I began [blogging] because I have this handicap - I can't figure out my life or see God clearly unless I untangle my life again with words.

I think it was simply word of mouth that made it a New York Timesbestseller for more than 60 weeks, over a year. People being moved and changed and transformed by the book [One Thousand Gifts] and wanting to share that with hurting people all around them.

The only way to fight a feeling is with a feeling.

I don't want a Christmas you can buy. I don't want a Christmas you can make. What I want is a Christmas you can hold. A Christmas that holds me, remakes me, revives me. I want a Christmas that whispers, Jesus.

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

Where ever you are be all there

In a world addicted to speed, I blur the moments into one unholy smear.