Because One died for me that I might breathe this breath...It's all a gift.

Instead of giving someone a piece of your mind, it turns out far better if you give them a piece of your heart.

Real joy is not found in having the best of everything but in trusting that God is making the best of everything.

He does have surprising, secret purposes. I open a Bible, and His plans, startling, lie there barefaced. It’s hard to believe it, when I read it, and I have to come back to it many times, feel long across those words, make sure they are real. His love letter forever silences any doubts: “His secret purpose framed from the very beginning [is] to bring us to our full glory” (1 Corinthians 2:7 NEB).

Parenting is about preparing children to get along with each other, to get along with you and without you, and that it's impossible to get along without God.

Satan prowls but he’s a lion on a leash

Because nothing is greater and we have no greater need, God gives God.