“Nothing will give you emotional laryngitis like living in close proximity to someone who refuses to listen. Having emotions but no voice chokes the life out of relationships.”

“As a child of God, please recognize that God is the strength of your life. Not your husband, children, job, friends, loved ones, or well-wishers. God should be the strength of your life, the source of your joy.”

“You have so much potential. You don’t know it yet but there are important things you have to do with your life. You are here for a reason and you will touch people with your life and what you choose to do…Your life matters.”