Photo was taken at Tooreenbawn, Millstreet, Co.Cork (Irl)

It is a lovely sight to see frog spawn and at the moment in Tooreenbawn there is lots of it. Considering that the number of frogs has dramatically decreased it is great to see that they are reproducing. Perhaps all the wet weather last year worked in their favour. It is a long journey from spawn to becoming a frog but I will do my best to follow the story!

Thought on Thursday – March – 28/02/2013

‘We are all broken and wounded in this world. Some choose to grow strong at the broken places.’ ~Harold J.Duarte-Bernhardt

Thankfully we don’t break a bone too often, but when we do a great process of healing begins to take place. Modern medicine helps to make sure the process goes smoothly. An x-ray determines how badly the bone is broken. A splint or cast is usually used to hold the bone in place so that healing can occur. The bone is then slowly knit together by fibrous tissues and a coating of bone like substance covers the fracture. The healing takes time, care and patience. It really is a miracle. All of us are broken in other ways too, physically, mentally and spiritually. The knocks of life can take their toll. We are left broken, wounded and lacking energy. It is then we need healing to take hold and it is something that cannot happen overnight. It needs time and patience. This is one of the reasons why Lent takes place over a number of weeks giving us a chance for our own brokenness to be healed. We invite God’s healing, light, hope, energy and love into our own brokenness whatever it might be.