Just remember, forgiveness is a way of setting yourself free of the bondage put on you by others. There is liberty to he had in it.

Perhaps this is what it was all about. Leaning on God when life made no sense, as well as when the answers seem clear.

Instead of asking Him to remember you, why not pray to find comfort and value where He has taken you.

you cannot let the pain of the past destroy the happiness of the future.

love isn't about living in fear. It's not about controlling the hearts of those around you. It is patient and kind. It endures and believes the very best. It never gives up.

Consequences don’t just go away. They aren’t suddenly dissolved just because forgiveness has been desired or given.

My ma always told me that when I found things were too hard to figure out, I could probably bet that I hadn't prayed on it first.

Sometimes, my books start with a scene I see in my mind, such as a woman in a wedding dress running away from her wedding like in 'Embers of Love.' Sometimes, a book can start with a character.

In visions of the night, like dropping rain, Descend the many memories of pain

Sophie is asking mum ‘Why am I NOT a doll NOT an adult NOT a boy NOT a giraffe?’ It’s so easy to miss all we are when we focus on what we are not!

[Donald Trump] even quoted a tweet from a self-identified 16-year-old as a way to justify crazy unsupported claims about the popular vote.

I work too hard and don't play enough.

Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitude.

I came to the Braves on business, and I intended to see that business was good as long as I could.

Here in America, people come out to see what they've known you to do. In England it's like everyone comes out to tell you exactly how well they think you're doing.

I'm a disciple of Raymond Chandler, who said in his essays that there's a quality of redemption in anything that can be called art.

There's nothing that does so much harm as good intentions.

Whenever I get down about life going by too quickly, what helps me is a little mantra that I repeat to myself: at least I'm not a fruit fly.