binu samuel

“I’m sorry y’all got stuck sitting next to me.”  I apologized in advance to my friends seated to my right and left.  I’m a horrible travel companion! Since I was young, plane rides and I just haven’t gotten along. I get nauseous and my ears feel like they are about to explode. So as the […]

Of all things, I was in the MIDDLE of a prayer call when I clicked over and heard the news.  “Mrs. Samuel, could you come and pick up Caleb, he is hurt.”  Really God? I was on a prayer call and THIS is what happens. I’m ashamed to say, that was my one sided, real, raw […]

God gave me this devotion several years ago. I dug it out of the archives, because I really needed the reminder. Perhaps you do too. Let’s celebrate the small wins. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Storms have a way of bringing life to a complete halt….but they also have a way of making us see hope in even the slightest […]

I couldn’t wait to talk to her…but what would I say? What exactly do you say to someone who saved your mom’s life? “Thank you” just doesn’t seem like enough.  It all began a few weeks ago. My parents attended a funeral in Houston. At the burial site, my mom passed out. Actually, she did […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

I went up for every altar call, called every 1-800 prayer line, I fasted, I prayed.  I needed a breakthrough.  It’s funny how committed I can be when I’m desperately in need of God to act on my behalf.  And then there are times when life is good and I can barely make it to […]