“Don’t allow the tragedy of your youth to become a lifelong excuse. Where you start in life doesn’t have to dictate where you end up.” Hal Donaldson August 1969 – Concord, California: Twelve-year-old Hal Donaldson and his younger siblings were home alone...
“And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are never alone. Not when the night is darkest, the wind coldest, and the world seemingly most indifferent. Emmanuel. God with us.” Taylor Caldwell Christmas 1862 –...
“Watch a man in times of adversity to discover what kind of man he is; for then at last words of truth are drawn from the depths of his heart and the mask is torn off.” ...
“The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don’t let it get the best of you.” Will Rogers 2009 – Worchester, Massachusetts: Michael Vaudreuil made the cold walk to his small apartment after his second...
“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 1940 – Los Angeles, California: John...
“A calling is not some carefully crafted plan. It’s what’s left when the plan goes horribly wrong. It is the thing you can’t not do.” Jeff Goins 1960s – Athens, Alabama: Susie Scott hated her childhood. She grew up on a farm in rural Morgan County,...
