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First Numerals

2011-04-03T16:37:00.000-07:00

One day my 4 yr daughter came back from school, took a paper and wrote numbers from 1-100. We were amazed because she had not even attempted to write till 10 before that. She recognized the numerals but had never attempted to write them.

The next day my hubby told her "If you write the numbers from 1-100 today once again without seeing, I'll get you a surprise".
My daughter was little disappointed and said "Daddy I can write 1-100 but I dont know to write with my eyes closed"
Daddy was totally puzzled at the way the kids think. He said "Dear, I meant you have to write the numbers yourself without copying from some other book".

Isn't it amazing how the kids can interpret things????

Finally she wrote the numbers and she did a great job as a first timer.

Small bites go a long way........

2010-12-03T19:30:00.000-08:00

I had made Turkey Pie for Thanksgiving 2010. We decided to give a piece of pie to my friend in our apartment. My friend, her hubby and her daughter took a bite of the pie each.

My 4 yr old daughter happened to be there at that time. My friend told her "The pie was very tasty but it got over very quickly. What do we do Ivana?? Will you get us another piece?"

My daughter immediately replied "Aunty, you should take small bites. Then the pie piece wont get over so fast".

My friend could do nothing but laugh.............

India Trip - 2010

2010-08-19T07:55:00.001-07:00

MILLEPEDES

TRADITIONAL FOOD SERVED IN BANANA LEAF

Vegetables

2010-04-21T14:37:00.001-07:00

GREEN BRINJALS

BEETROOT WITH BEET LEAVES

PARSNIPS

KOHLRABI

BANANA PEPPERS

SWISS CHARD

TAPIOCA (YUCA)

YELLOW SQUASH

PURPLE CHILLIES

BOTTLEGOURD

RUTABAGA

PURPLE CAULIFLOWER

ARTICHOKE

TURNIP

SWISS CHARD

YELLOW CARROTS

TARO ROOT

DIFFERENT COLOURED ONIONS

Nuts

2010-04-21T14:36:00.001-07:00

TENDER COCONUT

PECANS

Fruits

2010-04-21T14:31:00.000-07:00

YELLOW DATES

RED DATES

RED & YELLOW WATERMELON

MANGO

YELLOW BANANA

RED BANANA

JACKFRUIT

PINEAPPLE

PLUMS

PEACH

SMALL GRAPES

CHERRIES

Preschooler Brain Waves - I

2010-04-01T08:24:00.000-07:00

For the last few days I've been hearing lots of questions from my 3.5 yr old daughter Ivana. Its really a challenge to understand whats going on in her little mind.

One day we came across a pregnant lady and here's the conversation that took place

I : Mummy why is her tummy so big?? Did she eat lot of food??
M : No da, There's a baby in her tummy.
I : Oh no!! She ate a baby???????? Why did she do that???
M : @@@@????###.........

One day after church Ivana left her Bible somewhere. She came with a smile and said "I can't find my Bible. Its playing Hide and Seek with me".

Peanuts in Grapes!!!!!

2010-01-19T08:18:00.001-08:00

'Mummy.......... Why did u put peanuts in my grapes???" yelled out my 2.5 yr old daughter one day... When I went to check out what the matter was, i found that she was irritated with the seeds in the grapes... Grapes was her favorite fruit and she's always eaten seedless grapes. This was the first time she was having grapes with seeds. The only crunchy thing she probably had before was peanuts and hence she related the seeds with peanuts.... I was amazed at how the little ones could imagine.. So i decided to make a note of all her cute little baby phrases before it gets wiped out of my memory....

Once we happened to go an air show when Ivana was almost 3. I'm not sure of how much she understood about the whole show. On our way back there was one aeroplane kept for the visitors to go inside and see. My daughter looked at that and immediately asked "Mummy all the aeroplanes are flying... why is this aeroplane sleeping??" What reply do I give her????...........

On another occasion around the same age, it was raining heavily. She was looking at the rain through the patio door. After a few hours it stopped raining. My little one ran to the balcony, looked at the sky and said "OH OH...I think the rain is stuck up!!! Its not coming down....."

The last one I remember right now is when one day she was trying to push the table. She has watched us move the table and so she wanted to try that too. With her little hands, the table wouldnt move an inch. She tried harder and harder for few minutes and then gave up saying "I think the table is not working!!!!".....

I just cannot stop laughing whenever I think of all there..... I thank God for all these memorable moments he has given for us to enjoy in life....

Bday Bash - 2009

2009-05-14T07:42:00.000-07:00

My 2009 birthday was a very memorable one with all my Omaha friends. It brought back memories of college days where birthdays used to be a big 'Hungama' with eggs, cake facials etc etc.

The birthday morn started with a line of phone calls from my parents, in laws and freinds all wishing me. Its such a nice feeling to have so many people remember you on your birthday and make you feel special. I would have answered atleast 20 phone calls and replied to atleast 60 scraps and emails. I had to actually run away from the phone to take a shower that day.
The family meal was in TGI friday. I ordered my favorite baby ribs. The taste was good but somehow I was not very satisfied with the meal. After that it was time to prepare for the evening party.

I made pepper chicken and a pulav for my friends. My hubby had got some french toast sticks, frozen parotta, drinks, chips etc for the party. My friends got many more stuff like Chicken curry, chilly egg idli, vegetable pasta, onion pakoda etc. Though it was a working day, my friends took the effort to make my day special for me.

The highlight of the day was the birthday cake which was made by my close friend Elizabeth. A homemade birthday cake is always special to me because it is much more than just a birthday cake. Unlike a store bought one, the effort involved in making a cake makes the value of the cake priceless. The cake on top is the picture of the special cake that was made for me.

After the cake cutting which was a formal one it was time for the hungama part. Every one was deciding where and how to start the egg breaking. It was the first time the ladies decided to have a egg game. Finally after lot of discussion, Eliza decided she'll take the first move. I had got 2 eggs in my hand in the meantime for self protection. After 2-3 minutes, egg fight was in full swing. The whole kitchen was in eggs. HaHaHa....... No more explanation needed!!!!!

Finally after the cake fight, egg fight, several facials......... all the ladies went to clean up.... The poor men had to clean up the mess that we had made....... The kids were getting a good lesson of how to celebrate birthdays in future.....

The grand finale was a sumptious table spread with so many items...... On the whole it was an unforgettable birthday. I really thank my hubby for organizing the whole party and my friends who made it on a working day to make my day special...

GM Diet

2009-01-29T14:12:00.000-08:00

GM diet is the diet program developed for the employees of General Motors. This program is designed for a approximate weight loss of 10-17 lbs per week and to cleanse all the internal systems. The diet can be taken as often as needed.

Conditions of diet
1. You must abstain from all alcohol.
2. You must drink 10 glasses of water each day.
3. You can have unlimited amount of clean vegetable soup with cabbage, onions, celery, garlic, capsicum, asparagus, cauliflower and tomatoes during the diet period. Do not include dry beans (lima beans, chik peas etc) in your soup.
4. You could have beverages like black coffee without sugar, black tea without sugar, club soda during the diet period.

Diet Program
Day One : All fruits except bananas. You can eat any fruits in any quantity you want but restricting to melons will be very effective.
Day Two : All vegetables. You have to start the day with a baked potato and eat any vegetables for the rest of the day. You can eat the vegetables raw or cook them with spices and less than 1 tsp of oil.
Day Three : A mixture of fruits and vegetables. Any quantity of any fruits or vegetables except bananas and potatoes.
Day Four : Bananas and milk. This day you can eat a maximum of 8 bananas and drink 3 cups of milk.
Day Five : Beef and tomatoes. You can eat two 10 oz. portions of lean beef along with six whole tomatoes. On day five you must increase your water intake by one quart. This is to cleanse your system of the uric acid you will be producing. For vegetarians, you can eat mushrooms, greens, dhal or soya.
Day Six : Beef and vegetables. Today you may eat an unlimited amount of beef and vegetables.
Day Seven : Brown rice, fruit juices and vegetables.

How and Why It Works
Day One : You are preparing your system for the upcoming program. Your only source of nutrition is fresh or canned fruits. Fruits are nature's perfect food that provide everything you want to sustain life except total balance and variety.
Day Two : starts with a fix of complex carbohydrates. This is taken in the morning for energy and balance. The rest of day two consists of vegetables which are virtually calorie free and provide essential nutrients and fibre.
Day Three : eliminates the potato because you get your carbohydrates from the fruits. You system is now prepared to start burning excess pounds. You will still have cravings which should start to diminish by day four.
Day Four : bananas, milk and soup sound the strangest and least desirable. You're in for a surprise. You probably will not eat all the bananas allowed. But they are there for the potassium you have lost and the sodium you may have missed the past three days. You will notice a definite loss of desire for sweets. You will be surprised how easy this day will go.
Day Five : Beef and tomatoes. The beef is for iron and proteins, the tomatoes are for digestion and fibre. Lots and lots of water purifies your system. You should notice colourless urine today. . You must eat the six tomatoes.
Day Six : is similar to day five, Iron and proteins from beef, Vitamins and fibre from vegetables. By now your system is in a total weight loss inclination. There should be a noticeable difference in the way you look today, compared to day one.
Day Seven : You have a healthier and cleaner system.

STRESS - What the Bible says about Stress??

2008-09-05T15:27:00.000-07:00

Definition :-
Pressure by situation/circumstances in life and the mental/emotional reactions to such pressures.
It is the way a body reacts to an actual or perceived danger.

Why and when do we have stress???

Due to multitasking – too many responsibilities to handle
Physically tired
Sick
Want to show our independence – we take too much tasks than we can handle
Move our eyes away from the LORD like Peter
Due to guilt feeling over our sins
Sometimes it comes even without any reason

Stress has 2 parts to it.
Circumstance (Cause) – Every stress starts with this – This may or may not be in our hands.
Reaction (Effect) – How we respond to stress/ How we handle it.

