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The Stroke – Monroe Journal – May 5, 2022
“Every struggle in our life will become a story someday. It will either be a story about how we got stronger and persevered or a story about why we gave up. We can’t always choose our struggles, but we can choose which story becomes true.” ...
Dickie V – Monroe Journal – April 28, 2022
Dickie V “When bad things happen in your life, just turn the page and start a new chapter. Don’t close the book.” Latoya Jackson November 8, 1979 – Detroit, Michigan: NBA Detroit Pistons owner Bill Davidson drove to...
Eye of the Storm – Monroe Journal – April 21, 2022
“My friend, at one point or another, the sky will darken, the winds will rage and we will find ourselves in the eye of a storm. It is in the storms that God does his finest work, for in the storms he has our keenest attention. Max Lucado 2014 – Boise, Idaho: The...
At Rock Bottom – Monroe Journal – June 1, 2019
“There was never a night or problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.” Bernard Williams 2:45 p.m. Saturday, April 26, 2003 – Blue John Canyon, Utah: Aron Ralston had hiked seven...
A Confederacy of Dunces – Monroe Journal – April 14, 2022
“Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake somebody.” Henry W. Longfellow March 26, 1969 – New Orleans, Louisiana: Ken Toole, a 31-year-old English professor,...
The Snowstorm Preacher – Monroe Journal – June 21, 2018
“A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.” Charles Haddon Spurgeon Sunday, January...
Pianos from Heaven – Monroe Journal – April 7, 2022
“Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events. It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped.” Robert...
Bringing Smoke Home – Monroe Journal – Sept 29, 2016
“When you start a thing, don’t quit until you finish it.” Henry Ford Sunday, May 8, 2008 – Camp Al-Taqaddum, Falujah, Iraq: U.S. Marine Colonel John Folsom, the top-ranking officer on the base was accustomed to waking up to the sound of helicopter rotors. But on...
The Angel of the Battlefield – Monroe Journal – March 31, 2022
You must never think about whether you like it or not, whether it is bearable or not; you must never think of anything except the need and how to meet it.” Clara Barton Christmas...
Visits to the Louvre Museum – Monroe Journal – January 25, 2018
“One must from time-to-time attempt things that are beyond one’s capacity.” Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1874 – Overheard in a Paris art studio: “He has no talent at all, that boy! You who are his friend, please...
