Dream Big

I’m often asked, “How do you do it? How do you write a whole book? I want to write a book, but I don’t think I can. I don’t even know where to start.” My reply is always the same, “I write my books one sentence at a time and one paragraph at a time.”  […]

Smart, Not Smart

I had to take Geometry twice in high school just to pass with a C. Not only that, but I also had to give up my lunches to be in Mr. Yamaguchi’s room throughout most of the semester for detention for being late, and to get extra help. And somehow I passed Geometry. I didn’t […]

Teaching Kids to Focus on Strengths, Not Weaknesses

We’d all like to be good at everything—I know I would. But the truth is, we all don’t have the same gifting and talents, and unfortunately, we tend to compare our weaknesses to other people’s strengths. And with our current online promotion, social media culture, one can begin to feel bad about themselves because, “I […]

Teaching Children to Celebrate Our Differences

I have a new children’s book releasing with Zonderkidz soon and I’d love to tell you about the inspiration to write it. When I was in elementary school I can remember feeling extreme panic when the teacher asked the class to read out loud. We would start at one end of the classroom and one […]

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