“Far away, there in the sunshine, are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.”
-Louisa May Alcott
Keep dreaming, and praying, and reaching. Slainte, Lisa
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalm 37:4)
Ever since I was a little girl, I have wanted to believe in wee folk, fairies, wood elves, whatever you like to call the sprightly creatures. My rational mind tells me that this is foolishness; yet my thoughts easily go back to playing in the woods, laying out little half nut-shells for their beds under the trees when I visited glens like this one near Killarney, Ireland.
Call it too many viewings of “Peter Pan” as a child, or simply a yearning to fly in heaven one day. God has placed in me an intense desire to fly someday…whether in a plane, or better yet, free-flying like a bird. I have these amazing flying dreams where I can fly, and I never want to wake up. Others in my immediate family have had these kind of dreams also, and they are a big hit with all of us. How about any of you? Had any awesome flying dreams lately? If so, please share. If not, please don’t laugh out loud too raucously. 🙂 Slainte, Lisa
Ross Castle
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IT’S the 100th POST PARTY on Irish Music, Oceans and God’s Love! 🙂
And you can win a copy of my new celtic CD “Flight of Freedom” by answering the following question in 100 words or less:
Tell me the reasons that you would love to travel to Ireland, or if you live in Ireland, why you love living there.
I will read all the answers and attempt to judge fairly the most creative and heartfelt response. When the CD’s arrive in about a week, I will mail you one free of charge. Come on, join the party! Slainte, Lisa
When I’m thirsty, only cool plain water really satisfies. There’s not much better than being really parched, and gulping down big swallows of cold water. Before you think this is an ad for Dasani or something 🙂 , let me show you a picture of some beautiful water in County Cork. Listening to the flow of the water drowns out my troubled thoughts, my worries, my plans momentarily. There’s just the water, the sounds, the peace.
Cool, clear water in County Cork
I HEARD THE VOICE OF JESUS SAY (partial lyrics)
Lyrics – Horatius Bonar Tune – VOX DILECTI
I heard the voice of Jesus say, “Behold, I freely give
The living water, thirsty one, stoop down & drink & live”
I came to Jesus, and I drank of that life giving stream
My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, and now I live in Him.
Go ahead; go on and drink some water…lots of it. Have a wonderful day.
Slainte, Lisa
We just returned from a fun family vacation to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. And I must be a big kid, because I had just as good a time as my 5 year old daughter. 🙂 My very favorite rides are the two I loved as a child, “Peter Pan’s Flight” and “It’s a Small World.” The first ride goes without saying…”FLYING!!!” And Small World has all of those wonderful little dolls dressed up from around the world, singing to me in their languages as I float along peacefully in my little boat. When we got to Ireland’s part, I had to laugh at the stereotypical representation of leprechauns and pots of gold at the end of the rainbow, but I still loved it.
I’m sorry if I have now caused you to sing “It’s a small world” in your head all day; you could always hum “You can fly; you can fly; you can fly” instead if you prefer. 🙂
Slainte, Lisa
Think About These Things 