Possible reactions to stress
1. Negative Reaction – This is the reaction of most human beings. It includes getting angry and brittle, full of doubt and unbelief, grumbling and crying, blaming the situations, self-pity, falling sick or even commit suicide.
Eg :- Sauls reaction- 1 Sam 18 :6-11
2. Neutral Reaction Hiker reaction - continue carrying the stress like a burden - become part of burden
3. Positive Reaction- Submit to God - full of faith in God
What the Bible wants us to do???
that we trust in Him, put Him first, and do the best we can
1. Accept and DO Gods will
- Think of WWJD (What Would Jesus Do) in any situation
eg :- (a) Esther
- Who we are under pressure reveals who we really are.
In Esther 4:6-17, Haman was plotting to destroy the Jews and managed to get the order from the King. Mordecai (Esthers uncle) explained the situation to Esther and asked her to talk to the king. In those days whoever approaches the king without being summoned were put to death. But she decided to do the will of God even under that stressful situation. She fasted and prayed and approached the king. She was determined to do the will of God under any circumstance. Her determination can be seen in her words “If I perish, I perish”
(b) Mary
When the angel of the Lord told her that she would be pregnant out of wedlock, it would definetely have been a stressful situation for her. But she decided to accept the Lord will.
How do we know the will of God??
(a) Romans 12:1-2 says "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--His good, pleasing and perfect will."
(b) Constant meditation on His word. Build your life on the rock of Jesus, and the rock of putting His words into practice. If you do not put to practise, the word of God will be like a dormant seed that fell on the rock. Luke 6:47, 48 says "I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them in to practice. He is like a man building a house who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came the torrents struck that house but could not shake it because it was well built.". Jesus didn't say that once we built our house on the rock everything would be perfect. He said that the flood will come but the house will be firm.

2. GO to God
Mt. 11:28-30 says "Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
Psalms 55:22 says “ Cast your cares on the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous fall.”
If you cannot solve a problem, it is no longer your problem. Turn it over to God.
Eg :- (a) If your manager or any higher authority is the reason for your stress, there is probably nothing that you can do. In such cases just submit the situation to God.
(b) Daniel – When the king threw him in the lions den, he had nothing that he could do. But he did what the Lord expects all of us to do in such a situation. He submitted himself and his problem to God and prayed fervently.

3. Do not fear. Fear is opposite to faith
- Beleive that God can answer and He will answer.
- Look at the eyes of the problems and do not let the problem dominate over you. This will mean victory for the devil whose main aim is to pose a threat to the beleivers with problems.
Matthew 13:22 says "The one who received the seed that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful."
Some verses from the Bible to motivate us and encourage us to be fruitful :
-Romans 8:31 "If God is for us, who can be against us?" .
-John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
-1 John 4:18 "There is no fear in love but perfect love drives out fear, for fear has a torment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love."

4. Solitary time with God
At times of trouble, stop thinking about the circumstances and have a time of fellowship with God. This will renew your strength. The Bible says “Be still and know that I am God”
eg : - Jesus – was often in stressful situations but was never stressed out.

5.Praise
eg :Paul and Silas (Acts 16:22-40)
When they were put in the dark prison, instead of being stressed out with fear, they started praising and singing.
- count your blessings
Psalms 103 :1 says “Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits”
- the joy of the Lord is our strength.

6. Take one day at a time.
Finally I want to conclude by saying 'If God is the reason behind your success and life, you wont be stressed out'. Even a violin wouldnt produce music without some strain.

Jehovah Jirah - my provider

2008-07-23T17:29:00.000-07:00

Gods way of providing our needs is beyond our understanding. He uses unusual people, unusual circumstances and unusual ways to get his work done. We often make our prayer expecting God to answer our prayer in a particular way. Sometimes we are even shocked to see that things are not working in the way we expected. But ultimately we often do realise that God has answered our preyers but just in a different way.

I would like to explain this with an example said by a man of God in our church. It is the example of how God provides Elijah in I Kings 17. God asks Elijah to leave Israel after he spoke famine over the land of Samaria. We see in II Kings 17 : 4 God says "I have ordered the ravens to feed you". Wow!!!! What an unconventional way of providing food. Will anyone expect such a way of provision when he prays for food??? Similarly in II Kings 17:9 God says "I have commanded a widow to supply you with food". If we read further in that chapter we see in II Kings 17:12 that the widow had just a handful of flour and a little oil. She was planning to make a last meal for her and her son before commiting suicide. We see again that it is an unusual way of provision through a widow. The surprising part of the story is that widow dint have food for herself too. Will anyone in our least of dreams expect God to provide through a person who doesnt have anything????

God has His own ways and it is beyond our understanding. It is our duty to submit ourselves to His will and He will lead us and provide for us. Our God is a God who can make things out of nothing as He created the world. He created man out of dust. There is a saying that someone said

God makes things out of nothing........

As long as man becomes nothing before God.......

He can make something out of him.

Tornado

2008-07-11T12:35:00.000-07:00

The term 'Tornado' must be new to many as it was for me until few months back. Recently we moved to nebraska which is supposed to be in the tornado belt.
A warning is usually given 10-15 minutes before the tornado attack. The first time i heard the siren go, i just peeped outside to take a look. The sight that i saw is unforgettable. Though the tornado was 8-10 miles away from our place, i could see the effect. The sky was totally dark(black) and i mean it 'totally'.
The actual tornado is like a tube of wind starting from the clouds and its other end reaching the ground. The wind is sure to affect everything in its surrounding.
During the recent tornado attact in our place, so many houses were destroyed. We had to rush to the basement storm shelter to be safe. Many trees fell on houses and people lost their houses. The roofs were blown away.
The day after the tornado, interview was taken of all the tornado affected people. One lady who had lost her house in the tornado was bold enough to praise God for saving her life. The guts of the lady really touched me. Is it possible for us to praise God in difficult times???? Praising God during happy times is easier. But what about times when everythings go wrong???
i want to encourage each one to praise God for everything...

Computers and anti-virus software

2008-05-28T12:17:00.001-07:00

Many of us have computers or laptops that we use for business and entertainment. We install strong anti-virus software to curb viruses entering into our computer. If anti-virus is not installed, any sort of virus can attack our computer and will collapse our operating system. We may have to lose data and our precious works. How preciously we are protecting our computer from external evils so that we can work without any interruption.

I just want to compare this with our life. Our life is like a computer and Jesus is our anti-virus software. He will protect us from all sorts of viruses i.e. evil, wickedness, sin etc. As we scan our computer for any infected files so as to fix it, we also need to scan our heart, mind and soul with the word of God. In Psalms 139:23, 24….the Psalmist says “Search me, o God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. In Jer 17: verse 9 says ‘The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure Who can understand it?

When we scan our life with the word, surely we can avoid from folly, compromising the world and from sin. Jesus is our anti-virus software who will give us a pure conscience, who will protect us from falling and who will bless us to lead a Holy life

Disney World - Magic Kingdom

2008-03-29T21:15:00.000-07:00

A song in the night....

2008-03-15T10:16:00.000-07:00

When going through life’s toughest situation

Lord, I feel afraid to keep one step ahead

All my hopes seems to be lost

I feel darkness covered over me

All my passion, desires and dreams

Are almost come to an end

In all these, I can remember your promises

The plans to give me hope and a future

My destiny is in your hands

Oh! the life you have promised for me is great

Will you not give it to me at this moment?

It’s a life or death situation……

Will it not be a life providing state for me?

Will it not be a “life giving position from you?

Lord, I want to live to proclaim your glory

The strength of your righteous hand is awesome

You have delivered me from death

And made me to stand on the rock

Glory! Glory!Glory! Glory to your name

Flowers

2008-03-06T10:31:00.000-08:00

“I will wait for my renewal to come”

2008-02-22T08:53:00.000-08:00

“I will wait for my renewal to come” Yea, it was the words which Job spoke in Bible (Job 14:14)….when he was going through severe pain, torment, anguish in which words cannot express how much trouble he went through…..He was not understood by his own wife and friends. Job was left alone with no one to comfort. How much it would be frustrating and dismaying situation in his life?

The word “wait” is sometimes very difficult to accept especially when we expect an immediate deliverance or blessing. But sometimes we face situation where we need to wait patiently unto Jesus. While waiting Satan can bring the following attitude and feeling …….

Negative ness
Anger towards God
Stress

The first one “Negative thoughts” will bring fear which leads to bondage…….the second one “Anger towards God will lead to separation of our loving relationship with Jesus which can be a major cause for missing God’s blessing and will. The third one “Stress” if not treated will end in depression. Depression is the number one cause for suicide. Bondage, separation and depression are not the plans of God in your life.

We must not allow the above tools of destruction into our lives. Let us guard our life into Jesus Christ. Like Job, let us wait for our renewal to come which will fetch us “Double blessing” and on that day….there will be shouts of praise and joy in your life…..Amen

Names of GOD

2008-02-20T12:29:00.000-08:00

1. ELOHIM (Hebrew),
God (English translation)
Meaning: Powerful, Mighty Majestic Creator God
Elohim appears 2,606 times in the O.T. in itsplural form (31 of those times it is found in thefirst chapter of Genesis) and 245 times in itssingular form.
Key Passage: Genesis 1:1-31

2. JEHOVAH or YAHEWAH (Hebrew),
LORD or GOD (English translation)
Meaning: The Eternal Self-Existing One Jehovah appears 6,824 times in the O.T..Jehovah is God's personal name.
Key Passage: Isaiah 42:1-25

3. ADONAI (Hebrew),
Lord ( English translation)
Meaning: Master, Sovereign, Supreme Ruler Adonai appears 412 times in the O.T. (214 of thosetimes it appears in Ezekiel with the word"Jehovah").Adonai is connected with God's prophetic program.
Key Passages: Genesis 15:1-21, Exodus 4:1-17

4.EL-ELYON (Hebrew),
most high God (English translation)
Meaning: The Strongest - Strong One, the Exalted Strong OneEl-Elyon appears 25 times in the O.T..
Key Passage: Genesis 14:18-22 (the name the "most high God" appears 4 timesin this passage)

5. EL-ROI (Hebrew),
God seest me (English translation)
Meaning: The Strong One always sees El-roi only appears 1 time in the O.T. (Gen.16:13).
Key Passage: Genesis 16:1-16 (compare to Hebrews 4:12-13)

