Be The Miracle

Be The Miracle

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts....
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Labor of Love

“True, we love life, not because we are used to living, but because we are used to loving. There is always some madness in love, but there is also always some reason in madness.” –  Petrarch, poet from The Italian Renaissance Retired Army Colonel Lawrence Becco...
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The Last Hurricane

The main reason my wife and I chose East Tennessee as the place to begin our future together, is that at the time my then 19 year-old twins sons began attending the University of Tennessee. They were both majoring in music. Now 26, they are both back in Nashville and...
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Christmas at War By Henry Piarrot

Christmas at War By Henry Piarrot In young America, Christmas was initially considered to be a more reverent observation than a cheerful celebration. Because of the seriousness of her peoples’ devotion to their faith, for a time, the reinvented pagan holiday was...
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