Pinks, purples, blues, fuzzy whites, soft greens, and a smile which has a colour all of its own. Enjoy your day with all of its colours. Slainte, Lisa
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Unchangeable, Invincible, Unmoveable
Summit of Carrantuohill, Summer of 2001, Joshua Lyons
I read a few weeks ago that vandals snuck to the top of Carrantuohill in Co. Kerry, Ireland, and cut down part of the metal cross at the summit. No doubt they felt justified or glorified in this cowardly act of vandalism. (Note: See end of this post for the update to this story.) But to me, it’s just sad. They don’t realize what they were doing….that no removal of a man-made symbol of Jesus will change who He is and what He does. He will be coming back in amazing triumph and power, and everyone will see Him and be amazed. He is unchangeable, invincible, unmoveable. He is the Rock of all time. Cling to Him as life churns around you. He will be your fixed and firm point. Certainty. Blessings, Lisa
****Happy ending: The cross was rebuilt within a week of the vandalism! 🙂 Lift high the Cross!
Carrantuohill cross back in place
THE mindless vandals that uprooted the giant cross at the summit of Carrauntoohil have got an answer they probably never expected after a proud community reinstated the steel structure to its rightful place within a week.
The MacGillycuddy Reeks Mountain Access Forum supervised the mammoth task of re-erecting the five meter cross on Saturday and it now stands proudly on top of the 1,038m peak.
A dedicated team of volunteers scaled the mountain to ensure the cross was put back in place and the work was overseen by height work specialist Mike O’Shea, staff from the Liebherr container cranes plant in Fossa, Beaufort Community Council embers and local landowners.
The MacGillycuddy Reeks Mountain Access Forum have thanked all those who offered their support and assistance and a spokesman said there would be many opportunities in the future to help with projects in the Reeks area, such as remedial works to prevent further erosion.
* Pictures: Valerie O’Sullivan. Click on images to enlarge and for informatio
Picking the Best in 2015
Navigating a new year can be a lot like apple picking. You look, you search, you find. The good apples stay with you; the bad apples, they get thrown down, or left on the tree, and you move on. Not to say that you don’t feel regret for those bad apples. What they could have been. People of course, are different. All of us have been bad in our lives, all of us could be better than we are. But thank goodness that God keeps working with us, pruning us, helping us to be apples in His image. As you pick your way through 2015 along with me, let’s keep our eyes fixed tightly on the One who can make us what we need to be. And as we make mistakes, or run into those bad apples along the way, we’ll pray, hopefully laugh a little, dust ourselves off, and move forward. Blessings to you! Lisa
Merry Christmas to you!
From our home to yours, I wish you a wonderful and peaceful Christmas, full of laughter, love, friends, and family. May the Light of Christ shine brightly in your heart, keeping you warm, showing the way, and letting you know how very much you are loved. Slainte, Lisa
The Sea
“The sea hath no king but God alone.” ~Dante Gabriel Rossetti
“How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is clearly Ocean.” ~Arthur C. Clarke
“You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them.” ~Psalm 89:9, ESV
Sometimes, when I feel all churned up inside from too much chaos, it helps me to meditate on something much more powerful and strong. Thinking of the force of the ocean’s waves, its pull back into the depths of the sea, reminds me that God is so, so much stronger than this temporary life. Life is good, life is a gift, and life returns to Jesus. He made all things, He controls all things, He is taking care of me. Nothing else comes close to this. I can rest, I can trust. Blessings, Lisa
Think About These Things 