Category Archives: relationships

Lost, Sometimes…

Have you ever been in a crowd and been lonely? I have experienced this on occasion and am always surprised by that emotion.  Loneliness is such a powerful emotion. Today the heating guy was back in… we still didn’t have … Continue reading

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Simply the Best…

Do you ever wonder what it is like to be famous? Last night I took my mom, who is a die hard figure skater fan, to see Elvis Stokjo in his Rock the Ice Show, which came to Peterborough.  My … Continue reading

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How Strong Is Your Constitution?

Do you ever have days that are endless? I feel like I lived a whole week in the hours I have been awake.  It didn’t help that last night Sanj and I stayed up to watch Inception… quite the movie! … Continue reading

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Before Chapter One… The Prologue…

My cell phone rang.  I was getting my youngest out of the van.  I glanced at the number, as I was already running late.  My older boys were at summer basketball and this was the last day where the parents … Continue reading

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My Gift…

It’s Monday… Sanj is off to see a patient… a child who is being fitted for hearing aids for the first time.  As much as I hate when he does this on his day off… (because everyone has an  emergency)… … Continue reading

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The Conversation…

Do you like me? Circle one… Yes or No. Do you remember passing notes like this around in school?  I was never one to do this being the shy child I was nor was I the recipient  of a note … Continue reading

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All Done…

It’s Christmas Evening… The house is settling down… the in-laws are all over, dinner is done and everyone is watching Despicable Me.   Cute movie, if you haven’t seen it.  I won’t lie… I am exhausted.  I am so glad … Continue reading

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On the 2nd Day Before Christmas…

ONE MORE SLEEP!!! It’s the morning of the 24th!  My house is buzzing with excitement… my younger boys are so excited that they are just irritating everyone.  They don’t know what to do and all the things they can do, … Continue reading

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It’s a Good Life…

One of the gifts in life is trials. Did I just say that?  For much of my younger years, I was forever complaining to God about the unfairness of the woes in my life. Over the years, as I grew … Continue reading

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The Reema Sukumaran Show

Last night was a Grey night! Last night I was geared up to watch my show… Grey’s Anatomy.  The younger boys were in bed,  older ones at youth group and the Pete’s game and Sanj was at board meeting.  I … Continue reading

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The Phone Call….

I am not sure if I will post this… but I am writing because right now this is the thoughts of an adult who just got off the phone with a dad that abused her family his whole life. I … Continue reading

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The Epiphany!

I love my mom. If love were enough, life would be easy… well easier. I have struggled for many many years on why she made some of the choices she did. I have judged her harshly for those decisions partly … Continue reading

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