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Though their names are never mentioned, the Gospels are filled with characters that left a footprint. Courage. Friendship. Worship. Explore the lives of the unnamed characters and be challenged to think about the footprint you are leaving behind.

Every child feels different in some way, but Thuy feels "double different." She is Vietnamese American and she has two moms. Thuy walks home one winter afternoon, angry and lonely after a bully's taunts. Then a bird catches her attention and sets Thuy on an imaginary exploration. What if she could fly away like a bird? What if she could sprint like a deer, or roar like a bear? Mimicking the footprints of each creature in the snow, she makes her way home to the arms of her moms. Together, the three of them imagine beautiful and powerful creatures who always have courage - just like Thuy.

This book talks about the pain and beauty that lingers when we’ve been left behind by the people we love, the pain of losing all of our childhood dreams, the sorrow of feeling lost and not knowing where to go and the feeling of being left behind by all the people around us. This book talks about the phases of breaking and hurting and the self-blames of being insufficient, of losing the things we thought were permanent, of learning to forgive yet creating boundaries to protect oneself and the acceptance of things that happened despite the pain. For all the pain we inflicted on ourselves, for all the blames we never deserved, the love we had to let go, the dreams we failed to grasp. For the time we wasted on the things that don’t even matter today, the people we tried to please until we lost ourselves, for all the regrets, the insufficiencies, the mistakes, the mess, the wasted moments and tears, may this book give you the peace and serve as your home on the days you feel like the universe is not working for you.

This book is a personal and openhearted account of Signe Adams's spiritual and physical journey through life and how a serious cancer illness became a turning point. This is a story of hope that provides insight into how it is possible to move forward after such a serious setback with new values and priorities and another way of looking at life. When you learn to listen, to be aware, and to summon the courage to take responsibility for yourself, there is hope. Such hope is a gift for the body and soul - your life!

Upset after being bullied, Thuy, a Vietnamese American, pretends she is different creatures, including an especially strong, wonderful being made up of her two mothers and herself. Includes note about the phoenix and the Sarabha.