Zitat des Tages von Taya Kyle:
You can forgive somebody and still believe they need a consequence.
That was essential to my journey: the ability to love children while simultaneously having your heart broken.
Our main goal is to honor God and to honor this country by honoring and serving those families who serve.
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.
Something that I've struggled with for awhile is looking at our country voting on sound bites, and to me, character is really important.
We all suffer. It's part of life. The blessing is - while evil exists, Divinity does, too, and it is stronger.
My hope for this country is that we remain a people who value freedom, who have the courage to face the realities with faithful hearts instead of anxious ones.
I'm extremely grateful to all the first responders, veterans and their families for all their sacrifices.
With a warm drink, in a rocking chair and family and friends around, I am working on finding peace and joy in the moments we have been given. It doesn't have to all make sense. I don't have all the answers.
I hope our people hold tight to the notion that we do not have to be a fear-ridden country focused on restrictions, but rather that we remain the land of the free and home of the brave.
I think that that's so true for a lot of first responder families and military families. If you ask them, 'Is there anything I can do for you?', they almost always will not ask for that help.
For quite a while, it didn't feel right. How could I feel joy when I lost the love of my life? I'm learning that those two things can co-exist. It will never be the same joy, but it doesn't mean there won't be joy.
I have been afraid of guns, I have sworn I would never use a gun on another person and so did not need one, and I have wanted to deny the existence of evil.
A couple of times, I felt like I was cracking and I couldn't go on, and God would put another person in my place to help me.
I think it's a mistake to miss out on joy just because you have pain.
In your darkest moments of despair, a friend's hand on yours will get you through the worst.
I've learned that when God promises beauty through the ashes, He means it.
I have learned in my life that my plans don't matter. It's God's plan.
For people who grew up hunting, especially war veterans, shooting often settled the mind. It was something that required full concentration, and therefore took you away from your troubles, at least for a short time.
The body is the one thing you have to say goodbye to. You can hold on to your memories. You can hold on to the spirit. That's part of the package that you love and the part that comforts you.
The only way to defeat evil is by taking advantage of our freedoms.
I think everybody goes through things in their life where they're like, 'This does not make any sense,' or 'I don't understand why this is happening,' but that's part of the journey of faith.
I'm not a fan of people romanticizing their loved ones in death.
I challenge anyone to tell me there isn't evil in this world.
I'll proudly stand with one of the great leaders this state and country have ever produced: Rick Perry.
Every single person suffers; every marriage has some major battles. Life pulls you in different directions. But if you try, and you're lucky, you can find your way back to each other.
From the days of Cain and Abel, we know all too well there will always be evil. But that evil shouldn't take away our freedoms.
Many of us who have cars have felt some form of extreme anger at other drivers because we feel they have put us in harm's way. We might even envision ramming their cars or cutting them off in return, but do we actually do it? No, because the overwhelming majority of us never want to take another human life.
