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February 2018

February 20, 2018

The Christian Resistance Movement

Did you know that Christian parents have been in the resistance movement long before the...

February 13, 2018

Finding True Love in a False Love World

Americans are getting ready to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Do you have a true love to...

February 05, 2018

Being a Professed Christian Is Not For the Faint of Heart

Are you ready to profess your faith? Then understand that it means that your life...

January 2018

January 30, 2018

10 Myths About Evangelical Christians

Are we hypocritical promoters of “family values”?

January 22, 2018

Code Switching–Do Asian Americans Do It?

Code switching means that people tend to use different language, mannerisms, and behaviors depending on...

January 15, 2018

Keep Your Nuclear Family Together

The term, “nuclear family,” (NF) is not common vernacular. If, like me, you are a...

December 2017

December 29, 2017

10 Ways to Choose People Over Politics

Here are 10 practical ways you can choose people over politics.

December 15, 2017

You Made the World’s Okayest Mom, Too?

Well, congratulations!! Give yourself a pat on the back, Momma! You are doing something right...

December 02, 2017

Got Teens?!

When my boys were still in elementary school, I remember hearing older parents say that...

November 2017

November 17, 2017

We Are Worlds Apart

We are worlds apart, my fellow human being, though we share the same nationality. We...

October 2017

October 27, 2017

Want To Be A Bridge?

If you want to be a bridge, be prepared to be stepped on by people...

October 20, 2017

East Meets West in the Classroom

I recently had a chance to reconnect with my high school English and History teachers....

September 2017

September 22, 2017

Overcoming Compassion Fatigue

Well, it's been almost 4 weeks since Hurricane Harvey struck Texas, 2 weeks since Irma...

September 06, 2017

Survivor’s Guilt: Questions & Answers

It looks like someone else beat me to the punch! Actually, she beat my friend and...

September 04, 2017

Newsflash: the Bible will hurt your feelings

September 01, 2017

The Storms of Parenting

This week, Hurricane Harvey has proven to be quite a force to reckon with. He...

August 2017

August 18, 2017

Raising Up Kids in a Controversial World

As soon as the title of this blog came to me, I sadly thought, when...

August 06, 2017

My step back from the hostility of racial reconciliation

Thank. you! A much needed word of wisdom.

July 2017

July 29, 2017

The Yin Yang of Marriage & Parenting

This morning, while my husband went for his daily walk, accompanied by our middle son,...

July 14, 2017

Owning Up To Our Parenting Mistakes

It's hard. No one want to do hard things, especially if this hard thing has...

June 2017

June 30, 2017

Christian Marriage–Beautiful or Broken?

If you read Christian news recently, then you might have heard that the latest marriage...

June 17, 2017

Let’s Dialogue, Not Debate

"The most dangerous ideas in society are not the ones being argued, but the ones...

June 02, 2017

East Meets West at the Altar

As a young Chinese-Vietnamese girl of seven in 1979, I did not know that I...

May 2017

May 19, 2017

Picture Perfect Day? Not!

Is a picture really worth a thousand words? If you ask me, it's more like 70-79 words. A...

May 13, 2017

Moms, You Are Awesome!

Moms, you are awesome! Give yourself a pat on the back for 1. Getting up...

April 2017

April 28, 2017

Being a Broken Parent

Christians have a saying that as humans, we are "broken" people. We are "fallen" creatures....

April 12, 2017

Asian American & Shame

By now, you probably have seen the viral video clips of the United airplane passenger...

April 01, 2017

Help Me Be A Good Wife

Dear Readers, If you are a married woman of a number of years, chances are...

March 2017

March 24, 2017

Bully-Proof Your Kid, part 4/4

Help kids figure out the path of least resistance whenever they are embroiled in an...

March 11, 2017

Bully-Proof Your Kid, part 3/4

Teach kids emotional intelligence, also known as emotion regulation. While many parents focus on raising a child with...

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