Letter writing can be seen as a gift because someone has taken his/her time to write and think and express love.

Reading is one of the best ways to bond with your child. Bond this Christmas with “It’s Not About You, Mr. Santa Claus

For me, reading begins at home.

Cuddle with your children. Don't just read – talk about the pictures too. Give emphasis to your words and make them come alive!Make it fun and enjoyable.

My late husband and I started our sons off as readers at a very young age. Today, they are voracious readers.

It’s our(As The Stars of the Sky Foundation, Inc.) passion and joy to read to children and improve literacy, as well as teach others about charity and the impact they can have in a child’s life.

Good literacy skills can help children:-Be healthy and safe.-Do their homework to their best ability.-Get and keep a job one day.-Eventually participate in local committees or government

A tried and true way to get your children interested in books and reading is to read to them when they are young.

Did you know that Christmas means “Christ” (Jesus) and “mas” (a celebration)? The story about Jesus is found in the name of that special day when we celebrate His birth!

There is no better time than now to rededicate yourself to the principles taught by Jesus, and to teach your children about Him too!

As a children’s minister, I always believed that I was an evangelist, and at the end of the book, there’s a simple prayer that, whoever’s reading the book could accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior

The best way of avoiding mistakes is doing nothing

We are a forward-looking people, and we must have a forward-looking government.

I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.

I had an unbelievable opportunity here to try and follow in similar footsteps [of Michael Jordan], but in a different capacity hopefully. I took that opportunity and I'm excited about it.

How many times have you noticed that it's the little quiet moments in the midst of life that seem to give the rest extra-special meaning?

I'm not sensitive, I'm not a weepy person.

When I was young I trained a lot. I trained my mind, I trained my eyes, trained my thinking, how to help people. And it trained me how to deal with pressure.

One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something.

I got a woman that's mean as she can be, sometimes I think she's almost as mean as me.

Yes, life in Chechnya so far looks more like a life after a natural disaster.