I am married to Mr. DSouza. And I am the mother of two beautiful girls. I love to teach, cook and write. I am a Christian and love Jesus. I am a member of Cross Cultured Church.

Seasons of Life

Seasons of life? What is that, one may wonder! Let me try and explain. As each of us go through life, we see that there are different stages. I would like to call these stages the seasons of life; season of being newly wed, season of pregnancy, season of being a new mother, season of…

Why I chose to Paint?

Up until 2018, I did not pursue any hobbies. I was brought up in a city, life was fast paced and I did not give much thought about hobbies. In 2017, someone spoke about hobbies and how it helps de-stress. That is when my journey of searching for and a desire to pursue a hobby…

Looking back at 2018

Every year, we make new plans – some plans stick and the others don’t. Last year, 2018, I made a few plans – To grow with the church in the knowledge of the Bible. The book of Galatians, Judges, Ecclesiastes are some that we would look at in depth. I am more than excited to…

Homeschooling Curriculum 2017-2018

We homeschool our 7 year old. When we started looking at the possibilities of homeschooling, we realized that homeschooling is not very popular in India. It also meant that we had very less support to help us choose curriculum.  This is a short post on the books we have chosen to train our children. How…

New Year New Goals

Taking a glance at the calendar made me realize that yet another year has passed by. There are more strands of grey, stories to tell, memories created, risks taken, battles fought: some lost and some won. An account of the past year showed me that God has been good, as always. As the new year…

Challenge Day 24

      Cultivating a life of openness and Christian friendship (My Journey)   If you have ever heard the term ‘Loner‘, I would be the person apt for it. All through life I have been a Loner. I have never found/made lasting friendships. I moved from one set of friends to another through different seasons…

Challenge Day 23

My Journey from doubt and fear to serving!   Fears can clobber a person. I am not talking about Godly fear. I am talking about a fear that is not rooted in God, a fear of the unknown, a fear that God does not want to have. Sometimes I behave like my life is in…

Challenge Day 22

The great planner   I am a planner, I love planned trips, planned meals, planned trips to the restaurants etc., I do not handle unplanned activities very well. But then again, God keeps reminding and throwing in challenges apart from my plan and teaches me to handle them with love and patients! There are so…

Challenge Day 21

What is my attitude when I sin?   We serve a God who is merciful and kind. When we sin, God is able to forgive us and we stand clean of the sin that once stood accusing us because of the work of Jesus on the cross. But what should the attitude of the Christian…

Challenge Day 20

Only a Christian takes part in communion!   Sunday after Sunday, our 4.5 year old daughter observes her parents and other older people take part in communion. One day she could not hold the curiosity any longer and asked – Mama, why can I not have the elements of the communion – The bread and…