The movement of grace toward gratitude brings us from the package of self-obsessed madness to a spiritual awakening.

The mix in our rooms is so touching: the clutter and the cracks in the wall belie a bleakness or brokenness in our lives; while photos and a few rare objects show our pride, our rare shining moments ... these rooms are future ruins

Having a baby is like suddenly getting the world's worst roommate.

My friend Terry says that when you need to make a decision, in your work or otherwise, and you don’t know what to do, just do one thing or the other, because the worst that can happen is that you will have made a terrible mistake.

The reason 'help' is such a great prayer is that God is the gift of desperation. When you're in despair, you're teachable.

No" is a complete sentence.

Your experiences will be yours alone. But truth and best friendship will rarely if ever disappoint you.