“Not all of us can do great things, but we can all do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa May 1943 – Chungkai Prison Camp – Thailand: Scottish Captain Ernest Gordon lay dying in the infamous Japanese prison camp in a...
“Peace on earth will come to stay when we live Christmas every day.” Helen Steiner Rice Christmas Eve, 1914 – Ploegsteert Wood, Belgium: Charlie Brewer, a 19-year-old British lieutenant with the Bedfordshire Regiment, shivered in the 3-foot-deep by 3-foot-wide...
“You are to pay special attention to those who by accident of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.” St. Augustine Labor Day, September 1, 1986 – New York City: Laura Schroff, a 35-year-old USA Today ad executive, had...
“Each year when it’s Triple Crown time, I keep thinking that it should be me again, but you only get a chance like that once in a lifetime.” Eddie Sweat November 12, 1973 – Paris, Kentucky: It was a sad Monday morning for Eddie Sweat. The 34-year-old racehorse...
“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine.” Proverbs 15 January 18, 1988 – Spencer Public Library – Spencer, Iowa: Vicki Myron, the librarian for the farming town’s 11,000 residents, arrived Monday morning at 8 a.m. as she always did. The temperature was -15...
“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...
