On #6, can you change the emphasis word to be "new"? Can you put people in the house instead of a document? This is a nice interpretation of the original direction, but we feel we need to include people/community/family into the mark. The "stories" are what happen with people, so we think the book concept is missing the mark (so to speak), and a visual of people can carry that message.
Two larger and one smaller icon for people could also hint at family, which could be good.