by Prasanta | Jun 21, 2013 | Faith, Growth, Summer
I read these words while sitting among remains of dying lilac blooms, but with the rest of summer on the cusp of its wild verdant growth: “Glorifying and enjoying Me is a higher priority than maintaining a tidy, structured life. Give up your striving to keep...
by Prasanta | Aug 9, 2012 | Connecting, Faith, Five Minute Friday, Friendship, Growth, Journey, Running the Race
1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking. 2. Link back here and invite others to join in. 3. And then absolutely, no ifs, ands or buts about it, you need to visit the person who linked up before you & encourage them in their...
by Prasanta | May 7, 2012 | Encouragement, Faith, God's love, Mercy, Promises, Stories from the Bible
It was a time when her worth, her value was wrapped up in the fruit of her womb. No offspring? No value, no favor by God She wept, scorned by Peninnah, by society… year after lonely, long year. (Has God really forgotten her?) Elkanah loves Hannah, Well meaning...
by Prasanta | Apr 30, 2012 | Encouragement, Faith, Friendship, One Thousand Gifts
A neighbor brings over a small mint plant (it’s growing like a weed in her yard) and asks if I would like it. I imagine the taste of sweet mint sun-tea in the summer and homemade mint chutney, and I graciously accept. I had wanted mint, but she couldn’t...
by Prasanta | Apr 23, 2012 | Art, Becoming Whole, Creativity, Faith, One Thousand Gifts, Promises, Quotes, Writing
Last fall, we planted about a hundred in our yard– yellow, red, and pink tulips, and a row of daffodils. The yellow ones bloomed this past week, spurts of sunshine in the yard. When I was about 8 or 9, we went to a drive-in movie (remember those?) and we watched...
by Prasanta | Feb 13, 2012 | Christianity, Faith, God's love, God's Word, Knowing Jesus
With the rest of the family at youth retreats, it is only my eight-year old and myself for most of the weekend. We had plans, he and I: movies, snacks, baking muffins, games. We did it all, too. We baked pumpkin muffins and pumpkin bread, watched movies, played chess...
by Prasanta | Nov 7, 2011 | Faith, Hope, Spring, Waiting
They ask me for tulips. Large brown eager eyes await my answer. How can I say no? The day is not so cold, and this may be our last chance to plant. “Which colors?” I ask. “Red,” says one. “Pink,” says another, “and...
by Prasanta | Nov 3, 2011 | Faith, Home, Hope
A plane carries me hundreds of miles, flying faster than a bird, to my home. I had to fly to get there, nearly a thousand miles away. When I walk off the plane and into the airport, I hear the voices. It’s the southern accent I grew up listening to, like a sweet...
by Prasanta | Jul 25, 2011 | Children, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Fun, Joy
On a breezy summer evening, I find a spot to watch them. A full orchestra has come together for a free concert outdoors. In the midst of concrete sidewalks, restaurants, and the expansive town center/shopping mall around this stage area, I find a section of green...
by Prasanta | Jul 14, 2011 | Faith, Poetry
I haven’t seen the wind But I know it blows I haven’t seen His face But His beauty shows – Trees sway by invisible hands My heart moves by invisible strands of red threads connected by miles of pulsing hope, and hands unseen cradle my soul – I follow the...
