by Prasanta | Feb 20, 2012 | One Thousand Gifts, Promises, Thankfulness
There is a place where cypress and myrtle grow instead of thorns and briers. There is One whose thoughts and ways are higher than man’s. I’ve heard one can go there to buy wine and milk– for no price. In this place, trees clap their hands and...
by Prasanta | Dec 12, 2011 | Advent, One Thousand Gifts
The Wise Men bring him a ham, instead of the usual precious gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. I sit in the audience of the play called “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” (based on a book by the same name). It is full of hearty laughs, and at the end, I...
by Prasanta | Dec 7, 2011 | Hope, One Thousand Gifts
In his book How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie said that one of our deepest longings is “the need to be appreciated”. But there is another need our pastor spoke of, and that is the need we have for “justice.” We have this...
by Prasanta | Nov 7, 2011 | Home, One Thousand Gifts, Thankfulness
Speckled gold is the autumn landscape; speckled gold with dots of brown, shades of crimson, rust, and fading sienna. On lanes with rust-colored leaves, I notice the waning colors, and flaky papery leaves falling brown to the ground. Pumpkins aren’t bountiful...
by Prasanta | Oct 25, 2011 | One Thousand Gifts, Thankfulness
I’ve been writing a 31 day series this month, and while I enjoy it, I also have to keep up with my other usual creative or inspirational writing. So here I am… writing two posts in a day! We live hundreds of miles away, and yet I can feel the breath of the...
by Prasanta | Oct 10, 2011 | 31 Days of Healthier Living, One Thousand Gifts, Thankfulness
She says keeping track can be life-changing. I agree. Sunlight filtering through trees. Grasses waving in the wind. Pillows. A happy dog’s tail wagging. Forgiveness. Hot cup of cocoa. Friendship. The list above is just some of the things that make a difference,...
by Prasanta | Sep 18, 2011 | One Thousand Gifts, Thankfulness
The week has been a bit of a wild one, with ups and downs. A steady rain fell on Sunday which is typical of the change of seasons here. The remnants of summer memories, boat rides, swimming, etc., fade and give way to the coolness of another season. I smell autumn in...
by Prasanta | Sep 12, 2011 | One Thousand Gifts
I can smell autumn in the air, in the hefty breezes swaying the trees today. A flickering flutter of dry leaves on the roadway tell me that the season is indeed turning. Autumn has always been my favorite season, but then I grew up in the south, where the season...
by Prasanta | Aug 28, 2011 | One Thousand Gifts, Promises, Thankfulness
Yesterday I returned to the blogworld, after a brief absence. (I share a little bit of my mini-blog vacation here). The past two weeks have been full, bursting full, with curricula arriving at the door, an abundance of garden produce, and outdoor water fun– and...
by Prasanta | Aug 8, 2011 | Art, Beauty, One Thousand Gifts
Summer is flying by, August is whisking me awake to the coming reality of fall. Summer really is coming to an end, and all too soon. Decisions are piling up: what time will music lessons be, which classes should we take, should I join the co-op that is over 20 miles...
