by Prasanta | May 2, 2011 | One Thousand Gifts, Thankfulness
Keeping a record of thankfulness is a chronicle of more than just thank-you’s. It’s a record of days and memories. It’s a remembrance of deep gratitude to a God who gives me one more day to enjoy His mercy and grace. I can’t believe how much...
by Prasanta | Apr 23, 2011 | God's love, grace, Hope, Jesus, One Thousand Gifts, Salvation, the cross
I step out of the water, my long hair dripping wet. I was 13 and it was Easter Sunday night in a medium-sized church in the deep south… but it’s years later now that I’m stunned by Ann’s prose in her Journal the other day, where Ann writes...
by Prasanta | Apr 18, 2011 | One Thousand Gifts
Joining the community of thanksgiving: Continuing on in giving thanks, #111-#135: 111. a lone bluebell on a field of green 112. trees moving in the wind, casting long shadows in a deep ravine 113. an empty bowl of soup 114. a big bowl of fruit 115. lovely comments on...
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 4, 2011 | God's love, One Thousand Gifts, Promises
Is that snow? At first glance I thought– snow?? But no, it was a mess of icy hail we walked through when leaving church on Sunday morning. The hailstorm that dropped from the sky left a blanket of white icy beads all over the ground, coating everything. ...
by Prasanta | Mar 28, 2011 | One Thousand Gifts
The week past was mostly damp and dark, full with puddles, rain, sloshy, slicky, shivery… a bit glum atmospherically, with a halo of sunshine finally breaking through in the weekend. So many around here are relieved to finally escape the confines of the four...
by Prasanta | Mar 22, 2011 | grace, One Thousand Gifts
Those lists…those lovely lists… Sweet corners on the internet that are full of hope, truth, encouragement… words of life. Shedding some light in the darkness. How I need that. Don’t we all need that? Our families, kids, friends, neighbors,...
by Prasanta | Mar 21, 2011 | One Thousand Gifts, Spring
Continuing on in sharing a multitude of thanks on Mondays… We walked through the soggy woods, thrilled with the sight of dirt, wintered grass, and wet wood chips. Muddy. Wet. Happy. The season is turning… and the evidence indicates it is so, with...
by Prasanta | Mar 16, 2011 | One Thousand Gifts
Okay, it’s Wednesday, so I’m two days late in posting…. But still have things on the heart to share, to give back, in the humblest of ways, to my God who gives more than I deserve. #13-#25: #13 … that while I was yet a sinner, He still loved me...
by Prasanta | Mar 7, 2011 | One Thousand Gifts
I’m starting a new journey… of a thousand thanks. A thousand thanks to a God who gives me abundantly more than I deserve, who’s given me life, breath, feet that can walk, hands that can touch, ears that can listen, eyes that can see. He gives so much...
