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Not Just A Sunday School Lesson
You know one of the topics we don’t talk about too often in our churches?
Our relationship with our parents when we’re adults.
Somehow, we’ve decided that it’s a topic relevant only for Sunday School/ Children’s Church—but not really beyond that.
Maybe we feel like we’ve outgrown it. Maybe we’ve dismissed it because it dredges up painful memories ...
A Letter To My Son On His 13th Birthday
Hey kid,
It’s HERE! The “dreaded” teen years are upon us. Netflix shows and blog posts warn us nervous mamas that this phase will involve slammed doors, eye rolls, a vapid disinterest in all things family, and words that range from fluent sarcasm to pure venom.
But somehow—call me naïve—I don’t think it’s going to play out ...
When You Don’t Know Which Way To Turn
Three men walk into a desert and get lost for seven days.
Sounds like the start of a cheesy joke?
Well, there’s no punchline—it’s actually the beginning of an interesting narrative in the book of 2 Kings.
The three men were, in fact, kings. (Not to be confused with the magi who visited baby Jesus, although I’m not ...
An Old-Timey Love Story
It was back in 1974 when they tied the knot. Well, to be specific: February 14th, 1974.
Yup, Valentine’s Day.
But the two of them were entirely oblivious of the fact. Completely clueless about Cupid and his antics.
In their defense, the Hallmark-holiday concept hadn’t quite made its way to India back then.
She, a Kindergarten teacher, all of ...
Honor Your Parents??? (YouVersion Devotional)
What does honoring parents look like when we’re adults? Is it even possible in our fragmented world? How does God expect us to honor our parents when they may have hurt us and where, sometimes, distance seems a wiser and less complicated option?
Clearly, most of us carry tons of emotional baggage when it comes to ...
Did the Pandemic Change Me?
The threat of the Pandemic wears thin, turns lean,
A muddle of gaunt days and anorexic dreams;
We heal from a year of promise that left us pilfered,
Of hope, of health, of humanity, of hugs unfiltered;
Did the pandemic teach me? Did it train me? Did it change me?
I didn’t un-fear the unknown – my breath caught in ...
The 5 C’s That Curb Your Creativity
This post is likely to be somewhat different from the ones I usually write because it's more practical than it is reflective.
Having been in a bit of a creative slump recently, I sifted through the reasons behind it – and, lo and behold, there emerged five causes all of which started with the letter C. ...
You’ve Got A Friend In Me?
Ever since the pandemic started, I’ve been on prayer calls with three friends. Well, er, they started out as “let’s pray together for 10 minutes” calls and morphed into “let's catch up for an hour and pray at the end of the mega chat-a-thon.” (Yup, get four like-minded women in one space with almost no ...
Are You an Impromptu Hairstylist?
My sister-in-law texted me two pictures the other day. The first was of her sweet 4-year-old daughter. The second was of a small trash can with a considerable amount of hair in it.
Yup, you guessed right - her little hatchling had gotten hold of a pair of scissors and had decided to turn her bedroom ...
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