Choas will come, calm will follow, and then it will start up all over again. The secret is to savor the ride.

Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

As much as the Pulitzer is the hallmark of journalism, I think what I love the most is when somebody says they took my column and it's in their wallet. I have had people open their wallet and show me a corner of a column.

Frame every so-called disaster with these words: In five years, will this matter?

From now on, I pray like I mean it. No more hitting SEND over and over. It's changed my life. It has freed me from fear and opened up endless avenues for me as a writer, radio host, parent, wife, and friend. It has enhanced every relationship I'm in, starting with the most important one: my relationship with God. Real faith isn't praying without ceasing. It's believing that God heard you the first time.

It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.