My hubby and I were walking along the beach one balmy evening.The wind had picked up quite a bit, there was a tropical depression headed our way.We could not see it, but we could feel the change!
And as you would imagine, the people out in the ocean loved it…even though those red flags were flying high.Many people just don’t heed warnings that are right in front of them.They would rather believe that it “could never happen to them.”Most of us have been in those situations one time or another.Continue reading →
Most of the time when we make the track down to the beach to sit oceanside, we take our beach umbrellas.And I have taken many pictures with the ones that match lined up on the beach like students in the line to go to the cafeteria. And I especially love to see all the different colored ones splattered against that shoreline.
But more times than I care to count…the beach umbrella gets caught by a gust of wind….and there is goes, tumbling over itself like it was a tumbleweed in the desert! My husband thought he had turned it far enough in the sand to stay, but alas….it is never enough! Even the pros have trouble with the right gust!
It is like living the Christian life.It is never enough!You can press in, work harder, lead VBS, feed the hungry, have daily Bible studies, sing in the choir…and it would never be “enough.”Continue reading →
Ah, you have finally settled down with a good book. Sunscreen applied, hat tilted just right. The waves are lapping against your chair and the sun is overhead. The book you have been waiting to read all winter.
Then you are viciously attacked by a flying beach ball!! Actually a kid just missed hitting it back to his brother. It came out of no where! You dropped the book, turned over your iced tea, and yes….tipped your chair.Continue reading →
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