“Our task shouldn't be punishing the villains in our lives, but enlarging the God who heals us from all wounds.”

“Nothing significant in the kingdom of God happens unless death occurs.”

“He created us for adventure, not ease.”

“When the world careens out of control, we can rest in the fact that God spun this world with a simple word.”

“Dare to be brave today, and trust that when you extend your wings, you will fly.”

“Growth comes in the aftermath of failure, not wild success.”

“God sends children for another purpose than merely to keep up the race -- to enlarge our hearts, to make us unselfish, and full of kindly sympathies and affections.”