Try Prayer! It Works! That’s the title of a children’s art and writing competition held each year by Family Rosary and the Holy Cross Family Ministries in Eaton, Massachusetts. Last week they shared with me the beautiful artwork and exceptional creative writing works of their talented 2018 winners. On first reading their lovely email, I […]
Our Irish Heritage
Here in the Irish American Mom Community we love to celebrate our Irish heritage. But what is it about our heritage that makes us so proud? Is heritage the memory of our ancestors and the legacy they have gifted us? For some of us it surely is. But others have only recently discovered their Irish […]
How Irish Mothers Warned Us To Be Good For Goodness Sake
Christmas is coming and kids everywhere are on their best behavior to ensure they make it onto the good list before Christmas arrives. All through December the mere suggestion one of Santa’s elves might be on the lookout is enough to bring about a dramatic change in my kids’ bad behavior. But alack and alas […]
Oreo – Our Soccer Loving Border Collie
I love border collies. Their intensity, energy, loyalty and intelligence simply amazes me. In a previous post I introduced my love of these amazing canine companions, but I have failed to update everyone on how our very own border collie puppy, Oreo has become a really important part of our family. And here she is! […]
Losing You
Today, October 15th is officially Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. And so, I thought I might share with you a poem I wrote a few years ago after I lost a baby. I dedicate this poem to all the mothers and mothers-to-be who carried their babies, but never experienced the joy of raising them. […]
Two Suitcases
When I came to America over twenty years ago I arrived with two suitcases holding all of my belongings. Packed with care, they held everything I thought I needed for the next year of my life in this new and exciting country. Over the past twenty-something years my earthly belongings have doubled and […]
In A Jiffy
Today my triplets learned a new phrase: “In a jiffy”. Our jiffy tale started when my little girl asked me what a jiffy is. She was delighted with my answer. She is either blessed or bitten by an efficient, perfectionist streak. She proceeded to spend the whole day describing how she planned to do […]
Irish Sheepdogs – Why I Love Border Collies
I love dogs, and of all the dogs in the world I really, really love border collies. I think I spent too much time with sheepdogs on my grannies’ farms when I was a young girl in Ireland. That’s when my love affair began. Image Credit I searched high and low through files of creative […]
Back To School And The Joy Of Shopping Alone
It’s back to school time for my four kids. I did a happy dance on the first day of kindergarten for my triplets. The joy, the freedom, the peace between my two ears – there are no words to describe this glorious feeling. My haphazard, scattered, hit-and-miss, summer blogging schedule has officially come to an […]
A Good Education
Back to school supplies now line the shelves of Kentucky stores, in preparation for a mid-August return to school. As I loaded up a cart with pencils, glue sticks, crayons, and markers, I reminisced about how much my grandmother valued education. “Stick to the books,” she used to say. “A good education will stand to […]
