Nothing takes God by surprise, not even cancer.

Sometimes the Lord allows us to go through tough times so we learn to rely upon Him.

All the seeming "coincidences" .... were actually God catching me in his arms.

God promises to hear and answer our prayers, but he doesn't always answer the way we want him to.

If we praise God when things are tough, we show our trust in Him.

Lord, thank you for the people who care more about me than about their schedules.

The luxury of relaxation ... is part of the healing process.

Jesus...remains in control of my circumstances, no matter the size of the waves.

Help me to get my eyes off my suffering and onto you, God.

What issues sidetrack you from your mission to get well?

The Lord chose to give me back my life, not because I deserved it, but because he had work for me to do.

The average author hawks their books at many events. They are vigilant promoters, waiting for a breakthrough. They do this, or else watch their novel wither away.

We are born more dead than when we die after we have searched death through the storm of the instants of our entire life.

They dream in courtship, but in wedlock wake.

Laughter isn't even the other side of tears. It is tears turned inside out. Truly the suffering is great, here on earth.

The biggest compliment I get is that I don't sound like anybody else. I think I value that as the highest compliment.

Profiles mean nothing. You could say, 'I want this,' but then it's not out there.

If I knew what the picture was going to be like I wouldn’t make it. It was almost like it was made already – the challenge is more about trying to make what you can’t think of.

I'm not trying to spell out a story. I still think you feel the painting, and the reason you read the mark is because you also feel the mark.

Just the other day, it seems, the kids were running through the house, slamming doors, breaking glass, making noise. Time goes by so quickly. Sometimes everything seems so fleeting.

History is not the proper midden for digging up novelties. Perhaps that is one reason why a nation bent on novelty ignores it.