Oh What a Day!!!

Surprise? 
 Where are we going?  
Come on Mom tell me!!!!!!   
 Hehehehehe.....sneaky.....

Take a guess!

Pleeeez, give us a hint!!!

Sandy feet and bums are an instant infatuation.

Kites and shovels and buckets make for a day of intoxicating fun!

I simply couldn't go, I'm buried in my work!

Treasures!  And an island mysteriously uncovered at low-tide......  Paradise!

Why can't we remember the sound of the ocean until we're there again?  Why doesn't it ring in your ears for days like a concert does?  Why does a good dose of sand in the sneakers make life much easier to deal with?  Why, oh why, did we come home?

Sometimes life creeps in and makes us aware of how harsh it can really seem, but with a God who loves us and has a will for our lives beyond what we could ever comprehend, I know that life is a fleeting moment and will not define who we are.  God is our protector and sometimes a day away can make that apparently clear.  Sometimes you just have to say, "Let's get away from here and just soak in His presence."  And that's what we did.  A day trip to the ocean to soak in the sun and take home our fair share of sand was just what the Great Physician ordered for our day yesterday!  Oh my.  It's like a sweet tooth......

For in Him we live and move and have our being..... - Acts 17:28a

Thank you God for your every present comfort in these times.  Thank you for beautiful moments where the sand is warm and the ocean is loud, drowning out everything but you.  Thank you for your beautiful creation.  Thanks.