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Glass Half Full: parenting through teenage years

Most people tend to have either a positive or a negative outlook. Because a fruit of the Spirit is joy, I'm betting those in Jesus' camp...

How to Make a Prayer Wall

In a culture of selfies and social media posts, others-centeredness takes great intention and practice. When our children were younger,...

Mending Relationships

The sign on my tailor’s shop reads, “A Stitch in Time.” A stitch in time saves nine. Musing over this quote never brings to mind stitches...

An honest and touching story of grief and recovery: a book summary

The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden By Heather Smith and Rachel Wada Theme: Loss and Grieving Ages 6-8 years Excerpt from book:...

Rice from Heaven A Secret Mission to Feed North Koreans

by Tina Cho Illustrated by Keum Jin Song Book review picture book [Ages 4-8] Excerpt from book: I am a little grain of rice. How can I...

Sumo Joe (and his sister Jo) picture book review

Sumo Joe by Mia Wenjen; illustrated by Nat Iwata Joe is a Japanese American boy who loves Sumo wrestling, a traditional Japanese martial...

Little Sen’s Chinese Holidays

Little Sen’s Chinese Holidays (Written by Yujia Zhao and illustrated by Yulin Li) is a bilingual picture book written in both simplified...

Top Korean folktale

An adaptation of a beloved folktale from Korea, Heung Bu and Nol Bu. Bi-lingual text in Korean/English and Chinese/English. Mean and...

Walking by Faith

'We walk by faith, not by sight' 2 Corinthians 5:7 Spirituality is an anomaly. In our earthly life, we measure progress by our senses,...