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“At the end of the day people won’t remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.”    There is some question as to who actually said that (most say Maya Angelou) but regardless, there is some truth to that statement.   Rewind…2 weeks ago. It was my birthday and

I like big purses and I cannot lie… I’m not a fancy brand kind of girl. I don’t like to change out purses either. I just want one purse that looks good and can hold EVERYTHING I need. My husband gawks at how large my purses are but when he wants hand sanitizer, lotion or

For 5 years, I worked as a nurse in a neonatal intensive care unit.  Most of the babies I took care of were born prematurely. When we think of a few months over the course of our lives, it doesn’t seem like much.  But to a child in the womb, that time is crucial. Even

Years ago, if someone asked me where I was from, I would just say “Dallas” but then I’d always get the follow-up question…“No. Where are you REALLY from?” So, to avoid that conversation, I now give everyone who asks a brief but all-encompassing bio…“I am Indian but I was born in the United States.” On

I have a couple of friends who have undergone amazing transformations recently.  They posted “before & after” pictures of themselves and the results are incredible. Just today, I had a family member post about a different kind of transformation.  She opened up about her struggles with deep depression, how God got her through it and

When my parents moved to Dallas, my mom got a job as a nurse at Baylor Hospital.  She worked there for 39 years until she retired. My dad has been at his company for 41 years.  Their daughters (aka me and my sister) are on the same trajectory: I’ve been at my job for 19

When we discuss conflict in our marriage small group, my husband will ask each spouse, “What are your ‘trigger words’?” When we think of a trigger, a gun may be the first image that comes to mind.  The reason it is referred to as a “trigger word” is because of its ability to initiate an

1 Samuel 13:8 He (Saul) waited seven days, the time appointed by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him. 9 So Saul said, “Bring the burnt offering here to me, and the peace offerings.” And he offered the burnt offering. 10 As soon as he had finished

Moms (and the Bible) know best. I don’t know if this woman in the video is a believer or not but what she shares has some scriptural backing to it. She challenges her kids to follow up any negative statements with a “Yeah, but…” and find the positive in it. My dad has had a

When I first met the man I would one day marry, the thing that struck me the most was his smile. Do you know that to be able to genuinely smile is a God given gift? No, I am not talking about the kind that ends in a smirk or one given in a half