I was probably toward 8 1/2 when I actually joined the church and was baptized - and, my God, did I take it seriously! I was a zealot who irritated every one of my third-grade friends. They didn't beat me up, but I got labeled "the preacher girl."

I would say my faith has become strengthened every time I have faced what I considered to be a trial, and there is no greater trial than being 14 and pregnant and not even knowing what it is.

Honor your calling. Everybody has one. Trust your heart and success will come to you.

The essential question is not, "How busy are you?" but "What are you busy at?"

As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around.

What I know for sure is that pleasure is energy reciprocated. What you put out comes back. Your base level of pleasure is determined by how you view your whole life.

Everybody matters. Everyone just wants to be heard.