Take your dreams and the promises God has put in your heart, and every day declare that they will come to pass.

I think faith is incredible important because you will become overwhelmed with what's happening and you will have waves of grief, but when you turn to your faith, I believe God will give you waves of grace to get through it.

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.

When you get knocked down, don't stay down; get back up again. Nothing good is going to happen as long as you're down on yourself.

Take time to make a difference. Don't just obsess about how you can make your life better. Think about how you can make somebody else's life better as well.

Life is short. Don't miss opportunities to spend time with the people that you love.

My daddy tried to get me up to speak for the 17 years that I worked behind the scenes, but I never had the desire. Naturally, I was nervous and kind of shy. I just didn't want to do it.