The Beach

Went to the beach again today. It's not like this is an unusual activity for me, but today was different. About a month and a half ago  I released Marsha's ashes where she wanted them in the water at the beach. Today was the first day I was able to just go out and float as I so often love to do. I just lay back and enter into a gentle rolling float that is awesome relaxation. I thought of Marsha today as I floated in the ocean. I thought of eternity with her and with God as I was tanning in the sand. I always said that a lifetime of difficulty is like one grain of sand on the beach compared to eternity with God in perfection. I walked the beach filled with people enjoying the warmth and beauty of creation. Families spending time together more connected than in most of their lives. Other than being with the people of God in worship, nothing on earth makes me feel closer to God and more able to fathom life than time at the beach. Marsha used to joke that when I was floating out there floating a pelican was going to land on my belly as I bobbed in the water.  I still laugh at that image, just one more reason to love that beach.