God never gives us more than what we can carry.

We want someone else to act. But miracles aren't what other people do. They're what each of us does. They're what happens when ordinary people take extraordinary action. To be a miracle doesn't mean you have to tackle problems across the globe. It means making a difference in your own living room, cubicle, neighborhood, community.

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.

Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written.

You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Each day is a precious gift to be savored and used, not left unopened and hoarded for a future that may never come.