The truth is, no matter how trying they become, babies two and under don't have the ability to make moral choices, so they can't be bad. That category only exists in the adult mind.

Seeing to it that a youngster grows up believing not just in the here and now but also in the grand maybes of life guarantees that some small yet crucial part of him remains forever a child.

She should have died on that day. Perhaps, in a way, she had.

Why was everyone so interested in her now? When it was too late to change anything? What was the point?

Things change when you're not in danger anymore.

you can't be value free when it comes to marriage

when you courageously believe in the power of doubt instead of the power of God, you much see the works of doubt and least see the works of God

You play it safe and all you end up with is a lifetime of should-have-beens.

I was always a bit reluctant with anything like fame and the limelight and it didn't sit very well with me, although I love singing and writing.

We need to stop raising boys to think that they need to prove their masculinity by being controlling or by not showing emotion or by not being little girls.

Think about it. Every time you fail at a task you've actually learned something new. The question is "what?"

Most of us are pretty good at keeping promises to others and pretty bad at keeping promises to ourselves.

We all have defining moments. It is in these moments that we find our true characters. We become heroes or cowards; truth tellers or liars; we go forward or we go backward.

Writing a book is such a full-time job. If you're away for a few days, you have to start again.