Misc.

My grandmother passed away yesterday. If you’ve been a part of the Whispers & Fringes community for a while, you might actually kinda know her. My sister, Binu, has shared several different posts based on conversations she had with my grandmother. And what conversations they were.  They not only resonated with us as her family,

Lately I’ve been hearing the song “Thy Will” by Hillary Scott on the radio a lot. It’s a song about trying to trust God through the difficult things in life that do not make sense. Hillary Scott said she wrote this song when she had gone through a miscarriage and she was in a dark

Here’s a little motivation from billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban on reaching your goals. My favorite quote from this article is “The one thing you can control in life is your effort”. While we can’t control our situation or circumstances, we can control how we respond, and ultimately that influences our outcome.  I hope this motivates

As soon as my children were old enough to understand the words “pool table,” my husband taught them an important house rule- “respect the game, respect the table.” About a month after we bought our first home, we purchased a pool table. It was a significant investment in a game my husband enjoyed. Once my

I was preparing for a formal function and finally decided on a hairstyle that I wanted to try out for the event.  The picture of the up-do was carefully selected on my phone so that I could easily show the stylist at the salon.  The celebrity looked gorgeous with each strand of hair beautifully pinned in

I’ve shared previously how my family and I ventured to take road trips across the United States.  Following is an account from our adventure this summer: Family of 5.  4 flights.  Passports in tow as we step out of the country for the first time.  4 pieces of luggage plus bags to carry on.  2

As we have come to the midway point of 2016, I was reflecting on my vision for this year and what I believed God wanted me to accomplish with it. Although I always look my own personal goals as what I YET have to accomplish, God brought back to my mind how much He has

I have a 30 mile commute to work…one way. I’ll admit…once I am on my way home, I hate to make stops. I don’t want to go to the grocery store. I don’t want to run an errand. I just want to drive straight home. I’m kinda like that about a lot of things. How

My grandmother (I call her Ammachi) does not own an iPhone. She is not on social media. She does not keep up with CNN’s updates regarding our current political climate or the world news. But she does sense the urgency of the days we live in. This past week at her church’s Tuesday morning prayer

Are there co-workers or people that you are around that seem to know what buttons to push? Comments they make or ideas they come up with just seem to get under your skin and seem to fire you up. What about with our politically charged environment now? You would have to have your television unplugged