Spouses in healthy relationships cherish each other's space and are champions of each other's causes.

Don't go overboard in praising required behavior: 'We have only done our duty' (Luke 17:10). But do go overboard when your child confesses the truth, repents honestly, takes chances, and loves openly. Praise the developing character in your child as it emerges in active, loving, responsible behavior.

In a very real way, ownership is the essence of leadership. When you are ridiculously in charge, then you own whatever happens in a company, school, et cetera.

In the end, as a leader, you are always going to get a combination of two things: what you create and what you allow.

The fool tries to adjust the truth so he does not have to adjust to it.

Dating is a give and take. If you only see it as "Taking," you are not getting it.

Because dating is a human exercise, it can be a tightrope fraught with danger. You will be dating imperfect people, and some of them are more imperfect than others. In addition, you are not perfect either, so that complicates the picture.