by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Feb 23, 2026 | Adversity, Thankful Heart
“Gratitude is giving thanks for what we have. It is appreciating the simple things we sometimes take for granted. When we give thanks for those things that gratitude reciprocates giving us more to be thankful for.” ...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jan 6, 2025 | Chasing Your Dream, Encouragement, Thankful Heart
“You never know what’s in a person’s heart until they are tested. Don’t give up before the miracle.” Fannie Flagg 1980 – New York City: At the height of her acting career, 36-year-old Fannie Flag left Hollywood and moved to New York City...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Dec 23, 2024 | Compassion, Enhanced Perspective, Generosity, Thankful Heart
“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 –...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Sep 3, 2024 | Enhanced Perspective, Gratitude, Thankful Heart
“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.” ...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Dec 18, 2023 | Encouragement, Finding Hope, Thankful Heart
Christmas 1943 “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.” Taylor Caldwell August 1943 – U.S.S. North Carolina – South Pacific Ocean:...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Aug 28, 2023 | Adversity, Hanging on to Hope, Thankful Heart
“After my prayer, things happened so quickly that I knew it had to be more than coincidence. I never prayed for fame and fortune. I was just trying to make a living.” Danny Thomas...