In the U.S. Armed Forces more than 14,000 men and women have been fired over the last 17 years because of their sexual orientation. ~ Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, Dec 2010.

It is often said that to have a fulfilling life, three essentials are required: a clear sense of personal identity, a deep sense of faith and meaning, and a strong sense of purpose and mission. ~ Os Guinness

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be! ~ Maya Angelou

Better to have a big goal and reach half of it than to have no goal and reach all of it. ~ Joyce Meyer

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~ Carl Rogers

Blessed are the people who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.