“I picked up the phone, 'Hello?' 'Merry Christmas!' said Mom and Dad. ... 'I love you too' I replied. I hung up the phone. My students were gaping at me. Two girls in the back row brushed away tears and… — Aminta Arrington Copy Share Image
“I later asked Mr. Jia about the characters for Christmas. He told me they meant 'holy...birth...festival'---Holy Birthday. So while my students may have never heard the Christmas story, their language still recognized its basic significance, all in just three characters. And those three characters expressed the essential meaning far more succinctly than the Latin-based expressions for Christmas I was familiar… — Aminta Arrington Copy Share
“Relationships An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle,… — Aminta Arrington Copy Share Image
“I picked up the phone, 'Hello?' 'Merry Christmas!' said Mom and Dad. ... 'I love you too' I replied. I hung up the phone.… — Aminta Arrington Copy Share Image
