by Prasanta | Jan 30, 2012 | Forgiveness, God's love, Uncategorized
I heard it somewhere, sometime ago— a statement about God’s love and judgment… and that when talking of God’s love, to make sure to mention judgment, too. But, it isn’t necessarily that a person is ignoring all other parts of God’s...
by Prasanta | Dec 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
I mess up again. And again. (Source: Microsoft Office image) I lose it. I yell, and think some things in my mind and feel things in my heart that don’t get heard by anyone but God. And I go to God and tell him and He is the place where I get the balanced view....
by Prasanta | Dec 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
“It’s Friday. Let’s do it. Let’s just write without worrying if it’s just right or not. For only five short, bold, beautiful minutes. Won’t you join me? 1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking. 2. Link back here and invite...
by Prasanta | Nov 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
In this lovely “thanks-giving” season, those in the USA turn to thoughts of home, family, friends, turkey, food, and to giving thanks and remembering God’s goodness. I do not cease to be amazed at the bounty of God’s goodness in the feast...
by Prasanta | Oct 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
A call comes that I’ve dreaded, one that I’ve imagined, but hoped wouldn’t come. She calls and says it’s urgent. When I hear the message, I brace myself, I pray. My mother says it’s his heart, his blood pressure… and he was in the...
by Prasanta | Oct 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Well, friends, you may have noticed that my 31 Days series experienced an interruption. But, I’m back, and ready to keep going! {The past week, I had company– my parents were visiting from out of town (over 800 miles away). We stayed fairly busy and I...
by Prasanta | Sep 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
I take a walk along the path by the lake. The day before, on a boat on the same lake, I had seen a loon, and an eagle swoop down close to the waves, looking for fish. But today, I walk by the water, on a path carved out for those seeking a quiet walk. Soon I come upon...
by Prasanta | Aug 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
It looks beautiful, in the big land of Texas, this place of retreat. I’d love to be surrounded by all that beauty. I’d love to write in the cleft of that canyon, watching the turns of the river. The need to write is inscribed somewhere in my DNA, but I need some help...
by Prasanta | Aug 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
I had hopes for spending some time alone in the woods, with the camping trip. Last year, we stayed in a different place, and there I walked through a trail in the woods and it was beautiful. I heard the wind whisper through the trees. I had similar hopes for something...
by Prasanta | Jul 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
How does love speak? In a thousand daily ways, through a sonnet, or in a crooning song? Does it speak in a way I’m accustomed to hearing? Does it have a voice or does it have hands, and do they speak the same language? Can it speak a thousand ways over a single day,...
