Never be passive. Victories happen when you take charge of a game. You can't win by playing not to lose".

Three years? That's a thousand tomorrows, ma'am.

I write about the trials and triumphs of contemporary life - and often the readers see themselves between the lines of the story.

A verse came to mind, one that has comforted Kari before. It was the shortest verse in the Bible: Jesus wept. If he cried over Jerusalem, if he cried over the death of Lazarus, surely he was crying now over the death of her dreams, the death of her marriage.

Christmas is ... a time to mark our progress through this earthly journey. Every December we can look back and marvel at the designs of God and realize how very little we are in control of the events that shaped the past year. Then, with hearts full, look to the celebration of that silent, holy night, and all its certainty. Because of Christmas, this we know: Christ was born for us. He is love, and the plans he has for us always surpass those of our own.

I always knew I wanted to be a writer.

Love happens when people forgive.