This picture to me encapsulates the sibling relationship – that unique bond, wrought in love, friendship, and rivalry that cannot be replicated or replaced. I have a younger sister and this picture pretty much sums up our personalities and our relationship. Her extroverted exuberance and merry amiability is the perfect foil for my introverted calmness…
Tag: love
Risky Business
Won’t you let Me in? Won’t you stop obstructing Me? I see these barricades you’ve erected. These barbed wires you’ve knotted. You believe you’ll be safe behind them. You assume you’re secure. But is the enemy outside? I wish I could say that was true. You need to be protected, I agree. But have you…
Embraced By Vastness
I caught a glimpse today of expanse unending. Infinite. Illimitable. And found all that vastness, minutely focused on this finite self. Enfolded close in arms that encompass eternity, I’m humbled, broken, hopeful, joyful. Completely out of depth. Absolutely unfamiliar. Uncharted seas stretch out, limitlessly. Yet there’s no fear; only a growing excitement. For I have…
How Do I Love Thee … Let Me Count The Ways …
**This post first appeared on Indiaanya** Love – poets have written about it, musicians have sung about it, and artists have painted about it. The emotion has been well documented, researched, examined, experienced and yet, humankind only seems to scratch the surface. The more you study it, the more you find to study. No wonder God…
The Heart of the Matter
Bitterness springs up so easily, destroying every aspect of a relationship. It clouds one’s perspective until all one can see is the perceived maliciousness in the other’s words and actions. As I wondered what caused bitterness to rise up in me, I realised it was a defensive reaction to feeling hurt or slighted by another’s…
Double Digits, Darling!
Double digits, darling! We’ve made it to ten. And how much we’ve packed into that decade. We’ve both changed; learnt to adjust, to submit, to love. We appreciate each other more after ten years. Like fine wine, we grow better with age! The road has been bumpy; I won’t deny it. Yet, the One who…
The Root of Bitterness
All that morning I walked around in a haze of anger. Regardless of the cause, I felt justified in my ire. I hugged it to myself, thinking over the words, imputing negative motives and intentions, stoking the resentment. As the antagonism built up within me, I found myself in such a tangle of fury and…
The Phone Call
I think about you, and wonder if I do dare make that call and say, ‘Hello’. What if there are recriminations and malicious sarcasm? I would rather not have to listen to that form of persecution. Then I consider my own cowardice. How contrary to my Lord’s response to worse – condemnation, contempt, crucifixion! Forgiveness….
On Rooting Out Discontentment
I’ve been thinking about contentment today. There is an entire worldview crammed into that single word. Roy Castle once asked, “Why don’t people think about what they have instead of what they haven’t?” And that got me wondering – why don’t I think about all that I have, instead of focusing on all that I…
A Timely Reminder
I experienced a strange sensation today. My daughter, who is currently nursing a terrible cold, was snuggling next to me as I lay on my bed. As I put my arms around her little body and hugged her close, my arms suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu. It was so unusual it stopped me…
On Choosing Godly Wisdom…
It’s easy to compare; To assess and measure. To gauge one’s strengths Against another’s weaknesses. Not so easy to understand. To perceive the silent struggles. To make allowances For the atrocious behaviour. Why should I? The heart demands. Is not my way better? Am I not stronger? Why should I listen To more excuses? Why…
A Different Perspective
It had been a particularly trying conversation. Nothing I said seemed to help. Rather gave offence when no offence was meant. Frustrated, I googled (yes, I do things like that!) – “How to deal with passive aggression”. Most articles helpfully suggested that I avoid the perpetrator or deal with it by being direct. All very…
On Learning Lessons…Again…
Have you ever been in a situation where you say something along the lines of – “I know what you’re talking about. I’ve been there and this (dash dash) is what I have learnt” – and invariably, almost inevitably the following day, you face an issue where what you thought you had learnt has gone…
On Taking Heart…
What a year 2015 is turning out to be! The CP is turning one, MD is facing slander and office politics on a personal level and on the home front – yikes! What a gargantuan mess! I’m not even asking “why” any more. Just – Lord, what good is this going to bring? I mean,…
High Five, Dear Heart!
We’ve made it to five, love! Can you believe it? Through squabbles And making up; Laughter and tears; Crazy splurging on Amazon (!) And finally learning How much food to cook For a guy (!!); It’s been an Awesome five, darling! Though this year I haven’t got you a gift; A tiny, sometimes squalling, Wee…
On Holding My Father’s Hand…
Last week I had an interesting conversation with God. First, He showed me an image of a father holding a child’s hand, and from that picture, He taught me several truths. I asked God what the picture meant, so He told me to put myself in the child’s shoes and then think about what I…
For The Four Years Behind Us…
We have a bunch of stories – four years worth – some old, some new, some not even that good! But they all bear testament to a life of wedded bliss! There’s the time we took a stroll on the beach; and while I gazed romantically at the moon, you eyed a roasted corn cob…
On Loving…Truly, Madly, Deeply…
Another soul-searing truth I’ve learnt about myself is that I’ve never reallyloved my Father! I mean, yes, I do love Him (or thought I did), because He died for me and saved me and all that, but, truly, deep down, if I was being brutally honest, I’m not sure how real my love for Him…
On Ivory Tower Reflections…
It’s amazing how wilfully blind I have been! For a while now I’ve been praying and asking God for a deeper knowledge and understanding of Him. I had a brief glimpse one day – a glorious moment in the midst of all the chaos – a moment in time when I was given a foretaste…
Once Upon A Time…In Coonoor…
Three years ago, today, around eleven-thirty, you pledged your love to me, before God and family. Three years ago, today, around half-past three, you and I, waved everyone goodbye, then played a game of TT! * Three years ago, today, around seven in the evening, we had some soup and some chicken wings, and watched…
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