Irish Blessing

This quote hung on the wall all during our childhood.  I never really thought much about it (because kids never wonder too much about the things their parents do) until I got married.  It was then I learned that this poem was one of my Dad’s few family traditions.

Other people have loads of family traditions, but this one was our jewel.  I remember my Dad reading it aloud to bless us at our rehearsal dinner.  We, in turn, read it at his retirement party and, sadly, again during his memorial service.

Whenever I read it, I think of my big, strong Dad.  As you read it today, may you be blessed in remembering a love that sustains YOU from the inside out.