When I was about six-years-old, we moved into an apartment on the third floor of an old building. Much to our delight, three other families with kids lived on the…
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Joseph, my three-year-old, started kindergarten two weeks back. It’s been an interesting and amusing experience, to say the least. From the minute he gets out of bed, I have to…
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I remember it like it was yesterday. It was on the day of my ninth birthday. I was in school wearing casual clothes, a blue and white dress, as opposed to…
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Once every two years, my family would travel from Saudi to India on our annual vacation. We would usually travel around June – the beginning of the monsoon season. In…
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“But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you…
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“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each of you should use whatever gift you have…
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“For everything that is in the world—the desire for fleshly gratification, the desire for possessions, and worldly arrogance—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world…
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I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” (Psalm 16:2) Last Sunday we were invited to a friend’s home for lunch.…
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“So commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. Teach them to your children. Talk about them…
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“Is there some spinach in there? That looks very good!” I smiled at Giorgia over my chickpea curry as our families, her Italian, and my Indian, sat around the dining…