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Roma Downey Biography

Roma Downey (born 6 May 1960) is an actress, producer, and author from Northern Ireland. She produced the mini-series, The Bible, for the History Channel and also starred in it, as Mary, the mother of Jesus. For nine seasons she played Monica, the tender-hearted angel and employee of Tess (played by Della Reese), on the CBS television series Touched by an Angel, for which she earned multiple Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award Best Actress nominations. Born in Derry, Northern Ireland and classically trained in London, she has performed on stage with the famed Abbey Theatre and has appeared both on and off Broadway. She played the leading role of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the miniseries for NBC, A Woman Named Jackie (1991). Her book, Box of Butterflies is scheduled for release on March 6, 2018.

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Jesus' simple poetic words are delivered casually and gently. Jesus prefers to explain a difficult concept over time, never talking down to His followers, patiently letting the words soak in until they understand them fully.

Difficult, Down, Jesus, Patiently, Simple, Talking

I'd love to do some bedtime stories for kids or that kind of thing. But with the demands of the shooting schedule and balancing the demands of being a single mother, it's a wonder you can squeeze in anything.

Balancing, Kids, Love, Mother, Squeeze, Stories

What is free time? I'm a single mother. My free moments are filled with loving my little girl.

Free, Girl, Littles, Loving, Mother

If you have donated, these children may never know your name, but they will never forget your kindness.

Children, Donated, Forget, Kindness, Name, Names

For life to be meaningful, you must have a challenge.

Challenge, Challenges, Inspirational, Life, Meaningful

I'm the youngest of six children; both of my sisters are housewives and they each have four kids.

Children, Kids, Sister, Six, Youngest

I do take time to pray. I also start my day in gratitude, and as my first foot hits the floor in the morning when I climb out of bed, I say "Thank," and as the next foot hits the floor, I say "You," and I say "Thank you" all the way to the bathroom. Starts the day in the right headspace and the right heart space!

Bathroom, Floor, Gratitude, Heart, Morning, Start

I have the soul of a singer and do splendidly in the shower but the world will never hear it. Basically, I'm the only Irish person who can't carry a tune.

Soul, Tunes, World, Basically, Shower, Carry

If I can steal away and read something other than what I have to for my work, it's restorative.

Away, Ifs, Restorative, Steal, Stealing, Working It

Having played an angel for so long, you can imagine that I've been asked to endorse any number of causes over the years. Obviously I have to limit my participation with any charity, so I decided to really concentrate on my love of children.

Angel, Asked, Children, Imagine, Long, Years

I also know how to ask people for money and I have no shame about doing that.

Know, Know How, Money, People, Shame

I am inspired by seeing kindness in others. It touches me and reminds me to be kind as well.

Be Kind, Inspired, Kindness, Touches

I think we all do have a guardian angel. I believe they work through us all the time, when we are thoughtful and good and kind to each other.

Angel, Believe, Think, Thoughtful, Time

Between stimulus and response, there is a space, and when you take time to pray or make a cuppa, you don't have to live in reaction to a situation.

Live, Praying, Reaction, Space, Stimulus And Response, Take

A smile costs about $240.

240, Cost, Costs, Smile

I lost my mother when I was very young, and my father when I was in college.

College, Father, Lost, Mother

I have a home in Salt Lake, and I have a home in Malibu, at the beach.

Beach, Home, Lake, Lakes, Salt

Jessica Simpson is the youth ambassador for Operation Smile, and an episode of The Apprentice featured a team managing a charity concert she put on. Donald Trump came on stage and pledged a donation.

Charity, Concert, Simpson, Smile, Team, Trump

I pray. I try to find space to process with a walk on the beach, a hike in the hills. Nature is restorative. I also try not to overreact. I grew up in Ireland, and we are big tea drinkers, and I think it's less about the tea itself and more about the ritual and the moment to prepare.

Beach, Hills, Nature, Space, Tea, Thinking

I grew up in Ireland, and the ocean was never more than an arm's length away. As lovely as the mountains are and as friendly as the people of Utah are, I feel a bit landlocked here.

Away, Landlocked, Ocean, People, Utah