I am overwhelmed with gratitude, and my heart is full. 'American Sniper' has broken records, which follows such an honest path of Chris's life.
Sometimes you will think you can't take it another day. But if you hang in there, one step at a time, you will be able to accomplish more than you ever imagine.
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.
Our main goal is to honor God and to honor this country by honoring and serving those families who serve.
I'm extremely grateful to all the first responders, veterans and their families for all their sacrifices.
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.
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.
I've learned that when God promises beauty through the ashes, He means it.
We can't legislate human nature.
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.
The only way to defeat evil is by taking advantage of our freedoms.
Common sense to one person might be something different to another.
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.
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 have learned in my life that my plans don't matter. It's God's plan.
My husband may have been in the military, but no one tells me which leader to follow.
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.
I think I've been inspired by Chris and his ability to be raw and genuine and admit flaws and let it be whatever it is. That's something I'm trying to do, too, is just be real... That way ends up being very healing with people.
When you're trained for battle, the idea is that it will be man against man.
