AfroIndian Boy's Couple's Masala

16 Years of togetherness- 16th Anniversary on 16th/04/2021.... We thank God! - I first met Kerina in 1998 in Mysore, Karnataka state, India. We were both pursuing our legal studies. We fell in love, got engaged in Mysore in 2002, had our wedding in Nairobi, Kenya in 2005. - Kerina has been selfless. She is a capable, talented woman who could have achieved success in her own right. But she believed it was her assignment from God in every way possible to enable me to fulfil...l my God given ministry. She's been jealous and zealous not for her own success but for mine. - I thank God for Kerina who has faithfully believed in me and followed me to live for a very long time in India , Uganda and now Canada . Happy Anniversary Miss K, I love you .... #AfroIndianBoyLovesMissK #OmondiCrewBlessed #HappyWifeHappyLife #HappySpouseHappyHome See more

#ThursdayMasala @#AfroIndianBoy #LikeFather_LikeSon #Sons_And_Fathers #Fathers_And_Sons We sure can't save the whole world but we can start the process of saving the world by being available to mentor our sons to be the men they were created to be. Men who value life. Men who honor God. Men who honor women and not only view them as sex objects.... These "little men" who are just but boys today are tomorrow's men. These boys will tomorrow have sons and daughters because they are tomorrow's fathers. These boys will most likely repeat the pattern we are modelling right before their young and innocent lives today. I greatly appreciate and honor all the individuals out there who are championing the cause of the girl child. You see I too have a mother and sisters. I am a product of a woman. My mother raised up 5 of us almost single handedly when my dad was incarcerated so I do understand the strength of a woman and I am all for the empowerment of the girl child. Deep down I believe the girl child will never be fully empowered if the boy child is not equally empowered. If the "little-man" of today is not mentored and empowered to be a man who will honor and give women their rightful place in society without falling into the trap of 'putting the woman in her place' most if not all of our efforts at empowering the girl child will be in vain. The world today is badly in need of honorable men. Men who have a healthy view of themselves and are not intimidated by women who dream big. The world cries out today for men of integrity who will make room for women as co-equals. The world needs men who put no obstacles but instead provide equal opportunity to women as they pursue this thing called life. The world is crying out for men who are faithful husbands and loving fathers who honor their wives and treat them right thereby setting a worthy example for their sons and daughters. These little men who are just but boys today need men who will mentor them into the kind of men who they were truly created to be. O boy child I pray that you will find in me not only a father but a friend and a brother worthy to be emulated. #AriseOboyChild... #LikeFather_LikeSon #Sons_And_Fathers #Fathers_And_Sons See more

#TuesdayMasala @#AfroIndianBoy #The_Mystery_Of_Equality_In_Marriage #The_PROVERBS_31_Woman #How_About_Her_Husband???...Continue reading

#TuesdayMasala @#AfroIndianBoy #Husbands_Beware_Familiarity_Trap As a husband I have to come to terms with the reality that my love for my spouse will never be vibrant without ME intentionally working to keep it vibrant. It's a difficult pill to swallow but hanging around the same person day in day out usually results in what I call the familiarity trap. When you become too familiar with someone you may experience an erosion of the vibrancy that once characterized... your relationship in the begginning stages. If I truly value my relationship with my wife it is my responsibility to intentionally keep on working on keeping our love vibrant. If I just leave the relationship on auto pilot without taking responsibility to make it vibrant the relationship may suffer fatal wounds which may take a lot of time and effort to heal. The relationship may even degenerate to the point of no return. Just like every other worthy enterprise in life loving my wife and working to keep that love vibrant requires full time commitment. When you love someone and decide to spend the rest of your life here on earth with that person you have to understand that this committment comes with serious responsibility. This kind of responsibility demands that you love this person in all seasons of life despite all the challenges that life will throw at your relationship. Beware the familiarity trap, let's intentionally keep working on keeping our love vibrant. - "You don’t love someone because they’re perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they’re not. Jodi Picoult, My Sister’s Keeper Proverbs5:18-19 "May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer-- may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love."

#TuesdayMasala @#AfroIndianBoy #Husbands_Avoiding_Drift As a husband one of the greatest mission I have is to stay committed to loving my wife and doing my best to empower and release her to be the best version of herself in everything she undertakes. If I grasp this concept of staying true to loving, empowering and releasing my wife to succeed, I will avoid the subtle pitfalls in this journey called marriage and save myself and others around me alot of pain... and agony. As husbands we have to understand that drift happens. Many times it happens very subtly even to the most loving, gentle and romantic men (and women). If I am to avoid drift in my marriage I have to have clarity and Intentionality in my love for my wife. I have to be fully in with everything within and without me. There's no shortcuts here, the husband (the wife too) has to understand that it's a whole lot easier to drift than to do the hard work of staying true to the marriage, therefore intentionality has to be a key ingredient in making sure the marriage is nurtured and sweetened daily. Marriages don't just become sweet by default, there's work to be done. Husbands (and wives) let's commit to loving, empowering and releasing our wives to be the best version of themselves in all they undertake. Whenever she succedes you've succeeded, wherever she succedes you are a success. The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It’s a choice you make not just on your wedding day, but over and over again and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband or wife. Barbara de Angelis

