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.

Teaching through songs

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…

God takes our vows seriously

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.…

Making the house a home

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…

The bus ride

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…

Count your blessings

”  Count your blessings, name them one by one, Count your blessings, see what God hath done! Count your blessings, name them one by one, Count your many blessings, see what God hath done. And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done. “Some where down the line of life I had forgotten to…

Helping others live…

I can draw out learning from almost anything. Recently watched movies – Club 60 and Snow Queen made me realize that sometimes we are so lost in our own world, (its problems, its worries, its cares, what we have lost, what have and things we can’t etc etc., ), that we tend to forget that in someway…

Comparision

I am a comparison freak. I compare everything. I think about everything and try to learn from whatever small or big that comes my way. This sometimes makes me feel sour because of probably the things that I don’t have /have. Recently I have been worried about this compulsive behavior of mine. That is when…