There are many things, both good and bad, that can distract us from the true meaning of Christmas. We all know how commercialism and materialism can creep into the human heart around this time of year, even family traditions begun with the best intentions can compete for our affection and attention during the Christmas season. …
Before we had children, Jayson and I had the talk about Santa. Do we tell our kids about Santa or tell them the truth from the get-go? Jayson came from a super-christian “over spiritual” (as he calls it) family and church where there was no tree, ornaments or santa. I was born in India and …
I love the holiday season and I can’t believe Christmas is almost here y’all. Everyone has different things they like about the holidays, but it is usually wrapped around some sort of a tradition. There are activities and rituals we tend to remember when we think back on the holidays, because we did it every …
For the past week, someone has been sick at my house. Last night my little dude was running a fever and barely slept. He seems to get an ear infection with every new tooth. I am pretty sure he got his pain tolerance (or the lack of) from his momma, because he is miserable when …
This past weekend, at our women’s event I spoke on overcoming our past and moving forward. Especially as women, it is one of those messages we need to hear over and over again because the struggle is real and it seems to never go away. We all want to be better today than we were yesterday, …
Guest post: Shiny Rachel Pappy When you were a little girl did you dream about work-life balance? No? Me neither. My mom worked full-time, cooked for the entire family, did all of the shopping, cleaning, laundry, everything really, and seemed to balance it all effortlessly. In fact, everyone I knew had a mom who …
Biryani is comfort food. My mom is the biryani queen, she makes all different versions from chicken, mutton/goat, shrimp to chickpea/vegetarian, and they are all amazing. It is a simple dish, just rice and whatever masala you desire, baked together for a flavorful, satisfying meal. I like making it for my family, because as a …
So can we all just agree that the world has been crazy for the past few months? It’s been nuts! It seems like there have been non-stop tragedies all around. From hurricanes to wildfires- people having to evacuate their homes, lose their families and their own lives. If that wasn’t enough, a crazy guy opens …
Happy Monday, mamas! I hope some of you out there are actually enjoying the cool fall weather. It is still pretty warm down south, but I am excited to see leaves starting to change colors and pumpkin spice everywhere. (I am pretty basic!) Seriously, I love all things fall: cardigans, boots, scarves. And I love …
During the week I like to plan everything out, so on weekends and vacations I take a break from planning. My friends like to plan out their vacation/weekend activities, but my philosophy has always been whatever happens, happens. Hakuna Matata! I just lounge around and do whatever I feel like doing whenever I feel like …
