"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and be weary; and they shall walk and not faint." (Isa. 40:31)
The last few weeks of my life have been very "busy". I have this to do and that to do, go here, go there, with barely time to breath. So I was wondering how many others feel this way?
Then, as my son says, "an epiphany hit my brain!"
I take care of my grandson, Nathan, who is two, while his parents work.....well while his mother and six year old brother were on 'spring break' they took off to the beach for a few days. Since then, when we have a nice day, Nathan will say, "Nana, let's go to the beach!" I think Nathan is a lot like his Nana, I love the Beach!!
Well today, I can't physically go to the beach, but I can day dream about it for awhile. It is especially nice to think about the beach today, because it is chilly here, and I could really use a day at the beach!!
Come sit with me awhile!!
I can imagine sitting on the beach, feeling the warm sunshine on my face, and the breeze coming off the ocean. Can't you smell the ocean? Feel the spray as the waves come in? Do you hear the children laughing as they play in the surf, build sand castles and motes around your feet?
Oh, I love the warm, lazy feeling of just sitting and taking it all in!! As I watch, I see the shrimp boats out on the ocean!! The seagulls calling over head!! The pelicans, dipping down to catch a fish. Oh!! Did you see that!! I think maybe it was a skate on the wave!! Yes, and the children are running back to the sand, not sure of what they just saw in the water's edge!! They are calling to their parents!! " Let's take a walk and collect some shells!! Or just walk down to 'bird island', just to see what we can see!!
Oh, dear, someone just shook a sandy towel and now we all have sand everywhere!!
Let's just grab a soft drink and sit and relax for awhile!!! Want to???
" A cheerful disposition is good for your health, gloom and doom leave you bone-tired." (Proverbs 17: 22 The Message)
6 comments:
Yes, YES, YESSSSSS!!!! Can I come, too??!! Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease? We had a wonderful little temperature spike yesterday (22/72!!!!), but I live WAY too far away from the ocean. I'm definitely enjoying the daydream with you!
I have my diet coke in hand....so, where we meetin' up? I live in NW Florida and it is a BIT chilly today! OOOOO! I live near enough to the gulf that we can enjoy the beauty of the Lord all year!
But your adventure sounds like something I really need today.
I love it!!! When can we go FOR REAL?? I am actually thinking of going for the day on Friday...wanna ride????
Your day there is probably much like mine here! It is sunny....but cooooool!
I work in SE Alabama, but live in NW Florida! Close enough to what is referred to as the "most beautiful beaches"....although, these "older years" of mine, I prefer Destin to Panama as far as shopping...too many half clothed teens! (showing my age bigtime) I care not to see any "droopy drawered teens" boppin' all over the beach strip. So, as we have gotten older, and now have our own patch if grandchildren, we opt for the quieter scene!
Wait, did I say grandchildren and quieter in the same sentence....I must be kooky today! (heehee)
But this is a small world and you are right! We just might run into one another one day!
That is one thing I am truly looking forward to at the SheSpeaks Conference in NC in June---meeting with so many bloggity buddies!!!
Thanks for stopping by again today. I had another bad day. I hope soon that everything will turn around for me. Thanks for asking.
Blessings, Sandy
Sounds like a great plan!
I love the sound of the crashing waves.
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