#TUESDAYmasala... @#AfroIndianBoy... "A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. Mignon McLaughlin To the committed, marrital harmony is always top priority. There are no shortcuts to a happy marriage. It takes commitment to work at improving oneself such that at the end of the day you do not only end up with, "I got the right person to marry," rather, "I am the right person to marry!" That should be the endgame,... the commitment to be the right person to marry. It's a human self preservation instinct to always demand perfection of the other person whilst sparing oneself of the demands of such perfection. In marriage our self preservation instincts soon get exposed no matter how deeply hidden they seem to be. Your partner soon finds out who you truly are. That's why the truly committed keep on working at being the right person to marry, you've got to keep working on yourself before you expect your partner to change. Marriage is not for the perfect individuals but we can surely keep working on ourselves as we navigate the ever changing circumstances of life together as a couple. I commit to loving my wife and to keep working on myself till I can confidently tell her, "You found the right man to marry." So, help me God. -Ecclesiastes 4:9: Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?" "If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you. A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh

#THURSDAYmasala @#AfroIndianBoy #Choose_Your_Love_and_Love_Your_Choice Love is a choice. True love is a choice which comes along with certain responsibilities which the truly committed find joy in fulfilling. True love is not just a feeling we fall in and out of. True love is taking responsibility to love your choice throughout all the ever changing circumstances of life. We all tend to admire and appreciate what we like or what we love. We attach a high pr...emium to what we really value. If we truly value something or someone, we do our best to make sure that the value we attach to that thing or to that person does not diminish with the passage of time. We make sure situations and the ever changing circumstances of life do not affect our love for that person. In so doing we remain true to our love. In other words we remain committed to loving our choice. Once we commit to loving and living with someone we imply that no matter what happens we will remain faithful to love our choice. I remember the presiding minister at our wedding ceremony on Saturday April 16th 2005 had us read the following lines out loud to each other, "I will love you, cherish you and honor you as long as I live. I will be faithful to you in all the changing circumstances of life!" Our vows had many other words but these lines right here caught my attention and have stuck with me since that day. In other words I chose my love and I have to commit to love my choice throughout all the changing circumstances of life. With the passage of time it's inevitable that many changes will occur in the one you chose. Many of these changes will be clearly visible on the outside yet some of the most meaningful changes will occur on the inside and will only be visible to the keen observer. Some changes will be full of sweet experiences while some changes will bring pain and expose the worst from our inmost being. If we are to truly experience a great marriage we have to learn and keep on learning to choose our love and love our choice. There's no better formula, choose your love and love your choice. You can do it. #ChooseYourLoveAndLoveYourChoice #AfroIndianBoyLovesMissK #HappySpouseHappyHome #HappyWifeHappyLife #OmondiCrewAfroIndiansBlessed See more

Welcome back home Miss K, I've got this.... (Menu: Yellow Lentils...Dhal, chicken, rice) #AfroIndianBoyLovesMissK #HappySpouseHappyHome #HappyWifeHappyLife #OmondiCrewAfroIndiansBlessed

#TUESDAYmasala @#AfroIndianBoy #ROSES_And_THORNS I got the following response straight from Google when I typed in the question,"Do all roses have thorns?" ... Answer ... " Thorns usually can't be broken off easily. ... Not all roses have thorns, though. Most do, but there are a very few varieties of completely thornless roses. There are also several varieties of nearly thornless" roses, which just have fewer thorns spaced farther apart than typical roses. Does Every Rose Have a Thorn? " #ROSES_And_THORNS For a fact not all marriages are ever the same. Marriages may be similar but never the same. You must have heard of the saying, "Marriage is not a bed of roses!" No doubt, marriage is not a bed of roses but then here's the thing about marriage, we can keep breaking off the thorns from our rose or we can just let the thorns keep pricking us on and on until we can't bear it anymore. We have to make the choice as couples regarding what kind of marriage relationship we want, a marriage full of roses or one full of thorns. The choice is ours. Your spouse is your rose. Your rose comes along with thorns. Some varieties of roses have many thorns and some varieties are almost completely thornless. At the onset of your love story it is difficult to notice the thorns and even if you do, most couples just assume that it's a small deal which can be fixed later on. It's good to take note of the thorns on your rose because if you are going to deal with the thorns you've got to know what you're dealing with. It's even better to look at yourself first before looking out for thorns in your rose. When you deal with yourself first you give your marriage a greater chance of thriving and blossoming. Not all roses have thorns, though. Most do, there a few varieties of completely thornless roses. Thorns usually can't be broken off easily. Let's endeavor to break off the thorns tenderly with love. A friend of mine said, "Don't chop the nose and give the rose!" I guess he meant if you chop the nose then how will the recipient of your rose savor the sweet smell of your rose? #ROSES_And_THORNS

#FRIDAYmasala @#AfroIndianBoy #MyWIFE INCUBATOR OF LIFE ( Conversations with the man within me!) ...At times you've got to talk to yourself my brother. Loud and clear, talk to yourself. You're blessed more than you realize.......Continue reading

