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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 […]

There is a lot about the Israelites journey through the wilderness that sounds difficult but knowing which way to go wasn’t one of them. A cloud by day…a pillar of fire by night.  I wouldn’t mind that for my life too. When I was in my mid 20’s, I remember being confused about some major […]

Yesterday, I was talking to someone about some things they were worried about. Today, I had to follow my own advice. We all worry about different things…it depends on the season of life we are in or even the time of day. Worry can hit us at any time. The question is what do we […]

It’s one thing to have confidence. It’s another to have “foolish confidence”, as mentioned in Psalms 49:13. What’s the difference? Your first thought may be the people who make the blooper reel of the talent shows we watch on television. There is some truth to that but it can go much deeper than our ability […]