When the devil comes knocking on your door simply say "Jesus, it's for you.

You know what I think? I think that if a young woman doesn't engage in the act of occasionally wishing on a star or a flower or a birthday cake full of candles, then we're forfeiting one of the sweetest whimsies of our youth.

I think it's possible to realize you love someone as deeply as you know how to love and not end up spending the rest of your life with him.

We all need to have dreams. The question is, does the dream control you or do you control the dream?

Do you think it's possible to finally decide that you really, truly love someone but not end up marrying him?

The key is for you to discover what you love to do, what you were created to do, and then do it for the people around you with love. That is the abundant life, dear girl, no matter where in the world you live.

I realized that if I was going to understand the uniqueness and depth of God's love for me, I had to mentally separate my relationships with people from my relationship with the Lord. God's love should never be distorted or diminished by comparing it with the friendship or love of any human who has let me down, rejected me, betrayed me, or lied about me.