April 13 to 16, 2010
I was worrying about the cooling system in the car… but asked Papa to take care of it – and He sure did! Thank You!
Before I left I got an email from a good friend. She is reading my church journey blog and her comments were so encouraging! Thank You, Lord! Please bless her – and grant her rest and refreshment from You.
Father, Jesus, Holy Spirit – we really do need each other – You and each of us, of course… but us family members, too, need each other.
I had an awesome stroll on the beach on Wednesday with my daughter. We collected some nice shells, and I found a large dried sea anemone shell, in good condition, which is rare in that area! And of course I took lots of pictures. Beautiful day – warmer and more late-spring-like than anything we’ve had at home so far this spring!
I also had a wonderful time sitting out on their apartment deck, soaking up the beautiful sunshine, while I read in the word, and journaled, and visited with my daughter and grandson. (The other guys – hubby, son, and son-in-law – all sat inside and played video games. Ha! Us outdoor folks certainly had the best time, eh!).
On Thursday, my little grandson (a year and a half old) went out for a lovely walk around the neighborhood… and then more sitting on the porch with my daughter and grandson… and then all of us to the beach for a hot dog roast. I was really craving a bonfire-roasted-hot-dog! Unfortunately, my daughter can’t eat red meat, so she brought along “veggie dogs” for herself… and my hubby, being helpful, roasted a hot dog for me – a “veggie dog!” It sure wasn’t what I was expecting, lol! I don’t eat a lot of hot dogs and such – but enjoy them for a treat – as long as they are real meat! Oh well, I manfully swallowed it down – and then cooked a REAL hot dog! Much better!
After we got home from the beach, everyone else was tuckered out and laid down for a nice long afternoon nap. Except me. The outdoors was beckoning! So I went out for a brisk hour-and-a-half walk, down the long hill to the beach, along the shoreline (where I gathered some tiny dried up crabs for my grandson in Alberta-land where they don’t have such treasures!), and then back up the long hill again. My daughter was concerned I might have overdone it and would suffer from sore muscles the next day – but I just felt wonderful!
The smell of the ocean is intoxicating! At first it was really sunny, but started to cloud over, and later it rained a bit. Even the coastal rain and wind is intoxicating! Up until I went for that long walk, I was feeling kind of sad, like the trip had not quite been complete somehow – but that walk cured me!
In the late afternoon, my daughter and I sat out on the porch again, even though it was now gray and windy and starting to rain, and just enjoyed soaking up the fresh coastal air. Awesome!
Friday, we had to come home. It was gray when we started out, but by the time we got to the ferry, it was beautiful and sunny, and I went out on the deck several times to enjoy the bracing wind, and take pictures. We stopped at IKEA on the way home, and dreamed about furnishings we’d like for our little place… Maybe it’s a good thing we have a wee car and can’t drag home things we have no money for, eh!
