If a person becomes content with what is average, minimally acceptable, or satisfactory, she will rarely exert the effort or work toward something that is truly excellent or outstanding.

There is nothing worse than a life filled with adversity from which nothing good ever comes.

[Prayer] is the link between God's inexhaustible resources and people’s needs...God is the source of power, but we are the instrument He uses to link the two together.

The circumstances and events that we see as setbacks are oftentimes the very things that launch us into periods of intense spiritual growth

Motherhood is a great honor and privilege, yet it is also synonymous with servanthood. Every day women are called upon to selflessly meet the needs of their families. Whether they are awake at night nursing a baby, spending their time and money on less-than-grateful teenagers, or preparing meals, moms continuously put others before themselves.

The best way in the world to deceive believers is to cloak a message in religious language and declare that it conveys some new insight from God.

I would never discredit reading the Scriptures, but it is important to meditate on it.