by Prasanta | Oct 23, 2017 | Art, Beauty, Becoming Whole, Brokenness, Children, Growth, Healing, Journey, Story
“Are you thinking with me / Of the moon at the mountain’s edge?”- Izumi Shikibu (Japanese poet) Someone posted this beautiful painting on Twitter the other day, and it reminded me of this post I had begun writing a few weeks ago. * Recently, I...
by Prasanta | Aug 14, 2017 | Parenting
I have a confession to make. I don’t like to play long board games, like Risk, for example. I will play Scrabble, however, and playing games with large groups is fun. But usually, I avoid long board games. My boys learned how to play Axis and Allies, but that...
by Prasanta | Jan 31, 2017 | Friendship, Journey, Poetry
Horizon: Drawing Lines If you draw a line there And I draw a line here What do we draw beneath and above ourselves Are we walking toward the same inimitable sunset If you put a tree there, and I put a tree here Can we rest under the same shade We see one...
by Prasanta | Dec 13, 2016 | Advent, Hope, Jesus, Journey, Joy, Pain, Path, Truth
38 “How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.” When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.” 39 Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and...
by Prasanta | Aug 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
On the river, anything can happen. A beautiful, picturesque day can quickly turn cloudy. A mistake in boating can result in misery. The river changes; one day, the levels are low, the next day, after a heavy rain, the levels can be high. It is never the same. The...
by Prasanta | Mar 30, 2016 | 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 when I was baptized… but it’s years later when I read Ann Voskamp’s prose in her Journal, where she writes about...
by Prasanta | Nov 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
Usually on my walks, I am simply praying, thinking, talking to God, and listening. Because the fall has been mild, lately I’ve had the pleasure of observing a little bit of wildlife in the neighborhood. I’ve seen a heron near the shore of the river, on a...
by Prasanta | Nov 5, 2015 | Friendship, Journey
I’ve been walking by the river these days, while the temperature hovers between warmish and cool. I love watching the wind blow the leaves off the trees; the leaves are whisked in the water, landing softly, swirling their way with the slow-moving current. The...
by Prasanta | Oct 18, 2014 | Purpose
Second place. In high school, I finished second in my graduating class. And while that may seem like an accomplishment, and I was indeed proud of it– still, it was second place. Not first. In college, I auditioned to be an emcee for a special show. I encouraged...
by Prasanta | Oct 1, 2014 | Beauty, Change, surrender
I love trees and I love autumn. The autumn tree is a glorious vision, with its rich colors and striking beauty. Indeed, don’t we travel for miles to enjoy the spectacular view of an autumn landscape? After a season of rich green, the autumn tree bursts forth in...
