A Druid is an Ancient Celtic Priest

This is the "Season of Cailin."  My daughter was born on Thanksgiving Day when it landed on November 28th  27 years ago.

Since 1985 we have celebrated the "Incredible Skip", as she is also known, pretty much from Thanksgiving through New Years Day and the Rose Bowl.  The feasting and gift-giving grows with each year.  Possibly, I have over-compensated for the fact that she has had to share her special day with a national holiday.  It's like the kids born on Christmas Day.  How many gifts can you receive?

My daughter is beautiful, funny, smart, kind, intuitive, athletic, and has, over the years grown to achieve super-hero status.  She posesses magic qualities such that has been handed down through generations of the Madden family dating back to the Druids in Ireland.

You may think, as I speak so highly of Cailin (which is Gaelic for Colleen) that she is an only child.  Not so.  We also celebrate the "Season of Molly."  She was born on our 5th wedding anniversary.  So, guess who gets the presents and the party?  It's not me.

Molly is every bit as wonderful as Cailin, but we cannot speak of it during the "Season of Cailin."  We must, according to edict, refer to her as "The Other Child."

All blessings to you who read this.  It is intended to be a story of true love for Thanksgiving.