#THURSDAYmasala @#AfroIndianBoy... #Conversations With My Son.. Dear Abhishek, I know you're just but a boy right now but I want you to know that I am blessed to be your father. I'm privileged to walk this walk of life with you son. I'm alive to the fact that at your age you still do not necessarily possess the capacity to grasp fully what I'm writing here but hey why should I wait? It's been rightfully said that time waits for no man. So right here right now I wil...Continue reading

#TuesdayMasala @#AfroIndianBoy #Husbands_Beware_Familiarity_Trap As a husband I have to come to terms with the reality that my love for my spouse will never be vibrant without ME intentionally working to keep it vibrant. It's a difficult pill to swallow but hanging around the same person day in day out usually results in what I call the familiarity trap. When you become too familiar with someone you may experience an erosion of the vibrancy that once characterized... your relationship in the begginning stages. If I truly value my relationship with my wife it is my responsibility to intentionally keep on working on keeping our love vibrant. If I just leave the relationship on auto pilot without taking responsibility to make it vibrant the relationship may suffer fatal wounds which may take a lot of time and effort to heal. The relationship may even degenerate to the point of no return. Just like every other worthy enterprise in life loving my wife and working to keep that love vibrant requires full time commitment. When you love someone and decide to spend the rest of your life here on earth with that person you have to understand that this committment comes with serious responsibility. This kind of responsibility demands that you love this person in all seasons of life despite all the challenges that life will throw at your relationship. Beware the familiarity trap, let's intentionally keep working on keeping our love vibrant. - "You don’t love someone because they’re perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they’re not. Jodi Picoult, My Sister’s Keeper Proverbs5:18-19 "May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer-- may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love."

#TuesdayMasala @#AfroIndianBoy #Husbands_Avoiding_Drift As a husband one of the greatest mission I have is to stay committed to loving my wife and doing my best to empower and release her to be the best version of herself in everything she undertakes. If I grasp this concept of staying true to loving, empowering and releasing my wife to succeed, I will avoid the subtle pitfalls in this journey called marriage and save myself and others around me alot of pain... and agony. As husbands we have to understand that drift happens. Many times it happens very subtly even to the most loving, gentle and romantic men (and women). If I am to avoid drift in my marriage I have to have clarity and Intentionality in my love for my wife. I have to be fully in with everything within and without me. There's no shortcuts here, the husband (the wife too) has to understand that it's a whole lot easier to drift than to do the hard work of staying true to the marriage, therefore intentionality has to be a key ingredient in making sure the marriage is nurtured and sweetened daily. Marriages don't just become sweet by default, there's work to be done. Husbands (and wives) let's commit to loving, empowering and releasing our wives to be the best version of themselves in all they undertake. Whenever she succedes you've succeeded, wherever she succedes you are a success. The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It’s a choice you make not just on your wedding day, but over and over again and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband or wife. Barbara de Angelis

Hi friends, here's the second Episode of AfroIndianDad Kitchen - Dad's Who Cook, Husbands Who Cook. I'm not a professional chef neither am I out to encourage you to be one unless ofcourse that's your passion. The aim of this channel is to encourage dads to make food for their families. Close bonds will be forged between husband and wife, dad and children as the men learn to make food for their families. Like the videos and subscribe to my channel. Feel free to give me suggestions or feedback on how I'm doing. I value your friendship. Blessings to you all! #AfroIndianDad_Kitchen #Dads_Who_Cook #Husbands_Who_Cook #GrandDads_Who_Cook

Hi friends, here is the first episode of my YouTube channel AfroIndianDad Kitchen - Dads who Cook, Husbands Who Cook. My YouTube channel is dedicated to encouraging men to get into cooking for their families. This will no doubt enhance close relationships between husband and wife, dad and children. Kindly like the videos and subscribe to my Channel. Feel free to give me feedback on how I'm doing, with your help I'm hoping to take this to the next level. Blessings to you all! #AfroIndianDad_Kitchen #Dads_Who_Cook #Husbands_Who_Cook #GrandDads_Who_Cook

#TUESDAYmasala... @#AfroIndianBoy... "A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. Mignon McLaughlin To the committed, marrital harmony is always top priority. There are no shortcuts to a happy marriage. It takes commitment to work at improving oneself such that at the end of the day you do not only end up with, "I got the right person to marry," rather, "I am the right person to marry!" That should be the endgame,... the commitment to be the right person to marry. It's a human self preservation instinct to always demand perfection of the other person whilst sparing oneself of the demands of such perfection. In marriage our self preservation instincts soon get exposed no matter how deeply hidden they seem to be. Your partner soon finds out who you truly are. That's why the truly committed keep on working at being the right person to marry, you've got to keep working on yourself before you expect your partner to change. Marriage is not for the perfect individuals but we can surely keep working on ourselves as we navigate the ever changing circumstances of life together as a couple. I commit to loving my wife and to keep working on myself till I can confidently tell her, "You found the right man to marry." So, help me God. -Ecclesiastes 4:9: Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?" "If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you. A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh