MOTHERHOOD

"About every true mother there is a sancity of martyrdom-
and when she is no more in the body, her children see her with
the ring of light around her head."

Godey's Lady's Book, 1867

THE ART OF DOMESTIC BLISS

.....in a time lacking in certainty and filled with anguish and despair, no woman should be shamefaced in attempting to give back to the world, through her work, a portion of it's lost heart. -Louise Bogan
“And there are my children!
My darling, precious children!
For their sakes I am continually constrained
to seek after an amended, a sanctified life;
what I want them to become
I must become myself”.

~ Elizabeth Prentiss, Stepping Heavenward

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Hunting for Ireland's National Fairies- The Little People

We have hunted leprechauns since my oldest children were toddlers...so for almost 18 years. We have been lucky enough to find foot prints and one year we found a leprechauns clothes hanging on a tiny clothes line by a miniature fire he had made out of match sticks. We have always found a coin purse with coins and candy. So this is an exciting time of year for my kid's. No matter how old they get!

St. Patrick's Day is March 17. Some of the favorite symbols of St. Patrick's Day are the lucky shamrock and the tricky leprechaun. The leprechaun is one of the wee folk, a cobbler by trade. Leprechauns zealously guard

Their hard earned gold, but if a human should catch a leprechaun, then the leprechaun is honor bound to turn over his gold. Naturally, leprechauns have learned tricks to protect themselves. Since they cannot vanish with a stare fixed on them, they will devise many a distraction to turn your stare away.

It has been eons since a human has caught a leprechaun. It is even unusual to catch a glimpse of a leprechaun. But just because you don't see a leprechaun doesn't mean one hasn't been close by. Leprechauns are especially likely to come by on the eve of St. rick's Day when their beloved Irish symbolism is all about. Do you know how to determine whether one of these wee folk has visited your home on the eve of St. Patrick's Day? If there's been a leprechaun in your house, you can expect to find his trail on St. Patrick's Day morn.

How to FInd a Leprechaun's Trail # 1. On St. Patrick's Day morn, you may encounter a tiny felt leprechaun hat that fell off the wee creature's head as he ran away to avoid being discovered.

How to Find a Leprechaun's Trail # 2. Wee muddy footprints, about the size of a baby doll's,might appear on a hard floor if a leprechaun's come by on St. Patrick's Day eve..

How to Find a Leprechaun 's Trail # 3. The very lucky one might find himself the leprechaun's pot of gold. Contrary to what is shown in the movies, a leprechaun often uses a small clay pot to carry his collection of shiny coins. The coins may not be actual gold, but may be shiny copper which glints in the sun like gold.

How to FInd a Leprechaun's Trail # 4. The shamrock is the symbol of Ireland and is thought to bring a bit of good fortune. No true Irishman would be without a shamrock coming up on St. Patrick's Day, including your leprechaun. If you find a shamrock (clover leaf) in your house on March 17, you can be sure a leprechaun must have dropped it in his haste to depart. 1. In what USA region are the countries largest Cattle Farms located? Why?


















How to standard accessories for leprechauns. If ever caught by a human, a leprechaun will offer the silver coin for his freedom. But as long as the leprechaun retains the coin purse, the coin is destined to magically return to the purse once the leprechaun is free.

How to Find a Leprechaun's Trail # 6. If you awake after a bad dream on St. Patrick's Day morn, a close relative of the leprechaun, the Far Derrig, has been about. The Far Derrig is sometimes known as the red leprechaun for he dresses all in red. Don't fret over this visitor, for while he engages in some preliminary mischief, he is committed to bring good luck to those whom he has visited.

How to Find a Leprechaun's Trail # 7. A leprechaun is a cobbler by trade, and he cannot stand to see shoes out of order. If a leprechaun has been in your home, the shoes will be lined in a row when you wake up on St. Patrick's Day.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day and best of luck to you in finding that leprechaun!
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An Island of Security....A Mother at Home

Very largely does the wife hold in her hands, as a sacred trust, the happiness and the highest good of the hearts that nestle there. In the last analysis, home happiness depends on the wife.
  • Her spirit gives the home its atmosphere.
  • Her hands fashion its beauty.
  • Her heart makes its love.
And the end is so worthy, so noble, so divine, that no woman who has been called to be a wife, and has listened to the call, should consider any price too great to pay, to be . . .

the light,
the joy,
the blessing,
the inspiration,
of a home.

The woman who makes a sweet, beautiful home, filling it with love and prayer and purity, is doing something better than anything else her hands could find to do beneath the skies.

A true mother is one of the holiest secrets of home happiness.

God sends many beautiful things to this world,

many noble gifts;

but no blessing is richer than that which He bestows

in a mother

who has learned love's lessons well,

and has realized something of the meaning

of her sacred calling.










~ J. R. Miller, "Secrets of Happy Home Life, 1894" ~

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