Editor's Pick, Relationships

A Beautiful Poem About a Son’s Love for His Mother

This is an elegy written by Liu Dongsheng, expressing a son’s love for his mother. His mother had just died and he wrote the poem to express his thoughts and repentance — a son’s love for his mother.  Although his mother was just an ordinary rural woman, she was his Jade Emperor in his emotional world. Unfortunately, ...

Max Lu

A Chinese mother holding her son.

Inspiration for a Long and Happy Marriage

A grand wedding was held in Tokyo, Japan where Luke, a doctoral student married Chengeng — a girl from the Inner Mongolian prairies. The bride’s father gave a beautiful speech at the wedding. The following is an excerpt of his speech advising a long and happy marriage. Requirements for a long and happy marriage Standing here ...

Raven Montmorency

Couple laughing together.

Family Ties: Everlasting Relationship of a Sister and Brother

If there is one everlasting relationship in this world, it is the relationship I have with my younger brother. We grew up on a farm in a remote village. One time, I stole 50 cents from my Dad’s drawer to buy a flowery handkerchief. My father realized the money was missing on the same day. So ...

Kathy McWilliams

A sister hugging her brother.

Making Playdough With Natural Dyes

It is a joy to see kids having fun, but it’s even better if you can give your children a means to play that not only makes them happy, but also helps boost their creativity. Making playdough at home rather than buying it in the store allows children’s creativity to bloom. Making playdough at home ...

Raven Montmorency

Playing with homemade playdough.

12 Character Traits That Can Lead to Failure

Character traits are all the aspects of a person’s behavior and attitudes that make up that person’s personality. Everyone has character traits, both good and bad. Even characters in books have character traits. Character traits are often shown with descriptive adjectives, like being patient, unfaithful, or jealous. Often, someone’s character and personality are intertwined. But, believe ...

Raven Montmorency

Customers in a restaurant.

The Benefits of Having Fewer Toys

Nowadays, it is quite commonplace to come across households where there is a separate room designated for children to play with their toys. You may have seen many children with fancy ones and the variety can be mind-boggling. From modular toys that can be set up in many ways to battery-driven ones and toy sets ...

Armin Auctor

A room full of toys.

Introduce Children to Outdoor Learning With These Fun Activities

Being a parent is a tough job. You need to incorporate many roles into one such as education but also to make it enjoyable and perhaps a lifelong interest. One area where you can combine all is outdoor learning. Tearing your children away from their screens and into the backyard, let alone the woods, can ...

Raven Montmorency

A young girl hiking.

The Inheritance We Leave for Our Children Extends Beyond Material Things

When people are successful in their careers and lives, they think of building assets and plan for making provisions for their kids. While there is nothing wrong with allocating money, land, and other possessions you have for the next generation, you should understand that inheritance is not limited to material belongings. Inheritance is also about ...

Emma Lu

Boy with yellow shirt and orange pants gets a kiss from a girl in pigtails wearing a pink shirt and blue jeans as they sit together on some stone steps outside.

Inspirational Letter From Liang Jizhang to His Son

This is a very inspirational letter from a well-known Hong Kong radio station host, Liang Jizhang, to his son. The letter is very touching and heartfelt. It contains Liang Jizhang’s perceptions of life and infinite love for his family. Liang Jizhang shares his lessons in an inspirational letter Life is uncertain — nobody knows how long they will ...

Jack Roberts

A father and son typing on a laptop.