I'm really not that fierce.

When you're the strong one, people don't give you permission to hurt.

Fear wears so many clever disguises it is virtually impossible to always recognize it. Fear disguises itself as the need to be somewhere else, doing something else, not knowing how to do something or not needing to do something.

I try not to set myself up as different or as a celebrity or special. I have a husband that can get on my nerves. I have kids that test my patience. I've got a cat I can't keep off the sofa. It's real. On a bad day, I'm reading 'Acts of Faith.'.

If you're not willing to let your partner see your cellulite or know your biggest fears, then you aren't really ready to share yourself.

We have a tendency to always test people's love. 'I want to see how badly I have to behave before you'll leave me. Because I don't really think you want me anyhow.'

Why are you measuring? This is how you block, delay, hinder, obstruct and deny his place in the life as a father.