COVID-19 pandemic: What really matters to me?
The world is grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic and now is good time to slow down, stop and probably even re-think life: what really matters to me?God and Family!
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The wait just got longer
Yesterday I posted about how nine months ago we rekindled the desire to go to seminary and study. This morning I learned that the scholarship that we were praying for has no funds for the upcoming year. The seminary has made an appeal for funds so that they can make their decision. Usually, they make…
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The last nine months
The last nine months have been long and eventful. Early September 2019 a conversation with the missus sparked an old desire. A desire to study. To devote a season to studying and to being discipled so that we would be able to better serve God. This spark led to two conversations with pastor friends who…
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Without discipline we are in for a disaster
I have come to believe that discipline is necessary to live a fulfilling life. The pandemic linked lock-down has been an eye opener for me. I have tried to be disciplined in certain areas of my life. The other areas were subject to binging. Those areas of my life where I practiced discipline would flourish…
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Where it begins
I want to be able to write. But I usually do not know what to write about. I kept researching about what one needs to do to overcome the difficulty of not being able to write. Invariable whatever or whomever I read provided only one solution. Write regularly! I just do not understand how can…
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Holiness and Love
It is hard to love! Most people desire to be kind and loving. You do your best in every way possible to be calm and composed and then suddenly-out of nowhere a person or an event triggers you. And… You know what I mean. You have been there and so have I. Our circumstances are…
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Organizing Lego
Legos are just fun for kids. And adults have made such massive lego projects that are mind blowing. But here’s every parent’s nightmare – cleaning up after play time. And sometimes, just sometimes a stray lego might just get under your foot and ouch! We had another minor struggle with our 4 year old using…
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Pork Bafath
Pork Bafath is a recipe passed on to me by my mom-in-law. The traditional recipe is slightly different but she has altered this and has customized it to suit the palate of the family. She is a wonderful cook and all credit for this recipe goes to her alone! The first time I tried pork…
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Heart of compassion
To have a heart like Jesus. To have compassion on the children that God has gifted us.
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The impromptu trip to Mangalore
Every May we travel to Mangalore to meet my parents. The year 2020 has been different for the whole world and it was different for us as well. We were unable to travel due to the lockdown. But on the morning of 27th, at breakfast we were discussing that the restrictions have eased now. And…
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