By But then the weeds bloom and look so beautiful. I would like to plant all these flowering weeds if I has a large garden I needed full. Sometimes life has become over cluttered with what we see as weeds. They are hard to get rid of and exhausting to even
Mother’s Day away from your kids
How do I celebrate Mother’s Day in a very Matriarchal society like Ireland without any of my kids around? I celebrate the 2 lives He gave us to have a part in raising. I celebrate the choices and challenges they are making even now as grown men. I celebrate the
Beauty can still be found
During this long 5 + weeks of lockdown here in Ireland, sometimes its easy to forget that the rest of the world is still out there outside my neighborhood. Then I watch the news and can very quickly think all is gloom and doom. However, beauty and new life is
The gift of a Letter
We got an amazing thing today. It came so unexpectedly but was wonderful to experience. I would love for it to happen again. We received in our mail slot a hand written paper letter! It was so lovely to receive and made us feel very special that someone took the
Ireland in Lockdown
So last night our Taoiseach (‘tee-shuk – Leader of Ireland) proclaimed a 2 week lockdown of the entire country. (but will likely be a month or so) We are allowed to go out for quick trips to get food, prescriptions, or exercise no further than 2Km from our home. But
