by Prasanta | Nov 16, 2016 | Prayer, Quotes
I cannot do this alone. O God, early in the morning I cry to you. Help me to pray And to concentrate my thoughts on you; I cannot do this alone. In me there is darkness, But with you there is light; I am lonely, but you do not leave me; I am feeble in heart; but with...
by Prasanta | Nov 9, 2016 | Poetry, Prayer, Quotes, Writing
by Prasanta | Oct 30, 2016 | Quotes
Today’s post contains quotes and scripture regarding speech. First, a few quotes: “Speech is a mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he.” ~Publius Syrus (42 BC) “If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver....
by Prasanta | Jul 26, 2016 | Quotes
“You love the roses – so do I. I wish the sky would rain down roses, as they rain from off the shaken bush. Why will it not? Then all the valley would be pink and white and soft to tread on. They would fall as light as feathers, smelling sweet; and...
by Prasanta | May 15, 2016 | Poetry, Quotes, Spring
“For winter’s rains and ruins are over, And all the season of snows and sins; The days dividing lover and lover, The light that loses, the night that wins; And time remembered is grief forgotten, And frosts are slain and flowers begotten, And in green...
by Prasanta | May 16, 2013 | Friendship, Quotes, Relationships
I love quotes… and I like to collect them on various topics. Today I share a blog-post-full of wise words on friends and friendships… enjoy… and may it inspire you to be the friend you desire to have…. I know these words have inspired me. The...
by Prasanta | Dec 24, 2012 | God's love, One Thousand Gifts, Quotes
“It seems, then,” said Tirian, smiling to himself, “that the Stable seen from within and the Stable seen from without are two different places.” “Yes,” said the Lord Digory. “Its inside is bigger than its outside.”...
by Prasanta | Oct 29, 2012 | Community, One Thousand Gifts, Quotes
“Christian community is not an ideal which we must realize, it is rather a reality created by God in Christ in which we may participate.”~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer I read that quote somewhere recently, and it got me thinking. Christian community will never be...
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 | Sep 30, 2011 | Friendship, Quotes
Writing today on the topic of “friendship”, a five minute writing prompt, hosted by thegypsymama.com. Rules: write for 5 minutes, no editing. GO I love to be myself, to be real, and it is freeing to be around people that like me as I am. There is nothing...