6. EL-SHADDI (Hebrew),
Almighty God (English translation)
Meaning: The All Sufficient One El-Shaddi appears 8 times in the O.T..(Gen. 17:1; 28:3; 35:11; 43:14; 48:3; 49:25,Ex. 6:3; Ez. 10:5)
Key Passage: Genesis 17:1-27

7. EL-OLAM (Hebrew),
Everlasting God (English translation)
Meaning: Immortal, Ancient One El-olam appears 3 times in the O.T..(Gen. 21:33, Is. 40:28, Ps 90:2)
Key Passage: Genesis 21:1-34

8. JEHOVAH-JIREH (Hebrew),
The LORD will provide (English translation)
Meaning: God is All and is All His people needs, God will provide - The Eternal, Self-Existingone will and has provided for our spiritual need.Jehovah-Jireh appears only 1 time in the O.T.(Gen. 22:14).
Key Passage: Genesis 22:1-14

9. JEHOVAH-ROPHE (Hebrew),
the LORD that healeth thee (English translation)
Meaning: To restore, to heal, to cure - The Eternal Self-Existing One is the only One Whocan heal our physical and spiritual illnesses.Jehovah-Rophe appears only 1 time in theO.T. (Ex. 15:26).
Key Passage: Exodus 15:22-27

10. JEHOVAH-NISSI (Hebrew),
The LORD our Banner (English translation)
Meaning: To gleam or shine, to be conspicuous and therefore was used as an ensign orbanner such as was carried to war. The EternalSelf-Existing One is with us in spiritualbattle for help, strength, and protectionJehovah-Nissi appears only one time in theO.T. (Ex. 17:1-16).
Key Passage: Exodus 17:1-16

11. JEHOVAH-MQADDESH (Hebrew),
The LORD Who does sanctify (English translation)
Meaning: To pronounce clean, to set aside, to consecrate, to hallow, to make Holy, to setapart from sin unto God and for His service -The Eternal Self-Existing One is the only OneWho can set us apart from sin and unto Godto serve Him.Jehovah-Mqaddesh appears 7 times in theO.T..
Key Passages: Exodus 31:13, Leviticus 21:23

12. JEHOVAH-SHALOM (Hebrew),
The LORD our Peace (English translation)
Meaning: Whole, finished, full, well, perfect - The Eternal Self-Existing One is the One Whomakes us whole and in harmony with Himself.This harmony is due to the completeness of atransaction of Christ's death on the cross andour faith alone in Him.Jehovah-Shalom appears only 1 time in theO.T. (Judges 6:24).
Key Passage: Judges 6:1-40

13. JEHOVAH-SABAOTH (Hebrew),
The LORD of Hosts (English translation)
Meaning: A mass of people, organized for war, an army - The Eternal Self-ExistingOne is the LORD of Armies, the LORD ofheavenly hosts, the LORD of Angelic Armies.(The LORD has never known defeat. TheLORD of Hosts is able to deliver us fromsin and Satan.)Jehovah-Savaoth appears 275 times in theO.T..
Key Passages: I Samuel 1:1-18; 17:31-58

14. JEHOVAH-RAAH (Hebrew),
The LORD my Shepherd (English translation)
Meaning: To tend or pasture, a Shepherd - The Eternal Self-Existing One is the onlyTrue Shepherd.Jehovah-Raah appears only 1 time in the O.T.(Ps. 23:1).
Key Passage: Psalm 23:1-6

15. JEHOVAH-TSIDQENU (Hebrew),
The LORD our Righteousness(English translation)
Meaning: To be straight or stiff, fulfilling His obligations to do justice - The Eternal Self-Existing One is always righteous, so to be ableto enter His presence we must obtain His veryown righteousness.Jehovah-Tsidqenu appears 2 times in the O.T.(Jer. 23:6; 33:16).
Key Passage: Jeremiah 23:1-8 (compare to John 1:12 and Rom. 3:21-22)

16. JEHOVAH-EL GMOLAH (Hebrew),
The LORD of recompense (English translation)
Meaning: To give one his just deserts or payback - The Eternal Self-Existing One will pay back menfor their sin if they do not come to Christ alone.Jehovah-El Gomolah appears only 1 time in theO.T. (Jer. 51:56).
Key Passage: Jeremiah chapter 51

17. JEHOVAH-NAKEH (Hebrew),
The LORD Who smiteth (English translation)
Meaning: To strike or smite - The Eternal Self- Existing One will judge sin either throughChrist's death on the cross or directly upon usunless we believe on Christ alone (John 3:16-18). Jehovah-Nakeh appears only 1 time in the O.T.(Ezek. 7:9).
Key Passage: Ezekiel chapter 7

18. JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH (Hebrew),
The LORD is There (English translation)
Meaning: There, present - The Eternal Self- Existing One is always present (Heb. 13:5-6). Jehovah-Shammah appears only 1 time in theO.T. (Ezek. 48:35).
Key Passage: Ezekiel 48:30-35

My cat named "Jala"

2008-02-08T02:03:00.000-08:00

I had a pussy cat named “Jala”. I use to show her lots of love and I cared for her so much, gave food for her………but though I showed kindness and love, my cat use to go to my neighbors house and use to be there for a long time. One day it really hurt me when I was searching for her and found her sleeping very quietly in my neighbor’s house. I felt very sad in my heart and thought why my cat is not able to be with me even though I showed bags of love and affection towards her?

The same incident I could relate with Jesus. How sad JESUS will feel when we go out of His loving hands…….when we stray with our worldly ways. How big are the love, care and affection of Jesus towards us? How much His Hand is protecting us? We often fail to realize His Eternal love towards us………the love on the cross of Calvary which gave us hope, joy, peace and above all the greatest gift “Salvation”. Shall we take a decision today not to grieve our Eternal Father? Shall we also give Jesus the love in the same way He shows to us?

Greatest Miracle - Creation

2008-02-07T15:10:00.000-08:00

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you" Jeremiah 1:5

I've come across this verse hundreds of times. I al thought I understood the verse pretty well. God knew us before we were even formed.
Today I received the bad news of one of my close friend who had miscarried. All of a sudden I realise what a great miracle "creation" is. It is something that man has not been able to duplicate. Not only duplicating, no man can have the slightest control over the process of "creation". Doctors can tell the sex of the baby, determine the heart beat, check the growth etc etc. But no one can control "creation". The development of each and every body part is not in any of our hands.
I was just shaken by these thoughts this day. What I have today to be called by the name "Dahlia" is not due to my efforts or my acheivement. It is purely Gods gracious miracle. I take this time to thank God for the good hands, eyes, nose, ears, legs, heart and everything that He has given me.

Vegetables

2008-02-06T13:48:00.000-08:00

These are the vegetables from my friend Elisas home garden.

Cherry Tomatoes

Zucchini

Tomatoes

Spinach

Plantain

Long Beans

Cucumber

Chinese Eggplant

Bottleguard

Chilly

Curry Leaves

Bell Pepper

How much Patient God must be...

2008-02-05T09:13:00.000-08:00

I love this song

"He is still working on me
To make me what I want to be
It took him just a week to make the moon and the stars
sun and the earth and jupiter and mars
How loving and patient he must be He is still working on me
..........
.........
And I will be perfect according to his plan
Fashioned by the masters loving hand
......
He loves me as I am
Remember He is the potter and I am the clay"

In our earthly lives we can become impatient in a second but its hard to keep our selfs to be patient.
I have been Gifted with a son on 13th September 2006 and we have named him Kevin Daniel.He is now 16 months old.The word Patient is more I learnt after his birth.My son will be taking and dropping things ,climbing everywhere ,tearing papers which are not supposed to be handled by him .
Immediately I will say to him "No.... No .... Kevin you should not do that".
But he will do after I have said to him.Everytime when I say ' No ' I expected from him not to do it and to obey my words.
So I will ask why did u do that.
Everytime when I tense up and get angered God remained me of this song verse
"How loving and patient he must be.. He is still working on me"

In the same way
How God says ' NO to many things in our daily Life'
Are we obeying him immediately or doing the things and getting forgiveness from God.
Everytime when we disobey or dont please him. He is not angered like earthly parents.

He is our Heavenly Father and who loves us so much.He is more patient towards us to shape us everyday according to His will and ways.

How Patient God must be for all our activities which may not please him,which may not be the way what he wanted to us to do, sinful thoughts , impatience and so on..

The love and patience God has for us we cant imagine .

He is still working on us to make us what we have to be...

The deepest part...........

2008-02-03T08:43:00.000-08:00

“The deepest part of me is where I hide my dreams
The deepest part of me is given into HIS hands
And I know that you’re always beyond that I dream
You live inside the deepest part me”

Above is the chorus of a song which has touched me sometime back. I realized how valuable the “deepest part of me” where aspirations, dreams and passion rise up which sometimes can lead to a wrong turn In life if the above package is not in accordance with God’s will.

It is good that we may give our “deepest part” to Jesus Hands so that He can design our lives. Yea, but it is not going to be easy as human tendency is to trust his/her might. It takes believing the unchanging God and taking the word into your life. In Proverbs Chapter 3 verse 5 says “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding”

What will happen if you lean on your own understanding? You will face only frustration and failure. Remember friend, for God’s thoughts are not your thoughts and your ways are not His ways. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts (Is 55:8, 9)

Just give your deepest thoughts, failures, hurts, frustration into Jesus Hands and you will see the Maker’s hands designing you for a blessed purpose. His higher thoughts and ways on you will fill your life with joy and happiness- if you submit to Jesus completely the ‘inmost being or deepest part’………………

Open Door, Closed doors....

