WE: Unformed

This and That

So my dad (Jessica’s) is in town this week And we are enjoying his presence so very much. I may not do many updates and we are headed out of town with him for the weekend. But just so you know, all is well. meeting granddad for the first time! And thank you to Mandie […]

5 months

Elliot Justice Paulraj 5 months old. THAT is hard to believe.                                                            Elliot- “my God is the Lord” Justice- “do justice. love mercy. walk humbly with your […]

pictures speak a thousand words

Elliot was in the process of rolling across the bed..Adam slides in his way…props up…and checks the time…and wouldnt budge maybe my favorite…when lacking entertainment…prop a mirror in front of them…or 2;) dont really know what is happening here…except that about 1.3 seconds later…Adam was attacking my computer next to Elliot…he can move like lightning […]

Vday. Lips. Faithfulness. 1 year later.

So this was our update on Valentine’s Day 1 year ago.Adam had just finished 8.5 hours of surgeryCleft lip repaired and a major leg surgeryWe had 3 weeks of ICU ahead of us.And a tracheostomy that would stay longer than we would have hopedHe was on a ventilator with every piece of equipment possible around […]

The Why’s

The sun always sets straight into our bedroom window.It is near setting now. Elliot is sweetly sleeping and THIS BOY is joining me as I write to you now.In the setting rays of the sun he sits. He sits with perfect posture.He laughs and his face dimples.And it is glorious. Have you heard THIS STORY ?It is […]

things as they are

dear ones. Raja just came for a fill up on black coffee. (praise Him for the bodum french press)And I am enjoying my second cup of chai.Because we need some major caffeine fixes these days. That is just how it is.That is “things as they are”.I started this tradition a few months back…just writing out […]

HABITual TRUST

I guess it was nearly midnight on Christmas Eve Our little 3 foot tree’s lights were twinkling in the window’s reflection. We were heading for bed When thru the night’s darkness “there arose such a clatter”… Not the St. Nicolas clatter we sing about though At first I thought it was just another wedding reception… […]

Thank you;) And a celebration;)

Dear all My favorite 2 shots from the week… Thank you so much for your prayers for Adam. It has been an exhausting few days…not gonna lie..but each day’s tapestry has been threaded with sustaining grace. Adam has been up a lot itching, rubbing his head against the bed frame (until we get to him). […]

please pray;)

Dear ones… So we are celebrating 4 months of ELLIOT JUSTICE PAULRAJ todayAnd I have lots of pictures and love to share in that area…But I will post that tomorrow Until then…please pray for Adam todayHe has some new skin lesions and a rash that we cannot figure outIt is discouraging and a bit overwhelming.We […]

Reflections

A recent heartbreaking and brutal crime in Delhi, India has sparked much conversation about women, safety, rights, crime, rape, etc.  I am praying that a problem that has long been present here…thru being brought into the LIGHT…will see some alleviation  This article says so much. After reading it…I remembered this that I wrote a while back. […]

You Are Not Alone

“You are not Alone” is the title of a blog series started by a friend, Mandie Joy, out of South Carolina.Her heart is to connect people going thru “painful times” so that we can be an encouragement to one another.Vulnerability is powerful and needed, I believe.And the power of story is significant. You can find […]

Remember

The ability to remember is such a gift.For when we remember, we see things as they are.We see His handiwork that we may have not seen when things were all unfolding.I love this by Clive Staples himself:“Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back everything is different….” Often times, […]

Disability Day

This is Disability Week and yesterday was “Disability Day”.Since Abba is so good and intimate, 3 weeks after Adam’s birth, we were transferred to a hospital in the North of India which as a program for children with “special needs”.“Anugrah”Grace.That is what it means.That is what the program is called.Beautiful, huh?So, although there a many […]

Sunday Sunday

(First let me say I am sorry to all whom I have not responded to…phone calls, emails, fb messages…we have been without internet since the day before Thanksgiving…then it was “repaired”…but, alas, it is still not working. It comes for about an hour every 3 days. So I have written a few emails and blog […]

A Mother’s Treasures

This is the precious journal my mom, Mother Teresa, to me, gave me after Raja and I got married. It is full of her heart cries that had rung in the 24 years of raising me, her oldest of 5.The woman is an incredible woman.I am humbled that I was mothered by one such as […]

Expanding Tents…on Holy Ground

So I cannot get this story off my mind nor my heart.I debated sharing it on our blog.For 2 reasons.But Abba Father has silenced both of those reasons with His voice.And after celebrating Orphan Sunday, I cannot keep quiet. Firstly, the fact that I do not know this family personally was a reason.Surely, they may think I […]