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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 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.

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'll proudly stand with one of the great leaders this state and country have ever produced: Rick Perry.

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.

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 don't see myself in the political realm.

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.

I don't move away from grief, rather through it.

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 feel like freedom of speech is one of the great things in this country and the freedom to do what you feel is right.

I've learned that when God promises beauty through the ashes, He means it.

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.

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.

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

I think when you suffer a tremendous loss, everybody needs love and support in tangible ways. And that's what people have done for us.

I think that God prepared me for Chris's death in some ways, because I've seen other people lose their spouses. I've known for a long time that life isn't fair.

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

I would like my kids to go to college and be exposed to the real world and to make their own decisions and find their own path instead of sending them somewhere where they would be creatively conditioned for one life path or another.

There's no road map. There's no textbook on how grief works and when your heart will be open - or if it ever will.