2008-02-02T14:28:00.000-08:00

"God shuts every door to open the best door for you"

These were the words that comforted me one fine day in 2002. I had just finished my B.E and was in the middle of a roadway not knowing where the road is going. During my final year my only ambition was to get into a job as soon as possible. But my parents insisted on me doing my post graduation. Amidst all the misunderstanding, I never bothered to prepare for my M.E admissions. I missed out the GATE exams and even the Anna University non GATE exams. I was so careless that i dint even send an application to Anna University. So the biggest of doors were shut for me. It was only after I finished my B.E that I realised that I was nowhere....
The only options I had was to try and get into some private colleges. But the donations those days for M.E Computer Science was crazy. The minimum donation would be 75000 which was much beyond what my parents could afford. So i could see the next door closing too.
In my vision there was no possibilty of getting my M.E admission that year. During those days of mental battle, I got a forwarded mail from a friend. I hardly remember the contents of the mail. But the line ' God shuts every door to open the best door for you' just struck me. It was there in the back of my mind for the next few days. Not long after, I saw a paper advertisement from Karunya Institute of Technology for M.E admissions. I put an application without much hope. But to my surprise I got the admission. The best part, I dint have to pay a penny as donation. It was indeed the best door that God had opened for me.
So friends, I want to encourage everyone with the wors of God given to the Philedelphia church in Rev. 3:7, 8. It says "What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open". Indeed my dear friends, all doors may seem to be closed but our God will open the best door for you. When he opens a door, no one can shut it....

Positive answers from God

2008-01-30T18:52:00.000-08:00

We: "It is not possible"
God: "What is impossible with men is possible with God".(Luke 18:27)

We: "I am too tired"
God: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28-30)

We: "Nobody loves me"
God: "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only son"(John 3:16 & John 3:34)

We: "I cannot go on"
God: "My grace is sufficient for you"(II Corinthians 12:9 & Psalm 91:15)

We: "I can't figure out anything"
God: "He will make your paths straight"(Proverbs 3:5-6)

We: "I cannot do it"
God: I can do everything through him who gives me strength. (Philippians 4:13)

We: "I am not able"
God: And God is able to make all grace abound to you(II Corinthians 9:8)

We: "It is not worth loving God"
God: And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him(Roman 8:28)

We: "I can't forgive myself"
God: He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins (I John 1:9 & Romans 8:1)

We: "I cannot manage"
God: God will meet all your needs(Philippians 4:19)

We: "I'm afraid of...."
God: God did not give us a spirit of timidity(II Timothy 1:7)

We: "I'm worried, depressed and frustrated"
God: Cast all your anxiety on Him because he cares for you(I Peter 5:7)

We: "I donot have enough faith"
God: Measure of faith God has given you(Romans 12:3)

We: "I'm not wise"
God: Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God(I Corinthians 1:30)

We: "I feel lonely"
God: Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you(Hebrews 13:5)

You are diamond that shines in HIS Hands........

2008-01-29T09:55:00.000-08:00

“Diamond” has to undergo a deep sharpening and once it is mended, sharpened and designed, it will be in full shape and shining with beauty.

Dear friend, are you feeling that God’s hand is sharpening your life? Are you undergoing the pruning and chipping process of the God Almighty?

Yea, it is painful indeed but thank God that He sharpens and prunes you for a special purpose to be used in HIS perfect Hands……..He has not chosen X and Y but YOU…

It could be a deep fall in your spiritual life….it could be a long waiting period for a blessing…it could be a humble situation that God has allowed in your life…In always remember that Jesus needs you and He is beside you. He will lift you up if you allow yourself for the pruning process. He will remove all the unnecessary burden, hurts, guilt that you are carrying……Psalm 9:18 says “But the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the afflicted ever perish”.

Jesus is so thoughtful of your needs, concerns, burden, passion, aspirations and future…One thing you have to do my friend, you have to turn to HIM in whatever situation that you have kept in. Don’t go depressed or keep your heart stubborn for it will increase your sorrow. Come to HIS unfolding hands of love for joy, peace and love will become yours.

Be blessed!

Emergency Telephone Numbers

2008-01-28T06:56:00.000-08:00

When you are sad, call John 14
When you have sinned, call Psalm 51
When you are facing danger, call Psalm 91
When people have failed you, call Psalm 27
When it feels as though God is far from you, call Psalm 139
When your faith needs stimulation, call Hebrews 11
When you are alone and scared, call Psalm 23
When you are worried, call Matthew 8:19-34
When you are hurt and critical, call 1 Corinthians 13
When you wonder about Christianity, call 2 Corinthians 5:15-18
When you feel like an outcast, call Romans 8:31-39
When you are seeking peace, call Matthew 11:25-30
When it feels as if the world is bigger than God, call Psalm 90
When you need Christ like insurance, call Romans 8:1-30
When you are leaving home for a trip, call Psalm 121
When you are praying for yourself, call Psalm 87
When you require courage for a task, call Joshua 1
When inflation's and investments are hogging your thoughts, call Mark 10:17-31
When you are depressive, call Psalm 27
When your bank account is empty, call Psalm 37
When you lose faith in mankind, call 1 Corinthians 13
When it looks like people are unfriendly, call John 15
When you are losing hope, call Psalm 126
When you feel the world is small compared to you, call Psalm 19
When you want to carry fruit, call John 15
Paul's secret for happiness, call Colossians 3:12-17
With big opportunity, call Isaiah 55
To get along with other people, call Romans 12
When you are dealing with fear, call Psalm 47
When you want security, call Psalm 121:3
When you want assurance, call Mark 8:35
When you want reassurance, call Psalm 145:18

You can call up directly without any operator. Be assured that the phone will never be engaged. Its a 365/24/7 service..

Online Bible

2008-01-28T06:52:00.000-08:00

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'Chikungunea' - under His control..........

2008-01-26T12:18:00.000-08:00

When i was pregnant with my daughter ivana in aug 2006, everyone was talking about being careful about my health, eating well etc. I've always been a sick person from my younger days which made everyone even more worried. I was in chennai at that time. Chennai was full of 'chikungunea' at that time. Every family had atleast one person with this disease. The infected person suffers from severe body pain especially in the joints with high fever. The joint pain would last for 3 month. Chikungunea was mainly transmitted by mosquitoes. So everyone asked me to be extra careful about mosquito bite. I had the 'mosquito repeller' at home, a 'mosquito hunter' in my hand all the time. But somehow mosquitoes used to bite me.
It was around that time, my friend Abi came to visit me and spent a day with me. By afternoon, she said she had severe joint pain and was feeling very feverish. In the evening we went to the doctor and found that she had chikungunea too. She was so worried that i shouldn't get it from her. So she decided to leave immediately.
Just a week before i was about to go to my parents place for delivery, my mom found that she had chikungunea too. With chikungunea in my own house where else could i go??? God was the only hope. I used to read Psalms 91 whenever i felt down and that would be a great source of encouragement.
Amazingly, I was hail and healthy throughout. According to my worldly wisdom I knew that i was surroounded by uncertainity. Any time i could get infected too. But 'there is nothing that is beyond His control. Nothing can happen without His knowledge'...... Thats the simplest way to put it.....

Garden Flowers

2008-01-25T11:17:00.000-08:00

My friend Elizabeth has a beautiful garden with lots of flowers and vegetables. Beleive me, I havent seen the garden myself. But when i saw the pictures i just fell in love with it. I wanted to share it with all my other friends. Hope you enjoy the pictures and praise God for such beautiful creations.

Zinnia

Zinnia around the tree

Yellow Rose

Yellow Rose

Yellow Rose

Wild Lillies

Rose Bud

Red Rose

Pink Roses

Pink Button Roses

Petunia

Petunia on the window

Petunia on the window

Orange Rose

Jasmine

Hydrangea

Firey Orange Rose

Dianthus

Dancing Daisy

Daisy

Bright Orange Rose

Bright Yellow Rose

Button Rose Bunch

The Pencil Parable

2008-01-23T17:25:00.000-08:00

This is the best message which touched me during college days . From a simple pencil we can learn 5 important lessons. Go through the slides.That will make you feel great..

Life is all about ups and downs. So never get disappointed at any stage. YOU WERE MADE TO DO GREAT THINGS!!!!!

Blessing is sure...

2008-01-23T09:50:00.000-08:00

sccSpiritual thought

The three greatest tools that Satan can work against us to make us shrink in our spiritual walk with our Lord comes the following

Doubt
Underestimating God’s power
Fear

Dear reader, do you doubt God that He cannot accomplish plans for you?
Do you under estimate God that He has not power to change the situation?
Are you afraid or has got constant fear that things will get worsened?

Trust God…..for He has thoughts of peace and not evil to give you an expected end (Jer29:11)

Don’t take situation in your hands to change it….for it will harm you but instead give it to God’s hands and wait for His timing for patient waiters will not be disappointed.

Prevent fear because it brings bondage and no good work can be done and it ultimately leads to missing of God’s blessings in our life. For the Lord takes pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that hope in His mercy.

Dear Reader,

Will you make a small prayer that Jabez made in 1 Chronicles 4:10 and in which God granted his request. Will you also trust that God is going to grant you the same request which you are going to make now for you to be blessed? Start praying like Jabez who cried to the Lord of Israel…..Oh that you would bless me
and enlarge my territory!
Let your hand be with me,
and keep me from harm
so that i will be free from pain.

