Even Jesus, the Savior of the world, had to take time each day to ask for his portion.

As I make goals for this year... Jesus, let your thoughts become my thoughts and bend my will to Your will.

I want my kids to head out the door full of peace, not the echoes of my frustrations.

Compromise built upon compromise equals failure. Instead, resisting temptation allowed promise upon promise to be built up in my heart, and that creates empowerment.

I want to learn how to be more thankful for what I am, than guilty for what I'm not.

Being married is amazing. Being married is incredibly difficult. Being married can seem impossibly hard. Being married is incredibly beautiful. Yes, marriage is a fragile blend of all of this and more.

On the other end of the spectrum, we can't use this permission to sometimes say no and use it as a wand to wish away all our responsibilities. We also must remember not to use our "no" answers as a weapon. We can't turn into No! ninjas, karate-chopping anyone who even comes close to asking us for something.