Tag Archives: Ireland

Irish Air

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I sing of the ocean wild and strong

I sing of the God who is stronger

The God who loves me through it all

And never leaves my side….

I sing of the beauty that He has made

I sing of His grace and mercy

The mercy that found me and saved my life

The mercy that set me free

Yes, He has set me free…

(“Air”, c 2012 Lisa Lyons, Flight of Freedom)

Going into the studio today…excited, nervous, both!  🙂  If you like to pray, please pray for me to feel God’s peace and to sing for Him.

Have a wonderful day!  Slainte, Lisa

Anyone With a Screw Loose?

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Look hard…it’s there…really…and you can have it back if it’s yours 🙂

….because I found it!  It’s wedged firmly and stubbornly in the tread of my car’s tire.

So now that my mode of transport is off at the tire spa for the day, I am feeling a bit trapped.  Not that I really wanted to go anywhere today, but just knowing that I can’t makes me want to.  Aaahhh….the human condition.  I bet a lot of you reading this feel the same way, and that brings me comfort for some reason.  I like when there are other kindred spirits out there who understand the things that we all go through, who come along and say, “Yep, I feel the same way…”  Even small things like random objects stuck into your tire, draining the tire of its power and buoyancy.

The only thing for this is some good music, and luckily for me and for you, Ireland is chock full of GREAT music.  Happy Friday, everyone, and may your tires be full of air, and may the road beneath you travel smoothly!  Slainte, Lisa

God’s Playground

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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

 

Two Peas in a Pod

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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

A Picture of A Picture

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This is a picture of my pictures, which reside in the becoming-obsolete object called a picture album.  This album dates back to our first trip to Ireland from 2001.  These images show Joshua, then 7, ready to enjoy our day on the boat watching Fungi the dolphin jump and do tricks in Dingle’s waters.  These days, all of my pictures reside on tiny memory cards, or hidden deep in the recesses of my laptop’s storage banks.  And there are no new pictures in my photo albums.

At first I lamented this, and tried valiantly to print all the digital pictures we shot.  But there is no keeping up with this…the wonders of digital photography let you shoot so many wonderful pictures, too many to print all the time.  So I settle for printing the really special ones, and view my pictures in a new way.  And it’s a good thing.  But I still feel a warm, nostalgic feeling as I open a special volume filled with memories, with pictures in time captured and carefully placed in a book.

Tell me…do any of you still keep photo albums?  Or have you converted to digital viewing?

Make some beautiful photo-worthy memories today.  Slainte, Lisa