I believe a radiant, light-filled tomorrow should be normal to the experience of living.

Each of us is a small part of God's plan. I'm a small part. I create paintings that are being used by God.

Quiet time and solitude are vital to helping me keep perspective. I consider myself fortunate to have so much quiet built into my profession. I spend long hours by myself at my easel. And while I work, I think-of the future, of my loved ones, of God's goodness and the many exciting opportunities that surround me. I ponder the challenges I face, the needs of others, the direction my life is going.

The act of contributing to the lives of others is its own reward. A servant's heart is a greater motivator than financial gain.

Our most important legacy will be the contributions we make to the lives of other human beings.

I share something in common with Norman Rockwell and, for that matter, with Walt Disney, in that I really like to make people happy.

High culture is paranoid about sentiment. But human beings are intensely sentimental.