Jessica’s Reviews > Born Lucky: A Dedicated Father, A Grateful Son, and My Journey with Autism > Status Update

“If you’ve got a roof over your head tonight, you know where your next meal is coming from, and most importantly, you know where the people you love are—if you know those three things—get down on your knees tonight and Thank God.” - Governor Mike Huckabee

“The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. If you set a goal way out in the future, every decision becomes simpler—you just ask yourself, ‘Is this move on the straight line to your goal?’ Every opportunity, every choice, every setback can be measured against that line.”

“But if I knew anything, it was how to keep pushing forward. Medill wasn’t going to be easy, but neither was anything that mattered.”

“Sometimes, no matter how hard you work, there are limits you can’t push past. No amount of hard work could overcome the law of physics. And that was okay. Rowing had given me the lessons I needed—not just about effort, but about recognizing when to pivot and find the next goal.”

“Dad always said you if set a long-term goal, life becomes simple. Every decision is either a step toward that goal or a step away from it.”