Frolicking in the Sea

I revisited some of my Facebook posts from last year, which were very encouraging about the hard time everyone was having in June 2020. Just remembering the level of fear, uncertainty, stress and hurt that swept through our nation and world, I was reminded of how I dealt with it all...by going to the beach.

The outdoors, the ocean, the sun, and all the sea life, always remind me that my problems aren't nearly as big as I think they are. My life isn't nearly as all encompassing as I think it is. I am just a small thing in a world of small things. And that is calming to me.

But my life, although small, has great meaning because of God. I was and am Hand selected, Hand made, Hand guided by the one True God of it all. And that is calming to me.

Knowing how small I am takes off so much of the pressure and the weight I put on myself. Knowing how loved I am puts on so much comfort and lightness and a feeling of freedom, that I can easily waltz through life .

If you see me frolicking in the sea, as if I don't have a care in the world, it isn't because my life is perfect, and it isn’t because I am perfect, but it is because I know I'm small, I know I’m loved and I know I’m cared for by a perfect God who knows me. And that kind of perfect freedom just makes want to dance in the ocean waves and feel the sun on my face.