As a part of a new church plant with young people I find myself, though not old in the world’s terms, older than most people. I find myself in a place where I rarely get to meet/interact/share lives with older people, esp older women. I always dreamed of a time where I could share lives…
Every once in a while we make choices that might not be in the best interest of our children and then we wonder what we should do in order to make things right (in case there is a need for one)? I am about to narrate one such incident and how it turned out to…
An Average Day I was sitting by and thinking of how life goes about on a daily basis. I have a four year old and life revolves around the little one, her needs, her wants, her demands, fixing up that broken toy, combing that Barbie doll, cleaning that spill, teaching her, spending time with her,…
By far, one of the most difficult things to handle in life is correction. Not many want to be criticized/corrected and told to that may be what they are doing is wrong, what they are pursuing is not really good for them or their character needs a bit of change. When correction comes in one’s…
Songs are an excellent way to teach little children. When Allegra was little, I had read somewhere that songs are an effective way to teach/instruct children. This is so true in our case. When Allegra was around 2 years of age or even younger I used to sing a song to pack up all the…
A moment of weakness is all it takes to stumble, to lose focus, to do things which we will regret probably for the rest of our lives. Let me illustrate this using a real-time example: Day 1: After a long evening we came home from practice and all I wanted to do is to hit the bed.…
A couple of weeks ago as I was sitting by and pondering on certain aspects of my life, this particular line, “I come to you with my need”, from my vow I had made to Edi kept coming to me. I tried to remember the other aspects of my vow and I couldn’t remember it.…
A few years into our marriage, I thought I had to have everything thing a house to make it home. I had seen so many homes beautifully decorated. The perfect home that I had always dreamed about. Beautifully flowing drapes, colour coordinated cushions on the couches that looked so comfortable, perfect dining table, creaseless bedcovers…
Many a times I am left with the thought, am I doing enough as a woman? Am I doing according to what the Bible commands me to? Am I just using a few verses in the Bible as an excuse for not working? Am I taking the Bible out of context and using it to…
I would like to look at the life of a person as a passenger waiting for a bus. In the bus station there are many passengers and each waiting for their own bus. The bus they hop on to takes them to the place they want to go. This particular bus station of life has many buses…