on runaway-kalkal-dough

on runaway-kalkal-dough

One of my favorite Christmas memories is making kalkals with family at Christmastime Kalkals (for those of you who may ask) are a humble snack but they pack in so many wonderful memories for me. A simple dough mixture is rolled out into small, cylindrical, shapes....
on love and respect (a.k.a equality)

on love and respect (a.k.a equality)

I’m Inspired by 3 quotes as I write a piece on freedom (for a campaign on gender-equality) this morning… Why is gender-equality still an issue? “If there’s poison in a glass of water, no one says, ‘be careful, the middle of that water is...
on my Dad

on my Dad

Our Dad, Prakash Yesudian By Shini Yesudian Abraham  “What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” – Helen Keller The world knew Prakash Yesudian as a preacher, teacher, song-writer, author and...
on the importance of weeding

on the importance of weeding

“Above all else, guard your heart,    for everything you do flows from it.” – Proverbs 4:23 Birthdays seem to come faster and more frequently as the years go by… Today I celebrate another one. As I think of how wonderful it is to celebrate new...
on springtime

on springtime

Springtime stirs up hope and life in all our hearts – the promise of renewed strength, new beginnings, a fresh start, the promise of growth and much fruit to come; regardless of how long, cold and harsh the winter has been. On Springtime Working on detailed...
just add water

just add water

We’re back after a short stint in the desert. We spent part of the time in Hopi – land of the three mesas, endless desert and skies. On the drive home, we drove through a flat desert landscape of sandy browns and limestone yellows. While I enjoyed the...