Recommendation
prolog

Chapter 1 | A Story That Began in a Strange Land
- Something that is not in Korea but is in the US
- Honey, I decided to quit my job.
- You want me to be a professor, not a student?
- Is this really America?
- Where the river of living water flows
- That night, God called.

Chapter 2 | Reading the Bible with the Whole Family
- Shall we read the Bible?
- Every night at 10:30, our imperfect family's special faith diary
- Family fights, special moments when we meet insecurely
- Strong Bible reading despite external disturbances

Chapter 3 | Reading the Bible Together as a Family Creates Harmony
- The Word overcomes trials
- Become a place of worship anywhere
- A story of evangelism designed by God
- The Bible is a parenting book.
- A couple's relationship restored through reading the Bible
- Reading the Bible becomes a family tradition.

Chapter 4 | Everyday Life Becomes Worship, Everyday Worship Becomes Everyday Life
- A daily soap opera broadcast from the sky
- Family worship via FaceTime
- Husband's testimony
- The appearance of a blessed person
- Co-workers who are closer than family
- Receive healing rays through words during the coronavirus pandemic.

Chapter 5 | Experiencing Miracles Through the Bible
- God's surprise gift to my husband
- Reading the Bible to drink the water of life for the soul
- Right cheek incident
- Total solar eclipse
- Father's funeral
- Doctor of Engineering, Dresden
- Permanent residency, a necessity for immigrants
- Miracle Federal Student Aid
- The Grace of Uterine Fibroid Surgery and Healing
- Mom's last gift, the road to heaven

Chapter 6 | How Our Family Changed After Reading the Bible
- trust
- Hope
- love
- Second 1,000 days
- Bible

Epilogue

As they entered adolescence, children who had previously locked themselves in their rooms and refused to talk to their families began to come out into the living room and tell their stories.
Her husband, who had no faith, was the first to suggest reading the entire Bible, and she completed the reading process three times in Korean and English over the course of five years, a miraculous event that resulted in her reading the entire Bible 30 years before her parents.
Along with these changes, something even more surprising happened.
The husband established his authority as the priest of the household and began to expound the Word of God, going back and forth between the Old and New Testaments.

Throughout this process, the author realizes that God bestows grace through ‘people.’
I confess that all the hands of the countless people who showed up at the right time, provided the necessary help, and left, from the congressman who helped me with my green card issue to the administrative staff who helped me with financial support, were God's guidance.
And even closer to home, God was speaking.
At my parents' funeral, he gave me words of comfort, when my children fought, he gave me words of discipline, and when I was worried, he told me to wait.

This book speaks quietly to parents who have lost touch with their children, to husbands who attend church but fail to live a pure life of faith, and to all who desire to hear the voice of God.
It doesn't require any special methods or great skills.
The daily practice of opening the Bible together as a family can change everything.


As you read this book, you can feel the author's earnest desire to love his children with all his heart and protect his family.
And you will experience the great and deep love of God who answered that prayer.
With the hope that the same miracle can happen in our family too.

This book, which concludes with the confession, “I am who I am by the grace of God,” goes beyond the story of one family’s 1,000-day Bible reading to contain the living history of God encountered during their 13 years of immigrant life in the United States.

The greatest virtue of this book is its honesty.
The author does not hide the sense of bewilderment and fear he felt in the face of the enormous change that was immigration to the United States.
He calmly confesses the worries of parents who were worried that their adolescent children would be shaken, and the fear they felt when hearing of the tragedy of families scattered in foreign countries.
But what is surprising is that the confession does not remain an abstract spiritual testimony.
This is evidenced by specific names and circumstances, such as the department head who offered my husband a teaching position in the United States, the Georgia House of Representatives member who helped me with my green card issue, the Emory administrative staff member who helped me with my FAFSA financial aid at the end of my eldest child's freshman year, the professor who helped me get my PhD in Germany, and the USCIS employee who issued me a travel permit when I didn't have a green card.
What the author realized through this was the truth that God's grace is always accomplished through 'people'.
This realization makes this book not simply a book of faith, but a testimony that deals with the realities of life.

The changes that take place within the family are even more touching.
My husband, who had no faith, suggested reading the entire Bible, and five years later, he became the priest of our family, expounding the Word like a pastor, going back and forth between the Old and New Testaments.
In this process, the author discovers the true meaning of authority.
“Authority is not established by shouting and forcibly ordering.
The author's insight that "true authority is the power to elicit voluntary action" is profound.
The confession that a hierarchy and order were naturally established in the household as the husband proclaimed the word and fulfilled his proper role provides an important answer to many who worry about the breakdown of families in today's society.

So what was at the heart of all these changes?
The author says that it was hearing the voice of God.
The author, who was envious of those who could not hear a clear voice like her husband, realized that the Bible verses she reads every day are the voice of God.
At my parents' funeral, he gave me words of comfort, when my children fought, he gave me words of discipline, and when I was worried about my green card, he told me to wait.
This was not something mystical or magical, but rather a very everyday and concrete experience.
The author's words, "God's voice is not something we hear with our ears alone, but something we read through His Word and understand with our hearts," provide a clear answer to all who desire to hear God's voice.

This book is a testimony of faith, a guide to parenting, a practical guide to family restoration, and a testimony to the lives of immigrants.
But above all, this book is a record of gratitude.
The realization that “humans can never live alone” and the confession that “no one in this world has grown up on their own” are the most valuable insights the author gained through 13 years of immigrant life.
And that gratitude does not stop there; it leads to the practice of “love thy neighbor.”
This is the ultimate goal of a life of reading the Word.

The author does not force anything on the readers.
“From the beginning, your family may not be willing to give in,” he says, and advises, “First, even if you are alone, always try to organize your surroundings at the same time and open the Bible with a calm mind.”
This humble attitude actually gives courage to the readers.
And when the last sentence says, “I earnestly hope that the blessings and graces that have been poured into our family will also be abundant in your lives,” we become certain.
That this is not just a special experience for one family, but a blessing that every family can enjoy.

I recommend this book to parents experiencing a family crisis, those struggling to communicate with their children, and anyone who longs to hear God's voice.
Miracles don't happen in grand places.
Every night at 10:30, as we sit around the dinner table and turn a page with our family, God speaks.
And those words pile up to become a 1,000-day miracle.