Susan Narjala | April 16, 2024
“Sometimes God allows what He hates to accomplish what He loves.” Those compelling words were shared by a woman who plummeted to the depths of suffering. Yet she did not...
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One of my favourite jewelry pieces is a cross pendant my parents gifted me for my 21st birthday. More than two decades later, I still treasure the gift. It's delicate...
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Brave Is not being unafraid But trying even while you tremble with fear; Sometimes, it looks like standing on a stage, In other moments, it is journaling in silence. ...
Continue ReadingSusan Narjala | January 10, 2024
Checking into a hotel by myself can be a rather unnerving experience for me. Having been a stay-at-home mom for almost 16 years, I’ve never really taken business trips alone....
Continue ReadingSusan Narjala | December 5, 2023
Is your Christmas tree up yet? In keeping with our yearly tradition, we invited our extended family over to decorate the tree and kick off the Christmas season. But, of...
Continue ReadingSusan Narjala | November 10, 2023
In the late 19th century, two nuns from Belgium set sail for India. They landed on the shores of the coastal hamlet of Mulagumoodu in the south of the country....
Continue ReadingSusan Narjala | October 16, 2023
As I walk past my kitchen, it calls my name. The “it” is an inconspicuous plastic container which, frustratingly enough, seems to know me pretty well. As I draw closer,...
Continue ReadingSusan Narjala | September 18, 2023
When we moved back to India from the US eight years ago, we knew that finding a church would be high on our priority list. Along with a hunger for...
Continue ReadingSusan Narjala | August 4, 2023
Guilt has a bad rap. For obvious reasons. It dredges up memories we would rather avoid and feelings we would rather ignore. No one wants to feel guilty. Or, as...
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