It’s strange how in childhood it feels like tomorrow won’t come until the end of forever, but in adulthood it feels like the end of forever could come tomorrow.

You cannot appreciate what you have never experienced. Sadly, full appreciation tends to come only after the experience is past.

Your opponent’s wrong doesn’t automatically make you right. Most fights aren’t about who’s right; they are contention over degrees of wrongness.

Those things that challenge the worst in us tend to strengthen the best in us.

It’s a fact I’ve always known, just like my ancestors before me. Don’t you see? That’s what makes us who we are. That’s what makes life valuable, Pallador, knowing that each and every day we...

A monster’s worst fear is of being found.

Freedom is essential to the pursuit of happiness. Freedom is essential to artistic evolution and expression. Freedom is essential to the expansion of the human mind. Freedom is essential to the development and application of...

It is the image of physical brawn, sheer force, and commanding volume we so often associate with might. But I have found the might of an army exists in the faith of a child and...

Jesus Christ died to save us from our sins; we tend to concentrate on that merciful fact. But isn’t it also true He lived to show us a lifestyle free from sin? So, wouldn’t following...

If you’ve put a smile on someone’s face today, you’ve done more good than you know.

When thunderstorms roll in, you make a choice to either succumb with tears to the gloomy downpour or smile and look for rainbows.

Corned beef and cabbage and leprechaun men.Colorful rainbows hide gold at their end.Shamrocks and clovers with three leaves plus one.Dress up in green—add a top hat for fun.Steal a quick kiss from the lasses in...

The Harvest Moon glows round and bold,In pumpkin shades outlined in gold,Illuminating eerie forms,Unnatural as a candied corn.Beware what dare crawls up your sleeve,For ’tis the night called Hallows Eve.

I’d really love to hear the end of that sentence, Amora.

I wished upon the moon one night, bewitched by how it shone so white. While staring up with some excite my eyes beheld a wondrous sight! The moon so lustrous and white transformed into an...

Sometimes while gazing at the night’s sky, I imagine stars looking down making wishes on the brightest of us.

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.

A thought can prompt. Words can stir. But it takes action to attain a dream.

Life is a harsh, twisted paradox.On one hand, you wish for no pain or suffering or misery on anyone. Yet you hope to see your children grow into individuals of compassionate and kind character. And...

TodayToday is the day that good things come your way and then bad things to suck all the fun from your play.Today is the day that you stub every toe; blow your nose on a...

When you delete impossible from your thinking, you give yourself permission to imagine, to believe, to try, and to accomplish phenomenal things.

Anyone who looks good with a bald head is seriously sexy.

Announcing the intended arrival of some people is kind of like issuing a hurricane warning. 

Twitter is a serious writing distraction. As are grapefruits. The two have nothing else in common.

I wish everyone had someone who never popped their balloons.

Reading…inspires,enlightens,nurtures,refines,educates,informs,transforms,persuades,challenges,engages, entertains,mesmerizes,captivates,gratifies,rewards,quiets,and calms.Granted, it won’t get the dishes done,but sacrifices must be made.

I believe people are more inclined to do their best not when they feel loved, but when they feel loved regardless.

The further you descend into a pit, the darker things appear. You can’t keep digging to find the light.

We wait for the rains to cease, the clouds to part, and the sun to shine before saying life is good. Ironically, it is because we endure the storms that life seems so wonderfully bright...

It is neither trials nor relationships nor successes nor failures that define a man, but the choices he makes while handling them.

Smile wide to receive many smiles in return. But if you want a good laugh, smirk like a wicked, little imp and watch the range of expressions you’re flashed.

Autumn is a cunning muse who steals by degrees my warmth and light. So distracted by her glorious painting of colors, I scarcely realize my losses until the last fiery leaf has fallen to the...

They went back to scooping up breakfast, licking the mess off their fingers. Soon the pile of berry mush was gone and their tongues were dyed a nice midnight blue. Ian seemed in a good...

Life is a walk through the forest. Don’t fear the trees; fear what lurks behind them.

Years ago, a group of good, wise, brave, God-fearing men stood up to claim and defend the human right for independence. Those men are now dead. Their work is not. But if good, wise, brave,...

Never give up.This applies to more than goals and dreams, it is a maxim for basic daily struggles. It shapes one’s life, including the will to continue to live. It supports love and committed relationships;...

Daydream. Because you can’t accomplish what you’ve never fully imagined.

Love is many kind acts accumulated over time that leave us feeling wonderful.

Be good.See good.Choose good.It’s a no-brainer.

Fathers…Rise at dawn.Stand up strong.Fix and build.Plow the field.Carry the weight.Work ’til late.Encourage our dreams.Provide the means.Fight with might.Defend what’s right.Protect the home.Refuse to roam.Forge the way.Take time to play.Spoil our moms.Keep homelife calm.And all...

They think I’m a god,” he snapped.That was a pretty good argument.

Twinkle tiny star.Oh, how great you truly are!God’s sign from afar.

I survive on moments of make-believe happiness.

I won’t lie—I don’t care.And you should quit trying to deceive yourself because I can tell by the way you show no desire to do anything but complain about the issue that you don’t honestly...

Words never fade away but echo on for eternity. Let your echo ring sweet.

A sincere and warmly expressed apology can produce the same effects as morphine on a suffering soul.

Lies don’t fit snugly into disguises. Eventually the cloak falls off and you’re left staring at the naked truth which is always an uncomfortable situation.

We are all guilty of sin, error, and moments of sheer stupidity; none of us should be casting stones. The occasional arced pebble might be overlooked.

Moms are life’s number one cheerleaders without uniforms.

Who told you it was too late? And more importantly, why did you choose to believe them?