God always works through people.

I was angry at God until I came to understand that it isn't God's fault when people mistreat me. I still have my doubts at times, but I try to remember that God has given them the same free will that He's given me.

'American Idol' has changed the face of television.

If it’s meant for me, it will be.' Those words are my mantra in life, and it has never let me down.

Indeed, God is always with us even when things look hopeless.

People get comfortable with the way you are—they have formed their opinion of you based on everything they see and know about you as a person. When you change that up by losing weight, they no longer understand you.

You can’t make a life-altering decision for someone else and expect it to stick.