That’s right! God willing, I’m recording a new album, “Flight of Freedom,” at the end of May.
Things you need to know:
1. Celtic Christian
2. Independently released in June 2012
3. You will be able to hear portions on this website and purchase your own copy here!
Stay tuned…details to follow. Slainte, Lisa
Some people refer to Ireland as God’s country. I know that God loves all the countries and peoples He made, but I also think He was smiling and laughing a bit more when Ireland was made. 🙂 And it certainly is tailor-made for kids…rocks to climb on, castles to explore, walking and hiking and more walking, sheep scattered in random places along the way, great but normal food they will actually eat, and on and on and on….
Slainte, Lisa
Reencaheragh Beach
Ed & I in Powerscourt Gardens
I woke up this morning feeling a little tired. As I made my way downstairs to assemble the morning lunch sak sandwiches, I glanced over at my husband. He was feeling the same way; I could tell without having to ask a word. We gave each other the space we needed to wake up slowly. That’s how we are…we are two peas in a pod. Two sailors navigating the same boat. Two lovers lost in a haze of joy and rapture. Two friends talking about the same joys and hurts and hopes. I know….enough with the cliches already! There is never a good and perfect way to talk about love. You just know when it’s right and true, and you know that it’s the thing that you want to protect and cherish at all cost. So honey, if you’re reading this, know that I cherish you. I hope you are waking up out there in the big bad working world, and making a difference for all those people in the Nuba mountains. I’m proud of you, and I’m glad to share this pod with you. “Always remember to forget the troubles that passed away. But never forget to remember the blessings that come each day.” – N. McCarthy, Irish blessing Slainte, Lisa
Sometimes I love to think about all the millions of towns, scattered in every country of the world. And every town is full of people, living somewhere, and going through their everyday lives. Then I think about how I don’t know most of these people, and I probably never will. But they all matter; they are all created in the image of God.
Then my mind starts to think of the towns that I have traveled to before…ones that I loved and lived in for a short while, like Portmagee, Ireland. For a while, we stayed there, shopped in their grocery stores, ate at their restaurants, listened to their music, and then we came home. Yet life in Portmagee continues, and we are continuing here back at home. The musings of a Saturday….:)
And In the Town…
…there was a cottage. A wonderful cottage.
Reencaheragh Cottage, Portmagee
May your little corner of the world be blessed today; you are important and loved by your Creator! Slainte, Lisa
The truth can sometimes be hard to face, and some would say, ugly. Yet the truth sets you free. There is nothing to hide behind, no deception, no unreality. Truth is truth, and it’s real, and it never changes. Our world is obsessed with beauty, with beautiful people, with trying to stay beautiful. Yet the truth of who and what we are, of living life, is beautiful too. Because we’re all flawed people who are trying to love the best we can. Here are some “truthful” pictures of old, broken down homes in Ireland, that some would call ugly and an eyesore. Yet, to me they are beautiful, they have stories to tell, and they live as a testimony to the lives of those who passed before us.
Worn-out tower staircase
Abandoned Home or Inn, Gap of Dunloe
An old room with a view
I am challenging myself to look for beauty in the unexpected and the truthful places. I want to be the kind of person who can see some good, even in the worst of situations. Because I definitely would like people to do that for me.
Slainte, Lisa
Think About These Things 