Little choices determine habit; Habit carves and molds character. Which makes the big decisions.

She thought about how it was so simple with animals. They gave their hearts without question or fear. They had no expectations. They were so easy to love. If people could only be like that, no one would ever be hurt, she thought. No one would ever need to learn how to forgive.

Of all my children, you were always the hardest on yourself. You were always looking for the right way to behave, so concerned you might make a mistake. But, darling, there are no mistakes. There are only our wishes, our actions, and the consequences that follow both. There are only events, how we cope with them, and what we learn from the coping." "That's too easy," he said. "On the contrary. It's monumentally difficult.

I don't think anyone could write about another culture and get it 100 percent accurate.

When we promote the well-being of others God has placed in our lives our service glorifies God.

When God is in sharp focus, then life is also undistorted.

Asking in prayer helps you to see your problem in the light of God's power.