This day 100 years ago, eighteen kilometres from the Irish coast, a German submarine sunk the luxury cruise liner the Lusitania. 1,198 drowned, 761 survived. In the weeks leading up to her departure from New York, the German embassy in Washington posted a warning to prospective passengers in fifty newspapers. Many passengers were worried but … More The day 1,198 died.
One of my biggest regrets in life is that my dad died before I made a life for myself. He wasn’t there to give me away ( a job brilliantly done by my younger brother), nor did he meet any of my four children. I would love for them to have known him in person, … More What if?
We all have days which don’t exactly go to plan. Sometimes they begin to go wrong very shortly after our alarms go off, or for those of you with young children, long before our alarms go off. During the day we look at the clock, as the hours pass painfully slowly, and we wonder how … More What sort of day had you today?
Today I stopped time, and paused it for a moment, as I watched my youngest child walk up the aisle, with the eldest of our clan. My Mum. It was her confirmation, and regardless of my beliefs, my daughters special day. As she neared the altar, my mum placed a hand on her right shoulder, … More One moment in time.
I live in a christian country surrounded, in the majority, by friends who have great faith, a faith which has carried them through on the darkest of days. I live with a man who enjoys his catholic religion, and who cannot imagine a life without it, who possibly believes that deep down I actually believe … More I don’t believe in God, so what do I believe?
This is a true story. It is one I wrote two years ago, but I am always reminded of it on Mothers Day (which in Ireland is today). As I’m pretty sure most of you have never read the original I’ll tell it to you once more. Years ago I was on a training course. … More Remembering ‘hidden’ moms on Mothers Day.
Yesterday I asked your help in deciding which of three posts I should enter for the Irish Parenting Blog, Best Post Award. I cannot believe how many read my posts and voted. As those of you who have been regular followers of this blog know, this was a difficult week for me personally, but the … More The results are in…
Last night it hit me like a train, my youngest is about to become a teenager. As I look at her I am struck by how much she has changed in the past year. She has grown taller than myself, and now shares the clothes belonging to her older sisters. She enjoys being alone in … More There is more to being a mother than rearing babies.
My father died nearly thirty years ago from Motor Neurone Disease. We were all robbed of our future with him. He was a wonderful father, a gentle soul and my Moms best friend. Today I remember my Dad as I write an imagined letter to a loved one, written within the mind of someone unable … More If he could have written you…..
Today is World Cancer Awareness day. It is a day where we can all take a moment to remember those we have lost and celebrate those who have fought and won. Within my own family I have a brother and sister who are alive and fighting fit having had cancer. I have three cousins who … More Remembering Daniel on World Cancer Awareness Day.
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