Trusting…Letting Go…Enjoying the Ride

Posted on November 19, 2013 by lyonsroarforgod

So many things in our lives are out of our control. And I can tell you that I don’t like that, at all, but I know that it’s good for me. Trust….let go….let someone else be in charge….enjoy the ride. On this particular day, the adults all had to exit our lake boat as we were passing from one Killarney lake to the next through a shallow section. But our guide let Joshua stay and enjoy the ride through with him. Joshua, only 7 at the time, was unsure at first, but afterwards, he was all smiles and stories. Trusting, letting go, and enjoying the ride.

There is a Bible passage that really helps me when I’m going through the uncontrollable waters: “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you…..Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you….do not be afraid, for I am with you.” (Isaiah 43:2,4a,5a)

Let go…trust your Guide…enjoy the amazing ride He has planned for each of us! Slainte, Lisa

Waiting for the Boat

Posted on August 20, 2013 by lyonsroarforgod

Waiting, thinking, breathing, seeing

Knowing it will come, and then go

Wondering, hoping, still waiting

The water holds the boat as a cradle

Rocking, protecting, carrying on to a new place

c2013 Lisa Lyons

Killarney

Posted on May 23, 2013 by lyonsroarforgod

By Killarney’s Lakes and Fells

Edmund O’Rourke

By Killarney’s lakes and fells,
Emerald Isles and winding bays,
Mountain paths and woodland dells,
Mem’ry ever fondly strays;
Bounteous nature loves all lands;
Beauty wanders everywhere,
Footprints leaves on many strands,
But her home is surely there!
Angels fold their wings and rest
In that Eden of the west,
Beauty’s home, Killarney,
Ever fair Killarney.

Fishing for Diamonds

Posted on April 25, 2013 by lyonsroarforgod

When I was a little girl and when the sun hit the water just right, I thought there were diamonds out there in the surf. And if I just could get there quick enough and catch one, it would stay glittery and beautiful in my hand. But alas, those diamonds seemed to be of the stuff of leprechaun gold and fairy dust, and I was never quite fast enough to fish one out. I sure had fun trying, though. 🙂 If you’re by the sea today, catch a diamond for me, and if you’re not, imagine yourself picking up one triumphantly in your hand for all to see. It will make you smile and that’s a good thing. Slainte, Lisa

*Photo provided courtesy of D.W. Nygaard*

Boats on the Blue

Posted on April 2, 2013 by lyonsroarforgod

I love boats, and water, and boats, and water. Hmmm…I see a recurrent theme there. 🙂 Just put me on a boat, big or small and let me move along on some water, big or small, and I’m a pretty happy girl. Sun beating down on your face, sea spray blowing on your face, the gentle or not so gentle loll of the wake against the boat…ahh. One of my very favorite and first memories of boating was with my uncle and cousin when I was young. They had a motor boat on the Potomac and would take our family out in the summer for a picnic on the shore. After dropping off the food and older relatives on the beach, my cousin would take us back out on the water, rev up the motor, and we would fly. He’d hit boat wakes on purpose, and we’d scream happily. Great memories. 🙂 Here are some of our favorite pictures we’ve taken of boats. And if you are on the water today, enjoy every minute! Slainte, Lisa

Boats near the port of Miami

Tender in Half Moon Cay

Cruise ship in the Bahamas

Boats in a row, Killarney, Ireland

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Lisa Lyons

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