Misc.

My heart is to teach the next generation the basics of cooking and maintaining a home.  My motto is- If I can do it, you can too! This past summer, while home from college, my oldest son was determined to learn how to make chaya (Indian tea). Starbucks chai tea just wasn’t hitting the spot […]

Last night, I sat on the edge of my daughter’s bed as she was getting ready to sleep. Now that she’s older, bedtime stories have transitioned from silly made-up adventures to deeper real-life conversations. Stressors at school, teachers, and relationships are just a few of the topics we chat about in the dark. Sometimes we […]

As we step into a new year, many of us are looking for a new beginning, a fresh start, and somehow trying to do things differently than in year’s past. Over the years, I have cycled through the different ways to focus my mind and heart for the coming year.   There were the new year’s […]

What I love about South Indian cooking is that left overs don’t taste like leftovers. In fact, the flavor of the dish is often better the next day…and this dish, fish molee, is no exception.  I didn’t grow up eating fish molee, but once I tried it, I was hooked…and thankfully, my friend Shyni Ann […]

I had changed into the hospital gown and was laying down on the hospital bed.  The nurses were starting my IV and I was feeling something…indescribable. Excited? Nervous? Exhausted? All the things. I was in labor with our son and at any given moment, I could have burst into tears because I had all the […]

We had just finished a delicious Thai dinner. The conversation was fun and meaningful. Our team doesn’t get to meet in person often because trying to coordinate six women’s schedules can be challenging (obviously – only 5 could join this time but we decided to go for it!) Before we could even start thinking about […]

My word for the year 2022 was contend.  And contend I did. I am thankful that I was hearing God enough at the beginning of the year to know what was coming, because there were definitely times during the year that I did not hear His voice at all.   I will spare you the gritty […]

It’s that time of year again. Time to be grateful…and time to make a gratitude list. Believe it or not, for the first half of my life, making a gratitude list wasn’t so easy. It didn’t matter how many blessings I had, all I could focus on is was what I did NOT have. It […]

For years, I had a friend tell me “Look, just because you’re skinny, doesn’t mean you’re healthy.” And you know what? My friend was right. I barely exercised and my diet needed some major tweaking. I could fool a lot of people, but I couldn’t fool my friend. This friend knew me well, knew my […]

Recently when I was walking back to my desk at work, I noticed something that I had not seen in a while.  The office was full of people and buzzing with activity.  While that may not seem significant, I was immediately taken back to the Spring of 2020.  The company I work for had just […]