God seems to reward us with good, delightful experiences when we move with joy through the less-than-delightful times.

Humility - the discipline of putting others ahead of self, the choice to value others above self - is, at its core, a matter of faith.

Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.

Ours is a bad, bad world, but does that mean nothing's good? Does it mean we have run out of things for which to be grateful? No, no, a thousand times, no!

Sometimes I wake up before dawn, and I love sitting up in the middle of the bed with all the lights off, pitch-black dark, and talking to the Father, with no interruptions and nothing that reminds me that there's anything in life but me and Him.

Prayer is an investment. The time you dedicate to prayer isn't lost; it will return dividends far greater than what a few moments spent on a task ever could. If we fail to cultivate this discipline, prayer winds up being our last resort rather than our first response.

When it seems like that's all there is, remember all you have in Him.