One thing I can definitely say about the west of Ireland in May…you won’t need to worry about your hair! Wendy Eire, or windy Ireland as some of you may know her, takes care of everything for you. Rather freeing actually, as everyone around you uses the same stylist. 😉 And I hope that today is a good hair day for you all. Slainte, Lisa
To ease the transition from our weekend to our Monday, I think some lovely Caribbean waters pictures are in order. 🙂 Check out all the differences in the colours. God is amazing and so artistic. Be blessed today, Lisa
Turquoise and sapphire of St. Maarten
Caribbean blue of Anguilla
Aquamarine of St. Kitts looking off towards Nevis
Green-blue of Antigua (with a tropical storm brewing offshore)
“His rule will extend from sea to sea and from the river to the ends of the earth.” ~Zechariah 9:10b
“You are on an adventurous trail with Me. This is not an easy time, but it is nonetheless good – full of blessings as well as struggles. Be open to learning all that I want to teach you as you journey through challenging terrain. And be willing to let go of familiar comforts so you can say a wholehearted “Yes!” to this adventure. I will give you everything you need to cope with the challenges you face…..”
I had to share with all of you part of a little book that I heartily recommend. Jesus Today by Sarah Young. I read it every morning for my time with God, and it has helped to encourage me so much. (This is no small thing, because I am terrible about being regular with devotions.) The author has gone through some pretty challenging health struggles before writing this book, and uses the things she has learned from God along the journey. So look for it….it will definitely encourage you and remind you that you are never, ever alone. Slainte, Lisa
Someone recently commented to me that most of my Ireland pictures were taken on cloudy/rainy/soft days. And I responded that for some reason I liked the pictures of Ireland taken on those soft days better than the sunny ones. Although, when we are in Ireland, I appreciate the warm sunny days so much. But there’s something about old castles, craggy mountainsides, and sheep in the foggy mist that hit me as just about perfect. 🙂 What do you think? Comment below. Here are two sets of similar pictures taken on two different days, with very different weather. Enjoy your sunny or soft day today. Slainte, Lisa
Soft day cliff
Sunny cliffside
Sunny day Ballycarberry castle ruin
Soft day castle ruin
Hundreds of years past today, our descendants will look back at 2013 and ponder, pontificate and conjecture about our culture, our political movements, our ancient houses and inventions, which by then will be obsolete. Which rather freaks me out, as it’s hard to think past tomorrow, much less hundreds of years from now when I am singing and hopefully flying(!) in Heaven. 🙂
Take Blarney Castle, for example. Now, visitors from all over the world travel to the elusive and fabled “Blarney Stone” to kiss the lay-on-your-back, bend-backwards and downwards-stone to receive their Irish gift of gab. But when Cormac McCarthy lived there in the 1400’s, he didn’t foresee all that. He was just trying to keep Britain from taking the castle, by stalling, planning banquets for the invaders, and finally escaping attack by using the underground tunnels to go to Kerry and Cork. He was living his life, and hopefully living it well.
So I’m not going to think about this any longer….I’m going to try to live my life today well, no looking back, and looking forward in hope. And I pray the same for you. Slainte, Lisa
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