Is there a magical time when children become parents to their parents?

Nothing about these times makes any sense. Nothing. Putting it to words only makes it sound too simple.

My parents have lived longer than most and have expected very little. We have been blessed in too many ways to count.

Life does find a way to create a balance somewhere between smiles and tears. And, like a pendulum's swing, life seldom stays in one place. Life keeps on moving until, one day, it stops.

When you know truly know just how much God loves you it won't matter when others don't and if you know truly know God accepts you it won't matter when others won't

The only time you must not fail is the last time you try

We ain’t going to curse anyone, ” said Granny firmly. “It hardly ever works if they don’t know you’ve done it.

As long as we think we own anything, that thing owns us. As soon as we know that we own nothing, then God owns us.

I'll tell you what, our media is indeed sick and its making our country sick, and we're going to stop it.

Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so. For, those, whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow. Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me.

Not to win is guttering.

All I do and say and think 'as a poet' is much truer and more intimate than anything I say face to face.

I have never met a woman, or man, who stated emphatically, "Yes, I have it all.'" Because no matter what any of us has—and how grateful we are for what we have—no one has it all.

The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what we say or what we do, but what we are.