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Hello Darkness – Monroe Journal – Oct 23, 2024
“In the end, it’s not about what you have or what you accomplished. It’s about who you lifted up, who you’ve made better, what you have given back.” Denzel Washington September 1958 –...
Man of the Millennium – Monroe Journal – Oct 17, 2024
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is to always try one more time.” Thomas Edison 5:15 p.m. December 9, 1914 – West Orange, New Jersey: The fire started in building 41, which housed the...
Patton’s Prayer – Monroe Journal – Oct 10, 2024
“God does not answer vague prayers. The more specific your prayers are, the more glory God receives.” Mark Batterson December 8, 1944 – The Ardennes Forest – Germany: After three weeks of steady rain, General George Patton...
A Five Mile Fall – October 3, 2024
“Scars are not signs of weakness, they are signs of survival and endurance.” Rodney Winters January 23, 1945 – Neuss, Germany: Fred Gonzales woke early that morning, excited to be flying...
The Voice – Monroe Journal – Sept 26, 2024
“Not only can you overcome your weaknesses, but sometimes they even transform into your greatest strength.” James Earl Jones 1945 – Dixon Rural Agricultural School – Brethren, Michigan: Donald Crouch, the new ninth grade English...
Miracle in Massachusetts – Monroe Journal – Sept 19, 2024
“Providence would seem to sleep unless faith and prayer awaken it. The disciples had little faith in their master's accounts, yet that little faith awakened him in a storm, and he rescued them.” Stephen Charnock February 18, 1952 – Coast...
The Mighty Mites – Monroe Journal – Sept 12, 2024
“The fact of being an underdog changes people in ways we often fail to appreciate. It opens doors, creates opportunities, enlightens, and permits things that might otherwise have seemed unthinkable.” Malcolm Gladwell 1926 -...
That Girl Johnson – Monroe Journal – Sept 5, 2024
“Some succeed because they are destined to. Others succeed because they are determined to.” Henry Van Dyke February 1962 - Cape Canaveral, Florida: Astronaut John Glenn was excited to be the...
The Luckiest Man – Monroe Journal – August 29, 2024
“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.” ...
Storms – Monroe Journal – August 22, 2024
“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...
