by Prasanta | Jul 19, 2011 | Art, Beauty, Creativity, Painting
A friend e-mails, asking if we want to join in their upcoming craft/rummage sale by bringing in any handmade items? They will advertise on Craig’s List. My daughter and I, we say yes. She begins brainstorming, searching for ideas, and decides on a project. She...
by Prasanta | Jun 14, 2011 | Beauty, eucharisteo, Faith, Haiku, Poetry, Thankfulness
In Yellow Summer Lilies reach skyward Yellow cranes, learning to fly Like growing children *** In summer, they frolic and laugh under the trees. The sunny yellow lilies sway tall; young souls are like the lilies, blooming in early summer’s youth, gentle and...
by Prasanta | May 31, 2011 | Beauty, Change, Faithfulness, Time
I often dream of living on some type of farm, with some land, a creek, plenty of trees, and maybe a few chickens so that it looks authentic. But so far, the closest I’ve come to farming is this garden, our biggest yet. Living in a suburban area on a plot without many...
by Prasanta | May 25, 2011 | Beauty, Faithfulness, God's love, Life, Promises, Seasons
Are there signs of life, signs of the resurrection, and is there hope for newness, new life in this world? Where? How do I know? If I am honest I can say that there are days or seasons in life when I cannot see so clearly. But then, there are also days and seasons in...
by Prasanta | May 18, 2011 | Beauty, Christianity, God's love, Imperfect Prose, Jesus, Love
Legend has it that silk was invented by Chinese Empress His Ling Shi, wife of Emperor Huang Ti, about 3000 BC. One story has her sitting down with a cup of tea, when a cocoon fell right into her cup and began to unravel. Another story has her investigating the cause...
by Prasanta | Apr 27, 2011 | Beauty, Christianity, Hope, Imperfect Prose, Walk With Him Wednesdays
I read the accounts of the resurrection from Luke and John. From the empty tomb and sadness to the joy of seeing Him face to face, alive, I try to imagine the joy and elation of those who loved Jesus and that had witnessed his death, as they saw him after his death...
by Prasanta | Apr 20, 2011 | Beauty, Faith, the cross
My son is fond of saying, “Mom, I’ve been around the sun ten times.” And last year, he had traveled “nine times”. Yes, he has. I hadn’t thought of it quite that way until he had spoken it. I’m not sure how many more times...
by Prasanta | Apr 11, 2011 | Beauty, One Thousand Gifts
During a quick stop at the grocery store last week, I did something I do not usually do. I browsed the florist’s section. I usually do not buy flowers from the grocery store because I’m too cheap I’d rather cut some flowers from my own...
by Prasanta | Apr 5, 2011 | Beauty, Change, Jesus, Love, the cross
“What Will a Life Magnify?” Did Jesus practice eucharisteo as he walked to calvary? As people spat and spurned, did he continue to give thanks to God the father? When he was so greatly burdened, bowed down with the heavy load, bruised, agonizing, and all...
by Prasanta | Mar 23, 2011 | Beauty
He smiles through wrinkles, his pain hiding behind the smile. He says she’s in a nursing home now. And a tear slides down his cheek. He brushes the tear away. She doesn’t see. He pushes the wheelchair. They move slowly up the ramp he had built for...
