The Adventurous Trail

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“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

Sunny Vs. Soft Day

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

Soft day cliff

Sunny cliffside

Sunny cliffside

Sunny day Ballycarberry castle ruin

Sunny day Ballycarberry castle ruin

Soft day castle ruin

Soft day castle ruin

 

 

 

 

Viewing History

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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

Hill, Mountain

Hill, mountain…whichever it is, it is beautiful, rocky, steep, and gives a feeling of forever, permanence.  Like the ocean, it points to God and gives me great peace.

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It’s not a hill, it’s a mountain
As we start out the climb
Listen for me, I’ll be shouting
Shouting to the darkness
Squeeze out sparks of light      (U2)

May God bless your Monday with smooth hills, peace, and sparks of light.  Slainte, Lisa