It's even more about God touching your soul than your senses.
God is powerful, creative, and the supplier of peace...
sharing views like this with the ones you love allows you to exhale.
God is powerful, creative, and the supplier of peace...
sharing views like this with the ones you love allows you to exhale.
Even the fiercest of sibling rivalries call a truce when ocean waves & sandcastles are involved...and the resulting spontaneous little Crazy Crew train on your nightly beach walk can make you misty eyed.
Sand+ocean+boogie boards+pool+all kids being packed into one bedroom and allowed to turn on the TV whenever they're in the condo=pure bliss (and tons of memories).
Even if you hate sand and can't stand when everything gets covered in it...
you just can't help but dig in it.
you just can't help but dig in it.
WARNING: Late July-early August is peak jellyfish season around Hilton Head Island!
As evidenced by the marks that still remain on two of our children...
and later confirmed by Bobby's google search.
The Tooth Fairy may get lost and forget where you're staying on vacation, even if the same poor kid who got the brunt of the jellyfish stings
loses his front teeth ...but eventually she shows up...
Save your pennies, so you can get a room with an ocean view. Nothing soothes the soul like sitting on the balcony and watching/listening to the waves crash the shore.
Sit on that balcony every spare moment you get...morning, afternoon, and night. It's vacation...let the big kids watch a movie or go for round 2 at the beach with Daddy while the littles nap...and sit your booty on the balcony to read, sleep, veg out...
whatever...but enjoy that captivating view and those heavenly sounds.
whatever...but enjoy that captivating view and those heavenly sounds.
Talking into the wee hours of the morning with one of your best friends in college was awesome...but it's even more amazing when you're married to him and sitting on your balcony within ear & eye shot of the ocean...
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...you will be more tired the next day as you chase your 5 children after being up until the wee hours than you were after those all-nighters in college...
but it's totally worth it.
And asking the 6 year old to hold the 18 lb baby while the 8 yr old takes a pic of Momma & Daddy before the drizzle turns back into a downpour can lead to some interesting "outakes" and lots of giggles.
You may not even realize you were holding your breath, until you...
...watch your children race down the beach...
...with beach towel super hero capes...
...or dance in the surf...
...and ride the waves...
...and proclaim their love for the beach.
And suddenly...you can actually BREATH.
Mother, Mother Ocean...I have heard you call...
It was like sitting in the office and listening to you catch us up about your week away while scrolling through the pictures on your phone. LOVE LOVE LOVE this post.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures! Great memories!
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