by Prasanta | Dec 10, 2012 | Gifts, God's love, One Thousand Gifts, Thankfulness
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17 When the sun is shining full and bright above, and the sun’s light falls upon me, it casts a shadow. If there...
by Prasanta | Nov 17, 2012 | God's love, God's Word, Hope, One Thousand Gifts, Promises, Thankfulness
I’m not. And I will never be… forsaken. Forsaken… like a bride abandoned at the altar… like Jane Eyre left standing in white, when she finds out her beloved Rochester is really married to someone else. Forsaken. But– I will never be...
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 | Sep 16, 2012 | Hope, One Thousand Gifts
Uncertainties abound. Our world today is in turmoil. Tensions are high in the Middle East. Countries are in finanical trouble. People are without jobs. Families are struggling in numerous ways. Amidst the shakiness of shifting ideals, policies, morals, ideas, and...
by Prasanta | Aug 16, 2012 | God's love, Gratefulness, Hope, Journey, One Thousand Gifts, Thankfulness, Worship
Sometimes, you just need this reminder. That, even while cracks and fissures are opening all around, that the walls may be crumbling… that there are still… 10,000 reasons to thank Him. To worship. This song ministers to me each time I hear it… and I...
by Prasanta | Jul 10, 2012 | Children, One Thousand Gifts, Summer, Travel
Ahh… summer. I love summer! For us, summer usually involves a long road trip, as we try to visit family in the south (and I currently live in the midwest). Maybe you also have a long road trip planned for the summer or in your future? We drove all day Monday...
by Prasanta | Jun 11, 2012 | Beauty, One Thousand Gifts, Photogrpahy, Teaching Children, Thankfulness
I handled the camera with a bit of fear at first. I didn’t even know how to take off the lens cap. After all, I use a small point and shoot, not a DSLR. I was afraid I’d push the wrong button and mess something up. Despite not owning a DSLR beauty, I still...
by Prasanta | Jun 4, 2012 | Friendship, One Thousand Gifts, Relationships, Spring, Summer, Thankfulness, Writing
The muse is kind of quiet lately. I don’t have a fantastically clever post, superb thesis statement, or beautiful prose. Maybe it’s just as well, since these weeks are more than full, and it’s perhaps grace during a busy time. I have much on my mind,...
by Prasanta | Apr 16, 2012 | Growth, One Thousand Gifts, Poetry, Spring, Thankfulness
Two weeks ago, we planted vegetable seeds. In this: It was an experiment– we usually buy seedlings in late May and plant them in the ground. But this year, we decided to plant straight from seed. And two weeks later, here is what we have: This weekend, we...
by Prasanta | Feb 20, 2012 | One Thousand Gifts, Promises, Thankfulness
There is a place where cypress and myrtle grow instead of thorns and briers. There is One whose thoughts and ways are higher than man’s. I’ve heard one can go there to buy wine and milk– for no price. In this place, trees clap their hands and...
