There is a lesson we learn early and harmlessly, or late and traumatically - that there are things we can break that our parents can't fix.

In many areas of understanding, none so much as in our understanding of God, we bump up against a simplicity so profound that we must assign complexities to it to comprehend it at all. It is mindful of how we paste decals to a sliding glass door to keep from bumping our nose against it.

Learning is a lifetime process, but there comes a time when we must stop adding and start updating.

Why try to explain miracles to your kids when you can just have them plant a garden.

If I had it to do again, I'd ask more questions and interrupt fewer answers.

One thing you learn in a long marriage is how many sneezes to wait before saying, "Bless you.

Do I rue a life wasted doing crosswords? Yes, but I do know the three-letter-word for regret.