by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Dec 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
“Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you. I Thessalonians 5 October 1620 – North Atlantic Ocean: Freezing water rained down on the frightened passengers as they huddled below deck in semi-darkness, the ship’s hold lit only by a few candles....
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Nov 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
“The greatest test of courage is to bear defeat without losing heart.” Robert Ingersoll 1886 – New York City: After Milton Hershey’s small candy business...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Nov 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
“Make up your mind that no matter what comes your way, no matter how difficult, no matter how unfair, you will do more than simply survive. You will thrive despite it.” Chad Foster Fall 1963 – Oxford, England: It began with increasing...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jun 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
“The two most important requirements for success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it.” Ray Kroc 1954 – On the road in Central Missouri: Ray Kroc found a phone booth, stopped, and called the corporate...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Aug 26, 2024 | Never Lose Heart, Overcoming Adversity, Tests and Trials, Uncategorized
“The storms in our lives have a purpose. My journey through depression made me stronger. No matter your storm, it never rains forever.” Ginger Zee November 2011 – New York City: Two weeks before she began her dream job as a meteorologist on ABC’s Good Morning...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Apr 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
“If I had listened to all the people who told me you are too small to play basketball, I wouldn’t be in the NBA today. Always believe.” Muggsy Bogues 1980 – Dunbar High School – Baltimore, Maryland: Muggsy Bogues was shooting basketball in the school gym when an...
