This post is from 2008. Still something I like to reflect on. What do you think about winter? Perhaps because it’s a new year, you’re making resolutions, organizing, exercising more. Or perhaps you find winter depressing, cold, lonely. Or maybe you think about winter this way: Winter is a time of rest. The natural world…
Author: Cindy Thomson
My 5-star Reads in 2024
I read a lot of 4-star books this year. They were good and I enjoyed them. I only read a handful that I considered to be exceptional. Here they are: Note that Amazon affiliate links are used for qualifying purchases. You don’t pay more, but I may benefit if you use these links. Thanks. Only…
My One Word for 2025
The end of the year caught up with me and I’d hardly given a thought to choosing a word for the new year. This is something I started doing with a group of writer friends probably 15 years ago. I kept it up because I find it helpful and enlightening as I contemplate what God…
The Journey
This is an updated post from 2010. I don’t think I’ve ever abandoned this idea. In fact, I think the concept inspired a couple of my books (who knows, maybe all of them) pictured below. I was definitely thinking of it when I created the homepage of my website, which contains the umbrella photo below….
Ancient Prayer of Anointment
This prayer could be used for baptisms or for a blessing. It was originally in Irish and according to Fr. O’Duinn, from his site that I found back in 2011 and no longer seems to exist, it likely dates to the 9th century. I think it would be a wonderful prayer to rededicate one’s own life. Or to…
Announcing Finding Juniper, A New Novel!
To say I’m excited is an understatement. Publishing indie is not for the faint of heart. Now that I’ve laid all those cliches on you, let me explain. I haven’t released a new novel since 2018! For my previous indie novels, I’ve hired out the cover design. For my indie nonfiction titles, I’ve done them…
Clough Castle
This is from a post in 2010 from my old blog. You may want to click on the photos to enlarge them. There are so many ruins in Ireland you could just drive by them and not notice them, especially those lying in the midst of modern settlements. Such is the case with Clough Castle…
Surprising Finds in Ireland
After visiting Ireland for the first time, I was surprised by a few things. 1. Palm Trees Palm trees??? Few if any of the photographs of Ireland’s landscape you see online show palm trees, and yet they are there. Actually, I did know about this, but I didn’t expect there to be so many of…
The Magpie Rhyme
On one visit to Ireland we noticed large black and white birds that seemed to be everywhere. A local friend was driving us around to site see and Tom asked about the bird. “Oh, those magpies!” the friend replied, and he counted them whenever they flew by. He explained that there is a poem explaining…
Tribute to my father
On October 17, 2010, my husband and I were wandering the paths of Northern Ireland, photographing rainbows. Later when we got back to our B&B I received an email from my sister telling me that my father had passed away. She noted the exact time. We had known it was coming for the last couple…
