The Awe of the Ocean

You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. ~  Henry Drummond


Our daughter, Holly, and our three grandchildren.  It's been a tough season of life for this young family.  An escape to the ocean in April (a first for the grandkids) was rich in soothing therapy.  They were awestruck by the vastness of the sea, the crashing waves that carried in friendly juvenile stingrays, and sand that floated away under their feet with retreating waves.


Haylee, 15, studied the warm, white sand on the beach of Destin, Florida while knowing an early spring snow was falling back home in Indiana.


Kayne, 13, enjoyed learning the warm sand got colder during a digging exploration.



One of the rare moments Miss Danika, 10, was out of the water.  She loved spending every minute in the ocean with her Mom, Papaw, and Kayne.


What great joy it was for Chris and I to experience this first ocean visit for the grandkids.




You see, the standards you set for yourself and your ministry are directly related to your view of God.   If you are feeding your soul everyday on the grace and glory of God, if you are in worshipful awe of His wisdom and power, if you are spiritually stunned by His faithfulness and love, and if you are daily motivated by His presence and promises, then you want to do everything you can to capture and display that glory to the people God has placed in your care. ~  Paul David Tripp

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