“Embrace the future and keep your back up against the past.”

“Often we can't reach what is in front of us until we let go what is behind. Don't let your struggle become your identity.”

“Our freedom through Christ means we are all free to love one another and to serve one another.”

“Often the most effective statement we can make in a noisy world is to say nothing at all. Don't waste your words over something or to someone who deserves silence.”

“We can't always take the higher road when faced with adversity. Sometimes for the sake of restoration, peace and sharing the love of Jesus, we have to walk through the tribulation.”

“Perspective is a powerful attitude, providing the ability to see circumstances, no matter how challenging, as an opportunity.”

“The truth is that the world is full of dragons, and none of us are as powerful or cool as wed like to be. And that sucks. But when youre confronted with that fact, you can either crawl into a hole ...”

“After all, it's all kinds of things that make up a life, right? The big, like falling in love and spending time with your family, and the little....like blow drying your hair, applying concealer, a...”

“I don't imagine book elitists as my audience when writing. I dream about teachers, morticians and garbage men instead.”

“every time God forgives us, God is saying that God's own rules do not matter as much as the relationship that God wants to create with us.”

“I've never heard anyone say "I wish I hadn't forgiven.”

“We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness an...”

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection”

“I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand & the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is the way you move ag...”

“Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze. ”