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The Peanut Man – Monroe Journal – Feb 2, 2023
“He could have added fortune to fame, but caring for neither, he found happiness and honor in being helpful to the world.” George Washington Carver’s epitaph 1916 – Enterprise, Alabama: Anxiety was the order of the day in Enterprise, the county seat...
Pilgrim’s Progress – Monroe Journal – Jan 26, 2023
“Life at times appears to fall apart. But it’s going to be ok. God is whispering to you. That is his voice you hear. Trust him. Allow the creator of the universe to comfort you. If God can make a galaxy, can’t he make good out of your bad and sense out of your...
Hotel Bibles – Monroe Journal – Jan 19, 2023
“The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.” Frederick Buechner February 1995 – Brisbane, Australia: Berni Dymet stood on the balcony of the...
Don’t Let Them Break Through – Monroe Journal – July 23, 2015
“Never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large, or petty, never give in, except to convictions of honor or good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy." Winston Churchill ...
Mickey Mouse – Monroe Journal – Jan 18, 2018
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” Walt Disney 1923 – Kansas City, Missouri: Walt applied for a job as a cartoonist at the Kansas City Star newspaper....
The Girl Who Ran – Monroe Journal – Jan 5, 2023
“Many great things have begun with a single act of courage throughout history and today. A person steps out and makes one courageous decision and that one domino starts many other dominoes falling.” Andy Stanley April 19, 1964 – Boston, Massachusetts:...
The Pea Island Lifesavers – Monroe Journal – Feb 8, 2018
“God will not look us over for medals, degrees, or diplomas, but for scars.” Elbert Hubbard Pea Island, North Carolina, June 1878: Station No. 17, the Pea Island Life Saving Station, was...
It’s Never Too Late – Monroe Journal – Dec 29, 2022
“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 Anna Mary Robinson, also...
Mark’s Song – Monroe Journal – Dec 22, 2022
“How many great songs, stories and books are in desk drawers and file cabinets because somebody said, ‘That’s not very good,’ so people gave up?” Andy Andrews Christmas 1984 – Thomas Road Baptist Church,...
A Pinkie Promise – Monroe Journal – Dec 15, 2015
“Go for it while you can. I know you have it in you. I can't promise you'll get everything you want, but I can promise nothing will change if you don't try.” J.M. Darhower June 1992 –...
