I hang around kids so people will assume when I act like one it’s because I’m babysitting.

Pray for good.Pray for happy.And always pray for Mom.

Temptations don’t appear nearly as harmful as the roads they lead you down.

Because,” said a boy.”Because why?” asked a young girl.”Because I love you.

While silently brooding, I am drawn to the start of a sweet melody that travels to my ear from afar. I smile, reminded that my heart can dance when my feet can’t.

Despair is not for the living but for those unable to rise and continue; they are the only souls with a right to it. It is an end where breath and strength and will have...

When you reach the point you truly want someone to stop and listen, to hear even your unspoken words, to feel your depth of sorrow, to care unreservedly, and to completely understand—pray.

My goals may seem impossibly far-fetched when really they’re not. Break them down into steps and see how I accomplish great things. I can easily reach from A to B. I can manage from B...

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...

Your efforts extend like ripples on the ocean, much further than you know.

Sit with me, and I’ll not be alone.Hold my hand, and I’ll not feel alone.Cry with me, and I’ll no longer suffer alone.

Helpful is happy.Selfish is sad.(It’s not uncommon to confuse the two.)

You think I read your thoughts, but it’s your eyes that speak to me. When they glisten with moisture, I see a depth of emotion stirring behind them. One tearful glance begs me for a...

It’s silly to think the left eye would envy the right or that one foot would be jealous of the other, and yet so often it is the case.

Face it―nobody cares.But so what? Their apathy doesn’t diminish your worth. Learn from it. Make it your job to care for those around you so they can’t say the same thing.

The sun shines every day without being told that it is brilliant. The mountains stand tall and majestic though no one informs them of their grandeur. The winds twirl and dance with clouds, lacking cheers...

As a writer, I see the saga of your life in a single glimpse. It may be inaccurate, but my version doesn’t lack for creativity.

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...

You need tell me nothing; I already know your heart. Through your simplest choices you’ve given yourself away.

Sorrow on another’s face often looks like coldness, bitterness, resentment, unfriendliness, apathy, disdain, or disinterest when it is in truth purely sadness.

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.