binu

When my boys were young, disciplining them was easy. Hmm…maybe I should rephrase that. It was easier than it is now.  I remember when my oldest was about 5 years old. He and his little brother had done something mischievous. I don’t remember the details of their mischief, but I do remember the conversation that

There’s this satisfaction I get when I catch all the green lights on my drive to work. It’s like I’m trying to make it in record time!  But a few Fridays ago, I was actually relieved when I caught a red light and had a few more moments to myself before the rush of my

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 if there’s one South Indian dish I can’t get enough of, it’s CABBAGE THORAN ! It literally goes with anything- beef fry, chicken curry, fish curry,

My technician and I still laugh about it today. The timing was crazy! We were short handed and she needed the upcoming Saturday off. All week long, I tried. I reached out to our team, but no one could cover her shift…and we still had no solid leads with the technician job posting that had

In Titus 2:5, Paul encourages older women (that’s me ) to teach younger women (that might be you) how to ‘stay busy’ or as some translations put it, ‘maintain a home’…and girls, part of maintaining a home might involve a little cooking.  But don’t worry…the recipes I post are always simple & do-able.  Today, we

My husband has this playlist. And every Sunday morning (like clockwork) we listen to the same set of songs as we get ready for church.  A couple of Malayalam worship songs (that’s his native language) and a three minute mini sermon titled “That’s my King.”  He says it gets him in the Sunday morning worship

My son will be home from his first year of college at the end of this week, Yay!!?…which means I’ll be making all of his favorite dishes over summer break. Fettuccine Alfredo, Chinese stir fry, South Indian beef fry, chicken curry… But today (since he’s not home just yet),  I decided to make one of

It was 6am Saturday morning, and my younger son had an all day track meet. He ate a quick breakfast, and threw a few Gatorades and a couple of Cliff bars into a bag. But before walking out the door, he walked into our guest bedroom.  My in-laws were in town for the weekend and

When I was a freshman in college, my friend and I discovered a little chapel on campus. It was a beautiful glass building with wooden pews, red carpet and a piano to the side of the stage. It even had this particular smell.  After exams, that chapel was our haven-a little getaway before we started

It was the strangest thing.  The year was 1999. I had just gotten married, moved across town & I was in search of a new job, closer to my new apartment.  I made some calls and sent out my resume. After some time, I received a call back from a district pharmacy manager. He was