by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Oct 28, 2025 | Against the Odds, Chasing Your Dream, Miracles
“Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.” Napoleon Bonaparte April 2, 1931 – Chattanooga, Tennessee: Young Jackie Mitchell had been too excited to sleep the night before. Chattanooga Lookout owner Joe Engel told her that she might pitch in an exhibition...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jun 16, 2025 | Chasing Your Dream, Enhanced Perspective, Hanging on to Hope
Paw Prints “If it’s what God called you to do, don’t let anyone discourage you from it.” Tommy Hollenstein March 10, 1985 – Canoga Park, California: It was the kind of beautiful spring afternoon that southern California is known for. After work that day, Tommy...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Apr 21, 2025 | Chasing Your Dream, Encouragement
“God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile.” Max Lucado 1984 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Night after night, Max sat at his desk working on his book. While he wrote, his...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Apr 14, 2025 | Chasing Your Dream, Long Shots, Overcoming Obstacles
“Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.”Winston Churchill July 1941 – St. Louis, Missouri: Yogi Berra, 16, and Joe Garagiola, 17, took the bus to...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Mar 24, 2025 | Chasing Your Dream, Limitless Possibilities
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 –...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Mar 18, 2025 | Adversity, Chasing Your Dream, Never Lose Heart
“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,...
