I have confidence that God is with us in all things, both tender and tough

I made real sacrifices and took big risks. But living, it seems to me, is largely about risk.

Lord, make me a blessing to someone today

When the trees and the power lines crashed around you, when the very roof gave way above you, when the light turned to darkness and water turned to dust, did you call on Him? When you called on Him, was He somewhere up there, or was He as near as your very breath?

So many people don't know that God loves them. They feel, 'Why would God love me? Why would He be interested in me?

Well, I think some people are very happy in retirement. And in a year and a half I'm going to see how happy I feel in retirement. I'm just going to not work quite so hard, but I'll continue to write as long as God gives me breath.

Let's just say that I was raised by my grandparents.