The decision to sin always begins with doubting that what God says for my life is best.

Girls compete with each other.  Women empower each other.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.

You can speak with Spiritual eloquence, pray in public, and maintain a holy appearance, but it is your behavior that will reveal your true character.

If you can't get someone off your mind, pray for them.  You may be the only one who cares enough to do so.

It's not about how Christian you look from the outside.  It's about your personal relationship with God.

A comfort zone is a beautiful place but nothing ever grows there.

Talk and little less and listen more.

Allow others to make their own decisions.

Say what you mean and mean what you say.

Keep your promises and tell the truth.

Always be loyal.

Be your perfectly imperfect self.

Encourage others and cheer for them.

Accept people just the way they are.

Show everyone kindness and respect.

Give people a fair chance.

Always take the high road.  You may be stepped on, crushed and even heart broken.  But, at least you can look at yourself in the mirror everyday and say, "I did the right thing and I'm not going to hate myself for it."

Hurting back the people who hurt you makes you become just like them.

Go ahead.  Underestimate me.

If you want to learn what someone fears losing, watch what they photograph.

Family is not an important thing.  It's everything.

You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.

The soul usually knows what to do to heal itself.  The challenge is to silence the mind.

Oh how we forget that everything is a choice and we can decide.

All I'm saying is never lie to me.  Everything else can be worked out.

Remember the Savior's own anguished example:  if the bitter cup doesn't pass, drink it.

Jesus didn't mean to just love those who fit into our idea of loveable.  He meant those who are broken; those who are scarred; those who no one else will touch.  Jesus meant to love them all.  We don't get to pick and choose.

Is what you're living for worth Christ dying for?

A Christian lifestyle speaks much louder than a Christian vocabulary.

A beautiful day begins with a beautiful mindset.  When you wake up, take a second to think about what a privilege it is to simply be alive and healthy.  The moment we start acting like life is a blessing, I assure you it will start to feel like one.

Be mindful when it comes to your words.  A string of some that don't mean much to you may stick with someone else for a lifetime.

I wonder if clouds ever look down on us and think, "hey, look, that one's shaped like an idiot."

You seem to be very well educated on stuff you made up.

I'm 99% sure you don't like me, but I'm 100% sure I don't care.

You can't fix stupid.  But, you can watch it in action on Facebook daily.

The words you speak become the house you live in.

When you finally get something good, enjoy it.  Don't always go looking for something better.

I refuse to become what you call normal.

I have too many flaws to be perfect.  But, I have too many blessings to be ungrateful.

How big is this problem on a scale of 1 to God?

When you complain, you make yourself a victim.  Leave the situation, change the situation or accept it.  All else is madness.

If you need someone to listen - just pray.

It's the oldest story in the world.  One day, you're 17 and you're planning for someday.  And then quietly, without you ever really noticing, someday is today.  And then someday is yesterday.  And this is your life.

We're all crazy.  Some of us just hide it better than others.

I know you'll face pain, suffering, hard choices, but you can't let the weight of it choke the joy out of your life.  No matter what, you have to find the things that love you.  Run to them.  There's an old saying - that which doesn't kill you makes you stronger - I don't believe that.  I think the things that try to kill you make you angry and sad.  Strength comes from the good things - your family, your friends, the satisfaction that comes from hard work.  Those are the things that will keep you whole.  Those are the things to hold onto when you're broken.

Finding something that makes you happy shouldn't be so hard.

Stop making people feel bad for liking things that make them happy.

I don't expect you to agree with everything I say.  But, I do expect you to know that I have my own view of things.