God bless you

Jehovah Rophe - The Healer

2008-01-23T05:43:00.000-08:00

It was the 31st of dec, 2003. Everyone was in the new year celebration mood including me. My chithi and cousin had come from cochin along with her nephew febby anna. I had cold a few days back but that seemed to be fine then. After an entire day of partying , it was finally time for us to go to church. The midnight mass. I wore my new saree which i got from pothys, chennai. It was a copper sulphate color silk saree with dolls in stone. I was so excited about this new saree that i wore it and was very eager to show all my relatives. The service got over by 1 am and it was very cold outside. I started feeling little uncomfortable. I had difficulty breathing. I started breathing heavily. So my mom decided to take an auto and go home. After coming home i had a cup of hot water and i became normal.
The next day we planned to go to my grand parents place. Myself, my bro, my aunt, my cousin vashni and febby anna made the first trip in the morning. My parents were supposed to come in the evening to attend the new year service at church and we were all planning to spend the night at grandmas place. After lunch at about 3 in the afternoon, my aunt decided to go to her parents place which was close by. She left with febby anna and vashni. My grandpa had also gone out. My grandma went to buy some things for the new year feast. So me and my brother were left all alone at home. At about 3:45, i started breathing heavily again. It became so severe, i couldnt stand in a place. I started sweating profusely. My brother was too young and became very worried. He was almost in tears. In the bottom of my mind I thought i was going to die because something like this had never happened before. It was becoming more and more severe. Just then my grandmom came. She also panicked but immediately boiled some water and asked me to do steam inhalation. Immediately i could sense a bit of releif. My bro called up my parents. They told him that they were dropping their plan of coming to grandmas place and asked us to return as soon as possible. Since it was a village, we have buses only once in an hour or 2. The next bus was only at 6 pm. I had no clue about how i was going to spend that time. My aunt returned from her parents place. She was all dressed up to go to church. But when they saw me even they became worried. Febby anna immediately called up one of his relative doctors and asked her for opinion. The dctor did give some prescriptions. But there was no pharmacy in that village. I really dont remember how i spend the rest of the time but we finally got the bus. I was trying to sleep in the chithis lap but couldnt. As soon as we reached our destination my dad was waiting with the scooter to take me to the doctor. The doctor said it was 'wheesing'. I've just heard of people getting it. But me!!!! I was shocked....
I took all the medicines that he gave me. But i had no sleep that entire night. The wheesing subsided on 2nd evening. It was the worst new year i ever had. But that night i made a silent preyer. I said Lord ' I've never suffered so much before. Please Lord i dont want this again. The next year new year service I want to testify in church about this'.
The Lord did hear my prayer. Throughout the year i did get mild breathing problems but i would just vanish in moments without any medication. He gave me good health thoughout that year. Praise God!!! I did share my testimony in church the following year. He is Jehovah Rophe - The Healer.

Confessing Word of God

2008-01-20T06:03:00.000-08:00

Often times we feel discouraged,disappointed,felt lonely about the problems we face and we dont remember to confess the word of God .

To our Every problem in this world there is always a solution in the word of God to solve it,to be comforted,to have faith over it and to stand for Jesus. When we confess the Word of God what happens you know ? We open doors for God to work in our situation and we will be strengthened .God can do anything and nothing is impossible for him to Fulfill His word.

So Lets Confess daily the promises to claim it in the Name of our God Almighty. I have attached the following confessions and you can also add up more to praise God and to recieve the blessings.I got these from my Mother in law and I added up some more.

I CONFESS.............

I believe and confess what the word of God says about me.
I am the child of the most High God.
I am redeemed from sin, transgressions, iniquities, curse, sickness, bondage, lack, insufficiency, debt by the blood of Jesus Christ.
I am healed by Jesus stripes.
I Love myself because God loves me.
I can love and accept myself because Jesus loves me.
I am the apple of God's eye.
I am precious in God's sight.
I will not be forgotten by God.
I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
I am a believer and not a doubter.
I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.
I am a new creature in Christ Jesus.
I can do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthens me.
I have the mind of Christ Jesus.
I am more than a conqueror.
I have the peace of God that surpasses all understanding.
I am a peacemaker, not a peace breaker.
I have been given beauty for ashes.
I have put my trust on God Almighty.
I do not know what my future holds for me, but I know who holds my future.
I have the love of God (agape) poured into my heart by the Holy Spirit.
I am the abode of the spirit of the living God
I am walking in the love of God (agape)
I have been given the oil of the gladness instead of mourning.
I have been given a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.
I believe the best in people.
I love people because Jesus loves me.
I forgive people because God has forgiven my sins.
I love people in spite of their flaws.
I have a Heavenly Father who loves me always, even when I fall short.
I will praise God always.
I am blessed to be a blessing.
I have the favor of God, wherever I go.
I am changing my character with God’s help.
I am the head and not the tail.
I am above and not beneath.
I am anointed by God.
I am called to change like his beloved son Jesus.
I am an overcomer.
I am the Victor, not the Victim.
I am equipped to do what God wants me to do.
I have good things in store for me.
I have new doors opening for me.
I am a hard worker and I excel in what I do.
I am well able to fulfill my God -given destiny.
I am strong in the Lord.
I am changing from glory to glory in Christ Jesus.
I will rejoice in the Lord always.
I am drawing near to God daily.
I have fixed my eyes on Jesus the author and finisher of my faith.
I have no lack, because the Lord is my shepherd.
I know my Lord has plans to prosper me and not to harm me.
My Lord plans to give me hope and a future.
I have set the Lord always before me because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
I have no fear because God has given me a spirit that enables me to Succeed, Love and have a sound mind.
I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that Jesus is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him.
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
I sought the Lord and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
Lord give me the serenity to accept the things I can't change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
All things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to His purpose.
My Lord shall supply all my needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
What ever is true, noble, right, things of good report, Think about these things.

Spiritual Breathe

2008-01-20T05:58:00.000-08:00

To live in this world we breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon-dioxide.If we have breathing problems our energy goes down not able to do any work and we can't survive.

Same way daily in our life we have to breathe in some spiritual Gifts,Character,Habits and breathe out some unwanted things what we have in our selfs.

To practice it we should ask Gods guidance and to be obedient to accept the corrections.We can analyse ourselves what we are lacking to please God and to obey his commandments.

Every day we may realize if we were like this .. we would not have ended up in this problem. God expects some characters to be built in us to be His child and to mirror his mind and ways.

I have added some listings and you can also add to this list and to practice daily in our lifes.

In the Name of Jesus

I breathe in Love and I breathe out Hatred
I breathe in Patience and I breathe out Anger
I breathe in Blessing and I breathe out Curses
I breathe in Confidence and I breathe out Fear
I breathe in Holiness and I breathe out Lust
I breathe in Faith and I breathe out disbelief
I breathe in Positive thinking and I breathe out Negative thoughts
I breathe in Selfless attitude and I breathe out Selfishness
I breathe in Joy and I breathe out Sorrow
I breathe in Obedience and I breathe out Disobedience
I breathe in Wisdom and I breathe out Foolishness
I breathe in Abundance and I breathe out Lack
I breathe in Strength and I breathe out Weakness
I breathe in Righteousness and I breathe out Sin
I breathe in Good relatonships and I breathe out bitterness in relationships
I breathe in tame my tongue and I breathe out unwanted speechess
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Positive Confession

2008-01-16T21:43:00.000-08:00

When Jesus fasted for 40 days,he was tempted by the devil.For each and every question the devil asked,Jesus quoted a bible verse and put him in shame.As the Bible says

For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.Hebrews 4:12

Its like a bomb that destroys the works of the devil.Its like the rod which was given to Moses.Whenever you are in need,stretch the word of god like a rod and speak to the situation with a bible verse.It gives hope, blessings,deliverances,healing,salvation and success in all that you do.

Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.Ephesians 6:17

From today develop the habit of meditating the word of god.Take a chapter and start reading word by word.Dont read it as any other book.As you read word by word,you will find verses that penetrates your heart.Pause and take that particular verse and break the sentences into each and every single word.Say for e.g The Lord is my shepherd.Psalms 23:1.Here its written THE Lord not A Lord.So it means there is one and only one Lord in this world who is our lord.Start meditating and you will see a great revival in your spiritual life.God himself will reveal the rhema,the hidden treasures of the spiritual world and he will take you to the new level of anoiting.

Prayer:

Abba father,I thank you so much for the Bible and for each and every promises you have given me in the Bible.I thank you for revealing me today,the power of your word.Lord Please forgive me for not reading it in the way you wanted me to do.Lord I ask you to grant me the gift of meditating your word.Please reveal me the hidden truths and renew my spiritual life today.Let me search you more and more with the help of your word.In Jesus name I pray Amen.

For him Nothing is impossible

2008-01-16T21:16:00.000-08:00

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus.I m just cherishing the wonders that he is doing in my life.I joined the concern before 13 months by his grace.we started a prayer cell within a week and we were praying for our company to have good recognition in the market.we were praying for some 3 weeks and the fourth week we had a session where in ,we were intimated that iSoft will be ours within a few months.God has given iSoft on Oct 31rst..such a big concern with 3000 employees and Lorentzo is ours right now ..our branches were in 9 countries abroad but now it has turned out to be 17...he has blessed my work place..We are all prince & princess of the king of kings and Lord of lords.Nothing is too hard for him.He can shake the nations and make wonders to happen just like that.Cuz HE IS THE LORD ..THE CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH..

Faithful Friend

2008-01-15T20:20:00.001-08:00

Are you lost in lost in loneliness?The ultimate problem among the youth today is loneliness.Very often we could read in newspapers and magazines about youth comitting suicide because of this depression.The main cause of loneliness is that we all seek for a relationship which is so faithful and secure.But nowadays we can notice that its so hard to find a faithful friend who is unchanging.

You cannot find a friend who is so faithful and unchanging like Our Saviour Jesus.His love for you is everlasting and he is so patient enough to accept and still love you amidst all your shortcomings.Today just check yourself.Are your ways are pleasing in his eyes.Are you hurting the holyspirit anyway.If so, take a decision that is going to change your entire life.Commit all your ways unto his hands and develop an intimate relationship with him more than anybody else in this world.He is all you need in the life.The depression you are going through today and the situations which you are struggling to overcome.It may be anything.Our problems may be different but there is one and only one solution for all your problems.It is JESUS.Nothing else in this world can make you glad other than his presence.When you shed tears in your loneliness his shoulders are there for you to lean on.He is always there for you.Are you ready to accept him as your best friend?Even if you say yes or no,he is still the same standing near just longing to hear a word from you.

Psalms 34 : 5,6

I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.
Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.
Prayer :

Heavenly father,I surrender myself completely into thy hands.Mould me lord.Make me an useful vessel in your kingdom and take control of my life.The situation that I m going through is like an ocean infront of my eyes.But God I believe you are the God who divided the red sea and I know at times you will make me walk on the water as Peter .But God let me focus on you,you alone without any doubt or fear and as I walk through the situation hold my hands Lord and help me to overcome all the troubles I am facing today.In Jesus matchless name I pray Amen.

