Photo was taken yesterday at Westcourt, Ballincollig, Co.Cork (Irl)

A hatching Silkie hen sits patiently on two eggs waiting for new life to begin. She has been sitting on them for nearly three weeks, so hopefully on the 21st day we will have a chick or maybe two!

Thought on Tuesday – April – 23/04/2013

‘Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.’ ~Oscar Wilde

There are many things that can be taken from us in life. Even under lock and key nothing is absolutely safe. But there are many things within each of us that are just so precious. These are special and unique to you. They are in that sacred place called the soul of each person. Your faith may be barely hanging in there, lukewarm or deep rooted. But it can never take from what’s special to you. The problem is that so many completely ignore the vast treasures within each of us. Our world may not be the nicest of places at times and events like the Boston marathon bombing is one of the most recent examples. But there is also such a reserve of deep love in so many people that it can’t be ignored. We need to keep saying it to those who matter most to us, especially our young people, to treasure what really matters most to them. The message is simple: “You are precious and special. You are deeply loved by God and always will. Let no one ever take or deny you this as you journey through life.”