Carved in Stone

It was the best they could do, and the rest would be in God's hands. It was the same with raising a family. There were no guarantees in life [...]

A solid home involved family and community, but it was mostly the responsibility of the two people at the helm to nurture, provide, and inspire.

There are worse things than having a loving family and community coming out to support you.

A marriage should start with a strong foundation and a gift to symbolize his commitment.

You’ve got a right to be mad, but I want you to know that God was with you through it all, even when you couldn’t see him.

It’s not a sin to be angry. It’s how you respond to it that matters.

The two of you are very different, but people of good character can disagree and still be admirable.

Patrick, a word of friendly advice: don’t let your pride blind you to the blessings God has dropped in your path.

You look at a neighborhood like this and see a slum. I see the garden I was meant to tend.