You have to start over. That's what they say. But life is not a board game, and losing a loved one is never really "starting over." More like "continuing without.

It’s not contagious, you know. Death is as natural as life. It’s part of the deal we made.

Because one thing God gave us- and I'm afraid it's at times a little too much- is freewill. Freedom to choose. I believe he gave us everything needed to build a beautiful world, if we choose wisely.

Have you ever really had a teacher? One who saw you as a raw but precious thing, a jewel that, with wisdom, could be polished to a proud shine?

Got an hour or two? That's all it takes for one of my books.

We don't see what we could be. We should be looking at our potential, stretching ourselves into everything we can become.

But she wasn’t around, and that’s the thing when your parents die, you feel like instead of going in to every fight with backup, you are going into every fight alone.