Yearly Archives
in 2019
When Disappointment Is All You Can Unwrap at Christmas
Maybe this Christmas you’re not feeling it.
You’re done being merry. You’re tired of faking holly and jolly. You couldn’t care less about goodwill to man.
Things have not panned out for you the way you’d hoped when January 2019 dawned. Situations that looked promising have now been dampened by the reality of the last almost 12 ...
A Boy, his Rubik’s Cube and a Powerful Reminder
The boy lies sprawled on the couch, home from school with a fever and throat infection. He isn’t asking for screens yet – only because he’s fully immersed in his Rubik’s cube, having recently cracked the “code” for it.
He looks at me through tired eyes, determined to explain the algorithm. I nod along, half-listening - ...
It’s The Most Wonderful – And The Busiest – Time Of The Year (You Version Devotional)
I absolutely love all the buzz around Christmas. I love the carols and the cookies, the parties and the pies, the decorations and the desserts (and, yes, I know I included a lot of food in that line, but, hey, just being real here).
But, when I look at my calendar for the month, I'm a ...
Where the World is Your Village
Been couple of years since I've been in print. Thrilled that The Hindu Metro Plus (one of India's most reputed newspapers) published my little travel article about the Dubai Global Festival.
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Picture a theme park with a carnival atmosphere where you can have tonnes of fun, indulge in great food and shop from among a million ...
Your Home Is A Powerful Mission Field
“Go home.”
Those two words spoken by veteran preacher John MacArthur about author and teacher Beth Moore created pandemonium on the Internet last month.
While I found the comment hurtful and unnecessarily divisive, I simply don’t have the theological training to definitively share on this issue. Thankfully for you and me, this is not another opinion piece ...
Majestic and Mindful
Why did I choose an uninspiring picture of reading glasses to start this blog post?
Because this pair of boring black frames played a prominent role in a little drama that unfolded in the desert. Perhaps we'll call this drama, "Lost in Arabia" or "Swallowed by the Sands" or a title that carries similar gravitas.
Last week, ...
When We Leave Our Nests For A New Normal
I was twenty years old the first time I was all alone in a house for more than ten minutes. I know you’re thinking: Whaaat? Like 2-0? You got to be kidding me, woman.
I don’t have a whole lot to say in my defense. Growing up, on the rare occasions my parents went out without ...
You Are Not What You Do
Watch any online motivational video and, soon enough, you’ll hear one focal message: pursue your goals. We are told to dream big. We are persuaded that we can make that audacious dream a reality. We are convinced that our fulfillment and our identity lie wrapped up in that achievement. We are egged on to “make ...
While You Wait
Fifteen years ago, while I was a single woman waiting for my forever man, I prayed this rather ridonculous prayer: "Father, I want you to be the cake and for my future husband to be the frosting."
I wrote this not-really-Biblical prayer in my journal a few months before I met my dashing dude.
Thankfully, God answered ...
MEET SUSAN
