You need to have time to really hear God.

Life is too short to be anything but real with the cast of characters God has placed in the story of your life. Love well, laugh often, and find your life in Christ. Don't hide away or be a follower. Be the wonderful unique person God made you to be, and know that your purpose will always be best when defined by your faith in him

Readers need to see themselves between the lines of the story.

Her eyes held an endless kind of love for him.

People were never meant to be idols. We aren't supposed to be worshipped. Only God deserves that kind of praise.

This last year... I learned something about family. Like it's not about blood alone. It's being connected... it's growing up together and loving each other. It's believing in the same God and knowing you'd do anything for the person across from you at dinner.

Friends don't get jealous of each other or begrudge the other for finding success. They celebrate every victory together.