I raised five children. They all have different personalities. All of them have different issues, different levels of success. That was a learning experience for me.

As we forge deeper into this issue of forgiveness, we must be prepared to open up and discuss things that bother us before they escalate to a crisis level. We must examine our struggles with forgiveness in which there are not overt offenses or blatant betrayals. I'm convinced that seeds of resentment take root in the silent frustrations that never get discussed. Other people cannot read our minds--or our palms!--and that is why we have tongues to speak.

Its not over, until the Lord says its over.

What woman would not appreciate a God who becomes her attorney, assumes her case, requires no fee, and wins her the victory?

My first church had seven members in it, and I have to remember, the rent was $225 a month and I worked for Union Carbide and took the check I made from work to pay for the rent to keep the church open.

I believe it is our attitude that determines our altitude. It is our attitude that allows us to soar above those things that would otherwise overcome us.

I don't care how cheap the box is that you put a diamond ring in, nothing about the box diminishes the value of the content.