Christmas is for children. But it is for grownups too. Even if it is a headache, a chore, and nightmare, it is a period of necessary defrosting of chill and hide bound hearts.

It's dangerous business, thinking you can make people over.

Strange, that certain superiority the goer-away feels for the stayer-at-home.

We can do whatever we wish to do provided our wish is strong enough. ... What do you want most to do? That's what I have to keep asking myself in the face of difficulties.

As any mom knows, having a baby is an extremely creative act and to love and create a baby, it's on par with any other creative act that we could come up with.

I always use my clients' products. This is not toady-ism, but elementary good manners.

You become a disciple in the biblical sense only when you are totally and completely committed to Jesus Christ and His Word.

To come upon love without seeking it is the only way to find it.

Nature is, after all, the only book that offers important content on every page.

I realize how desperately I need grace, therefore I try to lavishly give it.

Persistence is incredibly important. Persistence proves to the person you're trying to reach that you're passionate about something, that you really want something.

I'm the third of five children.

Swans in the winter air A white perfection have