The first step in forgiveness is the willingness to forgive.
God is the electricity and we are the lamps.
If you want to end darkness you cannot beat it with a baseball bat, you have to turn on a light.
The more you drop into your heart, the more God can drop into your mind.
The miracle is when you shift. The miracle is when you know there is no hill - you're removing the hill. The miracle is when you realize the time of physical decline can be a time of spiritual incline.
As I see it, the greatest responsibility of motherhood is to make sure that our children know that there are principles of kindness, compassion, integrity, excellence, and discipline.