Abiding Grace: Finding the Zeal for Living
It is my prerogative in His abiding grace; to always start my days with, at least one verse from, the Scripture. It renewed my hope, giving me the zeal of living, even in my worst circumstances. There are times though, when I go by my own conveniences getting absorbed in other things. At times, my
Abiding Grace: The Joy of Getting Closer
In my younger days, I loved to read as much as I could. I’d enjoyed being submerged in thoughts of wise people. In my innate being, I wanted to know more about them, personally. Let me confessed little bit, I’d follow few communist whose writing pattern had become an obsession to me. I’d imitate their
Seven Lessons to Learn from the Kite Runner
In the city where we now lived, kite-flying has been a common sight as the Independence Day of India is approaching. Young men and children throng the few open spaces available in the city. The country’s artist and composers are hugely inspired by the man-made flying object – the Kite. The Hindi word ‘Udaan’, which
Abiding Grace: The Joy of having Visitors
Few weeks ago, our relatives visited us. In the city where we now lived, we have few relatives. When they can spare time to visit us we were really happy and excited. The children are busy playing their games together. It was a good feeling for them to get to know each other. For the
Familiar Path: Going with the Flow
We tooked off our clothes in a hurry. The sun has come up and it’s already noon. One after another, we jumped into the river. This is our favorite recreational activities during our childhood days. We are very much familiar with the river. Sometimes we are in groups, the other times we are with few
A Short Poem on Teacher (With Actions for Kids)
One day my son, during his Kindergarten days, came back from school with a note stating that kids will have Recitation Competition on 10-12 lines short poems. The poem needs to be collected by us. Also, we must help him learnt at home. Furthermore, the poem must be recited with actions, it stated. We are
Abiding Grace: Beyond the Likes of our Heart
“I don’t like you, Dad. You’re not good to me today.” “Oh Really? What’s the matter? What do you like?” “You don’t allow me to play.” “Yes. Let’s practice your poem for 10-15 minutes, before you play.” “No, Dad. I like to play now.” “Okay. I will let you do whatever you like, guaranteed. But
Abiding Grace: The Joy of Getting our Needs
Talking about needs? Money, food items, clothing, and the likes, came flashing in our mind. “Daddy, since you are no more going to your office, who gives us money for my School Fees?” enquired my son in a very low voice. This morning, we get up early as usual. We get him dressed in uniforms,
Abiding Grace: Finding Hope amidst Uncertainty
Uncertainty, undeniably, is one of the ingredients in the walk of life. It happened for a reason, may be. My son just came back from school. As usual, I enquired as to what they did at school. They played and they enjoyed, which was good. When we sent our children to school, we want them
Abiding Grace: Words for the Soul
Why do we study? Simple answer could be; we study so that we may gain knowledge. Employment is the byproduct of that knowledge. All employed persons are not learned and all unemployed persons have no less knowledge either. How our learning has shaped us, as a person, is what matters. Word by word, we learn
