by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Sep 9, 2021 | Adversity, Overcoming Adversity, Perserverance
1975 – Pelham, Alabama: Young Dabo witnessed things no child should see. Ervil Swinney, his alcoholic father, didn’t always come home at night, and on the nights he did, he often fought with his wife, Carol. Several times the police were called to their home. When...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jul 27, 2021 | Adversity, Perserverance, Tests and Trials
The troubles and tough times in our lives have a way of shaping and molding our character. Our greatest accomplishments are often learned in the school of adversity and suffering. As the days through which Job suffered are the ones that make him worth remembering, so...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jul 9, 2021 | Adversity, Overcoming Obstacles, Perserverance
Christmas 2003 – Henderson, Tennessee: After raising three children of their own, David and Laurie Novak had raised ten foster children before 17-month-old Lexi and her 2-month-old brother, Robby, came to live with them the week before Christmas. The Novak’s foster...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jun 28, 2021 | Overcoming Adversity, Overcoming Obstacles, Perserverance
1947 – Sycamore, Illinois: Learning to read was a struggle for young David Boies, and it was exasperating and frustrating for his schoolteacher mother. Because he struggled, his mother assumed he was lazy. Instead of learning to read, David preferred to memorize...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | May 11, 2021 | Confidence, Never Give Up, Perserverance
1899 – Detroit, Michigan: At age 36, his associates and friends referred to him as “a day-dreaming mechanic who preferred to tinker with odd machines rather than to work steadily at a responsible job.” He had been fired from one job, quit several others, and had...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | May 5, 2021 | Never Give Up, Perserverance, Refusing to Quit
1981 – San Diego, California: When Bob Goff told his parents he was applying to law school, they stared in disbelief. Both educators, they had been disappointed with his academic performance. When he graduated from high school, they suggested that he pursue a...
