Expectations destroy our peace of mind. They are future disappointments, planned out in advance.

I knew from the age of seven that I was meant to be a writer.

Don't give away to others what you have not first given away at home.

One of the greatest advantages of singleness is the potential for greater focus on Christ and accomplishing work for Him.

Exchange the bad habit of worrying with the excellent habit of trusting God.

God begins molding a mother after His own heart on the inside-in the inner woman and her heart-and then works outward.

Gather knowledge about the craft of writing. Immerse yourself in the art of it. Then write. Write yourself silly. Write yourself mad. Write yourself blind. Trust the excitement that builds within you when the idea is good and the writing is superb. You can do it, but that's the hell of it as well as the exultation of it. You have to do it.