Not forgiving somebody is like drinking poison and hoping that the offender will get sick.

Life is relationships; the rest is just details.

A KEY TO BEGIN FORGIVING: Become soft and tender with the person. The first step is to become soft in your mind and spirit. Lower your voice and relax your facial expressions. This reflects honor and humility; and as Proverbs 15:1 suggests, "A gentle answer turns away anger."

If a man truly wants to communicate with his wife, he must enter her world of emotions.

Affirming words from moms and dads are like light switches. Speak a word of affirmation at the right moment in a child's life and it's like lighting up a whole roomful of possibilities.

Children desperately need to know - and to hear in ways they understand and remember - that they're loved and valued by mom and dad.

May God's richest blessings be upon you both today and throughout the year and may those blessings flow through you to touch the lives of everyone you meet.