He is my guy

2008-01-15T18:39:00.001-08:00

My master is so loving,caring,compassionate n possessive about me.I m the apple of his eyes and he has given many angels charge over me so that my foot will not slip.He is my rock and I shall never be in want cuz his grace is sufficient for me.He is my Jehovah Jireh the provider of all my needs.The battle always belongs to him and I stand always in the winners side cuz even when 10,00 fall beside me I will not fear.He has told me Do Not Fear For I am with you.Yah He is with me when I walk thru the valleys,water and fire.He walks with me in fire as he has done for Shadrak,Meshach n Abednecho.

I was just longing for someone who will become my life,my passion,my everything.Wandering for years together I never knew there was someone who has choosen me in my mothers womb and has made all my organs perfectly.I am happy for the life he has given me,the hope he has given me today,my family,my job,my city,my church etc n etc..it goes on & on....He knows me more than even me.

Even before I utter words he knows my thoughts.He plans for me are always the best for me.He upholds me with his righteous right hand.He is all I need,He is all I want..cuz there is no one else like him.Even when the whole world forsake yet he will never leave me nor forsake me.He has inscribed my name in his nail pierced arms and he is the shepherd of my soul.I am being pampered so much cuz I m his pet sheep.

God's will in my life

2008-01-15T18:37:00.000-08:00

When I was doing my XII STD my ultimate aim in life was to study BE Computer Science in Karunya . cuz I was studying in a hindhu institution and I suffered a lot to conduct my prayer cell.Every now and then my school hostel wasrden usec to warn me for conducting the prayer cell and there were so much of persecutions for the prayer cell.I asked god to give me a college where in I wont have problems to pray in my room and where I can grow spiritually.

When the results came,his grace was sufficient for me.I had a gud score.I was satisfied with my results but yet my dream didnot come true.My brother got me an application for BE in Avinashilingam,which is a pakka Hindhu Institution.I wrote the entrance examination and When I got the admission card from Avinashilingam there was noone at home."Oh my god another hindhu institution in my life....no way..."I was about to tear the card but God said dont do that.No other option when he tells.my father was particular to send me to this college.

Atlast I joined in Avinashilingam with so much of fears in my heart.For one whole year I didnt find a gud fellowship.I was just longing for a fellowship to share the word.End of my first year,God opened the door for me.It was my own classmate Dahlia and we started praying and It was a prayer cell with 3 people...me and dahlia and above all .....Jesus.Slowly God added people into the prayer cell and There are days when the prayer cell grew upto 30+.Even here there was opposition but even then the grace of god was upon us and he did wonders among us.His thoughts are so far and entirely different from ours.

He is the creator of heaven and earth.He knows wat is gud for us and where we will prosper.Its always gud to accept God's will though the dreams that u have doesnt match with the circumstances.Atlast you will know his ways and it will be amazing to see his works in you and your life.

Tallahassee

2008-01-15T18:19:00.000-08:00

Talahassee is the capital city of the state of Florida in the US. One of the famous places to visit there is the Talahassee Museum. We visited the place on 12-29-2007. Along with that we also visited the Talahassee Antique Car Museum.

A Desert turned out to be a prosperous land in his hands

2008-01-13T19:11:00.000-08:00

In 2001 we were staying in a hill station and next to our compound there was an ground in which wild animals used to stay in night and there was an incomplete building and bushes were all over.People used to tell that it is a cursed place.none of them who bought that land were able to build a house there.I dont know why my father was so eager to buy the land and atlast with so much of struggles he bought that land and it took so much of money to level the land and he built a shed for our jeep and we couldnt proceed further.the jeep shed was half way through and my father got transferred to coimbatore and he had other commitments.

Everybody were telling the same comment about the land that it will never prosper.After his retirement my father started investing in this land and myself and my mom was so burdened about that whatever we invest in that land is a waste and we were praying that god should some how stop the contruction work and my father should sell the land inturn to someone.this was our prayer.nothing happened as we prayed.my father atlast finished the contruction work and took us to that land.when we went there our eyes were filled with tears cuz the same jeep shed turned out to be a very beautiful resort.Who else can do this miracle other than our lord.god has changed the statement of the localites that the land is too gud now.its giving a gud income to us.

Certain times god allows us to be like our land without any changes.may be even for years.but it does nt mean that he is not listening to our prayers.he has got a season to bless us.its not cuz of our prayers alone god brings blessing into our lives,but in his time he will make things happen more than what we pray for.my prayer was to sell the land.if we had sold it we would have got less than 5 lakhs but now god has made a cursed land to be a blessing and its worth is 20 lakhs now.Even u may be thinking my life is like a curse,a desert,wilderness but god can change any desert into a prosperous land.for him nothing is impossible.his ways are marvellous and his thoughts are so high and different from ours.Trust him and press on.He is there to change any worst situation of urs into a favourable one.

God turns our failures into success

2008-01-13T19:08:00.000-08:00

When I was doing my second year,I had an Electricals paper.I hate that subject and the lecturer who handled that paper resigned her job and left us desperately.Just a week before semester some new mam came and she rushed up the 3 units which were not covered.It appeared greek and latin for me.the examination date was approaching and i got so bugged up with my electricals paper.

Atlast when i saw the question paper in the examination hall,i was so shocked cuz i didnt know anything.I asked god to sit beside me and dictate the answer and asked him to put his hands uopn my hands and write the answers like a mom helping a kid in writting ...i started writing slowly and i couldnt proceed after 40 mins cuz i didnt know anything more than that.the invigilator was not ready to send me out in 40 mins.so i was just sitting in the exam hall and was praying to god.

When i got my the exam results,i z amazed to c i had scored 40 marks.yahooooooooo...i have passed...god gave me successsssssss....40 mins 40 marks.who is the secret behind this success....yes......its our jesus who had given grace and favour to me and turned my failure to success....

Even when the whole world is turning dark,he will come with a small candle light to show us a way to escape and the intimacy we have with our god should grow more n more.so that oneday it will be only he who will be seen in each n every cell of us..and from there on he will take us to a new level of revealation.He will hold our hands and drag us to new people and nations and make us an useful vessel thats overflowing

Will a mother forget her child she has borne?

2008-01-13T01:23:00.000-08:00

Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me. Psalms: 27:10

Will earthly father and mother forsake their children? Will a mother throw her child away? How can parents neglect their own children? Is it the question that is arising in your mind?

Dear reader, in this world we see mother throwing her child into the dustbin, killing girl children through various methods, giving poison to her innocent child and killing herself etc and the story continues………….

In the Bible, in the book of Isaiah chapter 49 in verse 15- God says to us “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!

Yea, earthly parents may forsake and leave us but there is a God who is so thoughtful of us. Don’t worry if you are deprived of getting your parents love. Don’t worry if you feel that you are orphaned…..Jesus is your father and mother and He will fill your heart with love in which the world cannot give you. He will receive you as you are….Just go to Jesus and say one small prayer, Lord Jesus I accept you as my father and mother and I invite you to dwell in my heart, mind and soul. Amen

Parachute fly - Malaysia

2008-01-11T06:16:00.001-08:00

Birds fly with their wings.... Have u seen humans flying??? Yes, thats possible.... The video shows my friend Helen flying.... How??? With a Parachute.....

Act immediately; please do not delay…..

2008-01-10T02:15:00.000-08:00

Dear Friend, I hope you might have seen this picture long back but I felt like conveying an important message to you.

Please do not postpone to help an individual or a family that requires immediate help or support
Please act immediately or proactively when crisis situation in families or community arises

Friend, let your eyes and ears be receptive to the needs of the people around you. When God gives you a chance or an opportunity to help a needy person, don’t hesitate to stretch your hand to reach them either through your physical presence or by your finances.

Prayers and Answers

2008-01-09T06:01:00.000-08:00

    There are four types of answers that we can receive from God for our prayers.
1. Direct answer - YES
2. Denied answer - NO
3. Delayed answer - WAIT
4. Different answer

    Today i would like to concentrate on the 4th type of answer 'Different answer'. Let me start of with a small testimony from my life.
When i was in std 11th, we used to have salt analysis in chemistry lab. The coloured salts were easier to identify just by looking at it. But the white salts were trickier and u had to actually do all the salt tests to identify the salt. During my board practical exams, I had prepared well. But my prayer was ' Lord i should get coloured salt'. I had prayed so diligently that i was confident that i would get coloured salt and i could complete my exam without any problem. But when i actually got into the exam hall, i got a shock. It was white salt. Icould instantly feel a chill throughout my body. Though i was disappointed, i made a small prayer and continued with my salt analysis. By Gods grace i found out the salt in no time.
    Now how should i explain the situation??? Did God answer my prayer or not?? Yes ofcourse He did. But it was not exactly in the way that I had asked for. It was a 'different answer'.

    Many times we use our human wisdom and try to predict the answers that we might receive. We feel that is the 'only' appropriate solution available for our prayer. But what we fail to realise is that our vision is small compared to our Father in heaves. He has a multi dimensional vision and knows our past, present and future. He knows our problems and its solutions better that we do. So what is very important is complete submission to His will.

I love the poem written by somebody

I asked God for strength but He gave me difficulties to make me strong;
I asked God for wisdom but He gave me problems to solve;
I asked God for courage but He gave me dangers to overcome;
I asked God for patience but He placed me in situations where I was forced to wait;
I asked God for prosperity but He gave me oppurtunities to work hard;
I asked God for love but He gave me troubled people to help;
I asked God for favors but He gave me opportunities;
    I received nothing I wanted.........
        but I received everything I needed.......
            All my prayers had been answered.

So friends, if you have asked God for something and you feel He hasn't answered it....... Be patiient... Accept prayerfully anything that God gives you. Because after a while you will definetely realize that He has indeed answered your prayers in a way beyond your imagination.

God will make a way where there seems to be no way...

