Susan Narjala | August 12, 2026
Last December, I was in the running for an imaginary award for “Exemplary Entertainer of the Year.” We hosted five Christmas gatherings in one month. I made enough dessert to...
Continue ReadingSusan Narjala | July 15, 2026
Anyone who knows me will tell you that I avoid conflict like a five-year-old crouching in a corner during a game of hide-and-seek. I find confrontations exhausting. Friction drains me...
Continue ReadingSusan Narjala | May 8, 2026
Until quite recently, I was a firm believer that 'productivity' was worldly. As I looked critically around me, I found that people wore ‘busyness’ as a badge of honour. I,...
Continue ReadingSusan Narjala | April 24, 2026
If the title of this article surprised you, you likely fall in the category of “most people.” If the title of this article annoyed you to an unusual degree, made...
Continue ReadingSusan Narjala | April 3, 2026
A Good Friday reflection on how human attempts at self-justification fail and true redemption is found only in the blood of Jesus Christ.
Continue ReadingSusan Narjala | March 4, 2026
By virtue of my “advancing years” (ahem) and because I’m seen as a leader at our church (primarily because my husband is an elder there), I’ve sometimes been labelled a...
Continue ReadingSusan Narjala | February 13, 2026
The mama with a messy bun (not the good kind), wearing yesterday’s clothes, streaked with baby spit-up. The teenager who's ready for a 15-hour nap after a “lit” church youth...
Continue ReadingSusan Narjala | December 24, 2025
Back in the fourth grade, I was an angel. No, I’m not referring to my pleasant disposition back then (my parents can confirm this) but to the fact that I...
Continue ReadingSusan Narjala | November 14, 2025
When my daughter was little, she would present me with dainty bouquets—composed entirely of weeds. We lived in Portland, Oregon, at the time, and on our few and scattered sunny...
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