By Covid has not been easy on anyone. The past few months have been particularly hard for us being away from family. Our granddaughter had bilateral cochlear implant surgery and our son got engaged and then married! All with us watching from Ireland. But these are happy stories and we rejoice
What we really value most
Ireland is a culmination of old, new and ancient in no apparent order. There is serious effort made to preserve many items of the past, like this public well pump which would have been on the side of the foot path or road in years gone by. As you can
Christmas and Covid
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
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
