Parenting is really just a matter of tracking, of hoping your kids do not get so far ahead you can no longer see their next moves.

What she hadn't realized was that sometimes when your vision was that sharp and true, it could cut you. That only if you'd felt such fullness could you really understand the ache of being empty.

No child really chooses his religion; it is just the luck of the draw which blanket of beliefs you are wrapped in.

I wondered what happened when you offered yourself to someone, and they opened you, only to discover you were not the gift they expected and they had to smile and nod and say thank you all the same.

be a good listener, don't judge and don't put boundaries on someone else's grief.

You can believe something really hard,' Faith says, 'and still be wrong.

I was one of the first authors to have an active website. I'm totally obsessed with technology. I'm always looking for ways to connect with my readers. I answer all my fan mail.