It’s time for my annual ode to my little girl and this year the intersection of Zoey’s anniversary and Thanksgiving feels especially meaningful and purposeful. It feels like my Zoey wants me to intentionally reflect on all the reasons to be thankful today as against focusing on the fact that it has now been 9 years since her passing. I’m ..read more

Happy birthday my dearest Zoey. Today you are all of 14. Were you alive, you would have been in the first year of high school. Frankly,  I am not sure how to imagine you as that a teen. For me you will always remain  that kind and spirited 5-year-old. And I will not go down the slippery slope ..read more

2020 has been an extremely challenging year, driven by a virus that has challenged the world in unprecedented ways, while at the same time giving it the opportunity to come together at least figuratively against a common enemy. This virus has brought global terrorism and blatant international animosity to a relative standstill (please note the ..read more

My dear Zoey, Happy thirteenth birthday! I can only imagine what a beautiful, kind and compassionate girl you would have turned out to be. I wonder sometimes what it would be like to have you around the house …… The are so many instances when I find myself missing you immensely. Especially when I’m trying ..read more

“There are many kinds of selfishness in this world, but the most selfish is hoarding time, because none of us know how much we have, and it is an affront to God to assume there will be more.” This is an excerpt from a book called Finding Chika by Mitch Albom. The book is beautifully ..read more

It’s the first week of September and Zoey’s brothers started a new academic school year this week. Our baby of the family started kindergarten, while the older one entered first grade. The little one was super excited to join his brother on that school bus. The older one held his hand and walked him to ..read more

It’s been ages since I have written here. What can I say. Life has gotten  in the way. Nevertheless decided to make some time and write this morning. It’s June 2019 ..Hari is 5 , Anay is 6 and a half, and my Zoey would have turned 12 next week. To the outside world, we continue ..read more