By Killarney’s Lakes and Fells
Edmund O’Rourke
By Killarney’s lakes and fells,
Emerald Isles and winding bays,
Mountain paths and woodland dells,
Mem’ry ever fondly strays;
Bounteous nature loves all lands;
Beauty wanders everywhere,
Footprints leaves on many strands,
But her home is surely there!
Angels fold their wings and rest
In that Eden of the west,
Beauty’s home, Killarney,
Ever fair Killarney.
Me: Walking dog on dewy early morning, waiting for him to do what he needs to do so that I can go back and work on my “to do” list.
Fritz: Happy to be outside, sniffing the clover, sniffing the grass, sniffing just about everything really, no “to do” list in his mind, just happy.
Hmmm…which one of us had the right idea? Fritz, living the moment….you go, buddy! 🙂 Carpe diem. Slainte, Lisa
“Not all who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
Trinity College, Dublin
What do I know? I laughingly say that I am learning that I know very little. 🙂 When I was in my 20’s, I prided myself on being an educated, intelligent person who felt she could figure out most things if given enough time. But I tell you, as the 30’s and now 40’s are rolling by, I don’t know as much as I thought I did. And if nothing else will do it, parenting will show you quickly that you really can’t control everything and figure everything out. Life is a complicated business, with more turns and thrill hills than a rollercoaster.
What do I know? I know that I love my family, my friends, music, God. I know that I am thankful that my dog is laying on the floor next to me as I write this. I know that a little bird is singing his head off outside my window. And I know that “neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:38-39) And that’s enough to know. Blessings on your day, Lisa
When I was little and I would memorize a new song for my piano recital or learn the Gettysburg Address for 4th grade, I would say “I know it by heart.” Now, knowing something “by heart” means something entirely different….it’s being able to recall something, deep inside, remembering the smells and sounds and touch of something as if it was yesterday. It’s remembering by heart the feeling of riding my bike, without a helmet, fast down Mt. Run Lane road, the wind ripping through my hair. 
It’s feeling by heart the soft stuffed elephant that my then-boyfriend and now-husband gave me at the lockers, his first gift to me. It’s hearing by heart the sound of my baby’s first cry as he made his way into the world. It’s smelling by heart the warm, breezy, salty air as I stepped out of the car at the ocean. 
It’s sensing by heart the excitement of Christmas morning as my sister and I ran downstairs, my parents’ happy faces beaming.
So many things I have learned “by heart.” And I am thankful for each precious one. Have a blessed weekend. Slainte, Lisa
Just a step, just crossing over the threshold, leads to a new adventure. Step boldly and in faith today. Slainte, Lisa
“Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time.” – Leo Buscaglia Quotes
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