It is an honor and a privilege to be of service and support; however, I realize people are not putting their confidence in me. Instead, they are actually learning to trust themselves. My job is to affirm and support them in the process and teach them to do what I do when I need strength: I begin within.

You are demonstrating to men that they can come back and get their kids. All of those fatherless sons and daddy-less daughters and the men who didn't know how to go back, you are demonstrating to the world that they can.

Do not be afraid to experience your emotions; they are the path to your soul. Emotions erupt to remind us we are alive, that we are human. And to let us know we are growing. Trust yourself enough to feel what you feel.

Parents are teachers, guides, leaders, protectors and providers for their children.

What will support any relationship is clear, complete and conscious conversations when upsets or breakdowns occur.

Acknowledgemen t of what you feel, what you know, what you need is the first step toward healing.

Forgive yourself for believing that youre anything less than beautiful.