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New Christian Children’s Coloring Book Offers a Gentle Way to Learn Faith

  Wendy Baschuk's After the Flood: A-Color-It Yourself Book is a Christian children’s book that combines faith, creativity, and simple learning. The book is a calm and fun way for kids to learn about God's love while doing something they already enjoy… coloring. The book allows children to read a gentle story about faith and color the pictures as they go. This interactive style helps kids slow down, pay attention, and really connect with the message. Children don't rush through the story; instead, they think about it as they color each page. Wendy Baschuk wrote the book with children and families in mind. She knows how to teach kids because she has been doing it for years. She wanted to write a book that children of all ages would find welcoming, easy to understand, and fun to read. The book After the Flood uses simple words and a calm voice. The story doesn't use hard words or complicated ideas, so it's good for kids. The message is about faith, love, and g...

Two Weeks Is Sometimes All You Get — Presence, Regret, and Staying Until the End

  There is a quiet urgency running beneath 2 Weeks in theDesert With Dad that never announces itself outright. It doesn’t come in the form of countdowns or dramatic warnings. It sits there in the background, growing heavier with each passing day. The reader knows, even when the characters don’t say it out loud, that time is short. Tom Sauer’s father is in his mid-eighties. He has survived cancers that should have taken him. He lives with physical limitations, mental rigidity, and a constant fear of being alone. This trip to Sun City, Arizona, is not officially framed as a farewell, but everyone involved understands that it might be the last time. That understanding changes everything, even when no one acknowledges it directly. What makes the book honest is that Sauer doesn’t suddenly become sentimental because of this reality. He doesn’t soften his father. He doesn’t rewrite their history. Instead, he documents what it actually looks like to spend time with someone near the en...

Emotional Responsibility: Ending the Cycle of Blame, Guilt, and Victimhood

  Emotions are powerful, mysterious, and often overwhelming. At times, they seem to surge unbidden, leaving us feeling helpless, reactive, or even trapped in cycles of blame and guilt. It is easy to believe that our feelings are dictated by circumstances, other people’s actions, or past experiences. However, the truth is that while we cannot always control what happens to us, we can take responsibility for how we process, respond to, and manage our emotions. Cultivating emotional responsibility is a transformative step toward ending patterns of blame, guilt, and victimhood and reclaiming personal power. Amazon:  How to LOVE YOURSELF 365 Days of The Year: A Book of Daily Affirmations Why Emotions Feel Out of Our Control Many people experience emotions as though they are uncontrollable forces. A harsh comment at work can trigger anger, a disagreement with a partner can evoke fear, and a reminder of past mistakes can ignite guilt or shame. The initial intensity of these reaction...