by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jul 13, 2020 | Finding Hope, Hanging on to Hope, Never Lose Heart
June 4, 1986 – NCAA Track and Field Championship – Indianapolis, Indiana: Kathy Ormsby, from North Carolina State, the heavy favorite to win the 10,000-meter race, was in 4th place with a third of the race remaining. Suddenly, she moved to the outside of the track,...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jan 6, 2020 | Beating the Odds, Determination Despite the Odds, Hanging on to Hope
Monday, January 19, 2015 – St. Joseph Hospital, Lake St. Louis, Missouri: John Smith had been dead for more than 30 minutes when he arrived at the emergency room. The paramedics had done all they could do. Dr. Kent Stutterer and his emergency team worked on the...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Oct 1, 2019 | Courage Under Fire, Hanging on to Hope
March 12, 2005, 2 a.m. – Bridge Water Apartments, Duluth, Georgia: Ashley Smith made a quick trip to the 7-Eleven store to get a pack of cigarettes. When she pulled back into the apartment parking lot, she noticed the man sitting in the pickup. He made her uneasy. As...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Sep 24, 2019 | Enhanced Perspective, Hanging on to Hope, Overcoming Adversity, Uncategorized
1959 – Kuala Kangsar, Malaysia: The headaches and fatigue had persisted for several months. Anthony Burgess blew it off as a mysterious tropical illness, but he finally agreed to his wife Lynne’s request to see a doctor. Now the 42-year-old English teacher sat...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jun 18, 2019 | Against the Odds, Hanging on to Hope, Limitless Possibilities
Sunday, February 24, 1991 – Saudi Arabia – Al Khanjar Military Base: As he did every morning, U.S. Marine General Charles Krulak knelt in the chapel to pray. He prayed for a miracle. In one of the driest deserts on earth, Krulak needed a well that would produce...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Apr 15, 2019 | Hanging on to Hope, Never Lose Heart, Perserverance
1878 – Loretto Chapel – Sante Fe, New Mexico: The nuns stared sadly at the choir loft, positioned 22 feet above the chapel floor. They were distraught. Desperate. After five long years, their chapel was complete except for one thing – there were no stairs to the loft....
