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I had a passion for baking since we were in Hershey, PA, when I used to bake a lot of cookies, cakes and dough recipes. About 13 years ago after moving to Texas, I used to bake for most of our JesusYouth gatherings multiple times a month, during the Christmas season, and for any guests […]
World Cup Cooking Mania: How 65 Cuisines Took Over Our Kitchen in the Past Month! Read More »
We had the great privilege and blessing to be able to go on a family trip to Rome this month! I thought I’ll share the text portion of my travel diary for this blogpost. Planning and Jubilee year of Hope 2025! As Anita was doing a semester in Rome from the University of Dallas, Anup
Our Family Trip to Rome! Read More »
First off, I want to congratulate our 2nd homeschool graduate, Anthony, who just finished his 4 year undergraduate degree with a Bachelors in Business Management, this past week, at the age of 18! I had initially presented the idea to him of finishing Bachelors by 12th grade even before he started high school, and
Encouraging Passions in Kids Read More »
This post, I would just like to give an update how I have been doing since my surgery, which occurred about 4 months ago. Wow, time really flies fast! For about a month after surgery, I had a very restful and unique time; I would even say I had a lot of ‘mystical’ experiences. Yes,
An Update Of My Post-Surgery Recovery Read More »
You must have been wondering where I disappeared again for the past few months! Well, I did graduate our oldest daughter, Anita, from 12th grade, from our homeschool. As she was diligently taking Dual enrollment college classes at the local community college, she was able to graduate with an Associates Degree in Science, with Highest
How My Brain Tumor Changed Me! Read More »
Every year, we usually make several mini- vacation trips throughout the year. Most years we make 2-3 stay-over trips within a 5-7 hour distance, and almost always one long trip annually, usually out of state. This year, we went to Colorado, and we have couple of trips lined up for the near future. In this
How We Plan Our Vacation Trips Read More »
Couple of weeks back, we took a 10 day vacation to go for a skiing trip to Colorado. Ever since we moved to Houston from Pennsylvania, our oldest kids were complaining about not having snow, so we decided that this year we will choose a snow-filled vacation spot; and to make it even more exciting,
A testimony of God’s faithfulness-Our skiing trip to Colorado Read More »
(This blogpost, I’m sharing an article I had written for the souvenir magazine for the National Syro-Malabar Catholics Convention, 2019, hosted in Houston.) Parenting in the 21st century is way different than it was a century ago. I remember how my parents and grandparents talked about their childhood, when they would be hanging out with
Parenting in the 21st Century- Struggles and Possibilities Read More »
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and wishing you all a blessed New Year! We had a fun 2 months, with 6 birthdays and our usual Christmas traditions(you can read about our Christmas traditions here); except this year with the COVID, we didn’t have our prayer gatherings. But my daughter was at her busiest,
Teaching Lifeskills and Cultivating Work Ethic in Children Read More »
Being a mom of 9 kids, I am surprised that I am not yet deaf! There is always constant noise, and chitchat, especially now that the kids are getting older. To make it worse, they have always been playing their favorite Christian music station most of the day, after school-time. They used to hear it
Trying to Find ‘Quiet Time’ in the Midst of Chaos Read More »