Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

My husband and I were fortunate enough to have visited Armagh, Northern Ireland where Patrick lived.  His influence is still felt. Born in Great Britain in the 5th century, Patrick was captured by Irish pirates and taken to Ireland when he was 16 years old where he was a slave for six years after which…

A Little Girl and the Doves

Many years ago there lived a little girl who loved her grandmother’s garden. You may know a girl like her or you may be like her. Summer evenings were the little girl’s favorite time. That was the time the mourning doves came to drink at the small garden pond near the front porch where she…