“Opportunity may knock once, but temptation bangs on your front door forever.”

“Burying your talents is a grave mistake.”

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

“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.”

“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?”

“We are not promised skies always blue, but a Helper to see us through.”