Ceenu Jebaraj | May 28, 2024
As a child, I had a lot to say. But shyness took all my words away when people were around. I would nurse a longing to be liked by everyone...
Continue ReadingCeenu Jebaraj | December 3, 2021
My childhood memories of Christmas day brim with waking up to the inviting smell of a delicious breakfast that my mother would pour her love into. While we could always...
Continue ReadingCeenu Jebaraj | September 11, 2021
“This pregnancy is not good.” The doctor's voice thundered in our ears. My husband and I looked at each other in disbelief. One of us managed to whisper a stunned,...
Continue ReadingCeenu Jebaraj | March 4, 2021
Not long ago, my small group at church decided to share our life stories. The goal that season was to get to know each other better and celebrate God’s faithfulness...
Continue ReadingCeenu Jebaraj | April 9, 2019
A couple of months ago, the drinking water purifier in our house broke down. So, I googled the water purifier company’s customer care number, spoke to them and set up...
Continue ReadingCeenu Jebaraj | December 18, 2018
Christmas time brings fond memories of my college days in Pune, India. Pune, also known as the Oxford of the East, is a popular student destination and its weather for...
Continue ReadingCeenu Jebaraj | October 8, 2018
A common remark I’ve heard from Christians including myself is, 'I just can’t believe that folks in the church would do that!' If the 'church' is our own, the outrage...
Continue ReadingCeenu Jebaraj | March 13, 2018
I’m told that when I was little, I’d either hide behind my mother’s sari pleats or race to crouch in a storeroom by the kitchen whenever a new face showed...
Continue ReadingCeenu Jebaraj | December 20, 2017
Sparkling streamers on the wall and a brightly lit Christmas tree in the corner of the living room. That was the modest decor of my childhood Christmas memories. Some years,...
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