Books are such a great way to spend time with your children, open lines of communication with your children, and just build that strong foundation.

Open your heart and invite God into every circumstance because when God enters the scene, miracles happen.

In life, we will always encounter difficult people. Don't allow them to frustrate you or steal your joy.

Today let me reassure you, God knows right where you are and He knows how to get you to where you need to be. Even when things don’t go the way you planned, His hand is on you.

The pressure you are facing is not going to break you. It's going to make you.

You wouldn't go very long without eating food; don't let your spirit starve either. Feed on the Word of God every day.

As women, we're nurturers by nature. We want to make sure everyone is happy. That's a good thing, but we also have to put ourselves on that happiness list.

Don't settle for average. You were made for greatness.

The people closest to you need to hear your words of encouragement the most!

One of the first choices we make every day is your attitude. Wake up and put on an attitude of thanksgiving!

When life feels like a yoyo, no matter the ups or the downs know that you'll always end up in the hands of Almighty God.

Patience is underscored with forgiveness.

Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small steps.

You have to be interested in inequality. The issue of inequality and that of poverty are not separable.

I'm old enough to never say never. I never had a grand plan with what I was going to do. There are some movies that I would like to be involved with, but I'm trying to be a working actor.

If you apologize for something that isn't your fault in the first place, you, in effect, confirm their belief that it is your fault.

We have had too much of the Clintons, too much of the establishment, too much of Bushes. We have had too much of the old names and the old theories. It's time for a new theory.

You lose that sacred-cow status when you lose three straight years.

I'm receiving 300 to 500 letters every week from people telling me that God used my stories to save their marriage or to introduce them to Christ or to heal a relationship that had been broken.

Infinity is present in each part. A loving smile contains all art. The motes of starlight spark and dart. A grain of sand holds power and might.

Methinks sometimes I have no more wit than a Christian.