Feed Your Soul

I want to remember today. I want to circle it in red on my calendar. Program it into my phone. Set a reminder in my heart. Today. Is a good day. My soul has been fed. And perhaps not in the way you might expect. You see, I discovered a few years ago that I have a deep need for …

Musings

I had really hoped to have an inspiring, uplifting, powerful post this week. The last two weeks have been pretty heavy between the Messy Faith and Raw posts. However, I have been plagued with an ear infection that just won’t quit. And my creative juices, I think, must still be stuck behind my ear drum with everything else. 🙂 So, …

Summer in Ireland

Summer in Ireland is a glorious time. The soft heat of the summer sun, greens so brilliant they are blinding, big burly truckers driving around with soft serve ice cream cones like kids at Christmas. Yes, summer in Ireland is glorious…except when it’s not… This is a taste of the post I have today on The Better Mom. Please head …

Unbridled Joy

We live in a small village in western Ireland – a small village. So small, in fact, that if you blink while driving through it you’ll miss it. We have a small grocery store, an elementary school, a secondary school, some small factories tucked away behind houses, a church and two pubs. That’s it. Whenever we need to shop for …

Fear vs. Love

Fear. Fear suffocates, deafens, blinds and paralyzes. Fear puts my well being ahead of yours. It tells those around me, “I am more important than you are.” Fear protects my feelings, my interests, my pride, my reputation. Fear lies, distorts, warps, and twists. It takes reality and makes it something unrecognizable, incoherent, and impure. It takes the things i know …