This has been such a strange year for everyone. What words would you use to describe this year for you? Challenging, long, scary, hard, lonely, frustrating, yet also hopeful. Hopeful because God is still in charge and has been very gracious to us. Things have been hard, very hard. But
the stuff they never told you
We were very aware of the hardships to come, but at the time they seemed a very long ways off and we were just so excited about the ‘newness’ of the future! So, to be fair, we did know but we didn’t, or really couldn’t, prepare for some of the
Weeds or blessings…
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