“ The people I've been exposed to have been people of amazing integrity. ”

“ Faith is salted and peppered through everything at Christmas. And I love at least one night by the Christmas tree to sing and feel the quiet holiness of that time that's set apart to celebrate love, friendship, and God's gift of the Christ child. ”

“ Get outside. Watch the sunrise. Watch the sunset. How does that make you feel? Does it make you feel big or tiny? Because there's something good about feeling both. ”

“ Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks and just giving. ”

“ But my experience is that people who have been through painful, difficult times are filled with compassion. ”

“ Life goes by really fast, and it seems that there are times when you're burying a lot of friends and family. And then there are times that feel really precious and everybody is doing okay. This is one of those times. ”

“ Since I travel so much, it's always great to be home. There's nothing like getting to raid my own refrigerator at two in the morning. ”

“ Somebody who has been in a very bad wreck is going to be very conscientious about not speeding through a yellow light... You just learn so many good lessons when you go through a failed marriage. ”

“ I can look at the future with anticipation. And it's comforting to know that someday, as Christians, we'll be able to look back and have a little more clarity on why certain things in life happened. ”

“ Real relationship is gritty and earthy, the stuff that life is made of. ”