Month: March 2013

How Should I Answer?

Most people know that my daughter and I have battled the eczema beast the past few years. It has been a tiring battle. And we have not fully defeated it at this point. But everyone can see that great tremendous progress has been made and we are continuing to make. So they come and ask […] Read more…

Teenage years can be tumultuous. That is why we need to keep praying and keep the communication lines open.

Walking the Teenage Years

The teen years can be rather trying because boundaries are being pushed and need to be re-looked and negotiated. Parents, too, have to adjust to a more assertive child. But I truly believe that if we pray continually for them and keep the communication lines open, we will pass the teen years largely unscathed, by the grace of God. Read more…

Choosing not to waver

Whenever you choose not to follow the crowd, you will, at various points of the journey, second guess yourself. I think it is just part and parcel of walking against the tide. Which can be a good thing – it can either solidify your position clearly or it can show up its inadequacy which will […] Read more…

Of Talks and Seminars

I attended 3 talks in the span of 1 week – an amazing feat for someone who is used to staying home most of the time to keep on top of what she needs to do! 😀 And yes, they all had to do with parenting in one form or another. Have you ever sat […] Read more…

The Decline of Literature

So much has been said about the decline of Literature that there would be nothing new in whatever I have to say. So why am I writing this post? I just have to join in with the pro-Literature crowd to say – what a pity that Literature is on a decline! I love Literature! It […] Read more…

18 Years, by the Grace of God

When I read in the newspapers about how people are finding it increasingly difficult to find their life partner, I am forever grateful to God for orchestrating how I met my husband back in 1989. After all, how could 2 people in the midst of hundreds meet and then get married almost 5 years later? I have […] Read more…

Don’t be a martyr

“Don’t be a martyr!” I’ve had many pieces of advice given to me – some sought for and others not 🙂 But the one above is the one that sticks most in my mind because it is full of godly wisdom behind it. And I am passing it along. It came from the wife of […] Read more…