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

Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won’t have a leg to stand on.

Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out. ~ John Wooden

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will crush my heart. ~ Pastor Leon Fontaine

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

Being gay is not a Western invention; it is a human reality. ~ Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Under everyone’s hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved. ~ Andy Rooney

Anger is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. ~ Malachy McCourt

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (1788 – 1860)

Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

“Don’t let your worries get the best of you. Remember, Moses started out as a basket case” Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited – until you try to sit in their pews. Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisers.

If male homosexuals are called ‘Gay’, then female homosexuals should be called ‘Ecstatic’. ~ Shelly Roberts

It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.

80% of people’s problems are about how they feel about themselves. ~ Joyce Meyer

The word “homosexual” did not appear in the Bible until 1946. (Revised Standard Version).

Homosexuality is found in over 450 species. Homophobia is found in only one. Which one seems unnatural now?

It is strange that in our praying we seldom ask for a change in character, but always a change in circumstances.

Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense. ~ Robert Frost

An old man said, “Erasers” are made for those who make MISTAKES. A youth replied, “Erasers” are made for those who are willing to CORRECT their mistakes. ATTITUDE MATTERS!!!

 1.  Intelligence leads to arguments. Wisdom leads to settlements.  2.  Intelligence is power of will. Wisdom is power OVER will.  3.  Intelligence is heat, it burns. Wisdom is warmth, it comforts.  4.  Intelligence is pursuit of knowledge, it tires the seeker. Wisdom is pursuit of truth, it inspires the seeker.  5.  Intelligence is holding on….

Just because you feel fear doesn’t mean you can’t do it. Do it afraid! ~ Joyce Meyer

Gay Pride was not born out of a need to celebrate being gay, but instead our right to exist without prosecution. So maybe instead of wondering why there isn’t a Straight Pride month or movement, straight people should be thankful they don’t need one.

Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

Pain makes you stronger, Fear makes you Braver, and Heartbreak makes you wiser.

Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right. ~ Henry Ford

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

Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.

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

Lord, when we are wrong, make us willing to change. And when we are right, make us easy to live with.

Life is not the way it’s supposed to be. It’s the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.