I know the Lord has a plan for us all, but sometimes, I just don't understand what the message can be.

Not everything," he said. "Not the important things. My kids are safe. You're safe. That's all I really care about. This" - he said motioning - "is just stuff. Most of it can be replaced. It just takes time.

I've come to believe that in everyone's life, there's one undeniable moment of change, a set of circumstances that suddenly alters everything.

What happens in the past, is in the past. But don't be surprised if it comes back and haunts you.

maturity meant thinking about risk long before you pondered the reward, and that success and happiness in life were as much about avoiding mistakes as making your mark into the world.

I want all of you, forever, you and me, everyday

Life doesn't often turn out the way we think it will, does it?