by Prasanta | Jul 14, 2012 | Encouragement, God's Word, Justice, peace, Righteouness
If there be turmoil, it is good to remember… 4 For the word of the Lord is right, And all His work is done in truth. 5 He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. Psalm 33:4-5 *** Blessings and sweet peace today; linking...
by Prasanta | May 16, 2012 | Family, Gifts, Giving, God's love, Love, Mothering, Mothers, One Thousand Gifts, Receiving, Teaching Children
My birthday was last week. I am driving the kids somewhere when they ask me a question: “Mom what do you want for your birthday? What kind of cake do you want?” Nice questions, no? I could have said, “It doesn’t matter. Anything is fine. Give...
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 | Jul 12, 2011 | Encouragement, Purpose, Wonder
On the surface, the beautiful green woods look like ordinary woods. Yet a hidden danger lurks on the forest floor. Sinkholes. Literally hundreds of them. One of those sinkholes is where I enter, and traverse underground to see the cave, or at least a part of it. The...
by Prasanta | Nov 17, 2010 | Freedom, God's love, Holy Spirit, Journey, Kindness, Love, Path, Poetry, Quotes
Here’s a little poem I saw posted on someone else’s blog and I really liked it, and wanted to share it with you: I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day I’d rather one would...
by Prasanta | Dec 1, 2009 | God's love, Rest, Treasures, Uncategorized
I haven’t posted in a while. All of you reading this regularly (how many of you are there?a handful?? lol) know that. Thanks for hanging in there with me. There are reasons. I won’t go into all of them at this moment. Just returned from a Thanksgiving trip...
by Prasanta | Jun 23, 2009 | Devotions, Faithfulness, Prayer, Promises, Quotes, Treasures
Make a point, whenever you receive a promise from God, to get all you can out of it. If you carry out that rule, it is wonderful what you will gain. Some go on the principle of getting as little as possible out of God’s word. Such a plan may be wise with a man’s word,...
by Prasanta | Jun 19, 2009 | Compassion, Faithfulness, God's love, Promises, Purpose, Shelter, Treasures
Who am I, that God should care for me? Who am I, that He cares to know my name? Who am I, that Christ should die for me? “I am a flower, quickly fading, a wave tossed in the ocean…” My life, my days, are like a vapor, quickly disappearing. …...
by Prasanta | Jun 17, 2009 | God's love
Recently I purchased a copy of The Message. Am I really enjoying it! It’s quite different, a breath of fresh air. Here’s a passage I like: God’s love is meteoric, his loyalty astronomic, His purpose titanic, his verdicts oceanic. Yet in his largeness...
