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.

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.

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.

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.

Do not let the memories of your past limit the potential of your future. There are no limits to what you can achieve on your journey through life, except in your mind.

You never require a teacher to lead you into the wrong path, but you do require a kindly word to conduct you aright.

A man once said when the legend gets bigger than the man, you've lost the man and you have an unrealistic picture.

Sailors ought never to go to church. They ought to go to hell, where it is much more comfortable.

Times change and you have to adapt.

I hate bacon. Everyone thinks I'm insane... maybe I am. I don't like it at all.

I was always drawn to music. It consumed my thoughts and when I realized I could make people feel something through music that is all I wanted to do.

There is so much in the world to hate, why hate yourself?

Play is experimenting with chance.

A critic is a man who creates nothing and thereby feels qualified to judge the work of creative men. There is logic in this; he is unbiased, he hates all creative people equally.