Funny how things you have done over and over again can seem so different. I have been coming to the beach with the Cassells for almost 30 years now but this time, well it is different.
The anticipation welling up inside me came bursting out in the car, "ROB!" "Yeah?" "WE ARE GOING TO THE BEACH!!!"
This morning I put my hands on Bobby's shoulders and shook him as gently as my excitement would allow, "Bobby!" "Yeah?" "WE ARE AT THE BEACH!!!"
My excitement turns to complete satisfaction as I expend my energy in the waves...then I lay on the sand feeling the heat of the earth seep into my bones. Such a pleasant heat. I love that feeling. So different from any other kind of heat. It feels as if Mother Earth is reaching out to ease my tired achy muscles and warm the very marrow of my bones.
I have work to do: a sermon to write, a worship service to plan, a letter to type, a decision to make, but that's ok because....
I'M AT THE BEACH!!!!!
