A man who loves others based solely on how they make him feel, or what they do for him, is really not loving others at all - but loving only himself.

I write about adversity, I praise adversity, not to be pessimistic, but rather to strengthen myself. The more familiar that you are with it, the less likely you are to have a breakdown when it occurs. You become more reflective of its purpose, you understand God's reason for it, and are then able to make the best of everything that you are handed. The darkness is only frightening after constant sunshine.

Listen to God with a broken heart. He is not only the doctor who mends it, but also the father who wipes away the tears.

Thoughts are like burning stars, and ideas, they flood, they stretch the universe.

We are often taught to look for the beauty in all things, so in finding it, the layman asks the philosopher while the philosopher asks the photographer.

You get hit the hardest when trying to run or hide from a problem. Like the defense on a football field, putting all focus on evading only one defender is asking to be blindsided.

Doubt is a question mark; faith is an exclamation point. The most compelling, believable, realistic stories have included them both.