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We play a lot of hide and seek at my house.  My kids are 3 years apart, so it’s one game that we can all play together with no drama.  The kids really enjoy finding new, tiny places to cram themselves  in and fool the grown ups. Here’s my problem with hide and seek: Many of you who […]

My daughter was about to be voted in as the leadership representative from her class.  I could feel it in my bones. The campaign preparation included  an attractive poster – which included glitter, of course.  We spent hours putting it together.  And the speech was engaging, likening leadership qualities to items at a grocery store- […]

Welcome to another episode of “Life Mimicking My Children’s Books”! Come in, sit down and stay for a while! In this week’s episode, we will be discussing the book Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses by Kimberly Dean. Here’s the book report: Pete the cat wakes up one morning and is grumpy for no reason.  […]

Indian chai is my drink of choice.  In fact, I just had a cup of it, and it was delightful. The blend of cardamom and ginger mixed in with tea leaves evolves into a taste and aroma that is unmatched, in my opinion. Take a sip and the calm slowly creeps into an otherwise chaotic […]

Chloral hydrate. Just the mention of the word makes me cringe. When my son was nine months old, his body was affected by what doctors believed to be a virus.  This virus caused him to experience a high fever, red eyes, red lips and it affected his heart. After his initial hospitalization stay, we were […]

If you’re a woman over the age of forty, then you know,  the struggle is real. Those annual physicals and everything else that goes with it.  Well, it was that time of year again and there I was, standing by the door in the corner of the room as the technician adjusted the large X-Ray […]

“Mommy, have you ever lied?”   I cringed.  I tried to avoid answering, but not giving my son an honest answer would make me a hypocrite.    “Yes, I have…”  How difficult to admit wrongdoing to our very own children!  But, how teachable those moments can be. One of my earliest memories of receiving a […]

In 2 Chronicles 33, we read the story of king Manasseh. (I know you’re saying, “Who?” Hang with me, I will get to my point before your eyes glaze over, I promise!) His bio reads like this: He was another bad king in the long line of bad kings that were ruling in Judah. He […]

A little over twenty years ago, I sat on my bed sobbing. My young mind was convinced that I would never be happy again. My friends allowed me to sulk for a little while, but after a few weeks, one friend in particular had enough of me and my sad self. “Binu, That’s enough. It’s […]

Summer vacation was not all fun and games for me when I was growing up.  My dad gave us assignments like book reports on a topic from the encyclopedia and dropped us off at the library for hours. We groaned, but giving us work to do likely kept us out of trouble during those long […]