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.

Model the qualities that you want your children to show to each other.

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

The degree of our spiritual strength will be in direct proportion to the time we spend in God's Word.

Each day is precious when we consider what we can do to serve God and His Kingdom.

Work on what is real rather than worry about what is unreal.

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.