Just Float........

                                             

85 and Sunny.....feeling the warm sun on my face, toes in the sand, feeling the ocean waves trying to knock me down........JUST FLOAT

     Chad and I went on vacation to Panama City Beach Fl for our anniversary last week. His parents have a time share and let us go every year. Its a blessing because if we couldn't use it we wouldn't be able to go. 

  We left last Monday after our Fall Festival which was amazing!!! Having the fall festival before we went this year was the best way to do it, we had great weather and when we got to Fl we could just relax! Every time we go to the beach we think of it as our last because with us being faith based missionaries we are never guaranteed that we have the money to go. So we treasure every moment while we are there, from the ride down there, to going to walmart and buying groceries,to going down on the beach and putting our toes in the sand for the first time! Its a true blessing from God every time we go.   

  I get up almost every morning to watch the sunrise. We have Mts all around us and we don't get to see it, so I take it all in and know its a gift from God to be able to see it come up. Chad and I sit with blankets around us, because we are always on a high floor, this year we were on level 15 not as high as other times. The wind is always blowing and we cuddle up and and watch this amazing bright orange-yellow sun come up over the buildings. WOW, every time I see it, I'm always amazed. We of course eat breakfast,pack our lunch in a cooler,and head down to the beach. We have made friends with a lady that works for a beach chair rental, she is there every year and we love seeing her and talking about what happen in the last year. We enjoy seeing kids with their families there. This year I think every school has gone on fall break that week and it was pact, but still nice to enjoy the sun! I thought of our youth many of times while we were on the beach. Thinking of their senior year and we might all be on that beach laughing and making so many memories one day. I didn't think I could miss them that much, but they stole my heart,and I thought of them all every day!

  We ate some great sea food, most places had gluten free menu so I was able to have mahi mahi sandwich  and it was nice eating a bun again!! Chad and I just enjoyed laying on the beach and reading books and just being with each other. We don't get to spend a lot of Just Us time and it was really nice to have that gift. We would get in the water and it was amazing to feel the fish swimming around my feet and hearing the waves break on the shore. JUST FLOAT...wow if only we could do that every day when life gets crazy and we want to scream, we should remember to float! When I see the ocean, the sting rays, dolphin's and the sun set I always think of Chris Tomlin's song " Indescribable" God placed all the stars, the ocean , the waves, the grass, every part of it on this earth, and only He could do that!!! It amazes me when I look off our our balcony and see the mass ocean and sting rays floating. Its a huge blessing to be able to see that part of what God created."They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works" Psalms 145: 5

  We went to shell Island for our anniversary and had a great day picking shells, and Chad found 5 whole sand dollars! That is something we do when we go to the beach we love looking for sand dollars. We saw dolphins while we were on the boat going back , and watching the sun go down was priceless. To end the night our favorite place to eat on our anniversary was closed Sunday so we ate at a pizza place, had great gluten free pizza and gelato  for dessert....Yummo! Then we ate the last night at Capt Anderson s, had grilled grouper, steak and lobster tail! We look forward to that every year!

  We had a wonderful 6th year Anniversary! Our family and church family checked on us through out the week and our youth text us seeing when we were coming home!!! Its great to be loved and missed! Back in Benham Ky, left FL  80 degrees to 38 degrees, but its great to be home, see the Mts and see our sweet church family and youth! Thank you all for making it special , and for all the sweet wishes!!! God is so good!

"Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;let the sea resound, and all that is in it; Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them. Then allthe trees of the forest will sing for joy" Psalms 96:11-12