Category Archives: relationships

Obedience…

It’s midweek… and it’s harder and harder to get the troopers up and at ’em. “Mommy, I feel sick” interpreted “Mommy, I’m tired and don’t want to get up.”  Sigh.  It’s grey outside and I too, want to just bury … Continue reading

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India: Through My Eyes

In another life, I have a dream of being a National Geographic photographer.  Travel the world, see all the exotic places, try the exquisite foods, meet the  most amazing people and document their incredible stories.  Of course, this would have … Continue reading

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Family…

Surprising my mom in India was fun.  She had no clue, in fact, she looked at the boys and walked past them until they called out to her.  It was so fun for the boys. India… I was overwhelmed with … Continue reading

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A Life Time Ago…

After 35 years my mom is off to India for a visit.   Can you imagine?  35 years is a few year shy of my whole life!  So much has happened in that time.  She was very excited!  Her immediate … Continue reading

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Jesus, Help me.

Happy New Years! I haven’t been writing lately.  I even wondered if my blogging days are over and would it matter?  Partly because my computer in my office as been at the “shop being fixed” for a long while and … Continue reading

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Dying Traditions…

Do you send out Christmas cards?  If not, how come?  Is it simply laziness, lack of time or you really just don’t care?  Do you like getting them?  I love Christmas cards!  I love knowing and appreciating the fact that … Continue reading

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Getaway!

We’re back!  Sanj and I went to the Bahamas for the weekend.  Literally the weekend… we left Friday morning (early) and came home Sunday evening… this was my birthday present from my favorite man this year.  Not bad, eh? This … Continue reading

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Surviving…

And the week has started off with a bang… Max and I made the trek to Sick Kids yesterday to meet with our doctor.  The results from the esophageal manometry came back and we learned that his esophagus is not contracting … Continue reading

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“What Can I Pray About For You?”

Yesterday while at church… a lady (whom I know but am not close to) leaned over after church and asked me, “What can I pray for you about?  You seem to be battling something heavy.”  I was suffering from cramps … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Kumar!

Today is my baby brother’s birthday!  I’ll admit, for the most part, he has been a gift from God to me.  Being part of a very eclectic family, I am often so grateful for the ties that bond us.  I’d … Continue reading

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Liar?

It’s Monday… but after an extra hour of sleep and a warm sunny day… it’s ok! My hubby came home safe and sound.  Loved our new bedroom… I think that he like the fact that I got a new lock … Continue reading

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My Sister…

Today, October 18th, some years ago, my sister was born. Gasp.  You didn’t know I had a sister, did you?  Well, she has another mother… and technically, she isn’t a blood relation.  Yet, upon meeting her, just a few years … Continue reading

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Real Steel, Lamb Chopping, Apps…

Tomorrow will be a week since I went under the knife and survived. It was frustrating to come to and be told that they did not remove my uterus… due to issues such as an abundance of scar tissues … … Continue reading

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Heaven Here on Earth… Today.

 Every bone and muscle in my body is rebelling against the thought of moving. It’s been a crazy whirlwind, the last 7 days.  Planning for the making of 500 pies made, selling pies, planning and seeing through the feeding of … Continue reading

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They Will Come…

I learned just a lesson today. (Hair nets are not a nice look!) If God calls on you to do something, He will see you through it all. Pies… I’ve never done anything this crazy before.  Ever… and I’ve taken … Continue reading

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Apples and More Apples…

Writing is a way of de-stressing for me.   (Bushels of apples in my van…. lots of apples). Sometimes I write and delete my post while other times I really don’t care how public my thoughts are.  I realize that … Continue reading

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Grey’s and Sleep Interrupted

When the cat’s away, the mice play! That’s what they say, isn’t it?  Well, I was fully planning to sleep in and just take the boys to school late, since Sanj isn’t here to nag me about being responsible… and … Continue reading

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730 Pies, Craziness and Ostriches

What a crazy number of pies to make and who ever thought this up was a crazy genius! Today I went grocery shopping to begin getting ready for the pie making craziness. Here’s what was in my cart… 105 Kg … Continue reading

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Baseball, Dancing, Darkness…

“Fear is only as deep as the mind allows.” Japanese Proverb Over the years, I have discovered, grown, changed and conquered things that eventually made me whom I am today.  Not an easy feat.  I spent so much of my … Continue reading

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Constipated…

My words have been stuck… my thoughts seemed to be constipated. I even thought of ending my blog.  I mean, what is the point of it really?  Me, rambling about this and that… nothing life changing.  My thoughts, as I … Continue reading

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