“Just because the boat rocks doesn't mean it's time to jump overboard.”

“Poor communication doesn't disconnet souls. It's the disconnected souls who poorly communicate.”

“I think you're the kind of man a girl can count on. You just can't let go of losing your family. You can't let yourself love because you think your heart can't handle it . . . that something bad will happen. But you're wrong. It's true . . . grief is the price for love. But hearts are made to mend. Christ can do wonders with a broken heart, if given all the pieces.”

“A single decision, a moment in time, and the ground could shift beneath your feet.”

“Time is like the Mississippi River. It only flows in one direction. You can never go back.”

“What was home, really? Just a place to lay your head.No. It was so much more than that. It was a place where a person belonged. Where a fellow would be missed. It was a part of a man. Something that couldn't be sold or taken for granted.”

“When did wishing someone a Merry Christmas become politically incorrect?”