You like to be independent, but you will need to learn to ask for help. It doesn't make you weak.

The blessing is that my kids have a lot of strong men and strong marriages around them, so I feel like they are getting what they need as far as role modeling. So I don't feel the pressure for them.

I feel like freedom of speech is one of the great things in this country and the freedom to do what you feel is right.

In your darkest moments of despair, a friend's hand on yours will get you through the worst.

What I've noticed is not only in the military, but in the first responders community, that when you reach out your hand to help one of them, they almost always grab your hand with only one of theirs, because they're using their other hand to reach behind them and pull up somebody else with them.

I'd realize it's not worth our time to worry. You do your best, and God will put the right people in your path.