You cannot fully understand a person's need until you have endured the same need. As hard as you may try to predict and comprehend their situation and suffering, I guarantee you'll fall short until you've been there.
Mothers care in volumes of tears and earnestness of prayers and a depth of emotion others cannot fathom.
When my problems seem overwhelming and impossible to solve, I hold fast to these facts: God is real, He is right, and He cares.
I'm a sucker for curiosity's whims. Does that make me a cat person?
It's been a harsh fight. You've been pummeled and knocked down. Your body aches, flesh torn and bruised. Your eyes can hardly see through a stream of blood. But you are cognizant and alive; therefore, you rise from the fight. This is life. It will te...
Your weaknesses may not seem overwhelming, but they will create the biggest problems you face.
Those things that challenge the worst in us tend to strengthen the best in us.
There are no rest stops on the road of life. Otherwise they'd be congested with traffic.
If you couldn't sense heat, you'd not be alive. And if that heat never grew uncomfortable, you would never move. And if you were stagnant—unchallenged by unpredictable flares—you would never grow capable of shielding yourself from harsher flames....
Wilted or in bloom, taking or lending daylight, the world transitions.
You will find there are times you must grasp your life with both hands and forcefully steer it in a new direction and then strain to hold your course until the storms of fear, weakness, and doubt abate.
It isn't always a change of scenery needed to make life better. Sometimes it simply requires opening your eyes.
This day is the most recent set of events to define you. Every day changes your life. Every last one.
For things I am not thankful for―experiences I would never volunteer to relive―I recognize how they have changed me. My depth of compassion and humility, the sincerity of my empathy and understanding, and the duration of my patience have all been...
You made a choice—a single choice. How neat to think you may have opened the door to a wondrous future without knowing.
Trying to fix the shortcoming of others while ignoring your own flaws results in little if no improvement―not to mention bitter feelings. Concentrating on personal growth sets a good example and results in the improvement of one life if not more.
A truly humble apology works to part storm clouds, calm rough seas, and bring on the soft lights of dawn; it has the power to change a person's world.
Small steps may appear unimpressive, but don't be deceived. They are the means by which perspectives are subtly altered, mountains are gradually scaled, and lives are drastically changed.
It is neither trials nor relationships nor successes nor failures that define a man, but the choices he makes while handling them.
The trait I regard most highly in a man is kindness. Thoughtful, consistent kindness. All other qualities—whether charming, witty, handsome, enterprising, powerful, seductive, or ingenious—wither in comparison to a truly kind man.
One of the most critical decisions made in life is choosing with whom to spend your time. For it is those close relationships that gradually mold our character until we become a reflection of the company we keep.
