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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

My family is obsessed with this song right now… Sometimes you need to remind yourself of what HE says about you, even if you don’t believe it… ~Shiney You Say by Lauren Daigle I keep fighting voices in my mind that say I’m not enough Every single lie that tells me I will never measure

True story. A man walks up to the pharmacy and wants his prescription refilled. Me: “Uh…Sir, this cough syrup was just filled five days ago. It should last you at least ten days. Are you taking it as the doctor prescribed? One teaspoonful, 5 milliliters, twice daily only if you need it for your cough?”Man: “One

A few weeks ago, we went to Dave & Busters with some friends.  The kids had a great time playing all of the arcade games and earning tickets.  As we wandered from game to game, I was genuinely surprised at how many ‘tokens’ some of the games took to run.  I had this sinking feeling

“God rarely writes short stories. So don’t lose heart, even if the plot seems to grow long.”- Bob Sorge It’s a pattern we see throughout scripture, God uses all things (even the unpleasant things which make no sense at the time) for our good and for His glory. Don’t believe me? Let’s look at 2

“It’s your turn…I washed the last set of dishes!” If  I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard my boys make that statement to one another…I’d be a rich woman.  My kids are great but sometimes they forget.  Not only is the roof over their head at no cost to them, so are their

It was a beautiful Sunday morning. We were on vacation, and the plan was to spend the morning at the beach.  We needed to reserve umbrellas and chairs for our morning of lounging,  and they were available on a first come, first served basis.  The stand opened at 8 am, and I was in charge

I’m not one for large crowds or detailed planning, but since Indian weddings are massive by nature, I had to just smile and go with it.  So, with a yellow pages phone book in hand, and a guest list of about eight hundred, the planning began (keep in mind, this was before the internet). There