Mother’S Whispers Breaking the Chain: Poetry and Short Stories

By Maggie Heston

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change
Courage to change the things I can
And the wisdom to know the difference

Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host,
by the Divine Power of God,
cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits
who roam throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls.

Ask through Devine intervention of our Lord Jesus Christ, our Lady, the Holy Spirit, all the holy saints and Holy angels to descend upon you/us. Ask St. Michael our protector to take all the evil spirits away from you/us from our families our homes etc... and place them in front of the holy Tabernacle. From there with the aid of St. Michael that God will banish all the evil spirits into the pits of hell. Nevermore for them to roam this Earth. For the ruination of souls.

Pray the Rosary Daily. Pray from the Heart

Devote one hour on Sunday, go to Holy mass.

Every soul that is born God gave a Holy Guardian Angel to watch over and protect us. If you dont ask your Guardian Angel he cannot help you.

God does not intervene with our free will. We are free to choose our own Journey.

That road is made easier when we have belief in God and his Heavenly choir.

If you like the contents of this book dont praise the author Praise God.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris UK
• Release date: Oct 14, 2013
• ISBN: 9781493114047

Maggie Heston

Maggie Heston is from a little village situated in the west coast of Ireland, an area rich in folklore and steeped in hospitality and old Irish tradition. She is one of a family of eleven (eight girls, three boys) and emigrated to London when young, returning to Mayo twenty-one years later. Maggie works with children and adults with special needs and is chairperson and founder of the Thomasadam Charity, which enables children and adults with special needs and people with long-term illness travel on pilgrimage to Medugorje annually. Maggie also runs a voluntary respite. Apart from writing poetry and short stories, Maggie works voluntarily with people on a spiritual basis, through God and Our Lady and the Holy Saints and Holy Angels.

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Contents

Acknowledgement

1. Homestead by the Sea

2. A Special Gift

3. The Rosary

4. Who’s to Blame?

5. The Rat Race

6. From the Womb to the Tomb

7. Mother Ireland

8. Forty Shades of Green

9. Totally Free

10. Our Lady of Medugorje

11. As He Sleeps

12. My Boys

13. A Message to Mummy

14. Blessed Mother Teresa’s Prayer

15. Day by Day

16. A Prayer to the Holy Angels

17. The Little Cottage

18. Our Lady’s Tears (Medugorje)

19. The Voice Within

20. My Father, My Friend

21. Vision Through the Window

22. Listen to My Whispers

23. Honor’s Star

24. Labour of Love

25. Three Miles of Country Road

26. You Got Me!

27. Twin Flames

28. My Twin Flame

29. Jackie

30. Footprints in the Snow

31. A Change of Heart

32. Hello, My Name Is Drugs

33. Hold On

34. Another Fall

35. After All Those Years

36. Wild Flowers

37. Battle with the Bottle

38. A Problem Aired

39. I’m Old (Whatever)

40. Who Was with Me?

41. The Answer

42. Stand Out

43. Silent Night

44. The Fields of Barley

45. The Bearded Man

46. There’s Nothing the Matter with Me

47. The Brew and You

48. Campfire Memories

49. What Went Wrong

50. Peggy the Pig

51. Danaher’s Bar

52. The Road

53. Earth’s Angels

54. The Thomasadam Medugorje Pilgrimage

55. No Encore

56. A Mother’s Prayers Answered

57. Breaking the Chain

58. The Boy

59. This Is My Life

60. Can Someone Tell Me Why?

61. About the Rosary

62. Just for a Minute

63. Each Step of the Way

64. Mother Mary Divine

Acknowledgement

This book is dedicated to my father, James Heston (RIP), my wonderful mother, Bridget, and my sons, Michael, Denis, and Patrick for all your love, patience, and support. A special thank you to all who supported me and worked so hard with me in getting this book published. You know who ye are.

Maggie Heston

Homestead by the Sea

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Last night I went down memory lane, just as I closed my eyes,

To a little cottage by the sea, in the heart of Ballycroy

Fond memories, I will keep with me until the day I die

For in that family home, eleven children laughed and cried

Blessed with loving parents, who always showed they cared

We never wanted for anything, though times back then were hard

Each and every one of us, we surely played our part

From keeping our little cottage clean, to harnessing the horse and cart

Periwinkles, they were gathered, the turf, it was piled high

The haystack standing proudly, sure, I thought it reached the sky

The Atlantic was our swimming pool, no boundaries did we know

Our cinema was when the sun went down and the sea lions put on a show

Father led the rosary, while Mother stirred the pot, and all of its ingredients

Came from our little garden plot

The sound of music filled the air as Dad’s hand strolled along the keys

The red and white melodeon sitting proudly on his knees

We danced around the kitchen floor, ’til our eyelids felt like lead

Then one by one we trotted off, to find the best place in the bed

Just as we nodded off, to the sound of the waves break on the shore

A loving kiss from Mom and Dad, sure we couldn’t ask for more

Next morning as I woke, I realised it was just a dream

Precious childhood memories of our homestead in Dooriel

Many changes may have happened within our family fold and we have all parted

To seek our fortunes, all around the globe

All grown up and settled now, with families of our own

Every now and then we wander back, to where we used to be

That little piece of Heaven, our Homestead by the Sea

Maggie Heston

March 2010

Memories of my wonderful childhood, a special thank you to my parents that made it possible for my children to share those memories too.

A Special Gift

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For four generations they have done the rounds, I’m proud to say now

they are mine.

Passed down through the years, shrouded with faith, love and probably laughter and tears.

When I hold them, all my fears disappear, in my weakest moments I’m never alone, because I’m reminded of God’s heavenly throne.

As my fingers travel from bead to bead, my heart follows the one that leads.

At the end of the day, before I go to sleep, I lay them down gently within

my reach.

I’m not talking about riches and gold, it’s about my mother’s love.

For the special gift that’s been passed down to me, is just a simple pair of rosary beads.

On them thousands of rosaries said, and I’m sure most of those prayers

were heard.

For all of the riches this world can give, nothing fulfils my heart more

than this.

For when it is my time to pass on my beads, I know they will ease my children’s grief.

And they in turn will pray on the beads, and our lady will tend to all of their needs

Our lady’s words to the world, pray the rosary it saves our souls.

It’s never too late for us to start, just pick up the beads and pray from the heart.

01/03/2013

The most precious gift parents can give to their children is faith, and one of the symbols of our faith is the rosary beads.

The Rosary

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1.  Make the sign of the cross and say the Creed

2.  Say the Our Father

3.  Say the three Hail