2008-01-08T04:25:00.000-08:00

I completed my graduation in 2002 and for the next four years I was at home.My family was not ready to send me for a job.I desperately was praying for a job cuz only then i can go to church.I come from a hindhu background. So It z tough for me to be at home without any fellowship.For the 4 years DGS uncle's msg in Raj TV every sunday will be my sunday service msg.And tears will be flowing out of my eyes when i hear the theme music of Jesus calls.End of 4.5 years god opened a way and he opened my father's eyes and he allowed me to stay in bangalore and search for a job.God gave me the verse I will show you wonders and for 7 months i was roaming in the streets of bangalore for job search.I never expected a single company will call me for interviews.but god rised the count to 30.God gave me a chance to attend Pastor.ArulRaj's power ministry and thr i met a sister thru whom god gave me a revealation that the company that rejected me will call me and give me job and meanwhile he allowed me to work as a prayer warrior in Jesus calls which was one of my heart's desire.End of seventh month he gave me a word through the Prophet Br.Maxwell that I will be placed in a gud MNC.16th day i received a call from the company that rejected me in the third round.But this time no more rounds immediately the offer letter was given in my hands.I m working thr for the past 1 year.I didnt put any fake experience.But An MNC IT company has recruited a graduate without any exp with a gap of 5 yrs totally.god has opened a way for me when all the doors whr shut.he is my everything.he is my guy,he is my mother,father,brother,sister,friend.he is my god and he is the king of kings and lord of lords.for him nothing is impossible.

The effects of Sudan famine…..

2008-01-07T10:58:00.000-08:00

Can you see the aching child whose life is at risk?

How many of us murmur against God even though he has blessed us with a decent living? Please look at the child whose life is at risk because of the devastating famine. God has blessed us with abundant food that we hesitate to share it with the needy and wanting…In our life often times we fail to notice people who are struggling to run their life.

When Jesus was in the world, he had compassion on the people who were suffering. Jesus shed tears at the instance when Lazarus was buried in the tomb…..Have we got the same compassion on people who are suffering around us physically, mentally, socially and economically?

Are we able to sympathize and empathize for people who are battered and shattered in life? How far we have cultivated this virtue or are we living for own selfish ambition alone?

Dear Reader, let me leave the question to you………..

Testimony of my first elder brother JOEL…….

2008-01-07T00:56:00.000-08:00

Inbuilt talents were hidden inside my brother….that is what I would say. I would like to write a testimony of my brother Joel who is working in Kuwait.

School days were not so pleasant for my brother because he use to fail in almost all the subjects. Nobody in our family thought that he will pass standard 10th. Yea, but it was God’s miracle and grace that he made it. Standard 11th and 12 was not so fine for my brother. He started cutting class and started watching movies…..hanging around with friends. This caused a severe setback in his life. He started to face defeats and failures in his life especially in pursuing his higher studies.

Though my brother was going in his own ways…..God was carefully planning him to return to the path of righteousness. Bro. Robinson, an evangelist (Christ is my life ministry) who is working among the youth use to visit our house frequently. The words from the Bible through Bro. Robinson played a vital role in his life. Many times I have observed my brother, though he was struggling in his own ways, yet he had a heart to obey my parents, very loving child in the family, with patience as a virtue……..After his post graduation, he joined in a small private company in Nagercoil for a meager salary. Often times he was down that he is not able to excel when compared to his friends.

“Christ is my life ministry” gave an impetus for him to involve in ministry. Gradually, he started engaging to God’s ways and will, confessing his sins and leaving worldly ways and friendship. It was a time where my parents were searching a girl for him. Since his earning capacity was low, we had a fear that how he will run his family. God in due time blessed him with a loving and God fearing wife. My sister-in-law was working in Kuwait and she made all arrangements to take my brother to Kuwait. When he went there, he struggled to find a job and for more than five months he was unemployed.

In the meantime God blessed them with a lovely kid named Joshua Giftson. After much prayer, God blessed my brother with a good job in one of the biggest companies in Kuwait. Presently, as family they are living for the glory of God in that remote and gentile land stating “Christ is my life”. I would like to praise and thank God for saving my brother and blessing him spiritually, materially, personally and socially. Thanks to Bro. Robinson who contributed a lot to grow spiritually and leading us in God’s ways whenever we were lagging behind……

Dear Reader,
We do not know what will hold our future, but we surely know Who(Jesus) will hold our future.

Hey, i am into Social work...

2008-01-05T09:08:00.000-08:00

Oh, I am loosing interest in this field! Is there another field where I can do my post graduation? Yea, such questions were rolling in my mind at the second year of my under graduation (Commerce). I was loosing interest in the accounts field and I wanted to switch on to another field. I heard about new fields like population studies, journalism and archeology. My only option left was to choose M.com or MBA….but I was not so sure about MBA. “What I am going to do after completing M.com” as I was not interested in Accounts, I asked to myself.

God gave an opportunity to attend a State Students leadership camp at Madurai in the year 2000 through EU. In the second day of the camp, I met my senior and enquired about her job and education. It turned to joy when I heard from her that she has done her Master’s degree in Social work and working in an Organization in Madurai. Yea, it was the first time that I heard about a course called “Social work”. That night I went to a solitary place and started praying with these words- Oh Lord, a deep desire has sprung up in my heart to pursue this social work. If it is your will means, will you help me”? I had in mind about two challenges to face. One is finance and another was convincing my father to allow me to go out to study as Social work was not in any colleges in kanyakumari district. In my Bible on 16.10.2K, I wrote the following words signing on the paper that I have stuck in the Bible and started praying:

Dear Lord,
If it is your will, help me to obtain an admission in MSW….

God worked through my mother and maternal uncle to convince my father and God provided all finances to meet all the expenses related to my studies. God was amazingly opening the ways for me…..In selecting the college, I wanted to study in Bishop Heber, since it’s a Christian college but God didn’t allow but instead gave me a Hindu Institution. Yea, I praise God for I could lead many to Christ through prayer cell and individually in that Hindu Institution. God blessed my years in Madurai and with much humility I am expressing that my fellow students and professors acknowledged me to be a different person from others that brought glory to Jesus.

Dear Reader,
Submitting to God’s will bring a greater blessing for His path is full of righteousness and peace and there is no death. Let everything be done as per God’s will in your life.

Miraculous healing of my mother from heart problem

2008-01-05T02:58:00.001-08:00

I was just studying 7th standard at school when my mother was diagnosed having a heart problem, a block. My heart use to cry in pain when I see my mother suffering sometimes to breathe properly. She was under medication and with one particular tablet; she had to take it daily and failing which will cause her severe problem to breathe. At school I use to think about my mother and always had a fear that my mother will die soon. Whenever I think that my mother’s life is short, I had to go through deep sorrow and brokenness. My only comfort was Jesus Christ…..and I will ask God “Will my mother die soon Lord” Such was the condition of my mother….. At work place, when my mother was about to get a promotion, one anti-social element wrote an anonymous letter in which he stated that my mother has got heart problem and within a year she will die. This created a deep scar in the minds of me and my brothers. We all were praying earnestly for our mother and in one of the conventions that took place in our church in the year 1994 in the month of May, Bro. Mohan C Lazarus particularly prayed for those that are affected with heart problem. At that moment i cried and prayed to heal my mother from the heart problem The year 1994, the month of July was an unforgettable month for all our family members. My mother was admitted in the hospital for more than 15 days. She literally went near the mouth of death. It was a time where I and my brothers had to go through a hard time to cope with the family urgent situation. The doctor seeing the critical condition of my mother referred to take her to Sri Chitra Heart Hospital in Trivandrum. My uncle came to my house and he arranged vehicle to take my mother to Trivandrum. As a small child I was observing everything that was going around with much pain. My father and my second brother Samuel accompanied my mother. From Nagercoil to Trivandrum, the running time is 2 hours and mother was vomiting throughout the journey and the pain she went through cannot be expressed. When she was admitted in Sri Chitra Heart Hospital, a team of doctors undertook a thorough checkup and found no block in her heart. Yea, the test turned positive. Praise the Lord…..God healed my mother’s heart block. She lives without any medicines till date. Unfortunately the doctor who treated my mother died at an early age of Cardiac arrest after going for a ride in the giant wheel in Chennai in an amusement park. “The one who treated my mother in no more but the one who was about to die is living”.
Dear reader, God is close to the broken hearted and surely will hear your agony. Are you going through such a situation in your life? Just go to Jesus and you will see His miracle today.

About me...

2008-01-05T02:13:00.000-08:00

I am Jemima….hailing from the southern tip of India, a beautiful place with lush green fields and mountains, surrounded by three seas. I am a professional Social worker and I feel happy that I am involved in alleviating human suffering and to bring about a change in the people’s life that are in distress.

I like to admire the Natural beauty, sceneries and use to praise God for His wonderful creation. I am burdened for the people who have not seen or accepted Jesus Christ because Jesus is the only way, the truth and the life and can save people from Eternal fire. God has given me the gift of singing and I want to glorify His name. I always believe that the life which we are living is of great value and meaning.

Let that be enough!

2007-12-28T08:02:00.000-08:00

I was thinking hard on what should go up on this page which claims to be a treasure online; and I came to the conclusion which is inevitable for the life granted me. What could be more a treasure than the kingdom of God? Which other treasure out-values the rest of the whole world?

One friend and icon I relate much with in this pilgrim progress toward the Kingdom is Jon Foreman of the band ‘Switchfoot.’ Jon is gifted with David’s pen that brings out emotions with exceptional beauty and feeling. These are some of his words to which I relate much:

Growing up from a boy to a man is a difficult task! The reality and harshness of life stares you in the face. It becomes clear as water why the Christian life is compared to carrying a cross. Very often the Christian living in the world is like a rose in the desert. Everything around is against him. But in the midst of all this, when all our sand castles are collapsing, and when we feel like a late-nite plane with nowhere to land, and when we feel stuck watching history repeating, the beauty of the Christian faith emerges in that we can find strength in the assurance that He hears, loves and cares for us.

Truly, His grace is sufficient and more than enough!

Signing off,

Pilgrim Prince...

Dexter.

He lived to die....

2007-12-27T06:26:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite song is 'Above all powers , above all king'....
The chorous goes this way...
Crucified, laid behind a stone...
You lived to die rejected and alone...
Like a rose, trampled on the ground..
U took the fall and thought of me....
Above all....

