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.” Frederick Buechner February 1995 – Brisbane, Australia: Berni Dymet stood on the balcony of the...
Don’t Let Them Break Through – Monroe Journal – July 23, 2015
“Never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large, or petty, never give in, except to convictions of honor or good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy." Winston Churchill ...
Mickey Mouse – Monroe Journal – Jan 18, 2018
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” Walt Disney 1923 – Kansas City, Missouri: Walt applied for a job as a cartoonist at the Kansas City Star newspaper....
The Girl Who Ran – Monroe Journal – Jan 5, 2023
“Many great things have begun with a single act of courage throughout history and today. A person steps out and makes one courageous decision and that one domino starts many other dominoes falling.” Andy Stanley April 19, 1964 – Boston, Massachusetts:...
The Pea Island Lifesavers – Monroe Journal – Feb 8, 2018
“God will not look us over for medals, degrees, or diplomas, but for scars.” Elbert Hubbard Pea Island, North Carolina, June 1878: Station No. 17, the Pea Island Life Saving Station, was...
It’s Never Too Late – Monroe Journal – Dec 29, 2022
“Our greatest regrets at the end of our lives will be the opportunities we left on the table, the passions we didn’t pursue and the dreams we didn’t go after.” Mark Batterson Anna Mary Robinson, also...
Mark’s Song – Monroe Journal – Dec 22, 2022
“How many great songs, stories and books are in desk drawers and file cabinets because somebody said, ‘That’s not very good,’ so people gave up?” Andy Andrews Christmas 1984 – Thomas Road Baptist Church,...
A Pinkie Promise – Monroe Journal – Dec 15, 2015
“Go for it while you can. I know you have it in you. I can't promise you'll get everything you want, but I can promise nothing will change if you don't try.” J.M. Darhower June 1992 –...
Robben Island – Monroe Journal – Oct 17, 2019
“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.” Nelson Mandela 1964 – Robben Island Prison – South Africa: It was said to be closest thing to hell in this world. The small...
The Mentor – Monroe Journal – Dec 8, 2022
“If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” Benjamin Franklin March 1941 – Marion, Virginia: He was a writer best remembered for his critically acclaimed collection of short stories...
