Not Quite an Irish Blessing

"So shines a good deed in a weary world." William Shakespeare

"But I can no longer content myself with what most people say, or with what is found in books. I must think over things for myself and get to understand them." Nora in Ibsen's Dollhouse

"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men." Willy Wonka

"I'm such a girl for the living room. I really like to stay in my nest and not move. I travel in my mind, and that's a rigorous state of journeying for me. My body isn't that interested in moving from place to place." bell hooks


Here's to family willing to traverse the miles to visit,
to children in their second year of life,
to the cake and coffee consumed in our home these weeks,
to those who love us who are sights for sore eyes,
to cousins,
to the work that lays ahead of me,
to the sweetness of being in love--
may God bless those that take heart in Him,
convict those that take themselves seriously,
and keep knitting up our persons into something worth wearing.