You can be shattered and then you can put yourself back together piece by piece. But what can happen over time is this: You wake up one day and realize that you have put yourself back together completely differently. That you are whole, finally, and strong--but you...
Sometimes you have to let go of the picture of what you thought life would be like and learn to find the joy in the story you are actually living.
Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference in the world. A veteran doesn't have that problem.
On taking a survey of our whole life, we see that the kindness of God has run all through it like a silver thread.
I have one life and one chance to make it count for something . . . I'm free to choose what that something is, and the something I've chosen is my faith. Now, my faith goes beyond theology and religion and requires considerable work and effort. My faith demands --...