I'm married. I have three children. I have a mortgage to pay. The plumbing breaks and the yard needs trimming. However, what my wife and children need most from me is my passion for them.

The story of your life is the story of the long and brutal assault on your heart by the one who knows what you could be and fears it.

The true story of every person in this world is not the story you see, the external story. The true story of each person is the journey of his or her heart.

Desire reveals design, and design reveals destiny.

They ignore what is deep and true to a man's heart, his real passions, and simply try to shape him up through various forms of pressure.

When winter fails to provide an adequate snow base, my boys bring their sleds in the house and ride them down the stairs. Just the other day, my wife found them with a rope out their second-story bedroom window, preparing to rappel down the side of the house. The recipe for fun is pretty simple raising boys: Add to any activity an element of danger, stir in a little exploration, add a dash of destruction, and you've got yourself a winner.

She is the crescendo, the final, astonishing work of God. Woman. In one last flourish creation comes to a finish with Eve. She is the Master's finishing touch.