The flow of blessings in our life is directly related to our passing blessings along to someone else.

My joy burns brighter when I tend to the glowing hearth fires of home.

You have to expect spiritual warfare whenever you stand up for righteousness or call attention to basic values. It's just a matter of light battling the darkness. But the light wins every time. You can't throw enough darkness on light to put it out.

Somewhere out there is a unique place for you to help others - a unique life role for you to fill that only you can fill.

A painting has a lot of advantages over other forms of communication. Unlike a movie, you don't have to put it into a machine and turn it on. It's just there every day. It's not limited by the element of time. It's a constant part of the home.

The concept that an artist would be revered by popular culture is an immediate dismissal of his relevance as an artist.

With whatever talent and resources I have, I'm trying to bring light to penetrate the darkness many people feel.