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Tunnel 29 – Monroe Journal – June 24, 2024
“Always believe that there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Believe that you may be that light for someone else.” Kobe Yamada October 1961 – West Berlin, Germany: Joachim Rudolph, a 22-year-old West Berlin...
Nick’s Story – Monroe Journal – June 17, 2024
“My mother and father taught me to count my blessings, to focus on the things I had, not those I didn’t have. After feeling sorry for myself for years, I finally learned to count.” Nick Vujicic 1997 – Melbourne, Australia: At 16, Nick Vujicic...
A Boater’s Nightmare – Monroe Journal – June 10, 2024
“Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.” I Corinthians 13:7 NLT January 7, 2015 - Deerfield Beach, Florida: Rob Konrad left the marina at 6 a.m. in his 30-foot Grady White boat....
The Dictionary – Monroe Journal – June 3, 2024
“Great works are performed, not by strength but by perseverance.” Samuel Johnson April 26, 1878 – Oxford University, Oxford, England: “Mr. Murray, what are your...
The Woman Behind the Wheel – Monroe Journal – May 28, 2024
August 12, 1888 – Mannheim, Germany: In the early morning, Bertha Benz and her two sons, Eugen (15) and Richard (13), quietly pushed the motorwagen out of the workshop and only started it when a safe distance from the house. Bertha left a note on the kitchen table for...
Fierce Determination – Monroe Journal – May 21, 2024
“If someone says, ‘That’s impossible,’ you should understand it as, ‘According to my limited experience and narrow understanding of reality, that’s very unlikely.’” Paul Buchheit March 24, 2002 – Innova Fairfax Hospital – Falls...
Jake’s Journey – Monroe Journal – May 13, 2024
“We are all faced with great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” Chuck Swindoll October 2000 – Indianapolis, Indiana: Kristine and Michael Barnett sat nervously waiting for the behavioral...
A Miracle in Mainz – Monroe Journal – May 6, 2024
“Creation is the Lord’s providence; the man who made this invention was touched by God.” Peter Schoeffer August 1454 – Frankfurt, Germany: Johann Gutenberg took his Bibles to the Autumn Fair, a two-week trade...
The Reluctant Artist – Monroe Journal – April 29, 2024
“Don’t listen to those who say, ‘It’s not done that way.’ Maybe it’s not, but you’ll do it anyway. Don’t listen to those who say, ‘You’re taking too big a chance.’ Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor, which would surely be rubbed out today.” ...
Out of the Ashes – Monroe Journal – April 22, 2024
“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you; they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.” Bernice Johnson Reagon 1893 - Midway Hotel – Kearney, Nebraska: Shortly before sunrise, hotel proprietor Orison Marden awoke to the...
