We all suffer. It's part of life. The blessing is - while evil exists, Divinity does, too, and it is stronger.

I have been touched by extreme violence, and I have been robbed of the life I always wanted by someone who chose to do evil.

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.

The only way to defeat evil is by taking advantage of our freedoms.

That was essential to my journey: the ability to love children while simultaneously having your heart broken.

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.