I was really amazed at the words ' You lived to die'.... How can a person live with the knowledge of his death??? If i were to know the date of my death and the way in which i would die, i'm sure i'll fall into a depression or may be get a heart attack. But Jesus knew that He was born to die, to die on the cross. Yet he loved everyone and shared His joy and peace with others. wow.... He is beyond description........

Do listen to my favorite song 'Above all powers, above all kings'

Getting my drivers license...

2007-12-26T12:29:00.000-08:00

I finally managed to get my driving license last wednesday i.e 12/19/2007.Let me share my experiences. I hope the article will be a source of encouragement to all who are trying to get their driving license.
I did have a driving license in India for my 2 wheeler as well as LMV (Light Motor Vehicle) for my care. But the fact is i din't know to drive.
After coming to the US, i got my learners permit on 11/09/2007. I had to give a computer test for that. I prepared for that test for 3 days. I read the entire manual given by the DMV. It had so many road signs and rules. The day before taking the test, I took 2 practise test online. The test had two parts, road rules test for 20 marks and road signs test for 20 marks. It was multiple choice and computer based. So once I enter an answer, I couldn't change it. I got very tensed when my very first answer went wrong. I could make a maximum of 5 mistakes to pass. To make matters worse my 3rd answer also went wrong. But after 15 minutes of full tension, i completed my test. I got 17/20 in road rules test and 20/20 in road signs test. When i got my learners permit i discovered that it was valid only till dec 2007. I just had 3 months to get my license.
Time passed by until it became nov end. I suddenly realised that I just had a month to practise my driving and get my license. So I finally started my driving practise. My husband was my tutor. We used to practise every sunday after church for an hour in the parking lot of Big Lots. Thats the time my daughter sleeps. The first day we went round and round the parking lot until I got familiar with the accelerator and brake. Another thing I had to get familiar with was the side of driving. In India the steering is in the right and we drive in the left side of the road. In the US it was exactly the opposite. Even now I get confused with the side of driving.
The second day of practise was again in the parking lot. I tried parking, left turn and right turn. But this time I tried driving back home after the practise session. It was very scary when vehicles would speed up in the roads. But I managed to reach home safely. The following week I did some more driving in the road. After 3-4 days of driving I became little confident. So i called up the DMV to fix up the appointment for my road test. I got the appointment for 12-19-2007 at 1 pm. It was already 15th dec and I had very little time to practise. That sat, my husband made me drive the entire day. We went to different places, had lunch in Red Lobster and also did some shopping. But the entire time I was driving. The next day also I did a bit of driving.
The day before getting my license, we went to my friend Swathis house. She had taken her road test recently. She gave me some tips on driving. She told me to adjust the mirrors before starting the vehicle even if it is properly adjusted. She told me to be confident in what I was doing. She also gave me some tips on Parallel Parking. That night i tried parallel parking a few times in our apartment. It came out well a few times but I was not confident enough doing it in the test. Anyway I had no other go.
The next day was a tension day. I was fully thinking about getting the license. In the DMV, after completing the initial formalities, an officer accompanied me to take my test. We got into my car. He told me to put the indicators, slam the brake and press the horn to check if my car was in good condition. After that he told me to pick up speed and do sudden stop at a point that he showed me. Next he told me to go in reverse all the way that we had come. I hadn't practised reverse so I was a bit tensed. But it went well. Next he told me to do parallel parking. There were cones all around the parking lane. I had to park within the lane without hitiing the cones. I was not very confident about that but by Gods grace it turned out well. Next the officer asked me to do reverse parking. Now this was something that I was totally not prepared for. I was not even good at reverse driving. I got so tensed that I started sweating. I just made a small prayer in my mind and took the reverse. By Gods grace and to my surprise, the car went straight into the paking lane without hitting any of the cones. It was purely Gods grace because that was the first time I ever tried doing it. Once the car was parked properly I heaved a sigh of releif. Next the officer told me to go to the road. He told me to change lanes, make a left turn, right turn, change speeds etc. After driving in the road for 10 minutes, we came back and the test was over. As my vehicle was parked, i was eagerly looking at the officer as to what he would say. Finally he said that i had PASSED. HURRAY.....
In the next 10 minutes my photograph was taken and i was given my license. The officer told my husband that i needed lot of practise as my driving was not very smooth. But there was no reason for not giving the license. He wished me best of luck and we retured home happily. It is indeed an unforgettable experience as I had got my license with very very little practise.

Apples

2007-12-13T15:11:00.000-08:00

We all know the proverb ‘ An apple a day keeps the doctor away’. This proverb really made me curious to know about the health benefits of apples. The information that I got from various sources is briefed below.

One Medium Apple contains:

Calories - 80
Cholesterol - 0
Sodium - 0
Carbohydrates - 22 grams
Dietary Fiber - 4 grams
Soluble Fiber- 3 grams

1. Apples are low in calories. So a person can eat apples without guilt conscious.
2. It is a good source of vitamins and minerals which are in general need for good health.
3. The fruit has high water content along with high amount of carbohydrate. So it is a healthy snack.
4. It has high fiber content helps to control hunger longer. So it is ideal for people who are on diet.
5. The constituents of soluble fiber are pectin which helps in digestion. It also lowers bad cholesterol.
6. Apples are considered to give better respiratory health and thus reduce the chance of developing asthma.
7. Research shows that apples reduce the risk of colon cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer and prostate cancer. This is due to the phytonutrients in apples.
8. Apple consumption helps clean teeth and gives a fresh feeling by removing the food tapped in between teeth.
9. Boron, an ingredient of apple helps the development of strong bones. It reduces the risk of osteoporosis in women.
10. Above all, it is a fruit which has a nice cooling effect and quenches the thirst on a summer day.

Disney world, Orlando, Florida

2007-11-30T13:32:00.000-08:00

We had gone to disney world, Orlando in Sept as a family to celebrate our daughter ivanas 1st bday. We started our trip on aug 30th, friday afternoon. We had already booked a hotel. The drive from Valdosta, GA to FL was pretty smooth. But towards the end, it started raining heavily. It was dark and we couldnt see the boards. We lost our way but ended up reaching our hotel safely. The hotel room was pretty good with fridge, microwave, TV, AC etc. We had taken dinner with us. So we ate and slept off.

The next morning we were scheduled to do to Magic Kingdom. By the time we woke up, had breakfast and got dressed up it was 11 am. We finally reached the place by noon. Since it was the first day, it was as if were in wonderland. We had no idea where to go and how. But as we started exploring the place, we were amazed. We all enjoyed the day. We had pizza for lunch which was damm expensive.

The next day's plan was Epcot. This time we had a better idea about how to proceed and made a good plan. We were able to cover the entire park by evening. Ofcourse we were not allowed for certain rides because our daughter was too young. We decided to stay back for the fireworks which was amazing. By the end of the day, thats at 10 pm we were dead tired. We were supposed to go back to the hotel for dinner. But since we were so tired we decided to have our dinner in a nearby american buffet. American buffet was very very different comapared to our indian food. We managed to satisfy our hunger with salad, bread, mashed potatoes, macroni and some chicken.

We were eagerly waiting for the next trip to Animal Kingdom. Inspite of being very tired, we woke up early in the morning and went there. But we were kind of disappointed. Animal kingdom did have many animals and birds, but it was everything that we had already seen so many times. The park was closed by 5 pm since the animals needed their private time. To overcome our disappointment we decided to go to the chinese buffet. We had a heavy dinner. On our way back we went to Walmart and did some shopping. The best show that my husband enjoyed was the 3D show in Animal Kingdom.

The last and final day was in MGM Studio. It was an amazing place. But since we had to start back that day, we couldnt spend much time. We missed many shows and rides. Before leaving we got ivana a big minnie mouse doll and a minnie mouse headband. She was very excited with that. We had a chance to attend the disney parade where all the disney characters just walked in the streets. We got frozen lemonade and enjoyed the parade.

Overall, the trip was a big success. We cherish every moment of it. We had taken a lot of pics. It was a memorable experience.

Faithful God

2007-11-29T12:26:00.000-08:00

Ps 30 : 3 says " O Lord , you brought me up from the grave;
you spared me from going down into the pit."
This is my testimony in a verse. Though i was born and brought up in a strict christian family, i never knew my Lord Jesus personally. I was regular to church and an active member of my sunday class. At a very early age of 10, i even started playing the keyboard in my church.
That was my spiritual life till i was 11. It was then that i opened my ears to the Lord and let Him shape my life. He spoke to me through my mom and my pastor and made me realize the depth of sin that i was into. With His help i was able to come out of my sinful life. I started reading the Bible and meditating on it daily. I was very eager to testify about my Lord whereever I went.
But satan wouldn't keep quiet. He continued to tempt me in different ways. But each time, the Lord spared my life from going down into the pit before it was too long. Every time i mess up my life, the Lord was patient to pull me out of the grave, clense me, teach me and purify me.
Today I wouldn't claim to be a spiritual person. But i am definetely His humble servant willing to learn more of His word and please Him in all possible ways. Each day there is something new that the Lord wants to teach me. Inspite of all my shortcomings and unfaithfulness, He has been faithful enough not only to take me out of the grave but also place me on the throne. I mean what I say. He has indeed blessed me in all ways spiritually, materially and physically. Praise be my dear Lord Jesus Christ.

About Me

2007-11-28T10:37:00.000-08:00

My name is Dahlia Twinkle.... Born in Nagercoil, a small town in Kanyakumari district, the southern tip of India.... Brought up in Mumbai... Did my college in Coimbatore... Now in Valdosta, Georgia, US....
Well, talking about my birth place, i hardly remember anything. The things that i remember are the beautiful sceanery with fresh breeze and greenery everywhere. Bombay is a busy place with a huge population. Coimbatore is one place which i really love. Its a place with a balance between modern life and a traditional touch. Life in US is ofcourse very different.
So i did learn many languages thru my life. My mother tongue is tamil. I learnt hindi and marathi during my schooling. I also had Sanskrit as my second language during my high school. The secret is i just learnt marathi and sanskrit in my academics and managed to get through. I can hardly use those two languages. Kanyakumari being very close to kerala, i did pick up some malayalam too.