Welcome to Pete’s Perspective Blog
We really would like to hear from you. Contact Us.
A Wing and a Prayer – Monroe Journal – August 3, 2023
The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.” Norman Schwarzkopf December 20, 1943 – Somewhere Over Germany: U.S. Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Charlie Brown glanced outside the...
The Peace Prayer – Monroe Journal – July 27, 2023
“People may resist our help, spurn our appeals, and reject our suggestions, but they are powerless against our prayers.” Rick Warren October 9, 1989 - St. Nicholas Church – Leipzig, East Germany: Shortly after 6 p.m. on this...
The Brothers Rutan – Monroe Journal – July 20, 2023
“Impossible is just a word. If you dream it, you can do it, if you don’t quit.” Irene Rutan December 23,...
Operation Donkey – Monroe Journal – July 13, 2023
“When you start a thing, don’t quit until you finish it.” Henry Ford Sunday, May 8, 2008 – Camp Taqaddum, Fallujah, Iraq: U.S. Marine Colonel John Folsom, the base commander of the Marine 1st Combat Logistics Battalion, was accustomed to waking up to the sound of...
The Girl from Butcher Holler – Monroe Journal – July 6, 2023
“Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.” Lou Holtz April 1932 - Butcher Holler, Kentucky: The Webbs couldn’t afford the hospital 10 miles away in Paintsville, so Loretta...
My Dog Ate My Book – Monroe Journal – June 29, 2023
“Trying times are no time to quit trying. The secret of success is to start from scratch and keep on scratching.” John Mason May 27, 1936 – Salinas, California: It had been a tough week for John Steinbeck. He tried to be in good humor...
No Chance – Monroe Journal – June 22, 2023
“You can’t always choose the path that you walk in life, but you can always choose the manner in which you walk it.” John O’Leary January 17, 1987 – St. Louis, Missouri: John O’Leary had watched older kids in his neighborhood playing with fire....
Brian’s Story – Monroe Journal – June 15, 2023
“Adversity and struggle are part of baseball. They are part of life. No one is immune. Those who are successful learn to deal with it.” Brian Snitker July 19, 2022 – Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California: Atlanta Braves Manager Brian Snitker leaned...
Ft. Payne’s Sock Queen – Monroe Journal – June 8, 2023
“Don’t listen to those who say, “It’s not done that way.” Maybe it’s not, but maybe 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...
From the White House to the Jail House – Monroe Journal – June 8, 2023
“One of the greatest things that happened in my life was going to prison. I was increasingly drawn to the idea that God had put me in prison for a purpose and that I should do something for those I had left behind.” Chuck Colson July 9, 1974 - Maxwell Air Force...
