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Working Out as Worship???
Back in the day, I would slide a DVD into my laptop and play “30 Day Shred” — a workout video from the well-known TV fitness coach Jillian Michaels.
Jillian promised that 30 days of exercising with her and I would be “shredded.”
And so I huffed and puffed and grunted and groaned my way through jumping ...
Where Do You Live?
When our son was about two years old, we got him a t-shirt that proclaimed: “I still live with my parents.” We thought it was the cutest thing ever — incidentally, as newly-minted parents, we thought everything about him was supremely brilliant (Anyone else remember those gushing first-time parent days?). His t-shirt would bring a ...
Good Moms Yell Too?
Here’s a dark and somewhat dirty secret . . .
Moms yell.
We do
It’s not something we talk about often.
It’s not something we choose to display on social media.
It’s not something we want on our parenting resumes.
It remains tucked away because there’s shame attached to it. After all, other moms don’t raise their voices and completely lose it with ...
‘Am’ Is All That Matters – Why ‘The Chosen’ Speaks To Us
At the end of every show in the series The Chosen, my 11-year-old daughter asks with incredulity: “What?! It’s done already? Can we watch another one? Pleeeaseeee!”
While my husband and I are pretty particular about limited screen time, we’ve indulged her every now and then. (There could, ahem, be the "possibility" that we allowed “another one” because ...
Seven Unhelpful Words When Someone Is Hurting (And What To Say Instead)
No one wants to be unempathetic when a friend is in a painful situation.
Or at least only a handful of Devil-Wears-Prada-type boss people actually set out to be callous about others’ problems. Most of us want to say the right thing to a hurting friend.
But, sometimes, one’s foot does this weird thing and gets stuck ...
Sharing the Truth in Love in a Cancel Culture
Growing up in a strict Catholic school, I learned to stay under the radar.
“Convent education” in India in the 80’s and 90’s meant wearing impeccable uniforms, down to having a satin bow on your head and polished shoes on your feet. It meant standing up every time a teacher entered the room. It meant being ...
July is the New January: Time to Reset
It’s the halfway point of the year.
Maybe the first part of your year has gone exactly like you planned it.
(Somehow, the chances of that having happened will likely range from ‘slim’ to ‘yeah, right.’)
For me, the first six months of 2021 were different from what I’d charted out. For one, I thought I would be ...
Dear Hubs, A Dada-Base Of Why We Love You!
Dear hubbers,
Happy Father's Day!
I know you’re a behind-the-scenes guy, but there comes a moment in every man’s life when he needs to be embarrassed by an overly enthusiastic, gushing wife.
Well, that’s not entirely true.
But, whether you’re ready for it or not, hang tight because this is your moment in the spotlight. I would say it’s ...
How Do You Approach The Word?
Our kids just wrapped up their exams.
If you live in India, you know exams are a big deal. Or, at least, we make a big deal about them.
Since the kidlings are still doing online school, the hubbers and I have the opportunity to pray with them before they write their papers.
And then we launch them ...
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